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'''Basic Trope''': Two characters are ''really'' friends except they hate each other.
* '''Played Straight''': James and Sean are best friends, but they act like they hate each other.
* '''Exaggerated''': James and Sean are [[Heterosexual Life Partners]], yet all they talk about is how much they loathe and despise each other.
* '''Downplayed''': James and Sean sometimes argue. 
* '''Justified''': James and Sean have difficulty expressing affection. 
** James and Sean are pretty much forced to be rivals because of competitive ideals, such as different sports teams or some clan or guild that are constantly non-violent rivals, that they hold, but they both know each other to be good people.
* '''Inverted''': [[Friendly Enemies|James and Sean are mortal enemies, but they act friendly towards each other]].
* '''Subverted''': It turns out that they were acting.
* '''Double Subverted''': They ''really'' have duels to the death.
* '''Parodied''': Everyone talks about what a great friendship James and Sean have while they attack each other in the street.
* '''Deconstructed''': They're really enemies.

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