History HoYay / CLAMP

*** Not to mention before that, Kurogane pretty much subjected himself to be Fai's side until death do them part so that he could save Fai's life after [[spoiler: C!Syaoran ate Fai's eye and stole half of his magic]]. Then their relationship becomes tricky since [[spoiler: Fai doesn't forgive Kurogane for saving him, creating a rift in their relationship, symbolized by him calling him "Kurogane" instead of a silly nickname, yet it becomes more intimate since Fai has to feed off of Kurogane's blood.]] And Kurogane doesn't care because [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c126/8.html if he hesitated, Fai would have died.]] It's not until the above [[LifeOrLimbDecision Limb Or Fai's Freedom Decision]] event occurs that they get better.

*** It's also interesting that after the whole ExecutiveMeddling disaster with the anime, it's these two arcs that get their fix-it [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]].

*** It's also interesting that after the whole ExecutiveMeddling disaster with the anime, it's these two arcs that get their fix-it OVAs.

*** In the second chapter, Syaoron teases Syaoran about how good Sakura's cake is, and [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/shiritsu_horitsuba_gakuen/v01/c002/6.html is joined by Yuui]] in watching the EveryoneCanSeeIt OfficialCouple in which Yuui remarks that "Being a twin is a complex thing, isn't it?" and Syaoron responds with "You could say the same." ''Really, Syaoron.''

*** In the first chapter, [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/shiritsu_horitsuba_gakuen/v01/c001/7.html Fai is "punishing" Kurogane]] for not doing anything with him for the arts festival by sending in a recording of Kurogane [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0iv-DJO3Ug singing in the bath,]] which, if you think about it, suggest that the two are ''at least'' living together in some way.

** It's rare to see them apart. At all. All the way up into [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple the final chapter]]. Bordering between ThoseTwoGuys, SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan, and the BetaCouple. With LikeAnOldMarriedCouple undertones, Kurogane's [[InsultOfEndearment Insults Of Endearment]], and AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther moments that take it to the skies and beyond.
** In Chapter 38, Fai and Kurogane are in a bar when Xing Huo begins singing a love song, singing how they want ''happiness, to cause your happiness, to be your happiness,'' and how they want them to ''take them elsewhere'' to ''take me.'' Fai then comments that he's been waiting for someone to stay by his side. Cue nearly a hundred chapters later and over to [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c125/24.html blood giving/commitment making]], [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c126/15.html endearing carrying]], [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Roaring]] [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c164/2.html Rampaging]], [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c164/22.html curse breaking]] and [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c166/21.html Kurogane giving an arm to take Fai away from the past that haunted him all his life.]]

** In Chapter 38, Fai and Kurogane are in a bar when Xing Huo begins singing a love song, singing how they want ''happiness, to cause your happiness, to be your happiness,'' and how they want them to ''take them elsewhere'' to ''take me.'' Fai then comments that he's been waiting for someone to stay by his side. Cue nearly a hundred chapters later and over to [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c125/24.html blood giving/commitment making]], [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c126/15.html endearing carrying]], [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c164/2.html Roaring]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Rampaging]], [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c164/22.html curse breaking]] and [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c166/21.html Kurogane giving an arm to take Fai away from the past that haunted him all his life.]]

** In Chapter 38, Fai and Kurogane are in a bar when Xing Huo begins singing a love song, singing how they want ''happiness, to cause your happiness, to be your happiness,'' and how they want them to ''take them elsewhere'' to ''take me.'' Fai then comments that he's been waiting for someone to stay by his side. Cue nearly a hundred chapters later and over to [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c125/24.html blood giving/commitment making]], [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c126/15.html endearing carrying]], http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c164/2.html Roaring]] [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Rampaging]] [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c164/22.html curse breaking]] and [[http://www.mangahere.co/manga/tsubasa_reservoir_chronicles/c166/21.html Kurogane giving an arm to take him away from the past that haunted him all his life.]]

* ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' has several couples that are {{Crossover}}s from other series, in addition to original characters Fay and Kurogane. Over the course of the series, they grow from VitriolicBestBuds into caring and devoted comrades who function as the group's parents and, in true CLAMP fashion, can easily be construed as more than just friends.
** Multiple parallels may be drawn between KuroFai and SyaoSaku. Fai himself arguably sets up a notable comparison by dubbing Kurogane and himself "Big Puppy" and "Big Kitty", and Syaoran and Sakura "Little Puppy" and "Little Kitty", making his relationship with Kurogane analogous to that of the teenage lovebirds.

* ''{{Miyuki-Chan In Wonderland}}'' is essentially a [[GirlsLove yuri sex comedy]].

* ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' has several couples that are {{Crossover}}s from other series, plus the series-native major character pair Fay and Kurogane. In the first half of the series, the relationship could be construed as one-sided flirting, but by [[spoiler:the EyeScream incident]], there is clearly more going on.

** Fai wears a furisode in chapter 167, just before he and Kurogane reconcile. Not only can such an outfit arguably constitute bridal wear, but, in a historical context, was by the male lovers of samurai before the Meiji period. Who's the only samurai in this party? Yeah.
** Fay establishes a marked comparison by doing this as he also dubs Syaoran "Small Puppy" and Sakura "Small Kitty", making his relationship with Kurogane analogous to that of the teenage lovebirds.
** Fai gives Kurogane an affectionate nickname "Daddy". Soon after Mokona, putting two and two together, comes up with a brilliant idea to nickname Fai "Mommy". (And no, Fai never refers so to himself. Considering how hard he tried not to get close to anyone, it would have been unwise)
** Typically in artwork the two have complementary colors - white/blue and black/red, and they both carry the [[http://fengshui.about.com/od/fengshuicuresforlove/f/Dragon-Phoenix-Feng-Shui-Cure-Love-Marriage.htm Dragon and Phoenix symbolism]]. (Fai with his tattoo; Kurogane with his sword).
** In Horitsuba we also know that Fai recorded Kurogane singing in the shower...
** Unless you see Touya and Yukito as [[HeterosexualLifePartners Heterosexual Life Partners]], then they are definitely this.
*** They are an OfficialCouple in both TsubasaReservoirChronicle and Manga/CardcaptorSakura.
** Uhm, Kurogane kind of cuts off an arm so he can take Fai out of Celes, and never ever complains about it despite that the mechanic replacement he got is not fitting and causes him pain. Kurogane also tends to tell Fai to shut up every time the magician goes into one of his emo fits, saying that if Fai wants to die then he'll have to wait until Kurogane says so.
*** Kind of cuts off an arm is an understatement
** Their cameo appearance at the end of {{XxxHolic}} shows Kurogane and Fai acting like a legit couple, their body language being nothing compared to earlier in harmony and closeness. It had fangirls going {{Squee}} all over the planet.

* ''X'' also contains strong implications between Kamui and his dark counterpart (neck fetish FTW), and a lesbian relationship between their late mothers.

** There are other common matchups as well, including Subaru and Kamui (mind penetration FTW) and Fuuma and Seishirou (mostly for the symmetry, it seems). Seishirou and Subaru are far enough out of subtext and into text that HoYay doesn't really apply anymore.

** There's also a bit between [[spoiler:Fuuma]] and Kakyou.

* ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'' makes romantic hints left, right, and center, between Touya and Yukito, Syaoran and Yukito (and later, with some {{Squick}}, Eriol), Sakura and Tomoyo's mothers, as well as Tomoyo's explicit crush on Sakura and Yue's not-so-subtle obsession for Clow Reed.
** "Hints" nothing. Touya and Yukito become one of the {{Official Couple}}s by the conclusion, Syaoran openly admits his feelings towards Yukito are the same as Sakura's while Sakura herself states she feels the same way around Kaho as she does around Yukito (yet [[TheDitz somehow]] fails to understand the implications).
*** In the same episode, they also explain that most of this is because people with power are drawn to each other, often romantically. The [[EveryoneIsBi logical conclusion]] is left as an exercise to the reader.
** And Tomoyo mostly alternates her time between being a ShipperOnDeck for Sakura and Syaoran and being a massive CovertPervert towards Sakura.
** Not to mention Kaho, who Sakura seems to 'admire' greatly and is described as really, really pretty.
** Sakura has the attentions of both Syaoran and Tomoyo. She probably inherited it from her mother, who was the subject of a tremendous (unrequited) crush by Tomoyo's mother.

* ''{{Clover}}'' has Gingetsu and Lan, who are awfully close for parole officer and prisoner. In regards to LesYay there's Suu and Oruha. There's also Barus and Kazuhiko's innuendo-laden dialogue; Barus is especially fond of Kazuhiko, likes to call him his "prince" and [[ALoveToDismember cuddles with his severed hand at night]].
** Any CLAMP artwork depicting Ora with another female character, namely either Sue or ''Tsubasa''[='=]s Sakura, will undoubtedly give off major LesYay vibes.

* ''{{RGVeda}}'' has implications between Ashura and Yasha, as well as LesYay with Kedappa-ou and Souma.
** Also [[spoiler:Taishakuten and Ashura-ou]] (and I'd like to note that Ashura is genderneutral so I wouldn't count his and Yasha's relationship as this).
*** Especially since Ashura crossed over in Tsubasa as female.
*** ONLY in the localised version and anime, thank you very much, which is generally known for it's poor adaption anyway. The original is very careful to be gender neutral.

* Seishirou and Subaru in ''TokyoBabylon'', and later ''{{X1999}}'', one of ''the'' most iconic canon gay pairings of all time.
** Using CLAMP's motif, it's Love That Transcends Gender and apparently a dead twin and the end of the world.

** Chapter 185 takes the innuendo to a new high, with Fay arranging for he and Kurogane to have their own room so he can take off his cloak and... yeah.
*** In an earlier Hanshin chapter, Sorata says that Kurogane and Fay have to share a room. Kurogane is enraged, and [[AmbiguouslyGay Fay]], well...
** They are not the only source of HoYay in this series, you know. The scene where Cloney bites Fay's cheek is also loved by fangirls, even the Kurogane x Fay ones.
*** YMMV (this troper was too shocked at [[EyeScream the rest of the scene]] to notice any semblance of Ho Yay). Not to mention that most fans were hoping Fai wouldn't die. Especially since {{CLAMP}} have a history of [[{{X1999}} killing]] [[RGVeda off]] [[{{XxxHolic}} characters]].
** And you have to admit there was something between [[StockholmSyndrome Fay and Ashura]]
*** Not exactly. At the end of the second TRC artbook (you know, those author's comments), CLAMP comments on that one picture with Fai and Ashura-ou, that they had a [[HappilyAdopted good parent-child relationship]].
** Fai wears a furisode, an outfit worn by the male lovers of samurai before the Meiji period. Who's the only samurai in this party? Yeah.
** Fai also comes up with aliases for the four of them. What does he call Kurogane? Big Puppy and for himself Big Kitty. Both of which can be seen as slang, with dog as the penis (seme) and cat as the "bottom" (uke) in a homosexual relationship.
*** It is also interesting to note that Fay establishes a marked comparison by doing this as he also dubs Syaoran "Small Puppy" and Sakura "Small Kitty", making his relationship with Kurogane analogous to that of the teenage lovebirds.

*** They are an OfficialCouple in both TsubasaReservoirChronicle and CardCaptorSakura.

*** YMMV (this troper was too shocked at [[EyeScream the rest of the scene]] to notice any semblance of Ho Yay).
**** Not to mention that most fans were hoping Fai wouldn't die. Especially since {{CLAMP}} has a history of killing characters.

*** Not exactly. At the end of the second TRC artbook (you know, those author's comments), CLAMP comments on that one picture with Fai and Ashura-ou, that they had a good parent-child relationship.

* ''{{Legal Drug}}'' has Kazahaya and Rikuou. And the whole BoardingSchool arc. And YaoiGuys Saiga and Kakei.

** Oh, and you know the Zashiki-Warashi, that cute girl that's [[ShrinkingViolet completely shy]] and has a huge crush on Watanuki? In all likelihood, "she" is a "he," according to a CLAMP interview where they say that her being female is [[DroppedABridgetOnHim not necessarily the case]]. Coupled with the fact that Zashiki-Warashi spirits are normally described as being young boys and rarely being girls, along with how Ame-Warashi usually says "this child" when referring to Zashiki-Warashi instead of actually using a gender.

*** It is also interesting to note that Fay establishes a marked comparison by doing this as he also dubs Syaoran "Small Puppy" and Sakura "Small Kitty", making his relationship to Kurogane's analogous to that of the teenage lovebirds.

* ''{{Gate 7}}'' has Sakura and Tachibana, who might become their newest pairing (though [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]]). They've already been stated to be [[RedOniBlueOni Yin and Yang]] in the ''first'' chapter. And Sakura has offered to lick Tachibana's wounds...

{{CLAMP}} is (in?)famous for having at LEAST one flavor of Yay in every major work, with lots of implications tossed around but a veritable epidemic of {{UnConfession}}s.

* ''CardCaptorSakura'' makes romantic hints left, right, and center, between Touya and Yukito, Syaoran and Yukito (and later, with some {{Squick}}, Eriol), Sakura and Tomoyo's mothers, as well as Tomoyo's explicit crush on Sakura and Yue's not-so-subtle obsession for Clow Reed.