I made a bunch of those shipping diagram things, because what else is a lunch break for? Below the cut.
Lots of romantic tension, and they definitely make out, but there’s not that sexual tension? Also I don’t see them as cuddlers personally, but that’s more open to interpretation.
A pleasant well-balanced ship. ^_^ I see them as less intense -- probably why I don’t create as much content for them relative to them as an OTP... Like I could see them pulling off a long-distance relationship without a lot of drama. They’ll always be there for each other, it’s unquestionable.
Yeah...... there’s no sexual connection. I have a hard time figuring out what the Romance category means in practice, relative to some ships? So perhaps this one could be lower, but they do care about each other and go out of their way to make the other happy when they can -- attentive thoughtfulness.
This is a ship we never see in canon, obviously, but....... my unsubstantiated headcanon based on what we DO know.
THEY’RE BEST FRIENDS!!!!! with some low-key sexual tension that they generally ignore.
After they’ve been dating a while, obviously...... SHUT UP!!!! anyway, one of few Quark ships where Romance is higher than Sexuality.
It’s a romantic friendship. <3 <3