Have people in this fandom never heard of sibling affection before???
Now I'm about to say something completely shocking, so hold onto your hats. Siblings can show affection. Siblings can look at each other lovingly. Siblings can hug each other. Even if they're boys!
There is nothing in this clip that suggests Mylo's doing anything but lovey-dovey-ly watching his crush do her thing, and accepting a hug from his brother. There's nothing to suggest Claggor's doing anything but hugging his brother and encouraging him (in a bit of a teasing way) to pursue this crush.
There's nothing in this clip I wouldn't to with my sister. No "type of look" I wouldn't give her. We're very close and physically affectionate (me especially); it's not at all uncommon for me to hug her for any reason I can find. I think I've done the exact thing Claggor does to Mylo here several times. Because, shock of all shocks, she's my sister and I love her and I'm an affectionate person.
When she's gushing over and staring lovingly at her girlfriend, I look at her with happiness and encouragement (and sometimes a bit of teasing) in my eyes. Because, another shock of all shocks, I love that she's so happy and in love with someone. Seeing her happy makes me happy for her, and sometimes, I want to show that through hugs and happy looks.
So why can't two fictional brothers do the same?
What do you want them to do? Stand five feet apart and give each other approving nods? Fist bump like two fifteen-year-olds who are scared of affection? Do the frat boy hug and give each other the smallest of smiles like true masculine manly men?
I LOVED seeing a physically affectionate hug between two brothers. Pieces of fiction often shy away so much from letting male characters be affectionate with each other, so it was so refreshing to see. Then it was so disheartening to see people immediate dismiss that so they could encourage their (incest) ship.
In a show that is so much about love in all of its forms, why do people take one of the sweetest displays of normal brotherly affection and go "GAY, HOMOEROTIC, THEY'RE IN LOVE"? Just because you aren't the type of person to show sibling affection in this way doesn't mean no one is. Saying that this type of affection can't be anything but romantic is disgusting to someone like me, who regularly shows people affection like this. It tells me that if my sister and I were fictional adoptive sisters, people would ship us. I hate that.
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