>>55021718Romance wasn't built into it; an infatuation was. Serena's crush on Ash was her call to action and her starting motivation. XY ends with her deciding to leave Ash and continue to grow as a performer. The kiss was her deciding to take her future into her own hands and move on. Ash did not reciprocate. He's incapable of doing so, because eternal childhood. JN 105 was the best conclusion Serenafags could hope for in remaining true to the message of her arc in XY, and shippers are too dense to appreciate it.
