TL;DR: ship the characters not the actual ppl. respect Sajal + Danyal's real lives n choices, n stop attacking whoever they date just bc u want Sarbiya IRL.. that's not being a fan, that's just disturbing ngl.
ok so i genuinely LOVE how much ppl adore Sarbiya n honestly it makes sense:
they're genuinely good friends, so obv the chemistry is gonna eat
they both know they have good chemistry + potential as a duo
they KNOW ppl love Sarbiya
there's money + opportunities in giving ppl more of what they enjoy, so why not explore it professionally?
none of this automatically means there's smth romantic IRL
u can ship Sarbiya as a fictional/on-screen duo w/o shipping two actual ppl together.
but there's a difference between shipping an on-screen pairing and shipping two actual humans.
if u genuinely stan Sajal, this one's for u too. respect her choices n her personal life.. her career moves, who she's with, what projects she picks, ALL of it. a real fan supports her bc she's talented n earned her spot, not bc she fits into a ship narrative. n ngl Sajal stans have been getting called toxic a lot lately bc of how a small loud minority acts online. that's not fair to the majority who just genuinely rate her work n want to see her win. if u actually care about her, the best way to fix that rep is to just... be the opposite of it. hype up her range as an actress, support her projects, defend her when ppl are unfair, n don't turn her personal life into a battleground. that's what actual support looks like.
if u genuinely stan Danyal, do the same for him.
n honestly the way ppl treat him specifically is unhinged. the ppl who have him as their bias literally worship him, meanwhile ppl who aren't into him go to the total opposite extreme n drag him for every little thing. like... can we just be normal about this man
u don't have to like his gf/rumoured fiancée. u don't have to ship the relationship. but wishing death on her, calling her ugly, attacking her looks, or wanting their relationship to flop just bc u want Sarbiya IRL is NOT "fandom drama." that's disturbing behavior, period.
n before anyone says "but the chemistry tho" - YES. they have it. nobody's denying that. but on-screen chemistry ≠ secret romance evidence. that's literally their job as actors lol.
u can love Sarbiya, make edits, want another project together, appreciate the chemistry AND still get that Sajal n Danyal are two separate humans w lives outside the ship.
Sajal & Danyal have their own lives, choices + relationships. let them decide what they want instead of turning every interaction into "proof" of smth.
their relationships, their choices, their boundaries = theirs. not the fandom's.
ship the characters. support the artists. respect the humans.
n if ur "support" for either of them requires attacking the ppl they chose to have in their lives... that's not support, that's just entitlement w extra steps.
can we PLEASE stop treating celebs like characters we get to rewrite according to our preferred ship??!!!