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* ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWars'' features Anakin Skywalker acknowledging that he sees his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, as basically the little sister he never had, particularly when Anakin sees Ahsoka kissing Peter Parker/Spider-Man; Anakin's wife Padme has to teasingly assure Anakin that it's good that he wants to protect his "little sister" but he should also recognise that Peter is a good man who wouldn't do anything to hurt her.

* ''Fanfic/KimberlyTsGargoyles'' series all but explicitly features this kind of dynamic being established between Alexander Xanatos, the infant son of David and Fox Xanatos, and Bethany Marsden, the daughter of the Xanatos's new nanny Anne. Anne and Bethany are introduced in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/383012/1/Unsolved-Mysteries Unsolved Mysteries]]'', which immediately establishes that Bethany is a part-fey like Alexander with exceptional magical potential, prompting Owen/Puck to suggest that Anne be hired as the family nanny so that he can teach Bethany while giving Alexander his lessons in magic. Bethany initially asks if Alexander will be her little brother, and while Anne establishes that he is only ''like'' a little brother, there is never any sign that everyone else does not basically consider the children siblings, with Lexington observing that Alex needed 'rookery siblings' when the gargoyles first learn that the Marsdens are moving in.

* In ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWars'', Padme makes it clear to Anakin that she understands how Ahsoka is basically his little sister when he sees her [[spoiler:kissing Peter Parker and wonders if he should say something]], Padme encourages Anakin to just trust Ahsoka's judgement and offer his support.
* In the ''Series/{{Angel}}''/''Literature/TheHungerGames'' crossover "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10718717/36/Demon-s-Games Demon's Games]]", a key relationship is the bond formed between Angel and Katniss Everdeen after he saves her from the Capitol's demonic forces. While Angel's primary reason for saving Katniss is to help him take down the Senior Partners as the power behind the Capitol, he ends up forming a good bond with Katniss as a friend more than a leader, to the extent that Katniss finds herself comparing Angel to a brother even after [[spoiler:she becomes a Slayer and he basically assumes the role of her Watcher]].

* ''Film/AnyoneButYou'': Ben and Claudia since the former was the best friend of the latter's brother Pete growing up have also had an incredibly close-knit relationship over the years as a result to the point that the bond of feeling like siblings themselves is definitely there between the two—especially with Ben having BelligerentSexualTension with Bea and Claudia about to marry Bea's sister as well.

** [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] and [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Donna Troy]] from the ''New Teen Titans''. They really act like brother and sister and shared leadership of the team. George Perez deliberately played this up -- when he drew them, they looked like they could pass for fraternal twins. And since this was TheEighties, they got the nicknames "Donnie and Marie" (the Osmond siblings) in and out of universe. Which is surprising given that he is the ChickMagnet and she looks like a younger version of Wonder Woman. Also, they both ''really'' [[HeroesWantRedheads prefer redheads]] (see ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} and Starfire on his end, Red Arrow and Terry Long on her end).

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Bang and Gil are this, especially post-TimeSkip. Gil doesn't seem at all surprised to wake up sharing a bed with Bang and she is extremely protective of him, but they both have other canon LoveInterests.

** The ForWantOfANail fic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/48258568 compliment the ending (oh valentina)]]'' has [[AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul Gabriel and Emilie's relationship going from a romantic couple to siblings in all-to-blood]], thanks to Emilie meeting Gabriel when she is recommended one of his designs rather than during a lycee party where they kiss during the normal timeline. Their own dynamic is a mix of siblings and permanent client-and-designer, and Emilie would even [[TheMatchmaker help get Gabriel together with fellow investigator Nathalie when they were searching for the Miraculouses]].

* In ''Fanfic/ForceOfSouls'', this is the relation between Rukia and Renji, [[AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul as opposed to canon]], [[ForWantOfANail attributed to Renji being adopted into a Kuchiki branch house after Rukia joined the main family.]]

* Likewise, ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has this between Ezra, and Sabine.

** Sigma and Phi from ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' have trusted each other nearly since the first time they met, he's a lot more outspoken when in her presence, and [[spoiler:saving her is her first thought when they're about to be executed]]. In ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'', their teammate Diana even comments that they bicker like siblings. [[spoiler:Turns out they're actually father and daughter, though neither of them know it until the end of the game]].

** Sigma and Phi from ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' have trusted each other nearly since the first time they met, he's a lot more outspoken when in her presence, and [[spoiler:saving her is her first thought when they're about to be executed]]. ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' [[spoiler:subverts the trope by revealing that they are actually father and daughter]].

* In ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'', after Lindsey's death, Luther notices how upset Ethan is about it and asks him whether something was going on between the two of them. Ethan negates and tells him that she was like a little sister for him.
* Invoked in ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'' in terms of Nick and Elizabeth's relationships with Chessy and Martin respectively, Chessy being Nick's housekeeper while Martin is Elizabeth's butler. While they are employees on paper, Nick and Hallie clearly see Chessy as a close friend to the point that Chessy gets very emotional when she learns that Hallie has switched places with her twin sister Annie, and when Elizabeth is having a stressed rant about seeing Nick again, she mentions that Martin is more than a butler and more like a dear brother who just happens to work for them. Not to mention, Martin's interactions with Annie have more of a loving uncle vibe than you would expect from someone who's just a butler. The elaborate secret handshake they share is probably the best example of this relationship.

->''"She loves me. She's like the big sister I never had. Only, you know... short."''

The Greek word for this love is ''storge'', as explained in detail in Creator/CSLewis' book on the subject, ''Literature/TheFourLoves''. The fact that this [[BrotherSisterIncest doesn't stop everybody]] is a whole other can of worms all together. RelativeError would be somewhat the inverse of, but definitely comparable to, this trope.

* Franchise/WonderWoman and Franchise/{{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. A common AlternateCharacterInterpretation is that while they ''do'' love each other, it's just that Clark loves Lois Lane ''more'', and Diana respects that so they keep their relationship at this level, and the ComicBook/New52 turned them into an OfficialCouple for a while. However, they ended up as AmicableExes, before being retgonned by ''ComicBook/DCRebirth''.

** Similar to the Superboy example, this was how Wally West saw [[DistaffCounterpart Jesse Quick]], who he met ''right'' before he made it official with Linda Park, his future-wife. Jesse by contrast was shown to have had a crush on him, which caused some heartbreak on her end when not only did he not reciprocate, but he was so oblivious to her feelings he casually hurt her feelings. However, after they aired out their tension, the two grew much closer, and after working together on the Titans it was shown they'd grown into this, enough so that when Linda was erased from everyone's memory and their friends tried to play ShipperOnDeck between Wally and Jesse, it was Jesse who objected as she'd began to see Wally as a brother.
** Likewise, Jesse Quick and Bart Allen/Impulse were like this, with Jesse immediately trying to be a CoolBigSis to Bart upon meeting him. The two maintained a pretty strong VitriolicBestBuds type dynamic, often expressing both annoyance, amusement at the idea of annoying, and genuine affection and concern for one-another. Together with Wally (who had an AloofBigBrother dynamic with Bart), the trio formed a pretty solid three-sibling-type dynamic when working together.

* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': : Vivienne Graham's father-daughter relationship with Dr. Serizawa is a variation. It's mentioned in Chapter 4 that Monarch operatives debated whether or not the nature of their closeness was romantic.
* "[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Series-2631 Angel and Alice]]" sees Angel (''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'') find Alice (''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'') just after she was turned and abandoned in 1918, working on helping her control her thirst for blood in the absence of her memories. Alice kisses Angel in a moment of joy after the first time she was able to independently stop herself killing humans, rather than Angel stopping her himself, but that moment is enough for them to confirm that they don’t feel that way about each other. The two part ways in the 1950s when Alice meets Jasper and Angel had his bad experience in the Hyperion (“[[Recap/AngelS02E02AreYouNowOrHaveYourEverBeen Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?]]”), but reunite later on, with Alice affectionately describing Angel to Bella as her third brother.

* In “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12490736/1/Come-Together Come Together]]”, Tom Riddle (''Franchise/HarryPotter'') joins the Howling Commandos (''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'') after he's rescued from the Hydra camp where Bucky and others were being kept. After the war is over, he retains such a close bond to the survivors that at one point Peggy Carter explicitly thinks of Tom Riddle as being like her little brother, even if she wouldn't say it out loud.

* The grown-up Godzilla Junior and Mothra Lea became this by time we meet them in ''Fanfic/TheBridge''. They've been close friends and allies for over a decade since they first teamed up, able to read each other better than anyone. For all intents and purposes, they are a platonic BattleCouple. (This is in ''huge'' contrast to how their parents got along... or rather, didn't.)

* In ''Fanfic/DementedVerse'', when a ritual requires the participation of those the Winchesters consider family, Castiel, Kevin and Charlie each affirm to themselves that they see the Dean and Sam as family (Jodie Mills also takes part in the ritual, but her role is more ‘maternal’ than the aforementioned three).

* It's not explicitly stated in ''Fanfic/AvengerOfSteel'', but while Clark has experienced potentially romantic moments with other women (including Natasha, Sif, Trish, Karen and Skye), his relationship with Jessica Jones is so far close but platonic ever since she learned that he had powers after he moved into her building, with both of them denying the idea that they're romantically involved with varying degrees of disgust. Later, [[spoiler:Raven, the would-be Black Sky and daughter of Trigon, appears to develop a similar affection for Superman, with the love she feels for him being compared to the love one might feel for an older brother]].

* In ''Fanfic/TheOtherSideMemoriaeterna'', after the other half of the universe survived Thanos's Snap, Peter Parker becomes Tony Stark's primary surviving heir, and makes it a priority to gather resources to find a way to undo the Snap. After a year of work, Peter Quill and Wanda Maximoff have each developed a low-key 'competition' with each other over their self-appointed status as Peter Parker's older siblings, and a later group chat affirms that Yelena Belova has a similar view as her name in the chat is "Sister Widow" (Doctor Strange, Jane Foster and Hope van Dyne are also in the chat, but they are listed as Uncle Wizard, Aunt Prof and Aunt Wasp respectively).
* In ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWars'', Padme makes it clear to Anakin that she understands how Ahsoka is basically his little sister when he sees her [[spoiler:kissing Peter Parker and wonders if he should say something]], Padme encouraging Anakin to just trust Ahsoka's judgement and offer his support.

* In ''Fanfic/SecondBiteOfTheCherry'', when Lan Qiren explains to his eldest nephew that Wei Ying might become his wife, Lan Xichen admits he cannot see as anything other but his sister — or rather, sister-in-law.

* In ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'', Naruto admits to viewing Fu as a sister while training to tame their tailed beasts due to their shared status as jinchuriki and the past several months they've spent together. Fu is overjoyed at this admission because she's always wanted a little brother... [[BigBrotherBully to torment]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fanfics, this is common when Chloe has been or is going to be redeemed. She was Adrien's OnlyFriend growing up, so they ended up close despite Chloe's... [[AlphaBitch problems]].
** ''Fanfic/HeroChat'': They grew up watching anime together, and she mostly pretended to flirt with him to drive off his obsessive fangirls. She also figured out he was Chat Noir in about two seconds because she's the only person close enough to him to be aware of how much he puns.
** ''Fanfic/LadyLuckMiraculousLadybug'': Since Chloe has the Ladybug Miraculous in this AU, the relationship between the partners is entirely different. Chloe even openly ships Adrien with Marinette, and gags when someone suggests she's dating him. The Copycat event still goes mostly the same, with Chat Noir saying something to Théo Barbot to give him the impression that they're dating. We don't see what Chat actually said, but he's embarrassed after and admits he can understand how what he said could be misconstrued. On the other hand, Lady Luck solved the problem even easier than in canon because it was blatantly obvious the Chat who was acting lovestruck was not her partner.
** ''Webcomic/BakeryEnemies'': Chloe and Adrien ''seem'' like a one-sided SickeninglySweethearts situation, and Marinette assumes they're dating. Adrien later explains that she's been his only friend for most of his life (and she was the only one who stuck with him when his father was outed as a supervillain), but she's secretly a lesbian.
** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/11799405/chapters/26614683 Queenie:]]'' Chat Noir and Queen Bee realize their secret identities early on, and from then on don't do much to hide the fact that they know, constantly exchanging childhood stories and commiserating each other over their various {{Trauma Button}}s. In fact, they're so close that Ladybug comes to the mistaken conclusion that they must be twins. When she mentions this to Queen Bee, Queen Bee realizes they've been too cavalier with their identities and says SureLetsGoWithThat rather than correcting her.
** ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndNoire'': Chloe and Adrien's relationship seems to be a mix of this and ChildhoodFriends, with a few quirks in their past like exchanging a pinecone and acorn on their birthdays. During the events of Horrification, she tries to take the lead role from Mylene until she finds out that Adrien will be playing the male lead, at which point she backs out since Nino added a kiss scene in the script. And when Kagami asks if Chloe is Adrien's girlfriend when they first meet, Chloe shrieks with horror at the thought.

** Otto also apparently sees Olive as an older sister to him, which makes sense considering they have a sibling-like relationship with each other, and one chapter that was originally planned for the story would explore why them being in a romantic relationship would never work out.

** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': Charles Xavier and Raven Darkholme grew up together as foster siblings for 18 years, and he introduces her as his sister to Amy. He later cites this when Raven, feeling insecure about her looks, asks if he would date her... although it falls a little flat coming right after he's answered the question with "of course" in reference to her human form, before she clarifies that she means in her real form.

* ''VisualNovel/C14Dating'': Upon Rosemarie's introduction, she and Hendrik are shown to know each other extremely well and their banter makes in clear that Rosemarie will be staying in Hendrik's place while she's in the area. When Melissa asks, Rosemarie confirms that they are not a couple and mentions that she's not even attracted to men. She remains the person Hendrik is the most likely to be found hanging out with and Hendrik's romantic route has him mention Rosemarie figured he had romantic feelings for Melissa before ''he'' did.

* ''VisualNovel/GalaxyAngel'': Vanilla's ending in the first game didn't quite make it out as romantic as the other girls, not helped by the fact that she's the only Angel who doesn't share a kiss or a direct LoveConfession with Tact. Starting from the second game however, half the plot is about Vanilla wanting to be "more than just a little sister" to Tact (in fact, her first chapter is titled "Brother and Sister?").
* ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'': Hideyoshi, the TeamMom of the Oda forces, becomes a [[BigBrotherInstinct protective older brother-like figure]] to the female main character after he gets past his initial suspicions of her. In most routes, their relationship is genuinely platonic, but in his route their growing romantic feelings for each other make it increasingly impossible for them to keep treating each other as only "family".

** Carlos and Akane in ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' develop this bond over the course of the story (at least in the timelines when [[spoiler:she's not murdering him for [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend killing Junpei]]]]). Their friendship is purely platonic given that Akane [[SingleTargetSexuality only has eyes on Junpei]], and Carlos not only [[ShipperOnDeck ships them]], but is not interested in romance whatsoever. In the True End Carlos actually says that he feels like he gained a new sister.

* ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'' is Mike and Lucy when they are younger, though they later develop romantic interest in one another. Paulo claims to feel this way about Daisy, and Daisy seems to feel this way about Paulo, but there are some hints that Paulo, at least, is somewhat interested in his friend. Mike also sees Daisy this way, much to her frustration.

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': When Elliot tried to assess why his recent feelings toward another girl are different from his feelings towards his girlfriend, Sarah, he [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2013-04-04 suddenly realizes]] that he sees her more like a sister than as a girlfriend, but had been oblivious to it all that time.[[note]]Ellen had [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-03-12 realized this]] about herself shortly after discovering she couldn't be with Sarah but wasn't sure if Elliot felt the same way[[/note]] While his girlfriend didn't feel the same way about him, she ultimately wasn't too disappointed as she had her [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-02-22 own reasons]] for wanting to break up with him.

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Bang and Gil are this, especially post-TimeSkip. Gil doesn't seem at all surprised to wake up sharing a bed with Bang and she is extremly protective of him, but they both have other canon LoveInterests.

* In ''WebComic/JL8'', when Clark went to comfort Diana after her mother embarrassed her at her birthday party, Diana embraced him, telling him that she was like the brother she never had. This was of little comfort to Clark, as he had a crush on Diana, but he nontheless took heart, considering that this was still better than not knowing her at all.

* ''Webcomic/LavenderTea'': Nina shows a sisterly affection to Jasper. Later this frustrates Jassie as he feels he's not respected as a guy but a child.

* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': In "Brain Games", Torg ''[[http://archives.sluggy.com/book.php?chapter=51#2007-01-13 claims]]'' this trope about himself and Gwynn... but it's clear it doesn't really apply, even if the fact that it doesn't seems to confuse him. (Really it's leading up to the conclusion that they're like family in a [[TrueCompanions different sense]].)

* ''Literature/GaspardAndLisa'' (from the AllCGICartoon based on the illustrated books) are much like brother and sister. They met at school and are almost inseparable, perhaps since their personalities click very well. Although, the nature of the dialogue-heavy drama that unfolds between them (always resolved by the end of an episode, of course) makes them look a whole lot LikeAnOldMarriedCouple despite being kids.

** Luz and Hunter's relationship is quite similar to siblings close in age, complete with petty squabbling and bickering. Their first meeting face to face even included the infamous "licking the hand covering your mouth" move familiar to fans who grew up with siblings. However, they seem quite protective of the other when push comes to shove and even put themselves in danger to make sure the other doesn't get hurt, especially in the second half of season 2. In "Thanks to Them", Luz outright tells Hunter he's family now, prompting him to start sobbing into his mask.

* Likewise, ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has this between Ezra Sabine, and Zed. Although the last one seems to vary between big brother, and cool uncle depending on the episode.

* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'' has Edgin specifically use this trope to describe his and Olga's relationship, with the two firmly [[PlatonicLifePartners shooting down any ideas of romance between them]].

* Likewise, ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has this between Ezra and Sabine, after some initial awkwardness. The creative team even refers to them as siblings, in keeping with the crew's family dynamic.

'''[[BrotherSisterIncest Cersei:]]''' ''[BlueScreenOfDeath]''

** ''Fanfic/MiraculousTalesOfScarletBeetleAndIkatiBlack'': Marinette has this dynamic with her ChildhoodFriends Nino, Kim, and Max. This is averted between [[LoveInterest Kim and Max]].

* In ''Fanfic/AAMLDiamondAndPearlVersion'', after Misty starts travelling with Ash, Brock and Dawn through Sinnoh, Misty and Dawn reach a point where they openly state that they consider the other girl a sister, Misty enjoying the chance to be a good big sister to someone after her own older siblings neglected her for so long.

* In the ''[[Film/Underworld2003 Underworld]]'' AU fic “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10323818/1/The-Vampire-Leader The Vampire Leader]]”, after Lucian's death during his attempt to escape the vampire fortress, his vampire lover Sonja and lycan protégé Raze become the leaders of the lycan rebellion, with Raze serving as its public face while Sonja provides her tactical expertise. While they work together for centuries, Sonja and Raze never consider taking the relationship further, at least partly out of respect for Lucian's memory, but they are each aware that they can trust the other with their lives, to the extent that Sonja had planned to make Raze the hybrid before circumstances prompted her to transform herself to face her father.

* It’s not explicitly stated in ''Fanfic/AvengerOfSteel'', but while Clark has experienced potentially romantic moments with other women (including Natasha, Sif, Trish, Karen and Skye), his relationship with Jessica Jones is so far close but platonic ever since she learned that he had powers after he moved into her building, with both of them denying the idea that they’re romantically involved with varying degrees of disgust. Later, [[spoiler:Raven, the would-be Black Sky and daughter of Trigon, appears to develop a similar affection for Superman, with the love she feels for him being compared to the love one might feel for an older brother]].

** Luz and Hunter's relationship is quite similar to siblings close in age, complete with petty squabbling and bickering. Their first meeting face to face even included the infamous "licking the hand covering your mouth" move familiar to fans who grew up with siblings. However, they seem quite protective of the other when push comes to shove and even put themselves in danger to make sure the other doesn't get hurt, especially in the second half of season 2.

* "[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Series-2631 Angel and Alice]]" sees Angel (''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'') find Alice (''Literature/{{Twilight}}'') just after she was turned and abandoned in 1918, working on helping her control her thirst for blood in the absence of her memories. Alice kisses Angel in a moment of joy after the first time she was able to independently stop herself killing humans, rather than Angel stopping her himself, but that moment is enough for them to confirm that they don’t feel that way about each other. The two part ways in the 1950s when Alice meets Jasper and Angel had his bad experience in the Hyperion (“[[Recap/AngelS02E02AreYouNowOrHaveYourEverBeen Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?]]”), but reunite later on, with Alice affectionately describing Angel to Bella as her third brother.

** Miles Edgeworth and Franziska von Karma were raised together since he was 9 and she was 2 and consider themselves siblings. She makes it a point to call him her [[InsistentTerminology "little" brother]] and it's [[WhipItGood really not wise]] to correct her on that.

* In the crossover fic ''Fanfic/{{Unity}}'', Go Go and Violet talk about the fact that the latter is now dating Fred. Go Go admits that she never saw Fred as a potential boyfriend, as they've been friends for so long that she simply doesn't see him that way.