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Kind of the kinky older sister to the [[Love Interest]]. A '''Lust Object''' is a character who is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|actively lusted over by another]]. While a character thinks about [[Holding Hands|holding their]] [[Love Interest|Love Interest's]] [[Intertwined Fingers|hand]], and shows a [[Luminescent Blush]] in their presence, he will regard a '''Lust Object''' with [[Imagine Spot|dreams of improbably risque situations]], and more often than not, [[The Nose Bleed]].

It's possible for a [[Love Interest]] to also be a '''Lust Object''', especially when the protagonist is [[All Men Are Perverts|male]] and the '''Lust Object''', [[Ms. Fanservice|an attractive female]]. However, this is usually not the case, as a '''Lust Object''' is rarely regarded as anything other than that—an object to lust over. The gender inversion of this—a [[All Women Are Lustful|female]] lusting after [[Mr. Fanservice|an attractive male]], is usually [[Played for Laughs]].

'''Note''': ''A character who simply thinks "sexy" thoughts about their [[Love Interest]] is not regarding them as a '''Lust Object'''''.

For a character to be a '''Lust Object''', they must be thought of as 'objects' to fulfill the [[Fetish Fuel|sexual]] or [[Fan Service|proto-sexual desires]] of the luster, outside of (or in addition to) any romantic feelings. A good indicator is whether or not the Object speaks during the [[Imagine Spot|waking wet-dream]]. If they don't, or if they only use 'stock' sex-scene phrases, they're probably a '''Lust Object'''. If they hold a conversation, or even just speak in coherent sentences, they are probably closer to a [[Love Interest]].

A [[Hello, Nurse!]] is a character who is a '''Lust Object''' to ''everyone'', usually [[Played for Laughs]]. [[Eating the Eye Candy]] is one way for a character to dwell on their '''Lust Object''', while [[Male Gaze]] / [[Female Gaze]] is a way for the author/artist to emphasize that the Object is being fetishized.