History PlayingWith / Yandere

** [[DeconstructedTrope Bob files a restraining order on Sally because he sees her as a threat to him and Alice’s personal safety]].

** Or, Bob is in a situation where [[EverythingTryingToKillYou everyone is trying to kill him]], and with Sally [[AnAxeToGrind as handy with an axe as she is]], he'll take whatever help he can get.

** [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Bob files a restraining order on Sally because he sees her as a threat to him and Alice’s personal safety]].

* '''Double Subverted''': ...But then she secretly poisons Alice's drink.

** Alice, a BitchInSheepsClothing herself, sets Sally up to ''look'' unstable and deliberately sets off her ClingyJealousGirl instincts in order to drive a wedge between her and Bob.

** [[RealityEnsues Bob files a restraining order on Sally because he sees her as a threat to him and Alice’s personal safety]].

* '''Unconventional Example''':
** Bob is Sally's younger brother, and Sally channels this trope to protect her brother from harm.

** But Sally violates the restraining order by breaking into Bob and Alice’s hotel after their wedding and [[IfICantHaveYou murders them both]].

** [[RealityEnsues Sally gets arrested for stalking]], or Bob files a restraining order on Sally because he sees her as a threat to him and Alice’s personal safety.

** Except Danny is now jealous and can't bear that she has become geniunely JustFriends with Bob. She can't bear that he did the same with Alice. One of them ends up cooling down. The other creates unsettling fantasies to entertain oneself. [[ThanatosGambit What if]] [[TheButlerDidIt a]] minor accident...

** The only thing that renders Sally insane is her fear of abandonment, and even otherwise, [[TheConscience Danny]] insists she should be treated with compassion. He comforts her, and she succeeds in her attempts to overcome her abandonnement issues, avoiding to have been slowly driven completely mad. She drops all violent behaviour, realizes that Alice is the best for Bob, still [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy wants her beloved to be happy]], and retreats. Even Danny and her might get their happy ending... [[PairTheSpares together]].

** Except Danny is now jealous and can't bear that she has become geniuely JustFriends with Bob. She can't bear that he did the same with Alice. One of them ends up cooling down. The other creates unsettling fantasies to entertain oneself. [[ThanatosGambit What if]] [[TheButlerDidIt a]] minor accident...

* '''Enforced''': "How are we going to make AliceAndBob the OfficialCouple when we don't have someone to [[PairTheSpares pair Sally off with]]? We can't just [[DieForOurShip kill her off]]..." "[[LoveMakesYouCrazy Have her go nuts]]?"

'''Bob''': [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic That dog doesn't love you!]]
** Sally [[WebVideo/MiraiNikkiTheAbridgedSeries kills a dog because it was trying to hump Bob's leg]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob has no clue that Sally loves him; she makes several cartoonish attempts to break them apart, only to push the pair closer together.

** Sally attempts to kill anyone shows any interest or could possibly harm Bob.

** Sally is normally nonviolent and sane, except around [[StalkerWithACrush Bob]], who seems to be a walking {{trigger}} for her.

'''Basic Trope''': TheCutie falls [[LoveMakesYouCrazy madly in love]] and goes to [[AxeCrazy insane lengths]] to keep their LoveInterest.

** Sally is normally sane, [[ObfuscatngInsanity but acts insane, as she wishes to be hated by Bob]]. One day, Bob says he doesn't hate her, at which point Sally does '''anything''' to get Bob to hate her.

** Sally is normally sane, but acts insane, as she wishes to be hated by Bob. One day, Bob says he doesn't hate her, at which point Sally does '''anything''' to get Bob to hate her.

** Alternatively, Bob has a lot of girls chasing him. He has a thing for yanderes, knows that Sally is one and starts dating with her to keep other girls away from him.

I've been lonely without you, lover troper! If you won't play with me, [[{{yandere}} that little tsundere vixen will pay with her life~!

I've been lonely without you, lover troper! If you don't play my favorite game, ''[[{{yandere}} we can always play basketball... with your head! Tee-hee~!]]''