I love this ship and I will ship it till the end of time but I think it is delusional to still believe it is going to be canon after all the shit thar has happened in the manga. And even if it were to become canon I would probably hate it because right now there is no time to develop a sub-plot as what the ichiruki romance is, so if it happens anyway it means it was forced to happen and that is the worst thing that could happen to a ship. I'd rather it stayed platonic, at least that way it will have dignity