History Main / PairTheSuitors

* Implied in ''LightNovel/MyTeenRomanticComedySNAFU'', in which both [[BettyAndVeronica Yui Yuigahama and Yukino Yukinoshita]] are (secretly) in love with Hachiman Hikigaya, but the former has a close friendship with Yukino... too close for many of their close ones, at the point Hachiman once mistook (with a purpose) her last name for "[[LesbianSubtext Yurigahama]]."

* In Korean [[{{Yuri}} yuri]] webcomic ''Webcomic/ItdBeGreatIfYouDidntExist'', the protagonist Guk-Hwa finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her, and dumps him, only to end up in a romance with the other woman.

* In Korean [[{{Yuri}} yuri]] webcomic ''It'd Be Great If You Didn't Exist'', the protagonist Guk-Hwa finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her, and dumps him, only to end up in a romance with the other woman.

* Slightly [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]''. Although Germany and Japan fought over Italy and both ended up together, [[spoiler:it was only after Italy chose them both. Them getting together completed the [[{{Polyamory}} polyamorous]] relationship with all three paired with each other.]]

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* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' has a double version-- in season two, Hannibal and Alana Bloom are a couple. Will has some mutual interest with Alana, but has sex with Margot. [[spoiler: Both couples split up, and in season three, Alana and Margot become a couple, while Will and Hannibal have a romance. Slightly subverted, in that it's strongly implied Hannibal always liked Will, and only had sex with Alana [[JealousyGambit to make Will jealous]]. ]]

* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' has a double version-- in season two, Hannibal and Alana Bloom are a couple. Will has a crush on Alana, but has sex with Margot. Both couples split up, and in season three, Alana and Margot become a couple, while Will and Hannibal have a romance.

* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' has a double version-- in season two, Hannibal and Alana Bloom are a couple, while Will and Margot have sex. Both couples split up, and in season three, Alana and Margot become a couple, while Will and Hannibal have a romance.

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* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' ''Fanfic/TheRedKnight'', it's revealed that Violet Potter (fem!Harry) used to date Ron, who also had an affair with Hermione. After he [[spoiler:[[RonTheDeathEater betrayed them]], leading to their deaths]], they [[spoiler:[[PeggySue went back in time]]]] and became a lesbian couple.

* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' ''Fanfic/ThRedKnight'', it's revealed that Violet Potter (fem!Harry) used to date Ron, who also had an affair with Hermione. After he [[spoiler:[[RonTheDeathEater betrayed them]], leading to their deaths]], they [[spoiler:[[PeggySue went back in time]]]] and became a lesbian couple.

* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fanfic ''The Red Knight'', it's revealed that Violet Potter (fem!Harry) used to date Ron, who also had an affair with Hermione. After he [[spoiler:[[RonTheDeathEater betrayed them]], leading to their deaths]], they [[spoiler:[[PeggySue went back in time]]]] and became a lesbian couple.

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* At the start of ''Literature/CarryOn'', Simon is dating Agatha and has a passionate hatred of his roommate/nemesis Baz who has his eye on Agatha too. However, it turns out that Simon's passionate hatred of Baz is actually passionate BelligerentSexualTension and Baz has really been in love with Simon all along and only pretended to be interested in Agatha to push Simon's buttons.

* In ''Literature/IFavorTheVillainess'', when Rei is reincarnated as the protagonist of her favorite otome game, she rejects pursuing the game's intended male love interests in favor of Claire who's supposed to be the "rival" character competing with her for the males' affections.

* In ''Advertising/LongLongMan'', Chi, who is dating Tooru, spends most of the series [[YourCheatingHeart dealing with her conflicting feelings for Long]], who seems to be interested in her. [[SpoiledByTheFormat You probably figured this out just by what page you're on]], but the twist in the final commercial is that Long only ever had eyes for Tooru.