She was asked at her spotlight panel about the fanfiction issue. Apparently she's very much changed her mind. She says she won't be reading it, but she's now open to people doing it. I very much disagreed with her earlier opinion, but it was reflective of a terrified age that had no idea what to do with fic and the…

They may not have sex, but as others have commented elsewhere in the post, it's clear they have sexuality, and the bond between these two men is very powerful. And Rice does say they're a couple, not just two guys raising a kid together.