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->''"It's funny, my whole life I didn't think I had any family. Turns out I got two. So, the world is a bit of a mess right now, I'm going to go break a few of them out of prison, see if I can help patch things up."''
-->-- '''Natasha Romanoff''', ''Film/BlackWidow2021''

Two characters used to be friends or lovers, but now they aren't even on speaking terms. The odds don't look good that they'll patch things up on their own. Fortunately, the plot is on their side: some external disaster happens and the characters get back together as a direct result.

Variants include:
* Alice is ticked off at Bob, and then disaster strikes and Bob has to rescue Alice. This rescue convinces Alice that Bob isn't so bad after all.
* Alice is ticked off at Bob, and then disaster strikes, and ''Bob'' is in danger. Alice has to put aside her anger to rescue Bob.
* Alice and Bob are ticked at each other. The disaster forces them to put their differences aside and work together.

Of course, shared disasters aren't exactly a great foundation for (re)building a relationship. Hopefully, in Bob and Alice's case, the disaster is simply a catalyst for spending more time together and genuinely reconciling; or it reminds them that life is short and their relationship is more important than whatever it was that drove them apart.

Very, ''very'' common in the DisasterMovie genre. May involve TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople. If a [[LoveTriangle third party]] is involved, the disaster may cause the DeathOfTheHypotenuse. It may overlap with NiceJobFixingItVillain, if a BigBad with a grudge against Alice or Bob sets the disaster that reunites them.

Compare FireForgedFriends, RescueRomance, and ConflictKiller. If the two characters were divorced but get together again, it can overlap with DivorceIsTemporary. It also can make a BrokenPedestal turn into a RebuiltPedestal. Contrast GriefInducedSplit, where a couple is driven apart instead.
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''Manga/FutureDiary'', a few days after [[spoiler:Yuki is released from Yuno's confinement]], the attacks of the 7th force Yuki and Yuno to come back together to beat the 7th. It helps that after this Yuki was convinced by the 7th to reevaluate their relationship and give Yuno an important ArmorPiercingQuestion about her love for him.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
** The Kyoto arc serves as this to Konoka and Setsuna. For several years, Setsuna distanced herself from Konoka due to feeling ashamed of her failure to save her from almost drowning when they were kids. In the Kyoto arc, Konoka is kidnapped and Setsuna helps to save her. After that and Konoka telling Setsuna that [[FreakinessShame her wings are beautiful]], they become close again.
** In the BeachEpisode, some of the girls from Negi's class [[InvokedTrope try to pull this off]] to help Negi and Asuna make up after a fight. They throw Negi in the water and get him attacked by some fake sharks, played by Natsumi and Ku Fei, and have Asuna go save him. The plan fails miserably.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': When [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Tim]]'s parents were kidnapped with Batman showing up to save them, it looked like it would help their relationship recover since Tim had said they'd been fighting and implied they were looking at divorce and their shared trauma has pushed them closer together. Instead, Janet is killed and Jack is left paralyzed in a coma due to poisoning.
* ''ComicBook/DarkwingDuck'': A platonic example; Launchpad and Darkwing are not on speaking terms at the beginning of ''The Duck Knight Returns'' thanks to a previous incident with Negaduck. When the Quackwerks Crime-bots start becoming more severe in their crime-fighting work, Gosalyn suggests Darkwing look into it, and then sets off on her own and brings Launchpad into the investigation. The two work together, initially grudgingly, but by the time the situation's reached its climax, they're crime-fighting partners again.
* This happened with Tim Drake & Stephanie Brown in a [[BatFamilyCrossover crossover]] between ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' and ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2009}}''.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'', Karolina gets fed up with Xavin's behavior during the team's adventures in 1907, and comes ''this'' close to dumping them, but between their near-death during a huge battle and the collapse of Nico and Victor's relationship, the two decide to work out their differences instead. [[spoiler:Of course, Xavin dissolves their relationship shortly afterwards by posing as Karolina when a bunch of her fellow Majesdanians come looking for a scapegoat for the destruction of their homeworld.]]
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* In the ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' now-unreadable fanfic ''A Cruel Angel's Thesis'', [[HighSchoolSweethearts Kyo and Yuki]]'s relationship has become very distant and even the OriginalCharacter protagonist Kira has called him out on it, specially after [[spoiler:Yuki ''almost'' believes that [[MistakenForCheating Kyo is cheating on her with Kira]].]] The "disaster" that fixes it is [[spoiler:Yuki being kidnapped and slated to become a TargetedHumanSacrifice in front of Kyo, Iori, and Kira (who by that moment is acting as TheMole within the Orochi clan)]].
* ''Fanfic/ExperimentingFear'': Nando's parents are on the brink of divorce due to a variety of issues, like Ronaldo's gambling debt and [[ObnoxiousInLaws Alice's mother]] intentionally driving a wedge between them, as well as abusing her grandson. After Nando gets kidnapped, Alice learns how cruel her mother is and banishes her from their house, allowing his parents to repair their relationship and fall in love with each other all over again.
* ''Fanfic/ImHalping'': Amy Dallon gets her {{Biomanipulation}} powers [[DePower removed]], robbing New Wave of their healer... except her powers had [[DeadlyDoctor far greater range]] than simply healing, and she's actually [[IJustWantToBeNormal relieved by their absence]]. Their removal also assuages Carol's fears that her adoptive daughter won't end up becoming a supervillain like her father, allowing them to legitimately bond.
* ''Fanfic/{{Incidence}}'': During the second arc, The Voice points out that while Kris' experiences with Noelle in the Dark World have been fraught with tension and involved each seeing the other at their worst, it's also rekindled their friendship and brought them closer together than they were before.
* ''Fanfic/NoChanceForFate'' features a familial example: When Minako's parents learn that she's one of the Sailor Senshi, they absolutely flip their shit and [[KnightTemplarParent demand she stop]], driving her out of their home in tears. After the Ainos get caught in one of the Death Buster attacks, Sailor Venus saves and protects them, making her parents more open to discussing the matter and accepting this aspect of her life.
* ''Fanfic/NotThisTimeFate'': [[spoiler:Weiss]] convinces Jaune to go on a date with them as a favor, but the evening starts off horribly, as both are incredibly tense and trying to act like what they ''believe'' the other expects from them. Getting attacked by a group of White Fang thugs turns out to be the tension breaker both needed, as they realize they should relax and see where their natural chemistry takes them.
* In ''Fanfic/OscurasEncoreTheMovieReturnToTheBoilingIsles'', Luz accidentally steps on and breaks Tsumuri's tablet, meaning they can't contact the DGP and have to stay in the Boiling Isles for a while. This gives her and Amity time to talk to their supporters and work through their issues, becoming a couple again.
* ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'': Shinji and Asuka had spent the entire show unable to admit to themselves and each other their feelings. [[BelligerentSexualTension Their relationship got worse]] and as a result of it they were unable to prevent [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the demise of everyone in the world but them]]. The end of the world forced them to carry with only each other, living and working together. In the process, [[TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople they not only matured]] but also learnt to open up to each other and got together [[spoiler:and eventually married]].
* ''[[WebAnimation/WhatIfNoelleLostHerself What if Noelle Lost Her Way?]]'': When Noelle goes missing, Toriel asks her ex-husband Asgore to look after Kris while she helps with the search efforts. Asgore clearly hopes that this is a sign their relationship is improving, gushing to Kris about what the future might hold... right in front of an unimpressed Toriel, who takes him outside and [[WhatTheHellHero reads him the riot act]].
** Played somewhat straighter in its Snowgrave counterpart, ''What if Noelle Lost Herself?''. Rather than blatantly hoping that this disaster will help bolster their relationship, Asgore offers Toriel sincere and honest support, which she clearly appreciates. [[spoiler:Sadly, Kris poisoning his tea puts a stop to that.]]
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[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', due to the accident where Elsa accidentally hurts Anna with her powers, their parents made a decision to separate the two. Also, the trolls that Anna was taken to for healing independently decided to wipe her memory of Elsa's powers. This ultimately strains their relationship, and for 13 years, they remained estranged from each other. But all that changes when Elsa accidentally outs her powers during an argument with Anna and plunges Arendelle into an EndlessWinter in the process and through all the hardships, obstacles, and sacrifices, it ultimately allowed both Elsa and Anna to reconnect with each other and rekindle the relationship that they had as children.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' has Bob and Helen Parr going through relationship troubles due to the former trying to relive the Superhero GloryDays instead of spending time with his family to the point that Helen thought Bob was possibly cheating on her. Then [[BigBad Syndrome]] enters the picture, which forces Helen to go on a rescue mission due to Bob being taken captive. After they defeat Syndrome, they are able to mend the rift between them and are shown by the end to be much closer.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines'': Rick Mitchell tries to bond with his estranged daughter Katie by taking her to her new college during a family road trip, with limited success. What ends up actually causing them to bond is having to work together to save the world from [[AIIsACrapshoot a rebellious AI]].
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[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'': Our lead starts as a divorcee, but gets back together with his wife despite her new fiancé being there for most of the film as well. [[spoiler:It helps that her new fiancé [[DeathOfTheHypotenuse gets brutally killed in the last act]] of the film, as well.]]
* ''Film/TheAbyss'': In the BackStory, the marriage of Bud and Lindsey Brigman was on the rocks because they fought all the time. The deep sea rig they're in is cut off from the surface during a storm, and while they await rescue, they fall in love again.
** Interestingly enough, early on, they have a fight that prompts Bud to toss his wedding ring down the toilet. He quickly fishes it back out. It turns out to be ChekhovsGun later. He may have seen that as a sign.
* ''Film/{{Airplane}}'', which is a direct parody of ''Film/ZeroHour1957'', involves a character named Ted Stryker, who reunites with his ex-wife Elaine as a result of his heroics during a crisis.
* ''Film/{{Babel}}'': Richard and Susan's became strained after the death of their infant son, and their trip to Morocco is a last-ditch attempt to save their marriage. It's not until Susan accidentally gets shot and nearly dies that their relationship slowly gets rekindled.
* In the 2010 film ''Beautiful Boy'', Bill and Kate were separated when their son Sam committed a school shooting and killed himself. While they're laying low from the local media, they rekindle their relationship.
* ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' starts with Rob and Beth having a fight. Then, {{Kaiju}} happens. A good half of the movie is about Rob & Co. looking for Beth. [[spoiler:Naturally, they reconciled after they meet -- for what little time they got left.]]
* ''Film/DieHard'': John gets back together with his ex-wife as a result of saving her from robbers who took over the Nakatomi building. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, they divorce in the later sequels.]]
* ''Film/ForRicherOrPoorer'': Brad and Caroline save their marriage while hiding from the authorities inside an Amish community. [[spoiler:When they are cleared, they thank the guy who framed them.]]
* In ''Film/JurassicParkIII'', the divorced Paul and Amanda Kirby trick Alan Grant into accompanying them on an expedition to save their son Eric after he got stranded in the dinosaur-filled jungle on Isla Sorna with Amanda's new boyfriend Ben Hildebrand. After locating [[DeathOfTheHypotenuse Ben's corpse]] upon arrival, through the dangers on the island they reconcile their differences and reunite as a family after Paul is almost killed saving them from the ''Spinosaurus''.
** Also Owen Grady and Claire Dearing: while the trope is downplayed in ''Film/JurassicWorld'', as their prior romance had been a single disastrous date, ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'' starts with them having broken up again, coming back together over the course of the return to Isla Nublar and the incident and Lockwood Manor, with ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'' confirming that they had stayed together since the events of ''Fallen Kingdom''.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** Tony Stark and Steve Rogers are not on speaking terms after the events of ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', and it takes Thanos [[spoiler:snapping half of the entire Universe out of existence, plus some five years]] for Tony to even consider working together with Steve again. And even then, they don't explicitly reconcile until one of their plans goes awry halfway through ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', and they must team up to find an alternative solution.
--->'''Tony:''' Do you trust me?\\
'''Steve:''' I do.
** ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' is the story of how two estranged sisters manage to reconnect to each other and their now separated parents by facing a shared problem together. Of course, since this is a superhero action movie, the older sister is a spy, the younger sister is an assassin, the father is a former SuperSoldier, the mother is a mad, er, morally dubious scientist, the only reason they consider each other a family at all is because they spent three years pretending to be one for a deep-cover assignment, and the shared problem is their former control officer and his not quite dead black-ops agency.
* In ''Film/Passengers2016'', Jim and Aurora's relationship understandably falls apart when [[spoiler: Aurora learns that Jim woke her up and stranded her with him just so he wouldn't be alone.]] However, a conveniently timed series of malfunctions that nearly destroys the ship gets them to team up and save it, and ultimately brings them back together.
* The 2005 FilmOfTheBook ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'' has Richard Clarke, taking his family on a New Year's cruise. It's shown at the beginning that Richard's marriage is on the rocks. His wife actually kicks him out of their room. He ends up having an affair with a female crewmember. After the ship flips over due to a bomb planted by a terrorist, the Clarke family and a few other survivors try to make it to safety. As the survivors climb a damaged catwalk, the female crewmember [[DeathOfTheHypotenuse ends up falling to her death]], leaving Richard to reconcile with his family.
* ''Film/TheRadiolandMurders'': The leads are on the brink of divorce because the male lead (probably) had a one-night stand with [[ReallyGetsAround Ms. Yo-Yo Knickers]]. A LockedRoomMystery ClearMyName plot somehow comes into being at the same time as HilarityEnsues, during which the female lead realizes anew just how many common points the two share. (As she saves his butt repeatedly.)
* In ''Film/SanAndreas'', Ray and Emma are separated and are going to divorce, but this is interrupted when they have to save Emma from a major earthquake. The disaster also goes on to [[spoiler:cause the DeathOfTheHypotenuse]], so of course they end up getting back together.
* ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'' is billed as "a romantic comedy with zombies" for this reason.
* More like relationship-''beginning'' disaster, but lampshaded in ''Film/{{Speed}}'' when Annie notes that relationships that begin under intense circumstances never work out. Turns out to be true -- by the sequel, she and Jack have broken up.
* Peter and Mary Jane's relationship had been falling apart throughout ''Film/SpiderMan3''. Mary Jane felt like Peter wasn't there for her after she got a bad review from the play which eventually got her fired, [[ClingyJealousGirl got jealous]] when Peter as Spider-Man kissed Gwen Stacy, reenacting their upside-down kiss from the [[Film/SpiderMan1 first film]] (even though it was just a publicity stunt), and was eventually [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim threatened into breaking up with him]] by an evil Harry. Peter, meanwhile, was acting like a jerk towards her under the influence of the symbiote, and the two had been distant for most of the film. Cue to the climax when Mary Jane is kidnapped by Sandman and Venom, and Peter teams up with a [[HeelFaceTurn Heel-Face Turned]] Harry to rescue her, which ultimately mends their relationship and gets them back together.
* ''Film/{{Taken}}'': Although Brian Mills stays divorced from his ex-wife, his heroics in the first movie put him on much better terms with her and their daughter for the remainder of the franchise.
* ''Film/{{Twister}}''. Bill Harding meets with his former wife Jo Harding to get her to sign their divorce papers. They end up going on an adventure together involving dangerous tornadoes and discover that they still love each other.
* A mild, preschool-friendly version in ''[[Film/WeeSing Wee Sing in Sillyville]]'': All the Sillyville citizens [[WeUsedToBeFriends used to be friends]], but have since adopted FantasticRacism – no one will talk to anyone who wears different colors than they do. The only mutual friend of all the groups is the white-clad sprite Sillywhim. But at the climax, Sillywhim hurts her ankle, and all the others work together to bandage it with their different colored scarves, ties, and ribbons. This finally reminds them of how well their colors - and they as friends - go together.
* ''Film/WelcomeHome2018'': Cassie and Bryan have a weekend vacation at an Italian villa to try to repair their relationship following Cassie cheating on him. Things aren't going so well until the voyeur stalker that rented them the house attacks them, and the two fighting him off brings them closer together.
* In ''Film/WomanOnTheRun'', Frank witnesses a murder and goes into hiding. His wife Eleanor tries to find him, and in the process, rekindles their dead marriage and love for one another.
* ''Film/ZeroHour1957'': Ted Stryker's GrewASpine moment is what saves his marriage in the end.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Jake and Cassie in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' may represent the flipside of this trope, as they break up after the war ends. They played it straight(er) at first, given that they had mutual crushes at the start of the series, but their relationship doesn't become (slightly more) official until mid-war.
* In ''Literature/MoonlightBecomesYou'', the villain's attempt to murder Maggie does wonders for her and [[spoiler:Neil]]'s relationship. They weren't on the best terms for much of the novel due to a misunderstanding and had only just started to make up. Then when Maggie is abducted and BuriedAlive, [[spoiler:Neil]] does everything in his power to find her, horrified at the thought of something terrible happening to her. Meanwhile, Maggie's NearDeathExperience results in a LoveEpiphany. After [[spoiler:Neil]] rescues Maggie from the coffin, [[RescueRomance they start a romantic relationship]], with the implication they'll eventually marry.
* In ''[[Literature/RamonaQuimby Ramona Forever]]'', Ramona got into an argument with Beezus and the two refused to speak to each other for a few days. When their cat, Picky-picky, died, the sisters reconciled as they tried to give him a proper burial.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/AshesOfLove'': Run Yu and Xu Feng eventually reconcile after [[spoiler: Jin Mi, the woman they both love,]] dies in the crossfire of their war.
* The first-season finale of ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' sees Lindsey and Tobias Funke contemplating divorce, as it seems obvious that they have IncompatibleOrientation. However, when Lindsey's father, George Bluth, Sr., suffers a heart attack, and Tobias rushes to her side to offer emotional support, Lindsey decides that maybe there is still something worth saving in their relationship.
* Amy and Rory on ''Series/DoctorWho''. It took being kidnapped by Daleks to get those two to work things out. Although the fact that the initial reason for the split was Amy's ill-advised case of IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy may have been a factor in their reconciliation.
* Rachel [[RunawayBride runs out on her wedding]] in the pilot of ''Series/{{Friends}}'', sending her to Monica, the only person she knew who lived close by. After being inseparable in school, they had drifted apart in their adult lives and hadn't kept in touch, and Monica even briefly balks at Rachel inviting herself to stay with Monica. They quickly become best friends again and stay that way.
* Jax and Tara in ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy''. After Abel [[spoiler:gets kidnapped]] at the end of season 2, throughout season 3, Jax tries to push Tara away. But when she gets [[spoiler:kidnapped and he saves her]], and he finds out that she [[spoiler:is pregnant with his child]], things smooth out.
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'': In "The Junction", Melissa Parker discovers on September 15, 1986, that her husband John cheated on her with another woman. The next morning, after John has spent the night on the sofa, she tells him that she will pack his things for him and she expects him to move out once his shift in the mine is over. John pleads for forgiveness, asking if he has to apologize for one mistake for the rest of his life, but Melissa is too hurt to listen. Shortly afterwards, John becomes trapped in a cave-in and is transported back in time to September 16, 1912, where he saves the life of another trapped miner named Ray Dobson. Ray [[WriteBackToTheFuture writes a letter to Melissa]] and tells her that John was only thinking of her and how much he hurt her in what he thought would be his last moments. After John is located using the information in Ray's letter, Melissa is delighted to see him. She tearfully accepts his now much more heartfelt apology and takes him home.
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[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'', Luna and Ivy were ChildhoodFriends who drifted apart after Luna got herself embroiled with Nadine's gang and started to look down on her old geeky hobbies in order to impress her new leader. After the MassSuperEmpoweringEvent the two of them meet up to discuss their newfound powers, which in turn leads to them becoming closer again, something that Luna [[LampshadedTrope lampshades]]:
-->"I wish it didn't take the whole world crumbling for us to talk again- am I right?"
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* {{Deconstructed}} in ''VideoGame/EnigmaAnIllusionNamedFamily''. The Yoo family's [[BigScrewedUpFamily various issues]] with each other don't simply ''go away'' when they're [[ClosedCircle trapped in their manor]] with an unknown killer. What's more, one of the main routes climaxes with the mastermind revealing [[spoiler:they were trying to {{invoke|dTrope}} this, only to watch everything snowball far beyond their control]].
* One of Ethan's possible epilogues in ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'' implies that he's going to get back together with his estranged wife despite the fact she's responsible for getting Blake to think he is the Origami Killer.
* This happens twice in the first ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' game.
** First is Sora and Donald beginning to bicker over landing in a world because Sora thinks his missing friends are there, but Donald thinks it is a type of world where Mickey wouldn't enter ([[CanonDiscontinuity anymore]], [[ScrewedByTheLawyers in hindsight]]). Their friendship is mended after defeating the predator ArcVillain... and slightly torn over a petty fight over who pilots the Gummi Ship later on.
** Second is when [[spoiler:Donald and Goofy are both forced into a FaceHeelTurn when Riku retakes the Keyblade from Sora. But when Riku later tries to kill Sora, both imminently rejoin him to protect him, which also gives Sora the strength to retake the Keyblade from Riku]].
* [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002 The very first game]] of the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series has the titular duo on negative terms after the events of Umbris, because Ratchet is obsessed with {{revenge}} against Captain Qwark, to the point of ignoring Clank's warnings that billions of lives are at stake because of Drek. It takes [[spoiler:the destruction of Oltanis and a good chunk of its population]] for Ratchet to finally get a HeelRealization and set things right again, with him and Clank finally getting along again.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' features a humorously meta example. Kat is [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=854 somewhat upset]] with Annie and wants some time away from her. Annie [[InvokedTrope tries to patch things up by arranging fake catastrophes]] so Kat can save the day: [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=855 pretending that Robot has gone rogue]] and [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=856 she needs Kat to "hack" him,]] pretending that she's been "kidnapped by evil dino-demons" and needs Kat to rescue her, and so on. [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=857 Kat isn't fooled by any of this,]] but she ''is'' touched by the fact that Annie went to all this trouble to patch things up with her. Of course, right when Kat is ready to make amends, [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=861 she encounters something]] Annie [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=862 had nothing to do with.]]
** And now it seems that the LesYay subtext was [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=959 intentional,]] so make of this what you will.
* In the ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'' strip [[http://nonadventures.com/2008/02/09/old-flames/ "Old FLAMES,"]] Wonderella and her ex-husband, [[{{pyromaniac}} Devlin]], get attacked by robots. One fight scene later, Wonderella and Devlin decide to get back together. [[SubvertedTrope The rekindled relationship doesn't even last until the end of the page.]]
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* In ''Literature/ThaliasMusings'', Thalia thinks Eros' disappearance will be this to Hephaestus and Aphrodite's troubled marriage. Averted when the resolution culminates in their long-overdue divorce.
* In the ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' episode "Oops", despite the hell their kidnapping was, both Blitz and his friend Fizzarolli managed to repair their relationship together.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': The Weirdmageddon event did a number of effects on other characters, but the most prominent one is the relationship between [[spoiler:the Stans. Prior to the event, Stan and Ford are completely at each other's throats, the former accusing Ford as an UngratefulBastard while the latter demands Stan to stop the Mystery Shack business by the end of summer and move out. But during the apocalypse, the two agree to work together to stop Bill and save the kids after their argument initially bothced a way stop him. Afterwards, they reconciled with each other, and finally travel the world together on their new boat, the Stan O' War II, like they always dreamed of]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'':
** Averted. Jo and Brick used to have a pleasant rivalry before Jo's survival-of-the-fittest mentality clashed with Brick's belief to look out for others. In "[[Recap/TotalDramaAMineIsATerribleThingToWaste A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste]]", they finally partake in a challenge as part of the same team once more and through the danger are on their way to reconciliation. Then another situation comes up where either they go for an assured victory or risk losing to save their former teammates from certain doom. Jo wants victory, but Brick saves the others at the cost of his team's victory. With that, it's over and Brick gets voted off by Jo and Lightning that evening.
** Shawn and Jasmine had a solid romance growing until Shawn chose his own safety from perceived zombies over hers and attacked her. In "[[Recap/TotalDramaHurlAndGoSeek Hurl and Go Seek]]", Shawn spots Jasmine being chased by a mob of what he thinks are zombies and realizes he can't let history repeat itself. He jumps into the fray to save her and ultimately sacrifices himself to ensure she survives. In reality, his actions ensure Jasmine has immunity that evening while he loses out on his near-certain immunity. All the same, Jasmine is touched, and her and Shawn's romance gets back on track.
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