i love you.

• Robby and Collins: an over-50-year-old man trying to avoid deeper connections that he wants to have but won't allow himself to, so he sticks to coworker friends-with-benefits esque relationships. Depending on what happened exactly in their relationships, Collins thought he'd be disapproving of her aborting his baby

• Santos and Garcia: a lesbian situationship where one person is very clear that they don't want the relationship to be more than, once again, coworkers who are friends with benefits. It's heavily implied that Santos wants more than that, so Garcia is actively pulling away and trying to reinforce her previously stated boundaries.

• Matteo and Javadi: a possible romance, in which it's not really confirmed in the show even if a cast member thinks it's canon. It could be because Matteo returns the Javadi's feelings but they aren't dating, OR because since Matteo works the night shift, he made an exception to his "no dating coworkers rule" since they aren't working directly together as much.

Listen, I have both ADHD and Autism, and people perceive me as a woman IRL, so I technically understand the knee-jerk reaction. But I also think people need to be capable of looking at the actual context of the show and why it was made instead of immediately assuming the worst.

Kingdon being platonic does not mean the show is saying disabled women can't have any romantic relationships, especially with someone like Frabk. Sometimes two characters (even if that character is marginalized!) can have a deep, meaningful, intimate bond without it being romantic, and that is not a lesser type of relationship because they stay as friends.

It's also incredibly frustrating seeing people act like the cast clarifying their own interpretation of the characters is somehow a bigoted attack on fans who ship them. You can ship something, enjoy it, write about it, and create art for it while also accepting that the creators and actors may view the relationship differently and so it may never be canon in the way you want it to be.

And the way some people have reacted to Patrick Ball talking about how important The Pitt is to him and his family as a medical drama show that is not solely focused on romance drama, because of the suicide of his parent's friend, who was also a healthcare worker, has been genuinely fucking disgusting. Turning someone's personal connection to a story about healthcare workers, mental health struggles, grief, and loss into ship discourse is deeply disrespectful.