Belligerent Sexual Tension/Web Comics
Examples of Belligerent Sexual Tension in Web Comics include:
- In Arthur, King of Time and Space, which ports the Arthurian legends to various genres, this is usually how Guinevere and Lancelot start out. In the genre where they're based on McCoy and Spock, they form a belligerent nascent threesome with Arthur/Kirk.
- In Bittersweet Candy Bowl, Jerk with a Heart of Gold Paulo and Tsundere Type A Lucy are an example of this.
- And Mike and Lucy.
- Womanizer Sven and deconstructed Bottle Fairy Faye of Questionable Content. Yes, even after they kind-of sort-of get together.
- Brad and Page from Fur Will Fly, though Brad's more of a Dumb Ass than a Jerkass. (They are Happily Married in the sequel comic, Coming Up Violet.)
- Karkat and Terezi of Homestuck. To the extent that it has been commented upon in canon:
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- In general, the troll concept of romance includes both romantic love and romantic hatred or rivalry. It's implied that it's not uncommon for couples to waver between the two kinds of relationship - Equius/Aradia and possibly Vriska/Tavros (depending on whether you believe that they've actually managed to form a romantic relationship) show signs of Belligerent Sexual Tension as well.
- Largo and Erika from Megatokyo.
- Definitely this for Keith and Natani in Twokinds
- Misfile: Invoked and subverted. Ash and Rumisiel seem to be dating despite her constant annoyance at him, but it's a fake relationship and she's really just angry at him for other reasons.
- A better example is the relationship between Ash and Emily. It's been established many times that they have feelings for each other, and Emily has struggled with the idea of being in a lesbian relationship with a former guy, they have yet to make a real statement on the nature of their relationship after over 1700 comic strips.
- Tipper and Charles from Namir Deiter, before they got married.
- Nasty variation occurs in Narbonic, where Helen is unable to admit her feelings for Dave because she values him too much as a test subject, and Dave is too shy and insecure.
- In Sluggy Freelance, Riff and Gwynn dating was a bit like this, she being very Tsundere and he an insensitive jerk towards women he dates. It didn't last, though. The relationship wasn't focused on, and while it went on, it didn't seem to have any redeeming features, but afterwards it was shown clearly enough that there had been some actual positive emotions involved.
- Yet the belligerence lives on...
- WTF Comics: Grouchy dragon warrior Straha and haughty elven summoner Maguna.
- Yehuda & Sister Sprocket in Yehuda Moon and The Kickstand Cyclery.
- Zap and Reona from Zap!, at least until Reona defrosted some.
- In Girl Genius Tarvek's cousin Violetta was first introduced, Violetta's rage at and contempt for Tarvek makes Moloch von Zinzer ask it they're married. Violetta makes a sick face ("Ewwww...") but many in the fandom have already shipped the two ("They deserve each other"). Of course, In-Universe aggressive inclinations of Sparks are known to cause this often enough that it isn't seen as unusual.
- Black Mage and White Mage in Eight Bit Theater would have this. Only BM lacks the heart of gold. Probably a heart at all. Oh and White Mage finds him completely and utterly repulsive in every single way possible. And some that aren't.
- Decounstructed in Magick Chicks/Eerie Cuties. Many AA & AA students are so warped they often come across as farther from humanity than the monsters (at least ones sane enough to try blending in), including this side. Things get out of hand when Ash meets Brooke.
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