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If a headcanon or ship is popular enough, the canon doesn't actually matter in terms of the fanart/attention it needs to thrive. there are people to this day who still ship Naruto x Sakura or Ike x Soren, so Flick x CJ is still a valid ship as long as people like it.
@JaxBladeFitness idc if Kubo is a hack writer but this man is a MASTER at Character Design and outfits.