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** On the official Japanese website for VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006, Blaze and Silver's relationship is stated to be like this.

* It's amazing -- you can ''hear'' Mr. Knightley's heart break when Emma uses these words when they're about to dance in ''{{Emma}}''.[[hottip:*: [[DoubleInLawMarriage His brother is married to her sister]].

* {{Storm}} and Comicbook/{{Gambit}} from ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' have had this relationship ever since they met in Cairo. Strom got Gambit into the team and they've been tight ever since, despite Gambit's secrets putting a strain on their relationship.

* The main theme of ''GunslingerGirl'' is the relationship between each team of cyborg girl assassin and [[TheHandler their handler]], referred to as "fratello" (Italian for "brother"). Also seen in terrorist couple Franco and Flanca.

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* In ''Literature/LittleWomen'', old childhood friends and neighbors Jo and Laurie ultimately decided to just love each other like brother and sister... which was an obvious choice, since [[spoiler:Laurie had just married Jo's sister, Amy... while grieving and contemplating suicide after Jo turned him down.]]

--> '''[[YuriFanboy Jayne]]:''' I could stand to hear a little more.

* In ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', [[SociallyAwkwardHero Twilight's]] relationship with [[TagalongKid Spike]] has been portrayed as either this trope, PlatonicLifePartners, or with Twilight being a ParentalSubstitute toward Spike, DependingOnTheWriter. One thing that remains perfectly clear though is this; they are utterly inseparable.

* Miles Edgeworth and Franziska Von Karma from the AceAttorney series. This one is quite blatant in that they were ''raised together as brother and sister'', under a family name, not some cliche'd "Raised on the same orphanage" thing. Both parts acknowledge the other as a sibling figure, and Franziska has said Edgeworth was a Von Karma numerous times. This doesn't stop them from bickering, but that doesn't stop blood siblings either.
--> Franziska: "He's like my little brother."
** Apollo and Trucy seemed to fit into this trope perfectly... [[spoiler: Until it was revealed that they, unbeknownst to them, actually ''were'' brother and sister. Half-siblings, but still...]]

* In ''LittleWomen'', old childhood friends and neighbors Jo and Laurie ultimately decided to just love each other like brother and sister... which was an obvious choice, since [[spoiler:Laurie had just married Jo's sister, Amy... while grieving and contemplating suicide after Jo turned him down.]]
* ''HarryPotter'': Harry assures Ron in the seventh book that he only loves Hermione like a sister. Until then it was confused for something more by a number of other characters; it was a catalyst in Harry's breakup with [[spoiler: Cho Chang]] and Dumbledore makes a comment in the sixth movie about it. That's not even mentioning all their RealLife supporters; Harry/Hermione was one of the most popular ships in the fandom before ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'', and when J.K. Rowling [[ShipSinking shot it down]] in an interview with Muggle Net, it resulted in massive InternetBackdraft. (And given that it's likely no fandom has ever had a higher CrackShip quotient, lots of people just ignoring the WordOfGod.)

* ''HarryPotter'' actors RupertGrint and EmmaWatson said it was weird to kiss each other for the eighth and last movie because they had grown up together since the first one and thought of each other as brother and sister. Same when Emma had to kiss DanielRadcliffe (though the relevant scene itself was already decidedly unpleasant in context).

* ''HarryPotter'': Harry assures Ron in the seventh book that he only loves Hermione like a sister. Until then it was confused for something more by a number of other characters; it was a catalyst in Harry's breakup with [[spoiler: Cho Chang]] and Dumbledore makes a comment in the sixth movie about it. That's not even mentioning all their RealLife supporters; Harry/Hermione was one of the most popular ships in the fandom before ''HalfBloodPrince'', and when J.K. Rowling [[ShipSinking shot it down]] in an interview with Muggle Net, it resulted in massive InternetBackdraft. (And given that it's likely no fandom has ever had a higher CrackShip quotient, lots of people just ignoring the WordOfGod.)

* With the possible exception of [[ChivalrousPervert Sanji and Brook]], all the male [[OnePiece Straw Hats]] are this to Nami. Robin is more of a TeamMom.

* Jack White and Meg White of TheWhiteStripes are actually ex-husband/ex-wife, but referred to themselves as siblings. Not like siblings. But as siblings. Let that sink in.

*** Also, he really prefers redheads.

* ''HarryPotter'': Harry assures Ron in the seventh book that he only loves Hermione like a sister. Until then it was confused for something more by a number of other characters; it was a catalyst in Harry's breakup with [[spoiler: Cho Chang]] and Dumbledore makes a comment in the sixth movie about it. That's not even mentioning all their RealLife supporters; Harry/Hermione was one of the most popular ships in the fandom before ''HalfBloodPrince'', and when J.K. Rowling [[ShipSinking shot it down]] in an interview with Muggle Net, it resulted in massive InternetBackdraft.

* WonderWoman and {{Superman}}: they've been shipped together for years (both in-universe and out, to a lesser degree), and are frequently paired up in Elseworlds and {{Alternate Universe}}s, but they've never been anything more than close friends in the main continuity.

* ''Literature/AdventureHunters'': Lisa's feelings for Artorius are complicated to say the least. The age difference is great enough for him [[ParentalSubstitute to be her father]] but they work more like siblings. Regina thinks she's genuinely in love with him.

* Winry and Edward are this in the first ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' anime. Averted in the manga and in Brotherhood (the second anime).

* Princess Andromeda does this deliberately in MercedesLackey's Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms. She and her rescuer swear blood-siblinghood to prevent the story from forcing her to fall in love with him. [[spoiler: It turns out it wasn't as needed as it seemed, as they actually ended up swearing ''[[SamusIsAGirl sisterhood]]''.]]

* Chloe and Clark in {{Smallville}}, after season two. Although Chloe still secretly (sometimes not-so-subtly when [[NotHimself under some sort of influence]]) haboured romantic feelings for him for literally most of the series.

* On ''{{NCIS}}'', Ziva tells Ray that Tony and her are like brother and sister. He's [[UnresolvedSexualTension visibly stunned]].

** Arthur and Morgana sort of have this, but it's debatable and their relationship evolves over the series. Considering that Morgana is Arthur's father's ward, she's essentially his foster sister. [[spoiler: Actually, shes his half sister, so a literal application of this trope.]]
*** Luckily Mordred already exists in season one, is probably about half Arthur's age at that time, and means there will be no need for either Morgana or Morgause to seduce Arthur and bear his child for the sake of the plot.

--> '''Eliot:''' I am ''not'' having this conversation with you Parker.

** Davan and Pee-Jee are an almost as good example, although they didn't know each other nearly as long and Davan had a crush on her prior to the comic's beginning. Davan even refers to her as Mei-Mei (Chinese for "little sister") at one point.

--> '''Peanut:''' Yeah, d'uh, of course; you're like my sister. (pause) Which given a little thought could be a very hot concept.

* LeonardoDiCaprio and KateWinslet, having been very close friends after ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' and collaborated again in ''Film/RevolutionaryRoad'' and nothing more. [[ActorShipping Shippers]] disagree. Kate's kids call him "Uncle Leo", and for a kissing scene in RevolutionaryRoad, Leonardo stated that it felt slightly weird because kissing Kate was like kissing a family member.

* Arguably the luckiest of King Henry VIII's wives was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Cleves Anne of Cleves]]. Misled by flattering portraits on both ends and a need for a political alliance, they married. As soon as it was time to consummate things, the pair found out that there was absolutely ''zero'' attraction and Henry opted for an annulment. Lucky Anne, though - who was sensible enough to sign the annulment papers with all due haste (and probably a sigh of relief) - kept in good standing with Henry, and became known as the "King's beloved sister." She was invited to all the events at court, and was close to both Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has [[KnightInSourArmor Karkat]] [[HatesEveryoneEqually Vantas]] and [[TeamMom Kanaya]] [[LipstickLesbian Maryam]]. Karkat is a raving, permanently angry misanthrope who hates everyone, including his [[TrueCompanions morails]], his [[LoveInterest matespirit]] and even [[IHatePastMe him]][[FutureMeScaresMe self]], but he will never get mad at Kanaya. Similarly, while Kanaya can often be condescending and aloof, if she needs advice or support she heads straight to Karkat. Since Trolls have no formal definition for siblings, they refer to each other as "best friends".

-->--'''TheFlash''' on Hawkgirl, ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited''

* Flash and Hawkgirl in ''JusticeLeague''. Any flirting between these two can be entirely attributed to Flash's tendency [[CasanovaWannabe to hit on]] [[HandsomeLech anything in a skirt]] ([[ComicallyMissingThePoint Hawkgirl never wears those, though...]]), and even that stops by the shift to ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. He even describes her as being like his "big sister" in the final season of the series.

* ''MahouSenseiNegima'': Asuna sees Negi as a little brother she must protect. [[spoiler: In reality, he's probably actually her ''nephew''. Great-Grandnephew anyway, with the number of greats unknown. Point is, she is almost certainly the sibling of one of his direct ancestors. ]]

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': Captain John Sheridan and his NumberTwo, Susan Ivanova, are best friends, confidantes, and comrades-in-arms, and have walked through fire together. There's also not a hint of romantic interest in each other on either side. This is played for pure hilarity when Sheridan has a midnight brainstorm and comes barging into Ivanova's quarters babbling about his brilliant plan, only for Ivanova, who's wearing some fairly skimpy nightclothes, to point out that she might want to go change first. Whereupon:

* ''HarryPotter'': Harry assures Ron in the seventh book that he only loves Hermione like a sister. Until then it was confused for something more by a number of other characters; it was a catalyst in Harry's breakup with [[spoiler: Cho Chang]] and Dumbledore makes a comment in the sixth book about it. That's not even mentioning all their RealLife supporters; Harry/Hermione was one of the most popular ships in the fandom before ''HalfBloodPrince'', and when J.K. Rowling [[ShipSinking shot it down]] in an interview with Muggle Net, it resulted in massive InternetBackdraft.

* In the SonicTheHedgehog series, Tails and Amy act like this. Amy's StalkerWithACrush status can make things a bit tense, however.

* ''MahouSenseiNegima'', Asuna sees Negi as a little brother she must protect. [[spoiler: In reality, he's probably actually her ''nephew''. Great-Grandnephew anyway, with the number of greats unknown. Point is, she is almost certainly the sibling of one of his direct ancestors. ]]

* ''HarryPotter'': Harry assures Ron in the seventh book that he only loves Hermione like a sister. Until then it was confused for something more by a number of other characters; it was a catalyst in Harry's breakup with [[spoiler: Cho Chang]] and Dumbledore makes a comment in the sixth book about it. That's not even mentioning all their RealLife supporters; Harry/Hermione was one of the most popular ships in the fandom before ''HalfBloodPrince'', and when [[spoiler: J.K. Rowling [[ShipSinking shot it down]]]] in an interview with Muggle Net, it resulted in massive InternetBackdraft.