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This dynamic can also show up in a lot of [[Boys Love Genre]] works. If one of the partners is really cheerful and sweet, [[Foil|the other partner]] is probably an angst-fest waiting to be unleashed.
This relationship tends to be the focus of a [[Hurt
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Several Shoujo type manga will have the main male and female pairing like this. Not ''every'' single one, mind you.
* ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'': Tomoya and Nagisa.
* ''[[Fruits Basket]]'': Kyo and Tohru. [[Toy Ship|Hiro and Kisa]] fit to some extent as well.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' has several:
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* What the main couples in [[Mayu Shinjo]] mangas are ''supposed'' to come up as. Bad thing, the "Brooding Boy" ends up as a [[Bastard Boyfriend]] and the "Gentle Girl" is almost always a [[Love Martyr]].
* Gender inverted in ''[[Freezing]]'' with Satellizer and Kazuya.
* ''[[Ranma
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* ''[[Mara Daughter of the Nile]]'': Thutmose and Inanni would be this if Thutmose was the least bit interested in going through with their [[Arranged Marriage]]. Inanni even has an [[Internal Monologue]] about how she "would be a good wife to him and comfort him when his headached" (She has been led to believe that severe headaches are the reason he is a [[Mood Swinger]].)
* Leafpool and Crowfeather of ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' are this; as is Crowfeather's first relationship with Feathertail.
* Ashley and Melanie in [[Gone with the Wind]]. Ashley, although respected by his community, is not quite one of
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** For that matter, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] would play this role to Angel, and later Faith would step up after the events in the comic series.
* Arthur and Guinevere can be this at times on ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]''.
* Dillon and Summer on ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]''.
* John Sheridan and Delenn on ''[[Babylon 5]]''
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== Webcomics ==
* Spoofed in [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/2/28/ this Penny Arcade strip].
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== Western Animation ==
* Robin and Starfire in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''.
** [[Fun Personified|Kid Flash]] and [[Goth|Jinx]] are a [[Gender
** Beast Boy and Raven are another gender-flip. Even though they never have an official relationship on the show, the popularity of this [[Fan Preferred Pairing]] led to them getting together in the comics.
* Superboy and M'ggan in ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]''.
* Lance and Ilana from ''[[Sym-Bionic Titan]]'', although their relationship isn more familial and platonic than romantic.
* Although Aang in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' begins as a [[Pollyanna]], trials and trauma slowly wear down his optimism and joy, to where in Season Three, he's a Badass who angsts that can rival even Zuko. His true love Katara can always cheer him up with a [[Cooldown Hug]] or kind words, though she also has her own brooding problems.
** Speaking of Zuko, his relationship with Mai is both a straight ''and'' [[Gender
* [[Disney Animated Canon]]'s ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''.
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