Starboarding: Difference between revisions

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The term comes from the fact that Starboard is the naval term for the right side of a ship (the left side being the Port, but "Porting" [[Software Porting|already meant something else]]). Thus a Starboard is one side of a ship.

== Anime & Manga ==

** Happens a lot in this series, actually. There's the tendency of [[Kissing Cousins|Neji/Hinata]] shippers to have [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Neji]] secretly pining over [[Shrinking Violet|Hinata]] as though he were an [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]], while Hinata falls for someone else (usually [[Idiot Hero]] Naruto or [[Hot-Blooded]] teammate Kiba).

** [[A Day in the Limelight|Kakashi Gaiden]] basically confirmed Obito->Rin->Kakashi. {{spoiler|Too bad the first two are dead.}}

* ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'''s slash pairing of Gauron/Sousuke. It would be pretty hard to try to explain how that pairing ''wouldn't'' be unrequited, considering how canonically straightforward Sousuke is shown to hate the man. Most of the shipping and ways that fans pair them up [[Rape Is Love|involves rape]].

** Heck, even Shouji Gatou acknowledges that the pairing would be non-con. And [[media:OhLord.jpg|would probably involve bondage]].

** Similarly, Switzerland is often portrayed as having feelings for his [[Forgotten Childhood Friend]] (sorta) Austria, but keeping them to himself because of his [[Tsundere|moody and proud]] personality and the fact that not only [[Official Couple|is Austria married to Hungary]], but they still go into dates after their "divorce".

*** Huh. I always thought that was Prussia's role in Austria/Hungary fanfics, with fans seeming to like the idea of him having quite the crush on Hungary in spite of her constantly beating him up with her [[Frying Pan of Doom]] and only having eyes for Austria. Then again, there ''are'' more fics in which Hungary actually returns Prussia's feelings, if in a [[Slap Slap Kiss]] way, than fics in which Austria returns Switzerland's feelings (or is even aware of them).

* In ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'', Ash is both a [[Chaste Hero]] ''and'' the [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]] of the series, with evidence for (in order): Misty -> Ash, May -> Ash, and Dawn -> Ash, [[Chick Magnet|among others]]. It remains to be seen if [[Pokémon Black and White|Iris]] will continue the trend.

* ''[[Vampire Game]]'' has too many to count.

* A [[Crack Ship|crack]] example from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is [[Memetic Bystander|Clip Girl]]. Fans noticed that she was constantly looking at Homura, even when the class was doing other work, and then later she and a friend unsuccessfully asked her to go to get coffee together after school. So, a theory developed that she had a one-sided crush on her.

* In ''[[Karakuridouji Ultimo]]'' the [[Depraved Homosexual]] Rune has a crush on Yamato who does not return his feelings. Rune's [[Not Good with Rejection]] as it turns out.

* Also from the L&O universe, ''[[Criminal Intent]]'' provides a lot of suggestion that Bobby Goren is deeply, if quietly, in love with Alexandra Eames, who is his partner, co-conspirator, best friend, and [[Berserk Button]]. It's less clear whether she returns the feelings, partly because she's still grieving for her murdered husband, although {{spoiler|the finale drops some possible hints that she does}}.

* There's a number of ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' fans that see Castiel having serious feelings for Dean, but not the other way around.

** As of S6, the angel [[Our Angels Are Different|Balthazar]] apparently shares this opinion. (At least about Castiel's feelings.)

* Cat from ''Victorious'' seems to have a crush on Jade, who is currently dating Beck. Many a fanfic has explored this more in-depth.

* ''[[Psychonauts]]'' [[Disco Dan|Milla]] [[Friend to All Children|Vodello]] is hinted to have feelings for [[The Spock|Sasha]] [[The Stoic|Nein]], and a cut scene involves Milla fantasizing a makeout session with him, but within the game there is no evidence that he sees her as more than a friend and colleague.

* It's highly recognized in the ''Mega Man'' fandom that Ciel of ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' has very blatant feelings for the [[Badass|eponymous hero]], regardless of her being human and his being a <s>Reploid</s> highly-advanced robot. It's also generally accepted that most of it is probably unrequited due to Zero's ''[[Iron Woobie|very]]'' [[Iron Woobie|broken past]] (although there're shades of [[Chaste Hero|chastity]] there, too). However, there's still the fact that Zero's very willing to ''die fighting for her ideals,'' {{spoiler|and ''he does''.}} [[The Woobie|You can't help but feel sorry for the poor girl...]]

* ''[[Fatal Fury]]'''s Mai Shiranui is absolutely smitten by Andy Bogard, but Andy, being a [[Celibate Hero]] who also knows her since they were ''children'', isn't having any of it. So unless we talk about [[The Movie]], poor Mai is doomed to be the [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]].

** This [[Depending on the Writer|depends on which game/series you're playing.]] Andy has been described as simply trying to keep things out of the public eye in the [[King of Fighters]] version of events.