>There's a story with an extremely obvious love story between two characters
>The girl explicitly says that she loves the guy and that he is the reason why she's capable of even feeling romance
>People who claim to be media literate argue that their relationship is just familial and isn't romantic at all
I genuinely don't understand these people. Are they autistic? Am I autistic? How do you even spin something like "You alone are the person I have eyes for, and I will always be waiting for you" into something familial? This is driving me insane.