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Wherein two characters interact and work together, and are designed to emphasize each other's positive qualities. Similar to a [[Morality Pet]], except the boost is directed to the character's cuteness rather than their morals.
This can mirror, but not usually replicate, what could be a romantic pairing. Actual romantic stories tend to involve a lot of drama and seeing characters at their weakest and most awkward, occasionally becoming [[Plot Tumor|Plot Tumors]] if they become [[Satellite Character|the sole definition of any given character]]. Sufficiently cynical fans are always wary of [[Character Derailment]] and [[Shipping Bed Death]], while other fans are just very possessive of their beloved characters; they do not even want the ''potential'' to reach the [[Die for Our Ship]] stage. The problem is fans like the ''idea'' of the situation, but not the procedure and are worried that the hypothetical payoff is not worth it. The main differences between Romantic Couples[[
* RC relationships bring conflict. MC relationships bring harmony and balance.
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* Lyar Von Ertiana and Kotoko-01 from ''[[Divergence Eve]]''.
* While [[Blood Knight|Kenpachi Zaraki]] is the farthest thing you're gonna get from moe in ''[[Bleach]]'', pair him and [[Killer Rabbit|Yachiru]] up, and their interactions are either funny or totally adorable.
** Meanwhile, pair the already [[Moe]] Orihime with either Ichigo, Uryu, or Rangiku, and watch the [[Moe]] factor rocket to even greater heights.
* Mai Tokiha in ''[[Mai-HiME]]'' evolves into this. Her detractors could describe her original romantic crush on Yuuichi being detrimental and wishywashy, while her relationship with her brother Takumi shows off her [[Cool Big Sis|mature qualities]]. Later iterations effectively pair her with Mikoto (a highly marketable but otherwise potentially [[The Scrappy|annoying]] character) which lets her fully assume a motherly mode that doesn't conflict with her badassness and letting Mikoto's clingy qualities be endearing.
** Similarly, Akira's overly serious [[Ninja]]-like demeanor is balanced by Takumi who is given the excuse he needs someone to take care of him because of [[Ill Girl|his delicate health]], letting Akira show off her [[Tsundere|tender side]]. It also helps that Takumi is very gentle, polite and even homey.
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* So your job is to exterminate a bunch of little demon brainsuckers, and you've killed all but one egg, but then the egg hatches and thinks you are its mommy. Do you a) kill it anyway or b) become its adoptive parent (at least temporarily)? [[Metroid|Samus]] chose option b.
** Of course, if she ''had'' killed it, [[Laser-Guided Karma|she'd be dead]], since it ate the unbreakable blocks that blocked her escape.
** Also, in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'', there's [http://emeraldexe.deviantart.com/art/SSBB-Cute-little-partner-81384019 Samus and Pikachu]. In the adventure mode, Samus is trying to find her [[Powered Armor]], and she finds poor little [[Pokémon|Pikachu]] being used to power a generator, so she breaks the cage. Later, after Samus gets her [[Powered Armor]] back, {{spoiler|Ridley nearly kills her, but Pikachu saves her}}.
* [[Metal Gear Solid|Snake and Otacon,]] [[Ho Yay|although]] [[Ship Tease|the]] [[Fan-Preferred Couple|non-romantic]] [[Heterosexual Life Partners|aspect]] [[Has Two Mommies|is]] [[Word of God|debatable.]] Otacon [[Defrosting Ice Queen|warms Snake up]] and [[Morality Chain|restrains him from going over the edge,]] while Snake helped Otacon out of his shell and grounded him. The fact that all of their interactions from [[Metal Gear Solid]] 2 on are a barrel of cuteness hovering somewhere between [[Happily Married]] and [[Like an Old Married Couple]] doesn't hurt.
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