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{{quote|''"She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know...short."''|'''[[The Flash]] on Hawkgirl''', ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''}}

 

 

Often, other people don't believe them. They assume that the couple must be dating—or at least that they [[Just Friends|secretly wish they were]]. The couple is at pains to explain that this isn't the case. They love each other, like a brother and sister love each other, but they're not ''in'' love. They really are "just" friends. Other characters will waste no time in pointing out the one tiny but debilitating flaw with this theory: They are ''not'' brother and sister.

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[Bleach]]'': Toshiro Hitsugaya and Momo Hinamori [[All There in the Manual|are this]]. Justified because they were raised together by the same old woman they refer to as "grandmother" (a custom in the Rukongai is for strangers to form family groups since it's nearly impossible to find blood relatives).

* Ban and Himiko from ''[[GetBackers]]''. {{spoiler|After spending almost 95% of the series like this, the 37th volume reveals that they might not be completely unrelated after all -- but the exact nature of their blood relationship is not specified.}}

* This is how Flit feels about Emily in ''[[Gundam AGE]]'', but he eventually marries her to make her happy after the girl he really wanted to be with is killed in battle.

 

== Comic Books ==

* Dwight and Miho from ''[[Sin City]]'' have this relationship.

 

* [[DC Nation]] takes the Troia and Nightwing dynamic and cranks it to eleven. One of the alternate universe plotlines even implied that they may have been brother and sister in ''several'' of Donna's other "short and unhappy lives."

** In the same universe, Connor Hawke will ''say'' his feelings for Mia (Speedy) are like this...the truth is a bit more complex.

 

== Films ==

* Xavier and Mystique in ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men: First Class]]'', although there are subtle hints that Mystique's feelings might be a bit stronger.

 

* In [[Chronicles of Chaos]], Amelia, who has been in love with Victor since day one, has her hopes crushed when he curtly tells [[Handsome Lech|Colin]] to "stop molesting his [[Secret Project Refugee Family|sister.]]" Victor is ''actually'' tacitly warning Colin to back off.

 

** Xander and Willow also end up like this. They start off more like [[Platonic Life Partners]], but as the series progresses they drift apart a bit, and form close relationships with other people. They remain good friends, though, not to mention part of the same group of [[True Companions]].

* On ''[[Angel]]'', Cordelia and Wesley bicker and taunt each other mercilessly, but they are good friends, and are always there to defend each other in times of danger. If it wasn't for the accent difference, they could almost ''be'' brother and sister.

* In the [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] series, Tails and Amy act like this. Amy's [[Stalker with a Crush]] status can make things a bit tense, however.

 

* Trigger and Layla in ''[[Far Out There]]'' are most emphatically [https://web.archive.org/web/20130715105603/http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1027274/page-28-i-dont-think-thats-very-funny-at-all/ in this sort of relationship].

* In ''[[Something*Positive]],'' Davan and Aubrey are like this, especially since they've known each other long enough for the Westermark Effect to be in place.

* Creepknight and Bowler certainly seem to reflect this in ''[[Voodoo Walrus]]''. At very least, they [https://web.archive.org/web/20190928172221/http://www6.voodoowalrus.com/?s_token=1569691339.0015677289&kw=Comics&term=Read argue like brother and sister].

* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'': Roy and Haley. Also, assuming [[Ambiguous Gender|Vaarsuvius]] is a guy, him and Haley as well.

 

== Web Original ==

* Aiden and Lake in ''Disventure Camp'' are rather close. Their relationship is justified due to Aiden being transsexual and Lake being a lesbian.

** In addition to Aiden and Lake, there’s also Hunter and Tess. Hunter is in a relationship with Ally but the two are still close.

 

== Western Animation ==

* Henry and June from ''[[KaBlam!]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20110918235116/http://s1.zetaboards.com/The_KaBlam_Forum/topic/4265635/1 according to] [[Word of God]].

* In the ''[[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers]]'' theme song, the eponymous duo are described as "like a dysfunctional brother and sister."

 

== Real Life ==

 

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[[Category:Romance Arc]]

[[Category:Love Tropes]]

[[Category:Adopt an Index]]

[[Category:Romance Novel Plots]]