>>35284273Ruby and Sapphire are canon
People expect them to call each other names like "girlfriend" "boyfriend" and kiss and shit to CONFIRM IT when that shit is usually not considered an appropiate portrayal of relationships in childrens media. Everyone and their mothers know Sakura/Xiaolang and Touya/Yukito are a couple, they don't need to say or do anything particularly stereotypical couple-like for people to get it, the most SyaSaku have done is Sakura offering to cook for him recently which is mostly a hint for Japanese audiences.
Yes Ruby was acting absent minded after Celebii changed history, but it's pretty obvious they are together after they spend time in the islands researching Pokemon. Also the way Sapphire was utterly pissed to the point of shock at Ruby hiding information from her, she was acting like a betrayed girlfriend
The Spe guidebook also marks them as being in love
Archie and Maxie 