A Match Made in Stockholm: Difference between revisions

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A form of [[Meet Cute]], where two characters who inevitably end up becoming friends/comrades/boyfriend and girlfriend first meet in this ''very'' [[Click Hello|uncordial way]]. One of the characters, normally through a misunderstanding, ends up taking the other character hostage/kidnapping them. Their interactions are normally [[Comedic Sociopathy|played for comedy]], with plenty of snarking and arguing. If they're together for a while, it's expected that somewhere along the line, the hostage ends up developing feelings for and grows attached to their kidnapper, seeing signs that the kidnapper is not all bad. Whether or not initially they are on opposing sides depends, but it normally ends with either one of them defecting to the "correct" side.

A form of [[Meet Cute]], where two characters who inevitably end up becoming friends/comrades/boyfriend and girlfriend first meet in this ''very'' [[Click. "Hello."|uncordial way]]. One of the characters, normally through a misunderstanding, ends up taking the other character hostage/kidnapping them. Their interactions are normally [[Comedic Sociopathy|played for comedy]], with plenty of snarking and arguing. If they're together for a while, it's expected that somewhere along the line, the hostage ends up developing feelings for and grows attached to their kidnapper, seeing signs that the kidnapper is not all bad. Whether or not initially they are on opposing sides depends, but it normally ends with either one of them defecting to the "correct" side.

If it's more on the side of romance instead of plain friendship, expect a point where the kidnapper lets the victim go, only for the victim to [[Stockholm Syndrome|decide to stay with the kidnapper]]. This can occasionally seem [[Strangled by the Red String|forced]], ''especially'' if, even though the viewers are informed that the kidnapper is actually a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|good person at heart]], they don't really treat the victim all ''that'' nicely to justify the sudden loyalty.

Contrast [[Rescue Romance]] and [[Bodyguard Crush]].

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== Anime and Manga ==

* This is how [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Italy and Germany]] meet in one of the first episodes of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' set during [[World War I]]. Germany captures Italy, and Italy, who is shown as a [[Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey|Pasta Eating Surrender Monkey]], is perfectly fine with that. Italy gets [[Stockholm Syndrome]]. Then, in [[World War II]], he comes back and wants to be on Germany's side this time ...

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** They become teammates and eventually friends after {{spoiler|an officer back on the ship disobeys orders and fires on the planet in an attempted assassination.}}

* In [[The Sacred Art of Stealing]] suave criminal mastermind kidnaps cool cop Angelique De Xavia, and when she accidentally says "I wish you'd been there to tell me that when I got up this morning" he responds, politely, he wishes the same thing.

* In ..[[The Sacred Art of Stealing]]''. suave criminal mastermind kidnaps cool cop Angelique De Xavia, and when she accidentally says "I wish you'd been there to tell me that when I got up this morning" he responds, politely, he wishes the same thing.

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