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Interestingly, the Moe Couplet often exists alongside an [[Official Couple]], with the danger that if either overlaps, the audience might [[Fan Preferred Couple|prefer one over the other]]. Occasionally, later installments featuring them might be hit with [[Character Exaggeration]] and actually ''gain'' official romantic overtones. Other times a show may be made up exclusively of Moe Couplets so [[Everyone Is Single]].
In practice, only one of the characters really needs be designed like this, often a younger one whom the audience finds 'safe' and non-threatening. They are extremely popular in [[Yuri]] and [[Yaoi]] works, due to the natural maximization of [[Moe Moe]] in the audience, but it's also present in other genres (particularly slice of life works that [[No Hugging, No Kissing|lacks romance]]). The [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] (who is usually implicitly gay) has this relationship with [[Shoujo]] leads. In [[Shounen]], a (usually unattached) female co-lead has this relationship with the male lead if he gets his official girlfriend outside his circle of friends. Couplets are also common gimmicks in designing an [[Economy Cast]]. See also [[The Not Love Interest]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* Setsuna from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' emotes much in the same way Motoko from ''[[Love Hina]]'' does. Both are popular characters in their series, but Setsuna's affection towards a ([[Alternative Character Interpretation|controversially]]) oblivious character seem more tolerated by the fandom.
** For example, girl wearing cat ears and glasses - [[Moe]]. Two girls wearing cat ears and glasses, one with a crush on the other, walking around a festival - [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c251/18.html moe that pierces the heavens].
* Keiichi and Belldandy's relationship in ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' might qualify, creating the strange irony of essentially being married ''without'' an actual lack of relationship progression. Both get to emote to more-or-less harmless characters who are the least likely to exploit each other's selflessness.
** A [[Wild Mass Guessing|sufficiently paranoid viewer]] may purport that most [[Magical Girlfriend]] and [[Harem Series]] invoke this subtly; male characters exist to invoke cute qualities of females, so long as they are good-natured but ultimately 'harmless'.
* Nagisa has this relationship with Tamao in ''[[Strawberry Panic (Light Novel)|Strawberry Panic]]'', despite being in an [[Official Couple]]. Safe to say those not enamored of the [[Onee
* Similarly, Yumi in ''[[Maria-sama ga Miteru|Marimite]]'' has this kind of relationship with several characters compared to the one she has with Sachiko, leading to the fan-joke that Yumi could create her own [[Reverse Harem]].
* Latvia and Sealand in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''. Sealand helps Latvia not be a twitching emotional wreck and Latvia keeps Sealand grounded in reality.
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* [[media:1111.jpg|Demonstrated]] in ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''.
** Lampshaded when Kasanoda makes it apparent that without Hunny, Mori is just as intimidating as he is.
* Sakaki and Chiyo in ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'', who often pair off. Sakaki comes off as [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|intimidating]], but really she's just [[Shrinking Violet|shy]] and in love with [[Cuteness Proximity|all adorable things.]] Chiyo is a [[Cheerful Child]] who really wants to be an adult. When the team up, they cover each other's weaknesses and the [[Moe]] increases exponentially. Add in their pets, [[Big Friendly Dog|Tadakichi-san]] and [[Kindhearted Cat Lover|Maya]], and things get even better.
** Chiyo and Osaka also sometimes count, such as when Chiyo's overpowering cuteness and Osaka's gentle, slow-going pace lead to Chiyo in a penguin suit getting happily hand-fed by Osaka.
* ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' has this type of relationship between most of the characters, both of the romantic side sort and the non-romantic. Sakuya almost forces other characters into these with her thinking the world is a [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]] and tries to make many of the other characters her other half in them. Nagi with Isumi treads the line {{spoiler|When they were young, Nagi forced Isumi to imprint a 'marriage certificate'}} and Isumi understands (and helps to expand on) Nagi's self-made-manga.
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* [[Bio Ware]]'s [[Mass Effect (Video Game)|Mass Effect]] (and sequels) feature this, though by nature of being an RPG, it's up to the player to truly fulfill this trope. Regardless, Ken and Gabby in [[Mass Effect 2 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 2]] have this kind of relationship. As for the optional, player-driven ones: Liara, Garrus, and Tali are the most obvious.
* 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
** 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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