Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-129.49.100.25-20170629155809/@comment-4010415-20171102211436

I heard that they said they went with the shoulder touch instead of hug because they didn't want the fandom to think of it as romantic, but I can't remember if that was apparently said at the Volume 5 premiere theater screening where they showed highlights from Volume 4 and had exclusive interviews.

Either way, I guess we'll have to see what happens.

Personally, though, I don't want Lancaster to become canon, through my own personal bias against how society and entertainment media act like a guy and a girl can't be best friends without it turning romantic. For the longest time in school, my best friend was a guy, we never developed any romantic feelings toward each other despite both of us being straight, and yet tons of people just assumed we were dating and spread rumors that we were, which was extremely annoying.

I want Ruby and Jaune to stay friends, not just because of my own experience, but also because I think they're really cute as best friends, much cuter than if they began dating.