[ SECRET POST #2654 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2654 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.
[Ioan Gruffudd/Fantastic Four 2005]


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02.
[Laurell K. Hamilton]


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03.
[Bates Motel]


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04.
[Sherlock]


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05.
[Korn; Breaking Benjamin]


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06.
[American Horror Story]


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07.
[Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man]


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08.
[Kino's journey/Kino no tabi]


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09.
[Roxy Music]












Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 019 secrets from Secret Submission Post #379.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[dreemyweird]

So your argument is that the jokes are what constitutes the non-platonic subtext? I see why you'd think that (and, as I said upthread, so far it is the only evidence in favour of this ship I actually consider valid), but it really... isn't much. One would think a relationship with romantic undertones would have something more to it than just deep friendship+no homo jokes.

If there was no mention/subtext/whatever of them being more than friends in the first place there would be no need to deny it

IDK, I feel like by now everyone is aware of the existence of slash fandom culture, so of course they are going to deny it if they want to make it clear that it's just a friendship. No in-universe subtext is necessary. Fandom is going to find the shipping material if they look hard enough, no matter what the source material actually says.

And note how all you have pointed out is some external secondary signs that may be pointing at the existence of a romantic subtext, but the primary signs simply aren't there.

As to why we have the jokes... eh, I tend to think that yes, it may be queerbaiting, but it also may be a clumsy way to show how unusual and deep their bond is. Someone may be under the illusion that these things are genuinely funny. I'm not sure why we should trust the characters' remarks when we don't see anything unambiguously romantic ourselves. Mrs. Hudson isn't exactly a couples' therapy guru.