The other point, probably, is since when did fans of a show need an explicit romantic element in order to enjoy it?
Practically every male character in a TV show you can think of out there - including many so hetrosexual you could break your teeth on their machismo - feature in slash fiction. Without any sign of them having a romantic/sexual relationship on screen.
Similiarly, fanfic galore has been written in reams by fans pairing couples who show not the slightest interest in each other in the show itself.
Romance - for the internet fan - is in the eye of the beholder.
And if it doesn't exist there on the screen, most of them will make it up anyway in fanfic to satisfy themselves.
LabRat
