History Main / FireAndIceLoveTriangle

* From the fourth chapter onwards of the [[WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}]] fanfic ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'', [[spoiler: Luca becomes the object of the affections of both his HotBlooded and outspoken best friend Alberto and the haughty and aloof BigJerkOnCampus Vincenzo.]]

* From the fourth chapter onwards of the [[WesternAnimation/Luca]] fanfic ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'', [[spoiler: Luca becomes the object of the affections of both his HotBlooded and outspoken best friend Alberto and the haughty and aloof BigJerkOnCampus Vincenzo.]]

* From the fourth chapter onwards of the [[WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}]] fanfic ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'', [[spoiler: Luca becomes the object of the affections of both his HotBlooded and outspoken best friend Alberto and the haughty and aloof BigJerkOnCampus Vincenzo.]]

* Edward and Jacob from ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. Edward is the Ice (aloof, controlled and has trouble opening up emotionally, as well as physically cold to touch) and Jacob is the Fire (hot-tempered, openly emotional and honest to the point of bluntness, as well as having a higher-than-normal body temperature). The third book - which most prominently features the triangle as a plot device - actually has a chapter titled "Fire and Ice" and quotes Robert Frost's poem of the same name.

Almost always a [[TriangRelations Type 7]] Love Triangle that progresses to a Type 4 when the heroine chooses who she loves.

The Ice of the love triangle will be the BlueOni compared to the Fire, or in some cases, the heroine. He has an aloof demeanor, and is quiet, calculating, introverted, cultured, sensitive, and calm. He's almost always cast as TheStoic and can be antagonistic to the heroine at first, though he can become a [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting ice king]] with the help of the heroine's love. He's often presented as that hot, mysterious bad boy your parents never wanted you to date, and the one you've always wanted to. However, in some cases he's deemed the 'safer' option over the Fire due to coming off as more controlled and level-headed.

Subtropes of the Ice include LoveRedeems, AllGirlsWantBadBoys, LadykillerInLove (in some cases), [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]], TheSnarkKnight, SugarAndIcePersonality, and TroubledButCute.

The Fire of the love triangle will be the RedOni compared to the Ice. He's warm, passionate, reckless, and fun loving. He's often the childhood friend the heroine always thought of like a brother. But ''now''... [[SheIsAllGrownUp He is all grown up]]. He's usually the safer bet than the Ice and will offer a more stable life. However, it's not unheard of for the Fire to be cast as the less stable or appropriate choice due to his perceived wildness.

Subtropes of the Fire include JustFriends, DoggedNiceGuy, ChildhoodFriendRomance, and BelligerentSexualTension.

Note that examples involving two girls to a guy do exist, albeit rarer.

* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', Shinji's two main love interests are the [[{{Tsundere}} tempestuous]] [[FieryRedhead redhead]] Asuka and the [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless]] [[ShyBlueHairedGirl blue-haired]] Rei.