I think that, for me at least, the dysfunctionality/unhealthiness is based on how the text shows it. A D/U relationship in canon that gets written as otherwise in fic, or viewed otherwise by fans is problematic, but at the same time, taking two characters who barely interact, or who have one form of non-romantic relationship that functions and fans reinterpret it as a romantic/sexual D/U relationship is also problematic.
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