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* In ''Literature/TheFifthSeason'', {{the Ageless}} Stone Eaters sometimes choose "beloved" humans as companions to watch over for the rest of their lives. [[spoiler:Zig-zagged when it's revealed that these humans are those who become vulnerable to a specific type of PhlebotinumOverload that lets the Stone Eater consume their remains and {{Reincarnat|ion}}e them as new Stone Eaters, who, barring some memory loss and [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody adaptation to their new bodies]], have the original humans' minds.]]

* On the ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'', Charlie is a [[HumanAliens human slime]] who's been alive for [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld a very very long time]]. He develops [[InterspeciesFriendship a close friendship]] with Quackity, a mortal with only two lives left at the time.

* The main relationship in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' is a platonic Mayfly-December love between two best friends, one a normal man approaching middle age, and one a clone with [[PlotRelevantAgeUp rapidly-accelerated ageing]] which has left him physically seventy while being only about forty-three years old.

** ''All'' of Henry's friendships are this, by definition. Lucas, Jo, Hanson, everyone we toot for him to open up to and befriend will move on while he remains. According to Lucas in the pilot, Henry didn't have ''any'' friends in the three years they'd worked together, and Abe said Henry hadn't let anyone get close to him since Abigail; this is the reason.

* ''Series/{{Forever|2014}}''. Morgan and Abe, the former discovering the latter as a healthy infant survivor of a concentration camp. Abe {{lampshade| hanging}}s this when Morgan prepares to move away to Europe to avoid and outlive the person who knows his secret. Morgan could outlive the person, but Abe couldn't.

* [[BrainsAndBrawn Brain-brawn partnerships]] in ''Literature/TheShipWho'' are, at their best, close long-term relationships between the SentientShip and their HandyHelper, often with some degree of a [[PseudoRomanticFriendship pseudoromantic aspect]], that invariably have an expiration date. Brawns, as normal humans, retire after seventy-five years of service if they're lucky while LongLived "brains" remain in service for centuries if not killed. Sometimes it tips into a MayflyDecemberRomance instead but this is seen as undesirable as they CantHaveSexEver.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddparents'' fanfiction, ''Fanfic/NeverHadAFriendLikeMe'', the issue of the different lifespans of fairies and genies in comparison to humans comes up near the end. [[spoiler: After the TimeSkip, Amanda is dying of old age a century after meeting Norm]], which is a very short timespan by the standards of magical creatures. Timmy is in a similar situation since Poof, who is younger than him chronologically, is barely a toddler by that point. [[spoiler:But Norm solves it by [[EmergencyTransformation transforming Amanda and Timmy into a genie and fairy respectively]].]]

* Featured in the backstory of a Zora character named Lochlia in ''Fanfic/BreathOfTheWild''. She's a hybrid Zora, daughter of a male Hylian and a female Zora. Her parents ended their relationship because her they were inevitably going to outlive him, and the father hoped that her mother would find another man to share her life with so that Lochlia would have a present father. Lochlia wasn't happy not to have her father around, and even after they died, she still held resentment. And then Lochlia had a Hylian friend...who she watched aged to death while she remained young, finally helping her realize why her parents couldn't stay together. Her parents are [[spoiler: Link and Mipha, and Lochlia tells Link this story when he awakens from the slumber of restoration, and tells him that she forgives him and understands why they ended their relationship.]]

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* Gems from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' are TheAgeless, with even Amethyst, who's the youngest besides Steven, being a good five thousand years old. Amethyst has actually befriended a couple of humans - Greg and Vidalia - but it's striking to compare them to old photos, and see how much they've changed and aged while Amethyst has only got a clothing update.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011''. The protagonists came across a group of plant people named the Petalars, which have a lifespan of a day. Lion-O in particular became friends with one petalar called Emrick who goes from a curious child to an Eager Squire to a level-headed warrior to a wise old man all in the span of said day, and while for the Petalars the Thundercats were lifelong friends who were with them in their intergenerational Exodus, for the Thundercats it was a tragically short friendship.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia''. The manaketes Gotoh, Xane, Bantu, and Tiki all befriend Marth. Needless to say, they all outlive him--the first three even outlived Marth's ancestor Anri. In a conversation with Xane, he mentions this as a reason why he has trouble connecting with humans.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe''. Half-manaketes Ninian and Nils will outlive and never see their human friends again if they go through the Dragon's gate. If Ninian stays on Elibe to be with Eliwood, though, it's inverted as due to the world's atmosphere, all her human friends outlive her.

* Link in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' was ChildhoodFriends with several [[FishPeople Zoras]] (exact lifespan not stated, but it's at least 200). Needless to say, they're quite surprised to see him alive a century after his presumed death.

* ''LightNovel/CrestOfTheStars''. Though she doesn't show it much openly, Lafiel does worry at times about her friendship with Jinto, since Abh live much longer than humans do.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'' has the titular hero. He will survive his human friends Miroku and Sango by far. Only Shippo, the fox youkai, has a similar lifespan as he does. With Kagome, it's a MayflyDecemberRomance.

* In ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' it's the case that the higher the level, the more longevity is granted by the gods to an adventurer. Many breeds such as [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves]] are naturally long-lived. High-ranking elves like Riveria are therefore likely to be close to [[TheAgeless The Ageless]], which also means that many of their friends will die long before her. On the other side, a life as adventurer is very dangerous, and many adventurers die in the dungeon.

* Popular {{Fanon}} for ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'' is that Gummis live for centuries, with the age 100 being the prime of life; this naturally turns any human and Gummi friendship into this trope, with Cubbi and Sunni often taking Cavin and Calla's descent into old age hard. They usually cope by remaining [[HonoraryUncle honorary family to Cavin and Calla's descendants]].

** At the other end of the scale, Rocket quips that his lifespan is likely to be shorter than other species' in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.

* The soul-destroying theme of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': Jessie, as an unchanging toy, "outlived" Emily's childhood. This is continued in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' where Andy has grown up and no longer needs his toys.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Wookiee lifespans are about 500 years, give or take. Chewbacca was roughly 250 when he ran across Han. In the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' canon, this ends up {{Subverted}} as Chewie ends up making a HeroicSacrifice to save Han's family, but played unfortunately straight in Creator/{{Disney}} canon. Other Legends cases of this include [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Zaalbar and his pal Mission]] (a "young" Wookiee of about 80 and a 14 year old Twi'lek), and [[VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic Bowdarr and the Smuggler]].

** Angel is an immortal vampire who will survive his human friends far beyond Spike, who is also a vampire. Doyle, Cordelia, and Whistler were half-demons and probably could have been by his side for a long time, but were killed in the course of the plot.

* Featured in the backstory of a Zora character named Lochlia in ''Fanfic/BreathOfTheWild''. She's a hybrid Zora, daughter of a male Hylian and a female Zora. Her parents ended their relationship because her they were inevitably going to outlive him, and the father hoped that Mipha would find another man to share her life with so that Lochlia would have a present father. Lochlia wasn't happy not to have her father around, and even after they died, she still held resentment. And then Lochlia had a Hylian friend...who she watched aged to death while she remained young, finally helping her realize why her parents couldn't stay together. Her parents are [[spoiler: Link and Mipha, and Lochlia tells Link this story when he awakens from the slumber of restoration, and tells him that she forgives him and understands why they ended their relationship.]]

->-'''Quackity:''' Look at me, How long do you think it'll take for ''me'' to turn to dust?\\

'''Charlie:''' I... I’ll make sure you never turn to dust, Quackity from Las Nevadas!

* On the ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'', Charlie is a [[HumanAliens human slime]] who’s been alive for [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld a very very long time]]. He develops [[InterspeciesFriendship a close friendship]] with Quackity, a mortal with only two lives left.
->'''Quackity:''' Look at me, How long do you think it’ll take for ''me'' to turn to dust?\\