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Two extremely close friends or partners, of the same gender, who are as close or closer than a romantic couple. They aren't romantically linked, but they might suffer withdrawals from not being around each other. There might even be a "break-up" episode. When one gets a boy/girl friend, you can almost certainly expect the [[Friend Versus Lover]] quarrel to be epic. Note that despite the trope name, |
Two extremely close friends or partners, of the same gender, who are as close or closer than a romantic couple. They aren't romantically linked, but they might suffer withdrawals from not being around each other. There might even be a "break-up" episode. When one gets a boy/girl friend, you can almost certainly expect the [[Friend Versus Lover]] quarrel to be epic. Note that despite the trope name, '''Heterosexual Life Partners''' are [[Incompatible Orientation|not necessarily both heterosexual]]. |
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Sometimes this is an extreme form of an [[Odd Couple]], in that the two are different as night and day. [[Those Two Guys]] may also acquire this label, as may the title characters of ''any'' show with a title of the form ''X and Y''. Don't expect them to be friendly to each other though, quite a few are [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]. In adventure stories, they are often [[Blood Brothers]]. |
Sometimes this is an extreme form of an [[Odd Couple]], in that the two are different as night and day. [[Those Two Guys]] may also acquire this label, as may the title characters of ''any'' show with a title of the form ''X and Y''. Don't expect them to be friendly to each other though, quite a few are [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]. In adventure stories, they are often [[Blood Brothers]]. |
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Works often lampshade, mock or play with the relationship by throwing in some [[Homoerotic Subtext]], but that's by no means necessary. For fans' delight at such scenes or [[Ship Tease |
Works often lampshade, mock or play with the relationship by throwing in some [[Homoerotic Subtext]], but that's by no means necessary. For fans' delight at such scenes or [[Ship Tease]]s, see [[Ho Yay]]. |
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Compare with [[Chastity Couple]], [[Like Brother and Sister]], [[Platonic Life Partners]], and [[True Companions]]. |
Compare with [[Chastity Couple]], [[Like Brother and Sister]], [[Platonic Life Partners]], and [[True Companions]]. |
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