History Main / BelligerentSexualTension

* FireEmblem as a whole has ''many'' of these. Given the nature of the games in question, all of those are optional pairings. If the player prefers, they can be paired with other people, or even no one at all.
** FireEmblemElibe gives us Hector and Lyn, as well as Dart and Farina. Also Lex and Ayra from the first half of [[FireEmblemJugdral the fourth game and Phee and Arthur from the second half]], and Innes and L'Arachel from the eighth one... And doubly so with ''Ephraim'' and L'Arachel.

* Invoked by Linda Smith in a 2006 episode of ''Radio/TheNewsQuiz'', during a discussion of the EU:
-->'''Francis Wheen''': [[UsefulNotes/JacquesChirac Chirac]] said he wouldn't have a joint press conference with [[UsefulNotes/TonyBlair Blair]], because he doesn't like him, and Blair said "That's all right, I'll have one of my own, so I can say what I like about you"...

* Sometimes implied and joked about between rivals Eren Yeager and Jean Kirstein in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''.
* Also implied and joked about between former rivals (now friends) Kageyama Tobio and Hinata Shouyou from ''Haikyuu!!''.
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'':
** Keiko Yukimura and Yusuke Urameshi in that Yusuke is definitely a JerkWithAHeartOfGold while Keiko is working to keep him on the straight and narrow. They obviously love each other (and everyone knows it) but Yusuke's jerkitude tends to keep them apart until the end. It's downplayed in that Yusuke realizes early on that he loves Keiko, and there's never really any silliness with love rivals and what not.
** Hiei and [[spoiler:Mukuro]] may also fit this trope, with TheMasochismTango that doesn't seem to dampen Hiei's interest (even Kurama notes it). Not quite the same since she's only introduced in the last arc, and their hinted attraction is too early to be a WillTheyOrWontThey. Hiei and [[spoiler:Mukuro]] are pretty much canon. They respect each other, like each other, and he brings her [[spoiler:her evil and abusive father trapped in a healing plant that Kurama specially got for such a purpose]] to torture for eternity as a present. Practically romantic for Hiei -- or, for that matter, for [[spoiler:Mukuro.]]

* Kyohei and Sunako in ''Manga/TheWallflower''. In an eerily similar case to ''Manga/InuYasha'', they've had their moments, but they're not even a third of the way into the RomanceArc progression in the manga and the readers are already going, "[[EndingFatigue Let them progress! End!]] ''{{End|ingFatigue}}!''" at all the plot-stretching.
* Kyon and Haruhi in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''. They're an inverted couple, in that Kyon is closer to a male {{Tsundere}}, while Haruhi is the JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Now, if only Haruhi would lose the strong belief that love is for lunatics [[CoughSnarkCough *cough]][[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream Theseus]][[GeniusBonus cough* ]] and Kyon to stop proclaiming his crush on Mikuru and admit that he wants Haruhi, after the tons of evidence he drops in his monologue. Or just [[MarryThemAll want both of them]].
* Kido and Kano in ''Manga/KagerouProject'' Although Kano LOVES flirting and annoying the heck out of Kido, which usually results in the latter beating him up painfully and Kido calling Kano "stupid", "baka", "idiot", etc, they love each other deeply and care a lot for each other. Like when Kano was shot by Kuroha, Kido was the first to rush to his side crying and cradling him in her arms. Kano was also the one who helped Kido through the times when she couldn't control her powers.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': Lelouch and Kallen have this going on. She's a {{Tsundere}} JerkWithAHeartOfGold, who's having issues connecting the [[MyHeroZero heroic Zero]] with his alter ego, the JerkWithAHeartOfGold Tsundere Lelouch. She also has the distinction of being the only woman Lelouch has ever attempted to seduce, even if - or because - he was lacking any sense of self-restraint at the time. She does eventually resolve the two after hearing Nunnally reminisce over their early days and Lelouch fully committing himself to the cause, but sadly he's forced to BreakHerHeartToSaveHer when the Black Knights turn on him with her in the crossfire. Ouch.

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' (more specifically ''Manga/MagicKaito'', set in the same universe with overlapping characters) has Kaito as the JerkWithAHeartOfGold and Aoko as the {{Tsundere}} -- to the point where fanart of Kaito drawn as Ranma and Aoko drawn as Akane has become fairly popular. In the series proper, Heiji and Kazuha also fit the mould.
* ''Anime/{{Mazinger}}'':
** Kouji Kabuto and Sayaka Yumi from ''Anime/MazingerZ''. He's a tactless IdiotHero, she's his {{Tsundere}} [[BattleCouple partner in crime]].
*** ''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}'' tones it down: Sayaka is tsuntsun for everyone but Kouji and deredere for him, and Kouji's asshattery is reduced to abusing [[ButtMonkey Boss]] and making snarky comments every now and then.
** ''Anime/GreatMazinger'': And then you have their successors, [[JerkassWoobie Tetsuya]] / [[{{Tsundere}} Jun]]. They were somewhat more mature than Kouji and Sayaka, but Tetsuya was still arrogant and loudmouthed, and Jun had little patience for stupidity.
** In ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'', Maria takes Sayaka's place as the {{Tsundere}} to Kouji's loudmouthed IdiotHero.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Gajeel]] and [[{{Tsundere}} Levy]] as part of their ongoing ShipTease.
** Elfman and Evergreen. They clearly have a thing for each other, but spend too much time arguing to even admit it.

* Alto Saotome and Sheryl Nome in ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'', a rather interesting case in that they both alternate as to who's the {{Tsundere}} and who's the JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* Yuuji Kagura and Kazuki Arisaka in ''Manga/TonaGura''. While Yuuji will take his beatdown when he has it coming (and he often does, even past animanga standards), he will be vociferous in telling off Kazuki when she has it wrong (and she often does). Both can be jerks, and both can be tsunderes, though it more or less settles traditionally based on gender.
* Kamille Bidan and Fa Yuiri from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]]''. To the point that the ''Argama's'' crew calls their constant bickering their "hobby". They also mention it when Kamille kisses Fa after a rather tiring battle and tells her that they should reconsider their mutual interaction since he's getting tired of the fighting.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Jonouchi and Mai alternate between positions. Mai begins as arrogant and condescending towards Jonouchi, but her mind begins to change after he beats her in a duel. However, being tsundere, she never admits to having any feelings for him. Jonouchi himself often tries to pick fights with her, but will fight tooth-and-nail to save her.
* Roger and Angel and Roger and Dorothy in ''Anime/TheBigO''. Of course it's difficult to determine which is the {{Tsundere}} and which is the JerkWithAHeartOfGold, since all three characters are a bit of both...
* ''Anime/{{Dancougar}}'': Sara is a {{Tsundere}} who's stuck in Tsun mode because her ex-boyfriend Shapiro pulled a FaceHeelTurn; and Shinobu acts like a macho jerk to try and get her attention. These issues begin to resolve once [[spoiler:Shapiro dies]] at the end of the TV series, and in the sequel OAV they finally start to move toward OfficialCouple status.
* Usagi, the bubbly and easily-angered heroine of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' loves Mamoru, the cool and snarky hero. In a twist, they're [[ReincarnationRomance reincarnated, destined lovers]] and the tension between them dies almost completely after the first arc's reveal.
* Kei and Hayato from ''Manga/ProjectARMS''. Possibly best summed up when the group is crawling through a tunnel. Hayato coments on the lovely view (of Kei's rear) and Kei gives him a good kick in the face.
* Only a ShipTease instead of an actual couple, but ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}} TRY'' has Filia Ul Copt and Xellos. Filia is a HolierThanThou {{Tsundere}}, Xellos is an AffablyEvil TokenEvilTeammate LovableTraitor and MagnificentBastard. For extra 'spice', Filia is a Golden Dragon, a race that is ([[spoiler: or, rather, believes itself to be]]) [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Always]] LawfulGood, while Xellos is a Mazoku, which '''are''' AlwaysChaoticEvil... also, during the last war between their two races, Xellos single-handedly killed thousands of Golden Dragons.
* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'' has Domon Kasshu as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who later evolves into a {{Tsundere}}. His partner Rain Mikamura is a {{Tsundere}}, being the [[ProperLady perfect lady]] unless she's dealing with ''him''.
%%* ''Manga/SchoolRumble'''s Harima & Eri.
* Chiara and Rodney from ''Anime/ElementHunters''.

* ''Manga/{{Chocomimi}}'' has SpoiledBrat Mumu and {{Tsundere}} Mimi.
%%* Kazuhara and Kirie from ''Manga/GirlsBravo''.
* Ayano and Kazuma from ''LightNovel/KazeNoStigma'', full stop. She's a full-blown {{Tsundere}}, he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who LOVES to tease her.

* Chrono and Rosette from ''ChronoCrusade''. Although Chrono isn't exactly a jerk, he does often run out of patience with [[MrViceGuy Rosette's]] [[DestructiveSavior antics]], which leads to him being often sarcastic toward her and calling her an idiot. Rosette, on the other hand, is a {{Tsundere}} through and through, and often will behave violently toward him for doing that (or even sometimes when he's not). At one point he even ends up [[DomesticAbuse laying in a pool of his own blood]]! (But [[GoodThingYouCanHeal he has regenerative powers]] so it's always PlayedForLaughs.)
* [[DarkActionGirl Revy]] and [[ActionSurvivor Rock]] from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' take this to new extremes, seeing as she's nearly blown his head off multiple times. (Not to mention, he's slowly but surely sliding into {{Magnificent Bastard}}ry, [[MoralityChain which actually disturbs her]]).
* ''Manga/BGataHKei'' has Yamada and Kosuda. Notable in that the first [[QuestForSex plans to sleep with and then just dump the latter]] so she can then go on having [[ReallyGetsAround 100 sex friends]]. The genuine feelings she develops for Kosuda lead to most of the belligerance in the tension, as she continues to stubbornly refuse to admit that she's falling for him and frequently reacts violently to his romantic gestures (or, just as often, to his failure to produce romantic gestures when she wants them). [[spoiler:Her initial goal and most of the tension eventually fades near the end of the manga when she finally acknowledges her feelings and they enter a relatively normal relationship.]]
* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'':
** Kotaro and Natsumi are well on their way to becoming one of these. Natsumi is a {{Tsundere}} who has a thing for Kotaro and he's a kid and an ObliviousToLove JerkWithAHeartOfGold. [[spoiler: They end up married in the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue.]]
** Flashbacks reveal that Negi's parents, Nagi and [[spoiler:Princess Arika]], had this in spades with his dad being an IdiotHero and ChivalrousPervert and his mom being a {{Tsundere}}.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka Langley Soryu]] [[HeroesWantRedheads and]] [[SociallyAwkwardHero Shinji 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, TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. Luckily, many fanfiction authors go out of their way to fix these problems. So did the canon author in the Rebuild series; her {{Tsundere}} and his ShrinkingViolet tendencies are toned down considerably.
%%* PuppyLove version: Horio (JerkWithAHeartOfGold) and Tomoka ({{Tsundere}}) from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''.
%%* In ''Anime/BrainPowerd'', JerkWithAHeartOfGold Yuu Isami and his {{Tsundere}} FieryRedhead [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend not-girlfriend]] Hime Utsumiya.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''
** Ash and Misty, so much.

* [[BadAss Quarterback]] [[MagnificentBastard Hiruma]] [[PapaWolf Youichi]] and [[TeamMom Manager]] [[PetTheDog Mamori]] [[MamaBear Anezaki]] from ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' are [[ShipTease hinted]] to be like this; by the end of the series a lot of their scenes together are more of the AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther kind though.
* The [[NotBloodSiblings step-sibling]] pair of Minami and Otome in ''Manga/CherryJuice'' often switch between {{flirt|yStepsiblings}}atious and belligerent moments, the latter at times involving Otome walking in on Minami while she's in a compromising position, and getting a MegatonPunch for his efforts.
* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', this is the usual dynamics between Guts and Casca pre-Eclipse. But then again, what did you expect? Guts is an [[RatedMForManly ultra-manly]], aloof and cocksure ByronicHero who has been RaisedByDudes. Casca is [[OneOfTheBoys the sole female in a group of mercenaries]] and a {{Tsundere}} ActionGirl to boot. Not to mention that both ''enjoy'' fighting. Physically, of course.
* ''Anime/GenesisOfAquarion'': Apollo and Silvia. Turns out mixing ReincarnationRomance with the usual setup causes some very odd results.
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'''s own Alucard and Integra have this in spades, especially in the manga. The latter, of course, is a {{Tsundere}}.
* In the second drama CD of ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', [[{{Tsundere}} Karina]] tells [[TallDarkAndSnarky Barnaby]] that she's fully aware that this trope tends to occur between people like them, and that [[DefiedTrope she has every intention of making sure that doesn't happen]], because there's ''[[TemptingFate no way]]'' [[TemptingFate she could]] ''[[TemptingFate possibly]]'' [[TemptingFate fall in love with such a]] {{Jerkass}}. [[spoiler:No surprise to anyone, she then proceeds to fall in love... [[SubvertedTrope with Barnaby's partner, Kotetsu]]]].
* Knuckles the Echidna (JerkWithAHeartOfGold) and Rouge the Bat ({{Tsundere}}) (a case of InterspeciesRomance) from ''Anime/SonicX''. Just watch almost any episode where they're in the same place and you'll know what I mean. Episodes 12, 13, 39, 52, and 54 are good examples of this (episode 52 being the best example).
%%* [[YaoiGuys Yoru and Ran and Sora and Sunao]] in ''LightNovel/{{Sukisho}}''.
* In ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'' this is the kind of relationship between Okabe and Kurisu.

%%* Lal and Colonello appear as sort of this in ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn''.
%%* Nakaba and Caesar from ''Manga/ReimeiNoArcana''.
* [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Takano]] and [[{{Tsundere}} Ritsu]] from ''Manga/SekaiichiHatsukoi'' with a mix of SlapSlapKiss. Episode starts, they're fighting at work, later on in the episode, they're still fighting after work and then at the end, they slowly try to understand each other near the end of the episode. Rinse and repeat at the very end when Takano blows his chance every time Ritsu is close to admitting that he likes Takano.
%%* Momo ({{Tsundere}}) and Kairi (JerkWithAHeartOfGold) in ''Manga/PeachGirl''.
%%* ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'': Much of the interaction between Tsubomi and Yaya hints at this.
* Riku ({{Tsundere}}) and Dark Mousy (JerkWithAHeartOfGold) via the ForcefulKiss Dark gives Riku in ''Manga/DNAngel'' and how they always argue and sometimes get along and Dark is hinted to like Riku.
* Tomoe and Nanami from ''Manga/KamisamaKiss''. Tomoe is a definite JerkWithAHeartOfGold while Nanami is very ''deredere''. [[EveryoneCanSeeIt It is obvious]] to several other characters in the series that they like each other and Nanami doesn't bother to hide the fact she has feelings for Tomoe, but Tomoe has some real problems admitting his feelings about Nanami.
%%* ''Manga/BlackBird'': Kyo and Misao. So much.
* ''Manga/BokuraGaIta'': Nanami and Yano. Nanami frequently says "Shine, baka!" ("Die, you idiot!") to Yano, whom she loves, before the two of them start dating.
%%* ''Manga/AiOreLoveMe'': Akira and Mizuki.
* ''Manga/{{Nisekoi}}'': Raku and Chitoge are all about this trope, with an additional twist: [[TheBeard they have to pretend that they are dating]] to stop a violent gang war from occurring (ItMakesSenseInContext).
%%* This is how Yuu and Miki from Manga/MarmaladeBoy started, switching to FlirtyStepsiblings later.
* ''Manga/ACruelGodReigns'': Jeremy and Ian, for most of the series. Pretty early on Jeremy fantasizes about tasting Ian's blood in a kiss, but that may be a result of his RapeAsBackstory and BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil. However, it also appears to happen with AmbiguouslyBi Ian, and his obsession over Jeremy's eyebrows and his step-brother's strange behaviors.
* Being the GenreDeconstruction of the FightingSeries PlayedForLaughs, ''Manga/MutekiKanbanMusume'' at Episode 6B, ''The Rift That Looked Like {{Red String|OfFate}}'', deconstructs the concept when WrongGenreSavvy TokenMiniMoe Wakana assumes 24 year old Kakuro is the {{Tsundere}} and 20 year old Miki is the JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Reality is that Kankuro is the UnknownRival seeking revenge on SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp Miki, that he is not looking for Miki's attention, only for revenge, and that two {{Arrogant Kung Fu Guy}}s who are still fighting at his adulthood to solve his problems cannot had any sexual tension at all, because they would [[ManChild obviously lack the maturity to fall in love with someone else]].
* In ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', whenever Kagura and Sougo cross paths, they will immediately be at each other's throats, which is quite uncharacteristic from a laid-back DeadpanSnarker like Sougo. However, it's hinted many times that, in reality, Sougo has a soft spot for Kagura because [[ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou she's the only person who can actually challenge him]] and he ''does'' like competing with her. Kagura, for her part, is less enthusiastic about this situation but since Sougo knows just all too well how to press her buttons, she usually responds right back at his provocations.
** And it's pretty similar between Sougo and Nobume, minus the soft spot part.
* There is a lot of belligerent sexual tension between the two main characters in ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime''.
* ''Manga/KangokuGakuen'': Main Character Kiyoshi and antagonist Hana. Oh my goodness me, yes.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** BrilliantButLazy Shikamaru with {{Tsundere}} [[WarriorPrince Warrior Princess]] Temari. The funny thing is that it's ''[[GenerationXerox genetic]]'' -- Shikamaru's own father Shikaku, who's every bit as lazy as his son, has this in ''spades'' with his nagging wife Yoshino. [[spoiler:Of course, in the epilogue, Shika's married to Temari, with a lazy son to boot as well]].
** AxCrazy {{Jerkass}} KnifeNut Suigetsu and [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous]] extreme {{Tsundere}} Karin from Team Taka are ''constantly'' at each others throats. Suigetsu LOVES to interupt any alone time Karin tries to get with [[AllGirlsWantbadBoys Sasuke]]. He's even called her "kind of cute" once! [[spoiler:Karin ends up [[DidNotGetTheGirl not hooking up with Sasuke]] and is still in contact with Suigetsu in the epilogue.]]

* The ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' prequel ''To Rule Flame'', surprisingly, plays this almost completely straight with none other than [[spoiler: [[MagnificentBastard Makoto Shishio]] [[UnholyMatrimony and]] [[DarkMistress Yumi Komagata]] ]]. She is a very sharp-tongued beauty [[spoiler: and the most expensive HighClassCallGirl in Yoshiwara, then Tokyo/Edo's most famous RedLightDistrict]], whereas he is among the very few men who not only don't flinch at her ascorbic words, but can verbally give as good as he gets. [[spoiler: Their dynamics change into the MadLove the reader/viewer knows once Yumi's sister-like friends become her {{Cynicism Catalyst}}s and she decides to [[PleaseIWillDoAnything offer herself to Shishio]] as his mistress in exchange for him and the Juppongatana executing the ones to blame.]]
* In ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'', the relationship between Aya and Wakatake can be categorized as this. Wakatake is brash, impatient and InnocentlyInsensitive to the point that Aya decided to [[HeyYou call him without any honorifics]], but it's also the only pair where both have gone {{Green Eyed|Monster}} to each other--in episode 5, Aya found herself in jealousy when she finds Wakatake have recently been dumped, and in episode 13, Wakatake (together with the rest of the TheTeam) are obviously jealous when they know Aya is far closer to Sunahara than they think (i.e. a former classmate).
* ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'': Jordy and Chururu fought constantly since they met for first time, but they were very fond of each other, and they got together after a while.

%%* This is how Yuu and Miki from MarmaladeBoy started, switching to FlirtyStepsiblings later.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''
** Arnold and Helga. Although Arnold is definitely not a jerk, [[LovingBully Helga's constant bullying]] has made him hostile towards her (or at least as much as he can be) and Helga is one of the greatest {{Tsundere}}s you will ever see.
** Grandpa Phil admitted to having a similar experience with a girl in his youth. The girl is Arnold's grandmother.

%%* Linka and Wheeler of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers''.
%%* Mung and Truffles from ''{{Chowder}}''. Justified since they're married.
* ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'': Sprx being the JerkWithAHeartOfGold and Nova as the {{Tsundere}}. Sprx flirting and getting punched by Nova is one of the series' biggest {{running gag}}s.
%%* Jonesy and Nikki of ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' Heather and Alejandro in ''World Tour''. Both have met their manipulative match and sparks are flying.
** [[spoiler: Stephanie and Ryan]] from the SpinOff ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'' are this [[spoiler: when their break-up is ending and they're close to reigniting their relationship.]] They still yell, snark and belittle each other but a few compliments and double entendres slip in as well, signifying this.
%%* Fin and Reef of ''WesternAnimation/{{Stoked}}''.
* Link and Zelda in the ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda'' animated series. This relationship was the {{Trope Namer|s}} for WellExcuseMePrincess
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': According to [[WordOfGod Greg Weisman]] himself, Brooklyn and [[spoiler:his mate Katana]]'s relationship -- at least early on -- was described as a gargoyle version of ''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing'''s Beatrice and Benedick. He first described it as being like [[Series/{{Cheers}} Sam and Diane's]] relationship. No one got it. So then he compared to Beatrice and Benedick, which ''everyone'' got. That should tell you something about the show's fans.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'': Henry and June.
%%* WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck and Daisy Duck.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' episode: "The Girl who Loved Powerglide" featured the aforementioned Autobot [[InterSpeciesRomance in one of these]] with a human named Astoria Carlton-Ritz.
* Cartman and Wendy in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' are this, or at least were. Cartman’s early, season four crush may have already been diminished by the time she beat the shit out of him in season twelve.
%%* Kick and Kendall in ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowski''. And [[FoeYay Kick and Ronaldo]].
%%* James and Sarah in ''WesternAnimation/LibertysKids''.

%%* Maniac and Archer in ''WesternAnimation/WingCommanderAcademy''.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'': Becky and Tobey. Probably. (Though still unconfirmed.)
* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', Artemis and Kid Flash have a lot of this going on, due to Kid Flash resenting her for replacing Red Arrow/Speedy. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in "Bereft" by Robin.
* ''WesternAnimation/MoonbeamCity'': [[CowboyCop Dazzle Novak]] and [[DaChief Pizzaz Miller]], despite [[spoiler:a yearly [[OneThingLedToAnother sex-filled]] [[GetARoom weekend]] [[CoitusEnsues during]] the annual "Cop Con" police event, involving [[InstantSeduction multiple]] [[MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces rounds]] of [[TheGruntingOrgasm love]]-[[TheImmodestOrgasm making]].]] They both pretend that the attraction, passion, and genuine affection they display for each other at "Cop Con" is just [[spoiler:a "foolish, drunken, sexually-charged mistake"]] even though they both [[spoiler:show their true feelings when she saves him from an assassin's bullet (then immediately have passionate sex on the auditorium stage, under a covered table).]] They also [[spoiler:make love twice after the event, including [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything within the shrubbery]] at a [[DoubleEntendre "Routes 6 and 9"]] bus stop]].
%%* Lisa and Milhouse from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' in later seasons.

%%* Numbuh 4 and Numbuh 3 in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. Also Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 362, to a lesser extent.
* ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown''
** The show loves to use this with [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Raimundo]] and [[{{Tsundere}} Kimiko]]. Constant friendly (or not so friendly) [[DeadpanSnarker bickering]], Kimiko's tendency to [[HairTriggerTemper hit EVERYONE]] (especially Rai for [[MamaBear picking on Omi]]), a random [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther peck on the cheek]] [[ShipTease or two...]]
** [[UnholyMatrimony Chase and Wuya]] also fit this trope, albeit with more [[ManipulativeBastard underhanded schemes]] than hitting.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends'': Raf and Sulfus, oh boy!
%%* Musa and Riven in ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''.
* Baloo and Rebecca in ''TaleSpin'' have this, understandable [[WordOfGod as the show's creators modeled the relationship after Sam and Diane in]] ''Series/{{Cheers}}''.
* Caleb and Cornelia in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'': Ben has this in ''spades'' with his "former" crush Kai Green. They do nothing but bicker [[EveryoneCanSeeIt yet the attraction is so blatant]] that the Forever Knights thought they were boyfriend and girlfriend, while Rook called their incessant arguing "romantic bantering".
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': In an attempt to help Robbie get out of his funk after his breakup with Wendy (and to prove her matchmaking skills), Mabel attempts to set him up with [[spoiler:Tambry, a girl just as gloomy as he is]]. When the two end up on a blind date, they immediately start arguing (having known each other for years), and claim that it will ''never'' happen. However, they still stick around for the food, and Robbie calls her "[[spoiler:Tambers]]", a nickname she had previously told someone else earlier in the episode not to call her. There was clearly ''something'' there, and they probably would've ended up together ''eventually'', even without Mabel's meddling to speed things up.
** The video game of the show, ''VideoGame/GravityFallsLegendOfTheGnomeGemulets'', shows [[spoiler:That Pacifica and Dipper seem to be falling into this trope as well. When Mabel points out that the two hugged at Northwest Manor, they both immediately deny it ever happening and act disgusted towards one another]].

* [[HandsomeDevil Ian Kabra]] and [[TheSmartGuy Amy]] [[ShrinkingViolet Cahill]] in ''Literature/The39Clues'' series. He [[FalseFriend "fakes" feelings for her]] and then leaves her and [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling her brother]] for dead, she [[BadassBookworm kicks him]] [[LittleGirlsKickShins in the shin]], he and [[SpoiledBrat his sister]] are always helping [[MyBelovedSmother their mother Isabel]] try to kill them, etc., etc. Yet there's still [[UnresolvedSexualTension tension]] there. In the SequelSeries, Amy has this with [[ThirdOptionLoveInterest Jake]].

* Brienne and Jaime from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' might count, though their relationship is mostly platonic with only a little sexual tension.

** Kotaro and Natsumi are well on their way to becoming one of these. Natsumi is a {{Tsundere}} who has a thing for Kotaro and he's a kid and an ObliviousToLove JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
** Flashbacks reveal that Negi's parents, Nagi and [[spoiler:Princess Arika]], had this in spades with his dad being an IdiotHero and ChivalrousPervert and his mom being a {{Tsundere}}.

* ''TheVampireDiaries'' features Damon and Elena to a lesser extent.

* [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Marion Ravenwood]] and Franchise/IndianaJones. [[Film/TempleOfDoom Willie Scott]] and Indiana Jones. And don't forget [[Film/TheLastCrusade Indy and Elsa]]
--->'''Indy''' (necking furiously): "Leave me alone, I don't like fast women."
--->'''Elsa''': "And I hate arrogant men!" (they fall onto the bed).

* Caleb and Cornelia from ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' have this dynamic before and while they are dating. Hay Lin lampshades it in season 2, saying to Cornelia, "You and Caleb can't go 10 minutes without fighting." They are clearly devoted to each other, though, and their fights are less and less frequency by the end of the second season.

* It's implied that this was the backstory for the protagonist's first serious relationship in the Creator/AdamSandler's ''BigDaddy''. We first see Sonny and Vanessa at the beginning of the movie, during (what is presumably) their third-to-last encounter, and their ''very'' last encounter on at least superficially friendly terms. They can't stop arguing, with Vanessa telling Sonny he's lazy and childish and Sonny (a bit more charitably) telling Vanessa she's uptight. Vanessa finally storms out of the apartment, and it becomes clear that Sonny might never see her again. But the funny thing is, he actually ''falls into depression'' about this for a time, and ponders how to win her back. We also hear him discussing Vanessa with other characters, his best friend at one point saying that she "worshipped" him ten years ago when they were at college, and at another point Sonny himself remembering that she used to go to the sports bar with him and tease him by rooting for whichever team was playing against the one he liked. So there was ''something'' there for all those years, [[TakeOurWordForIt but we just arrived too late to see it]].

* Cartman and Wendy in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' are this, or at least were. Cartman’s early, season three crush may have already been diminished by the time she beat the shit out of him in season twelve.

Expect this couple to be [[FanPreferredCouple popular with the fandom]]. For the platonic version, compare VitriolicBestBuds and WithFriendsLikeThese. Not to be confused with HateAtFirstSight, although it may overlap.

* Annice and Pjerin in TanyaHuff's ''Sing the Four Quarters''.

%%* Mac and Barrons in the FeverSeries.

* Creator/DavidEddings is almost as fond of this trope as Rumiko Takahashi. Half the couples in ''Literature/TheBelgariad'' alone fall under it, most notably [[SupportingLeader Garion]] / [[{{Tsundere}} Ce'Nedra]], [[ChasteHero Relg]] / [[LastOfHisKind Taiba]], and [[UglyGuyHotWife Beldin/Vella]] in the ''Malloreon''.

* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' actually contains considerably less of this trope between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy than some of its adaptations and fandom would have you believe; Lizzie genuinely hates Darcy at the beginning, and by the time they get together they aren't bickering anymore. While there isn't much on her side, Darcy develops his attraction to her pretty early on and continues to fight with Elizabeth even as he struggles against his admiration of her. If you want a Creator/JaneAusten couple who really display this trope, check out Mr. Knightley and Literature/{{Emma}}.

* Jake Gittes and FemmeFatale Lillian Bondine in ''[[Film/{{Chinatown}} The Two Jakes]]''.