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'''Nightwing:''' ''What? A what?'' A ''"thing"''? We--we're ''[[JustFriends friends]]'' but… but…\\

* ''ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}'' & ''ComicBook/MonetStCroix'' in [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen2016 Uncanny X-Men]] & [[ComicBook/WeaponX2017 Weapon X]] with 7 characters insinuating or thinking that there's more going on between them that just comradeship.

* In ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'', Samantha and Dave used to tell anyone and everyone that they were JustFriends. Absolutely ''no one'' bought it, especially their circle of friends. They eventually progressed to dating and OfficialCouple-dom but balked at attempts to go beyond "just dating", [[WillTheyOrWontThey physically]] or [[TheyDo legally]]. They did eventually get married in 2014 and had a daughter in 2018. [[spoiler: Maria, one of the most ardent [[ShipperOnDeck shippers on deck]] for them, turns out to be their KidFromTheFuture.]]

* Downplayed in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' with Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long. While a number of characters remark on how important they are to each other, their support is less about convincing them to hook up and more about helping them overcome their obvious doubts that they're good enough for each other. A particularly comical moment crops up when [[TheStoic Lie Ren]] refers to them as 'friends,' which his partner [[GenkiGirl Nora Valkyrie]] immediately calls him out on, leading to an argument on what they actually are. Jaune later joins in on this in Volume 9, after seeing [[spoiler:Blake and Yang have their first kiss.]]

* Downplayed in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' with Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long. While a number of characters remark on how important they are to each other, their support is less about convincing them to hook up and more about helping them overcome their obvious doubts that they're good enough for each other. A particularly comical moment crops up when [[TheStoic Lie Ren]] refers to them as 'friends,' which his partner [[GenkiGirl Nora Valkyrie]] immediately calls him out on, leading to an argument on what they actually are.

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A sister trope (sub-trope?) of ObliviousToLove (in which one character is oblivious to the unrequited love of and potential happiness with another character), Laconic/EveryoneCanSeeIt primarily has to do with the characters ''around'' the pair knowing how perfect they are for each other. It is also a frequent companion trope for BelligerentSexualTension. Compare ItMeantSomethingToMe, where one character defiantly denies they feel anything for the other.

It can also be seen as an IdiotBall or IdiotPlot because the characters' stupidity about their feelings is what fuels the romantic (sub)plot. On the other hand, ShippingGoggles mean that "everyone else" is seeing feelings that really aren't there.

* Mike and Lucy in ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl''. Very far gone. [[spoiler:Until suddenly, it ''is'' gone. When Lucy finally realizes this, she is not a happy kitty]].
* In the furry webcomic ''Webcomic/DividedSky'', Kittifox and Stryde are a good example of this trope, where the mute friend picks up on this and a blind angel says bluntly, "You love her."
* Between [[spoiler:Elliot]] and [[spoiler:Susan]] in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''. Not only do each of the main characters have at least some inkling of it, but [[spoiler:the [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2013-04-23 in-universe fandom]] for their movie review show]] ships them as well.
* Mel Odious and Greta Goode in ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes''. They're eight years old and can't stand each other; and of course, [[http://eheroes.thecomicseries.com/comics/259/ you know what that means.]]
* Agatha Heterodyne and Gilgamesh Wulfenbach from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. Partially subverted in that they themselves know, but just CannotSpitItOut.
** [[spoiler:Also subverted in that Gil proposes to Agatha at the end of the first story arc and later goes on campaign when she "dies", clutching his engagement "ring" close to his heart.]]
** Moloch von Zinzer's feelings for Sanaa--[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080220 usually]] causing [[LoveMakesYouStupid all mental and motor activity to go haywire]] on sight--were (surprise!) [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120730 rather obvious]] to other prisoners of the Castle:
--->'''Moloch:''' Did ''everyone'' know about that?!
--->'''Dr. Mittelmind:''' Hm? Oh, not ''everyone''...just those of us who noticed that anyone who got to your kitchen ''after'' Sanaa was served ''boiled sponge with gravy''.
* Parley and Andrew Smith from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''. She's all over him ([[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace literally]]); he puts up with it because he thinks she's "hotter than hell", but he's [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=578 oblivious]] to (or in denial over) the fact that she likes him. [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=785 It takes a homicidal ghost chastising Parley for precisely this for them to see it]].
** Taken to a hilarious degree when her friends [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=953 see the two]] merely ''in the same room'', pretending too hard they have absolutely nothing to do with each other...and ''simultaneously jump to the correct conclusion''.
* Karkat and Terezi in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', to the point where even the humans, who have just met them, comment on it.
** This is echoed with Kankri and Latula--Aranea mentions that, by the end, pretty much everyone was aware there was some UnresolvedSexualTension between them, even though Latula was apparently happily in a relationship with Mituna. Latula seems to know what's going on, but Kankri, as a dedicated CelibateHero, very much doesn't.

---> '''[[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3740 Bubbles]]''': You have an '''operational code''' for this situation?
--->'''Dora''' No offense, hon, but the writing's been on the wall for a while. In neon paint. Sixty feet high.
* Reika and Eiji were so obvious in ''Webcomic/RedString'' that their friends actually say "finally" when they--finally!--hook up.

* [[http://www.shapequest.net/?id=113 Tonya mentions this to Lance]] in ''[[http://www.shapequest.net Shape Quest]]''.
* Jackson and Olga from ''Webcomic/SisterClaire''. They act secretive for a time, but everyone knows. Even [[spoiler:Azi, a wolf witch]] can tell mere ''moments'' after meeting them.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'', Spinnerette and Mecha Maid have recently become girlfriends. Spinnerette is shy about revealing the fact (she only recently realized she was attracted to Mecha Maid and isn't used to the idea of being lesbian/bisexual). When the superhero team gets into an artificially-induced argument, Mecha Maid snaps out, "Are you ashamed to be gay, or just ashamed of me?!" [[WholesomeCrossdresser Green Gable's]] response: "That [their relationship] was a ''secret''?"

* Haley and Elan in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0223.html Exhibit A]].
* Sun Jing is head-over-heels for Qiu Tong in ''Webcomic/TheirStory''. She barely makes an attempt to hide it around her. In one comic even a convenience store owner notices the chemistry between the two girls.
* Hyacinth and Hazel from ''Webcomic/LeifAndThorn'' are "technically not dating," according to Hyacinth's mother Tansy, but no one expects this state of affairs to last.

* In {{Webcomic/Spinnerette}}, Spinnerette and Mecha Maid have recently become girlfriends. Spinnerette is shy about revealing the fact (she only recently realized she was attracted to Mecha Maid and isn't used to the idea of being lesbian/bisexual). When the superhero team gets into an artificially-induced argument, Mecha Maid snaps out, "Are you ashamed to be gay, or just ashamed of me?!" [[WholesomeCrossdresser Green Gable's]] response: "That [their relationship] was a ''secret''?"

* In {{Webcomic/Spinnerette}}, Spinnerette and Mecha Maid have recently become girlfriends. Spinnerette is shy about revealing the fact (she only recently realized she was attracted to Mecha Maid and isn't used to the idea of being lesbian/bisexual). When the superhero team gets into an artificially-induced argument, Mecha Maid snaps out that she's angry that Spinnerette has been hiding their relationship from the rest of the team. The Werewolf's response: "That [their relationship] was supposed to be a ''secret''?"

See also TheMatchmaker, ShipperOnDeck, and TransparentCloset. Contrast MistakenForRomance.

* Linkara and Marzgurl on ''Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses''. Whenever they appear together, about 90% of the comments will point this out. Apparently it's just good chemistry (and ShipTease) because Linkara later proved to have a real-life girlfriend known as "Iron Liz".
** WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic[=/=]WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick. It's one of the reasons why Nella forces her to go on the date with him, Mara wanted to kill the Chick because she needed to punish Critic more, and an earlier draft of WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee had even ''Mechakara'' trying to test 7-of-11's loyalty by making her shoot Critic. Of course, they know it too (and history with sexings have been confirmed by WordOfGod), but Critic is scared of what she could do to him and she hates admitting emotions.

* ''ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}'' & ''ComicBook/MonetStCroix'' in [[ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015 Uncanny X-Men]] & [[ComicBook/WeaponX2017 Weapon X]] with 7 characters insinuating or thinking that there's more going on between them that just comradeship.

* Mel Odious and Greta Goode in ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes''. They're eight years old and can't stand each other; and of course, [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2131971/taking-bets/ you know what that means.]]

-->-- '''Michael''', ''Series/Zoey101''

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