Talk:Zootopia/@comment-27543470-20160104113342/@comment-1879108-20160107040506

I think originally Judy and Nick weren't going to be as shippable as they are now. It seems at first Nick was more of a sick con artist while Judy was a more no-nonsense professional cop and maybe they even had clashes in the past. Their relationship was probably more distant in the original plot. As the story and their characters changed, they ended up having the close relationship and connection they have now and their characters became essentially anthropomorphic versions of Rapunzel and Flynn. That way it's hard they don't give off a romantic vibe.

The creators are certainly aware of this, but their story is not a romance and it's difficult to get away with an interspecies couple without producing squick from others, especially since it's Disney. But those who don't care about that detail can still dream, and hey, they are denying they fall in love during the movie, but who says it couldn't happen later, especially since we all know they keep woking together.