>>150002116
as someone who has been on the front line of many a shipping war for many a year, i theorize it comes down to two (not necessarily exclusive) ideas
1.) its fun to imagine how two characters' personalities would mesh romantically, essentially an extension of character analysis
2.) hot sex

>>149923110
i feel like whatever path he travels down these next three episodes, its going to make us wish he had abstracted.

side note, i am thriving on all of the angst-ridden fanart this episode has produced. it makes me feel young again.