Actually, although they don't seem to do this anymore, old-school Trek fics used the ampersand to denote friendship/buddy/BFF relationships the same way they'd use a "/" for slash. I wish people would re-adopt that convention, because it's so... well... LOGICAL.
Kirk/McCoy = homosexual pairing (regardless of fic rating)
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Date: 2009-11-09 07:48 am (UTC)Kirk/McCoy = homosexual pairing (regardless of fic rating)
Kirk&McCoy = non-romantic close friends
I really like that. Seems clear to me.