I'm as annoyed by some people's need to slash everything under the sun as the next person (and I mainly read/write slash!), but I don't think this is the best example for a "Really, slashers? Really?" secret. Two people from different worlds meet, form an unlikely and longlasting friendship, learn from each other, and become reliant on each other as they go onto great, world-changing things? Portrayed by actors who developed a well-publicized bromance during filming? I don't slash them personally, but I think anyone with even healthy, relatively loose slash goggles could see why this might lead to some people shipping the characters and/or actors.

All I'm saying is if you're going to worry about someone's slash goggles becoming too tight, it should be because of a truly incomprehensible pairing. This isn't one. Your friend doesn't have a problem, IMO (although you might...)