History Main / HalfSiblingAngst

* ''Series/Charmed1998'': Paige is the result of Patty Halliwell's affair with her Whitelighter, making her the half-sister of Piper and Phoebe. Piper is initially distant towards her, but that's msotly due to her arriving in their lives while Piper's still greiving for her older sister. Having grown up as an only child, Paige has a difficult time adjusting to having sisters and being part of a group.

* ''Literature/FamilyTreeSeries'' has this between Abby (and her sisters Rose and Adele) and their younger half-brother, Miles, through their stepmother Helen. His only mention as a child is that he's four and getting on Adele's nerves, and when adult Abby visits with her children, the family leaves before Miles arrives with his family because of how Luther and Helen treat Abby's son Peter. Francie brings him up as someone they won't see at her family get-together--along with his parents--because they don't like her father is Jewish. The one time he's actually seen in the series, it's at [[spoiler:Luther's funeral]], supporting Helen. It's implied he may share the same bigotries as their father and this is why Abby and her sisters don't get along with him--but it also may be because Luther doted on Miles most as the only "good" son he ever had [[spoiler:given he put Fred in a institution]].

* ''Literature/FamilyTreeSeries'' has this between Abby (and her sisters Rose and Adele) and their a younger half-brother, Miles, through their stepmother Helen. His only mention as a child is that he's four and getting on Adele's nerves, and when adult Abby visits with her children, the family leaves before Miles arrives with his family because of how Luther and Helen treat Abby's son Peter. Francie brings him up as someone they won't see at her family get-together--along with his parents--because they don't like her father is Jewish. The one time he's actually seen in the series, it's at [[spoiler:Luther's funeral]], supporting Helen. It's implied he may share the same bigotries as their father and this is why Abby and her sisters don't get along with him--but it also may be because Luther doted on Miles most as the only "good" son he ever had [[spoiler:given he put Fred in a institution]].

* ''Literature/FamilyTreeSeries'' has this between Abby (and her sisters Rose and Adele) and their a younger half-brother, Miles, through their stepmother Helen. His only mention as a child is that he's four and getting on Adele's nerves, and when Abby visits with her children when they're younger, they leave before Miles arrives with his family because of how Luther and Helen treat their disabled grandson Peter. Francie brings him up as someone they won't see at her family get together--along with his parents--because they don't like her father is Jewish. The one time he's actually seen in the series, it's at [[spoiler:Luther's funeral]], supporting Helen. It's implied he may share the same bigotries as their father and this is why Abby and her sisters don't get along with him--but it also may be because Luther doted on Miles most as the only "good" son he ever had [[spoiler:given he put Fred in a institution]].

* Played with in ''Literature/TheHateUGive'', in that the half-sibling himself isn't the one causing the tension. The character Seven half-brother to both the main character, Starr (sharing her father) and her friend Kenya (sharing her mother). While the two girls usually get along, Kenya referring to Seven as, "My brother" when speaking to Starr annoys her as it feels like he's being claimed. By the end of the book, Kenya acknowledges she was wrong to do so and refers to him as, "our brother."

* Kazuto/Kirito from ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' experienced a similar thing when he finds out his sister was actually [[NotBloodSiblings his cousin]] while his parents were really his aunt and uncle (his real parents having died a long time ago). Upon secretly discovering this, Kazuto became distant from his family and immersed himself in gaming as a form of {{escapism}}. He eventually does put this in the past and vows to get closer to his sister.

* Kazuto/Kirito from ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' experienced a similar thing when he finds out his sister was actually [[NotBloodSiblings his cousin]] while his parents were really his aunt and uncle (his real parents having died a long time ago). Upon secretly discovering this, Kazuto became distant from his family and immersed himself in gaming as a form of {{escapism}}. He eventually does put this in the past and vows to get closer to his sister.

* In ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'', [[spoiler:Edwina finds it hard to connect with Amelia after finding out that the former's father Sebastian married her former best friend Freya and had Amelia. Edwina also mentions a half-brother who's around Amelia's age, but they never bonded as much as siblings.]]

* In ''VideoGame/LoveAndPies'', [[spoiler:Edwina finds it hard to connect with Amelia after finding out that the former's father Sebastian married Freya and had the latter. Edwina also mentions a half-brother who's around Amelia's age, but they never bonded as much as siblings.]]

->'''Naphtali:''' Look at what your dreams have done.
->'''Joseph:''' Don't get mad at me, I didn't ask for them.
->'''Simeon:''' You didn't ask for this, either, ''brother!'' ''(splashes Joseph with water)''
->'''Joseph:''' '''''HALF''''' brother!
-->'''''WesternAnimation/JosephKingOfDreams'''''

* Played with in ''Literature/TheHateUGive'', in that the half-sibling himself isn't the one causing the tension. The character Seven half-brother to both the main character, Starr (sharing her father) and her friend Kenya (sharing her mother). While the two girls usually get along, Kenya referring to Seven as, "My brother" when speaking to Starr annoys her as it feels like he's being claimed. By the end of the book, Kenya acknowledges she was wrong to do so and refers to him as, "Our brother."