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* Spike and Faye from ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''. Mostly [[All Love Is Unrequited|one-sided]], on Faye's part. Spike seems rather hung up on Julia. However, Watanabe once stated in an interview that "Spike may have feelings for Faye, he's just not one to outwardly express them." Considering the type of person Spike is, it makes sense.
** No, it's that he's still holding a torch for [[Star-Crossed Lovers|Julia]] after all these years, and even Faye confesses her feelings as being [[True Companions|familial]] as opposed to sexual.
* Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' combine this with both [[Bodyguard Crush]] and [[Subordinate Excuse]]. It's especially present in the manga and the ''Brotherhood'' anime, which also feature increasing UST between Ed and [[Wrench Wench|Winry]]. The latter UST does eventually get a resolution. The [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Royai]] [[UST]] is actually acknowledged by Riza in-series and used for [[Tricking the Shapeshifter|her own ends]], [[Fullmetal Alchemist (
** [[Word of God]] in the third art book says that {{spoiler|the series ended without them getting married because of the military's anti-fraternization law}}. The ''Chronicles'' book released in autumn 2011 does confirm that {{spoiler|they remain side by side for pretty much the rest of their lives, though whether [[They Do]] ever happens is still left open for interpretation}}.
* In ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'', [[Tsundere|Kaname]] and [[The Stoic|Sôsuke]] -- namely the anime. At the end of the third season, ''just'' when it looks like they're finally at ''least'' going to hug, they're [[Moment Killer|interrupted]]. Also, [[Cool Big Sis|Mao]] and [[Chivalrous Pervert|Kurz]] have a ''lot'' of UST {{spoiler|which is eventually resolved in the [[Light Novel|Light Novels]]}}.
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* Daisuke Moriyama's ''[[World Embryo]]'', repeats ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'''s structure. Amane x Riku was interrupted by Amane's death. So now we have Rena x Riku (lampshaded massively due to them being "Mom" and "Dad" to Nene, potential kiss interrupted by [[Moment Killer|Nene]]), [[Squick|Riku x Nene]], Yui x Riku (averted), {{spoiler|Yui x Takao (averted by death)}}, Hayato x Suzu (come on, she helps him with going to the toilet and bathing...), Kota x Mizaki, etc.
* Kirihara from ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' had a few potential love interests that never went anywhere. Most of the tension is with the protagonist Hei (despite the fact that she's trying to catch him), who she seems to have developed a crush on in his [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] [[Nice Guy]] persona, while he mostly doesn't seem to notice. Another is her second-in-command, a man too shy to admit it who later professes his love for her-- unfortunately for him, [[Reset Button|both of them lost their memory of the incident afterward]] and it was one-sided. Her interactions with Jack Simon/November 11 could potentially be seen this way as well.
** {{spoiler|Turns out she's still after Hei two years later, and is in fact approaching [[Stalker With a Crush]] and [[Single
* There's so much tension between [[Mind Game Ship|Battler and Beato]] in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni]]'' that it's not even funny. {{spoiler|It's confirmed canon in the fifth and sixth arcs.}}
* Rito from ''[[To Love Ru]]'' is practically made of this trope, towards Lala and Haruna especially. He'd had a crush on Haruna that was at least a year old by the start of the story, and all of there interaction is chock full of UST. It's little better with Lala, who he refuses to admit to even the possibility for 100 chapters.
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** Charlie and Claire
** Sayid and Nadia (in flashbacks)
* ''[[Flight of the Conchords]]'' The Prime Minister of New Zealand and a character played by Lucy Lawless. At the end, Murray says to the Prime Minister, "[[Shout
* Everywhere in ''[[Bones]]''. The season four finale shows how Brennan and Booth would be if they got married -- it's really boring without the UST. And now [[Word of God]] states that Booth remembers the fantasy. Booth's present feelings might be the result of ''brain damage'' and everyone from Angela's psychic to ''his own [[Badass Grandpa]]'' is telling him to hook up with Brennan. And now {{spoiler|episode 100 reveals that ''they were attracted to each other a year before the series started'' but then had a very bad falling out. Back in the present they finally open up to each other on camera, but Bones tearfully admits she can't get rid of her doubts about relationships and Booth is tired of waiting for her to change.}}
** {{spoiler|RESOLVED IN SEASON 6 FINALLY. [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome|Offscreen!]]}}
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* ''[[Smallville]]''. At some point on the show, [[Love Dodecahedron|everybody crushes after everybody]]. But almost [[All Love Is Unrequited|never in pairs]]. Since half the crushes involve [[Creator's Pet|Lana Lang]], the effectiveness of the UST depends very much on viewers liking that character.
* Jack and Gwen on ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]''. Whoever else Jack might be shagging, it's those two who've gotten the longing gazes and a certain nearly incendiary shooting lesson.<br /><br />It is pretty much gone by ''Children of Earth'', probably to {{spoiler|emphasize the [[Tear Jerker|tragic love story]] between Jack and Ianto, as well as the happy-ending love story between Gwen and Rhys}}. Although, in commentary, John Barrowman did refer to this in reference to the scene where {{spoiler|Jack learns of Gwen's pregnancy before Rhys does}}.
* The Doctor and Rose in ''[[
** The 11th Doctor and River Song have ridiculous levels of UST. Which isn't surprising, considering the Timey-Wimey nature of their relationship, it's entirely possible that from River's perspective, they've, ah...''resolved'' it in her past, (and therefore his future).
*** {{spoiler|Now quite firmly resolved, with only a mild stretch of the imagination regarding River's prison nights}}. On the other hand, trust the Doctor to find a way to weasel out of it next series.
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* Tony and Carol on ''[[Wire in The Blood]]'' have ''bucketloads'' of it. They share a ridiculous number of charged moments, complete with looks of longing, almost-kisses, a fair amount of jealousy and plenty of [[Subtext]].
* ''[[Dark Angel]]''. Max and Logan are in a perpetual state of "string ready to snap" UST. The show hinged on it so much that the writers {{spoiler|infected Max with a retrovirus genetically targeted to kill Logan when they have skin-to-skin contact.}}
* Howard Moon and Vince Noir on ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' have this in spades. Vince is a bisexual and Howard has no luck with women, and there's an enormous amount of sexual tension between them. After several [[Almost Kiss|Almost Kisses]], they finally did hook up in 'Party', but only in a [[Fake
** In response to fan questions, Barratt and Fielding have stated that they find the idea of Howard and Vince having any sexual relationship to be disturbing, as the two are such idiots that it just seems wrong. They ''have'' said the characters have a "kind of love" for each other, but that they don't analyze it.
** This is what the more logical fans of this pairing believe.
** Granted they've also said that they're well aware it's there and even considered having an episode where Vince and Howard thought they'd bummed and immediately stopped being funny.
* ''[[
* ''[[Noah's Arc]]'': This is Noah and Wade's driving dynamic early on before they get together {{spoiler|and when they reconnect after their break up and getting other boyfriends}}.
* [[The Nineties]] breakfast show ''The Big Breakfast'' was powered by UST when Johnny Vaugn and Denise Van Outen were the two co-hosts. Even the advertising trails [[Ship Tease|hinted at it]] when they were rehired.
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*** {{spoiler|Rigsby and Van Pelt got found out and it led to their breakup. Rigsby still loves Van Pelt, she started dating a new guy. They get engaged, but then the new guy turns out to be a [[Mook]] for [[Big Bad|Red John]], and is shot. So, back to square one.}}
** Jane and Lisbon also have some UST, and a fair amount of [[Ship Tease]].
* Chakotay and Janeway in ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]''. Until it was abandoned for a [[Last
** B'Elanna and Tom Paris, for the first few seasons at least, before they get married.
** Then there's Seven and the Doctor. He started to become attracted to her in "Someone To Watch Over Me" and certain episodes hinted that she may have had feelings for him as well.
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{{quote| '''Steed:''' All this time I've known you, and I never knew you could sew!<br />
'''Emma:''' Well, our relationship hasn't been exactly domestic, has it? }}
* Ted and Ralph from ''[[The Fast Show]]''. Virtually all of the humour in their sketches stems from the fact that [[The Woobie|Ralph]] has a crush on Ted, but is far too shy to confess his feelings, despite his constant, desperate, ''painful'' efforts to. Ted, meanwhile, is too embarrassed to admit he already knows, {{spoiler|and, according to [[Word of God]], too closeted to admit he feels the same way. Until the [[Last
* Parker and Hardison from ''[[Leverage]]''. There's been plenty of teasing, but while Hardison totally gets that there's something between them, Parker has [[No Social Skills]] due to her neglected background: she doesn't know how to have a relationship, so she's totally oblivious. Either that or she's teasing him.
** She's starting to realize something is going on.
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*** Sophie and Nate {{spoiler|get a [[Bedmate Reveal]] at the end of "The San Lorenzo Job". They were both pretty drunk and Nate doesn't even remember. So they don't talk about it.}}
** Eliot had some with his [[Psycho Rangers]] counterpart. When they first spotted each other they started imagining how their fight would go, which slowly devolved into a samurai fight daydream. The two of them were smiling every time they cut into these daydreams. At the end of the episode they are sitting in the bar showing each other scars, [[Casual Kink|as she is fiddling with the handcuffs]].
* ''[[Warehouse 13]]'': Aggressively averted with Pete and Myka, winked at with an earlier Warehouse pairing, a lot like our two agents, who actually did fall in love. To elaborate, Myka was under the effects of an artifact that forced her to act on her suppressed desires. You'd expect this would lead to her kissing Pete. She punched him instead.<br /><br />In "Duped," Pete finally discovers that the Myka he's with is a fake when [[Fake
{{quote| Pete: The real Myka would ''never'' kiss me – not if her life depended on it!<br />
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* Mario (and possibly Luigi) with Peach in the ''[[Super Mario Bros]].'' games. Of course, the very nature of their relationship itself is very vague because of Nintendo's policies and Peach usually just reward Mario with a kiss on the cheek. Surprisingly this issue is pretty much directly addressed in ''[[Super Paper Mario (Video Game)|Super Paper Mario]]'' when Luvbi asks the characters if Mario and Peach are an item. If the player has Mario out he [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|shakes his head in denial]], or if Luigi is out instead he will say that it is "kinda hard to say" but that he wouldn't call her Mario's girlfriend. Luvbi concludes it as a one-sided crush.
* Link and Zelda (as well as Marin, Midna and any number of his female companions throughout the years) in the ''Zelda'' series. However, [[Word of God]] has suggested Link and Zelda won't be portrayed as more than friends.
** It seems that all Zelda games in the Adult Timeline (''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass]]'', the latter half of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks]]''), all have a love interest between Link and Zelda, most notably Spirit Tracks, wherein it is clued several times: When Link and Zelda first meet, Link blushes, then at the end of the game {{spoiler|immediately after Zelda reclaims her body, she gives Link a hug, causing Link to blush}}, which seems innocent enough, until {{spoiler|after the final boss, Link and Zelda hold hands, which is much less innocent than it sounds. UST is restored at the game's conclusion, though, as Link returns to his engineering, becomes a warrior trainee, or just departs from Zelda's life depending on the choice the player makes near the end.}}
** In ''[[Zelda II the Adventure of Link (Video Game)|Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]'', there's an implied kiss behind a curtain at the end. Also in the linked ''Oracle'' games, where Zelda gives Link a [[Smooch of Victory]] and causes hearts to erupt around his head. However, we've got "[[The Legend of Zelda CDi Games|How about a kiss? For luck?]]" "[[All Love Is Unrequited|You've got to be kidding me.]]"
* The player and either Carth or Bastila (depending on gender) for most of the first [[Knights of the Old Republic]], and the player with Atton or the Handmaiden in the sequel.
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