>>58331134Early May was touchy-feely with everyone, and Ash was just the first b*y she claimed. She grabbed his arm repeatedly in the show and multiple movies, and even grabbed his face and wrapped her arms around his chest. He returned the favor by eventually h*lding her h*nd, in addition to repeatedly placing his hands on her shoulders. Simply put, if ships were determined by how many times the two characters put their hands on each other, Ash and May might win that game. But the non-ship answer is that May's just handsy and especially playful with Ash.