History Main / BelligerentSexualTension

* This is the general consensus in the ''{{Touhou}}'' fandom as to [[CuteWitch Marisa]] and [[MarionetteMaster Alice]]'s relationship, with Marisa being the [[KleptomaniacHero kleptomaniacal]], [[WaveMotionGun master spark]]-happy jerk and Alice being the haughty, dismissive tsundere. Less common though still present is the portrayal of Kaguya and Mokou this way, with insults and snark substituted with repeatedly killing each other (don't worry, they're both [[{{Immortality}} immortal]]).

* Pia and Vico, and potentially the Princess and Vico, in ''ADanceWithRogues''.

* Pia and Vico, and potentially the Princess and Vico, in ''A Dance with Rogues''.

* ''KaBlam'': Henry and June... just Henry and June.

-->'''Nostalgia Chick:''' Yes, animosity. It must be love.

** A worse case is Shinji and Hiyori, who have a history going back at least a hundred years, with both sides having more than a few ShipTease moments. The problem is, he's [[LovableSexManiac a joker who doesn't take romance too seriously]] and she's [[{{Tsundere}} too stubborn to admit she cares about anybody.]]

* ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'': [[JerkassWoobie Asuka Langley]] [[{{Tsundere}} Soryu]] [[FlameWar and]] [[ButtMonkey Shinji]] [[HeroicBSOD Ikari]]. EveryoneCanSeeIt. Even TOJI can see it: Asuka starts chewing out Shinji for not bringing their lunches, while he tries to get his side in. Toji tosses off a remark that they're arguing LikeAnOldMarriedCouple. Cue double LuminescentBlush (they HAD kissed not many days earlier), then simultaneous denial in perfect stereo. But due to their personality problems, neither can actually tell the other, leading to... well, {{The End of the World as We Know It}}. Luckily, many fanfiction authors go out of their way to fix these problems, ignoring the fact that ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' is BASED on said problems.

* ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' [[spoiler:plays this for as much tragedy as it possibly can. ]]

* ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' [[spoiler:plays this for as much tragedy as it possibly can. ]].

* ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' [[spoiler:plays this for as much tragedy as it possibly can. '''Twice.''' Poor, ''poor'' [[CartwrightCurse Yoko]]]].

* Although [[ShipSinking ship-sunk]] with an embarrassing date, the [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Chick/Critic]] ship caught new fire with her Transformers-Bratz arc and {{Kickassia}} and now alternates between this at best and TheMasochismTango at worst.

** A worse case is Shinji and Hiyori, who have a history going back at least a hundred years, with both sides having more than a few ShipTease moments. The problem is, he's [[LovebleSexManiac a joker who doesn't take romance too seriously]] and she's [[Tsundere too stubborn to admit she cares about anybody.]]

* Daniel Jackson and Vala Mal Doran of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''. With ''Vala'' the {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}} able to annoy Daniel (in a way no one else quite could) into [[Tsundere losing his cool]]. Also none of the other cast really expect them to get together, but Mitchell did sometimes tease Daniel about it.

* Sam and Freddie on ''{{iCarly}}'' practically own this trope. [[SlapSlapKiss Sam will tease Freddie, he'll fire back, they'll fight.]] You'd think that nothing would happen between them, but then they [[FirstKiss kiss]] and both seem to enjoy it. [[StatusQuoIsGod Then they go back to fighting.]]

* In ''ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace,'' which ports the Arthurian legends to various genres, this is usually how Guinevere and Lancelot start out. In the genre where they're based on McCoy and Spock, they form a belligerent [[OneTrueThreesome nascent threesome]] with Arthur/Kirk.

* An example of OlderThanYouThink, [[WaltDisney Donald and Daisy Duck]], depending on the writer. Donald can be a {{Jerkass}} at times, even with his [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold gold-hearted moments]], but Daisy is definitely a {{Tsundere}}. Newer cartoons tend to reinterprete Daisy as a borderline {{Cloudcuckoolander}} instead. ''KingdomHearts'', thankfully, does not.

* Daniel Jackson and Vala Mal Doran of ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''. Okay, so Daniel isn't what you'd call a {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}} usually, but Vala did seem to be able to annoy him in a way that no-one else quite could, leading to many arguments over the series. Also none of the other cast really expect them to get together, but Mitchell did sometimes tease Daniel about it.