While the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fandom generally operates under the EveryoneIsGay format, the games themselves (and especially the [[AllThereInTheManual supplementary material]]) don't exactly dispel the notions:
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* Sakuya is unwaveringly, inexplicably subservient to Remilia. There is absolutely no explanation for why a [[HypercompetentSidekick powerful, capable human]] has devoted herself entirely to a petulant, selfish brat of a vampire, and a BodyguardCrush is ''far'' from implausible.
* Youmu exhibits a similar devotion to Yuyuko, constantly acquiescing to the whims of a millennium-old child but never shirking her duty. She was even willing to steal the essence of spring from Gensoukyou and plunge it into eternal winter simply because Yuyuko told her to.
* Eirin made an immortality potion - forbidden by law and punishable by exile - just because Kaguya asked her to. When sent to retrieve Kaguya from Earth once the latter's exile is deemed over, Eirin instead betrayed and ''killed'' her entourage, exiling herself from her home and her position as "brain of the moon" [[SubordinateExcuse so she could be with Kaguya]]. She even hides most of her power so that Kaguya isn't offended by a subordinate with more power than her, something completely unprecedented in ''Touhou'', and even more significant after ZUN stated in ''Symposium of Post-Mysticism'' that Eirin is one of the ultra-powerful gods of the moon.
* Mokou harbors a [[{{Immortality}} literally eternal]] hatred towards Kaguya for an "offense" made against her father centuries ago, which combined with Kaguya viewing their "rivalry" with more amusement than anything else makes Mokou seem more like a gigantic {{Tsundere}}.
** The semi-canonical ''Inaba of the Moon and Earth'' only seems to confirm what a {{Tsundere}} Mokou is, though as a GagSeries it naturally plays fast and loose with characterisation to begin with.
** Meanwhile, Mokou has been living as a hermit and vagrant for centuries, isolating herself from others because she [[WhoWantsToLiveForever can't bear to see them die while she never changes]]... except for Keine, who is literally Mokou's only friend and even tries to protect her. Mokou knows what will happen, but can't quite bring herself to avoid Keine as she does with everyone else.
* Suika lived with Reimu for a while [[DefeatMeansFriendship after defeating her]], though Reimu is mostly annoyed at Suika mooching off of her.
** Yukari teases Reimu relentlessly, alternating between TricksterMentor and this trope.
** In Marisa's route against Flandre in the ''[=EoSD=]'' Extra Stage, she makes a comment about hooking up Flandre with Reimu.
** Reimu seems to be a youkai magnet. Mima was pretty much obsessed with her, Remilia apparently goes periodically to Hakurei Shrine just for taking tea, and Rin wanted to be her pet. And after every game, no matter how much pride has been crushed and bullets have been fired into faces, everyone always go to Reimu's party for tea and giggles.
* Marisa and Alice... there is a reason these two are the single most popular pairing in the fandom. Ever since they met ([[ContinuityReboot again?]]) in ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' they have formed a bizarre partnership unique to Gensoukyou based not on greater power or authority but [[BelligerentSexualTension lots and lots of snark]], spending almost the entirety of both ''Imperishable Night'' and ''Subterranean Animism'' arguing LikeAnOldMarriedCouple, often ''ignoring the boss'' just to trade snipes. And yet, they still hold a large amount of affection for each other, Alice abrasive and rude towards everyone but displaying [[{{Kuudere}} a rare sentimental side]] with Marisa, while Marisa herself, though very much a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, is far more respectful towards Alice than she is to anyone since Mima. And they even share a bed in one of ''IN'''s Bad Ends.
* Yuyuko and Yukari, [[IntergenerationalFriendship close friends for more than a millennium]], even before Yuyuko died. Yuyuko's ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' profile heavily hints it was Yukari who ensured that she would never resurrect and continue existing as a CuteGhostGirl, with one line suggesting that it's one-sided.
-->"My wish... is that she will never again reincarnate, and never again suffer pain..."
* [[PhysicalGod Kanako and Suwako]] from Mountain of Faith: they first met when Kanako declared war on Suwako's followers and won, and since then they've been living together for about half a millennium, and they raised Sanae together. Not bad for two people who started as enemies...
** Also worth mentioning the fact that Kanako's character is apparently based off the actual Shinto goddess Princess Yasakatome, who lives in the Suwa Taisha shrine. With another deity: her husband.
* Byakuren and almost the ''entire cast'' of ''Undefined Fantastic Object'', all literally worshipful of and intensely loyal towards [[FanNickname Youkai Jesus]].
* Sanae B's Extra Stage in ''UFO'': Sanae actively refuses to believe that Nue could be a youkai and [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe drags her off]] to [[NotADate get photos taken together]]. Bad enough like that, but Sanae B is [[FantasticRacism not fond of youkai]]...
* The fan-game ''Concealed the Conclusion'' is basically a RescueRomance, with Marisa being warned in no uncertain terms by nearly everyone in Gensoukyou to stay away from Reimu and just let her go, Marisa pressing on regardless and eventually leading to the the final, emotional confrontation with Reimu herself. And Scenario D even manages to add some Marisa/Alice hints, with Alice adding "why don't you stay with me?" to her "let Reimu go" speech.
** Speaking of fangames, ''TouhouMother'' makes Marisa into a complete ChickMagnet without letting that override the plot. [[spoiler: The ressurected Mima]], despite mocking Marisa for it, is no slouch in this department herself, openly flirting with Yuugi Hoshiguma and getting awkwardly ''proposed to on sight'' by Satori Komeiji of all people.
* Soga no Tojiko is based off of Tojiko no Iratsume. Toyosatomimi no Miko is a genderbent Prince Shoutoku. Historically, Tojiko no Iratsume and Prince Shoutoku were ''married''.
* Some of the pre-battle dialogue with bosses can sound pretty flirty, such as this from ''the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'' (Patchouli's presumably talking about ''literally'' eating her - Patchy ''is'' a youkai - but it can certainly be taken the other way):
-->'''Marisa:''' I have enough. Of plenty of things.
-->'''Patchouli:''' Then I'll dig in.
-->'''Marisa:''' I'm really delicious.
* In ''Story of Eastern Wonderland'', this exchange.
-->'''Meira:''' (introducing herself) I am Meira. I have come to take the Hakurei.
-->'''Reimu:''' [[EngagingConversation Boy, that was quick...]] but okay!
** Meira immediately clarifies that [[{{Bifauxnen}} she's a woman]] and after the Hakurei ''powers'', but Reimu decides she's backpedaling and then [[HilarityEnsues stops listening altogether]].

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