History SheIsNotMyGirlfriend / FanWorks

* In ''Fanfic/RunawayWind'' Ventus and Naminé both have this simultaneous reaction when Yuffie teases them about planning some time to fly together. Justified in that neither of them have considered each other as romantic partners, just friends. [[spoiler: A little more teasing has them both realize that they ''are'' falling in love with each other.]]

** And when Gilda claims Sonic is Rainbow Dash's girlfriend, Rainbow Dash quickly retaliates.

* From ''Fanfic/RunawayWind''
-->'''Yuffie''': You know, if we wrap up early, there might be time for you two to go on your date.\\
'''Naminé/Ventus''': It’s not a date. (''both blink in surprise.'')\\
'''Ventus''': It’s just us having some fun together.\\
'''Naminé''': Besides, didn’t you say you were joking yesterday?\\
'''Yuffie''': (''grinning'') Well, yeah. But if I get reactions like that, maybe I should call it a date.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34941868/ Colosseum of the Heart]]'', [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Sora]] talks about his friendships with Riku and Kairi, making it clear to everyone that he's in love with the latter. When [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Bonnie]] teasingly asks if she's his girlfriend, he gets embarrassed and denies it. Note that this takes place after the Paopu fruit scene in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', the closest thing they've had to a RelationshipUpgrade.

'''Naminé/Ventus''': It’s not a date. (both blink in surprise.)\\
'''Ventus''': It’s just us having some fun together.

* Harry and Lash in the ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' crossover ''Fanfic/MyLittleDenarians''.

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* [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Cullen]] says this more than once about his colleague Evvy in the first installment of ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook.'' As Varric accurately points out in response, "She ''would'' be if you'd quit sitting on your hands about it."

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* What Daichi says about Haruhi in the ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''/''Manga/KamenRiderSpirits'' crossover ''Fanfic/ShowaAndVampire''. Justified due to his girl problems.

* In ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfZeldaParadiseCalling'', Malon tries to get this out when a seamstress in Kakariko Village calls Link her boyfriend, but she's to embarrassed to get the sentence out.

* In ''Fanfic/AGunToLovesHead'' despite the fact that Light and L insist that they aren't lovers Mello refuses to believe them [[spoiler: until it becomes true]].

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' [[AlternateUniverse AU]] ''Fanfic/{{Resurrection}}'', Danni and Sam [[spoiler:until the RelationshipUpgrade]].
* When Kira first gets a crush on Kid in the ''Manga/SoulEater'' fanfic ''Fanfic/BlackAndGold'', he immediately lets her down easy by informing her he's engaged (something L.J. avoided doing until the last minute). L.J. then claims she wouldn't care if Kira did pursue a relationship with Kid, citing the trope name.
* Played as straight as possible in the third chapter of the LightNovel/FullMetalPanic [[AlternateUniverse AU]] fic ''Fanfic/FullMetalPanicBonds'', when Tessa very vocally denies that she has feelings for Garon. That stance lasts about two minutes.
* Laura and Yussef through much of the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' [[AlternateUniverse AU]] ''[[Fanfic/DevaSeries Academy Blues]]''.
** Allison does this regarding Noah in ''Endless Waltz''.
* Almaz says this about Sapphire in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/FailToTheKing'', leading Aria to amend her previous statement:
-->'''Aria''': His girlfriend without benefits.
* Averil, about Zack, in the ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' fic ''Fanfic/{{Freefall}}''. [[EveryoneCanSeeIt No one believes him.]] [[spoiler: Caleb has this regarding Finn later on, and eventually stops denying it since it's easier than trying to explain.]]
* This happens a lot to Lion-O and Jagra in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/HeroesOfThundera''.
* Peter Hawthorne and Lila Kirk early in the second story of ''Fanfic/InternationalAcademyOfHetaliaFanfiction''.
* Beast Boy's reaction when Robotman refers to Jinx as his girlfriend in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' fic ''Fanfic/JewelOfDarkness''.
* Chloe says this about Bobby in Chapter 6 of the ''VideoGame/AuditionOnline'' fanfic ''Fanfic/LearningFromNightmares''.
* Uttered insistently by both Dr Drakken and Shego to anyone that will listen toward the end of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Maslow}}''. [[EveryoneCanSeeIt No one believes them.]]
* In the ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Shadowchasers}}'', Gears repeatedly denies that Mistle is his girlfriend. Of course, none of teammates (and Jalal) believe him.
* In ''Fanfic/StarWarsParanormalitiesTrilogy'', Zolph tends to have this reaction when Grein assumes he and Dynn were in a relationship. [[spoiler: At least, that was the case before Dynn's death.]]
* In the ''Fanfic/SuperRobotWarsHigh'' series, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Yzak Joule and Shiho Hanhenfuss]] keep claiming to anyone who will listen they are not a couple or have any feelings for each other aside from disdain. [[EveryoneCanSeeIt No one believes them.]]
* In ''Fanfic/SuperSmashBrothersGuardiansArise'', Link keeps saying Zelda is not his girlfriend, while Zelda keeps refusing to admit she has feelings for Link in the beginning of the story.
* In the ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' fic ''Fanfic/TakenDayByDay'', Setsuna can't seem to convince 3-A that she and Tsukuyomi are not in a relationship.
* In the ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' fic ''Fanfic/ThawingPermafrost'', this is played straight [[spoiler: by Dan and Mizore]] in the MaidCafe.
* [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] in ''Fanfic/TheCRONIES'':
-->'''Sonic:''' WHAT?! Amy's... NOT... MY FLOOZY!!!
* In ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfSpyroANewDawn'', Pyrus and Delilah do this at the same time when one of Kaze's QuirkyMiniBossSquad say that Delilah is Pyrus' girlfriend. In this case, they're telling the truth, Delilah has already said she can tell someone else is meant for Pyrus and that she is about [[Really700YearsOld 200 years older than he is anyway]].
* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' AU fic ''Fanfic/WinterWar'', Kon claims that he and Mashiro are "just friends." Kensei is not convinced.
** On a much grimmer note, there's also this exchange, [[spoiler: after Grimmjow, Kazeshini-controlling-Hisagi, and Hanatarou discover Nemu Prime]]:
--->'''Grimmjow:''' You're in a mood to fight. Was she your woman, or something?\\
'''Hisagi[[note]] that is, Kazeshini[[/note]]:''' No. Not her. [[spoiler: It's just--some things are monstrous. Even by your standards, maybe.]]
* In ''Fanfic/BoysUndSenshado'', Akio says this when his mother asks if [[Anime/GirlsUndPanzer Miho]] is his girlfriend.
-->'''Akio:''' MOM! Miho-chan's not my girlfriend... she's my sensha-do team's captain.
** A subtler example happens after Akio [[spoiler:ends up taking care of Miho while she's recovering from her injury in the match with Anzio]], Senmonka comes to see him, and asks him what he and Miho did together. Akio says that he and Miho "spent some time working on some organizational stuff for the team," which is only ''part'' of what they did. Senmonka then decides to ask if they did anything else, making Akio want to hit him, but Akio inwardly concedes that the entire arrangement isn't so bad.
** Similarly, Tsubasa points out that Miho must be keeping Akio busy, but Akio points out that [[spoiler:because of Miho's aforementioned injury]], she has needed a lot of help. He then gets Tsubasa back by pointing out his relationship with Kazuko[[note]]AKA Hoshino, of Leopon Team[[/note]], which Tsubasa can't deny.
* The ''Film/StarTrek2009'' fanfic ''Fanfic/WrittenInTheStars'' revolves around this trope for the first part of the story. Fem!Kirk discovers from Spock Prime that he and her own Prime counterpart were married... and then the spirit of that counterpart gets stuck inside her head, and makes hints about the alternate pair's relationship whenever she gets the chance.
* In ''Fanfic/AFarGreenCountry'', chapter 12, when Surad mentions "your girlfriend," Elden says, "She's not my girlfriend." Surad still believes that Nellas is his girlfriend.
* Ayame Ishikawa and Hikaru Nagai of ''Fanfic/DespairsLastResort'' constantly make this claim in regards to each other. Everyone believes they're a couple, no matter how much they deny it, due to how close they are.
* In ''[[Fanfic/HotspringSouls Slice of Souls!]]'', Maria insists that she and Solaire are JustFriends after Gehrman starts to freak out at seeing them together. Gehrman doesn't buy it, which leads to Maria [[{{Troll}} trolling]] him by saying she and Solaire already had "sessions" together. [[spoiler: Maria's actually talking about piano and drums jam sessions, not sex.]]
* [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Cullen]] says this more than once about his colleague Evvy in the first installment of ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook.'' As Varric accurately points out in response, "She ''would'' be if you'd quit sitting on your hands about it."
* Natsuki and Yuri in the ''Fanfic/DokiDokiLiteratureClubLoops'' are both unwilling to engage in romance, primarily because of the nature of [[VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub their baseline.]] This doesn't stop their friends from scheming to make them a couple. [[spoiler:Once Yuri finds out Natsuki thinks of herself as impossible to love, she immediately counters by picking her up and kissing her--it helps that they were at a wedding at the time, and they have since started dating for real.]]
* When ''Fanfic/TheNewAdventuresOfInvaderZim'' begins to ShipTease Dib and [[OriginalCharacter Viera]], they keep finding themselves in situations where they're saying this about each other.

* ''Fanfic/DoctorWhoovesTheSeries'' has the [[ChickMagnet Doctor]] and Twilight, his companion. Or, shall we say, more than companion?
-->'''The Doctor''': No, Twilight and I are strictly... That is to say, she's a sweet girl but... No. While I do care about her well-being, I am not--

* In ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm,'' [[ObliviousToLove Harry]] and Carol insist, repeatedly, that they are ''not'' attracted to each other, it's merely a mutual case of StupidSexyFriend, they are [[JustFriends nothing more than close friends]], and that their SleepCute was totally platonic. They are utterly baffled about/irritated by the fact that [[EveryoneCanSeeIt everyone thinks that they have]] [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST going on]]. Which they do. Lots of it. Admittedly, Harry has considered the idea once or twice, and Carol's eyed him up a couple of times, but [[UnwantedHarem given how many boys drool over Carol,]] he understandably [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship doesn't want to push things.]] Plus, they're both young teenagers and not in a rush.
** By ''Ghosts of the Past'', this has developed into a grudging acknowledgement that they are attracted to each other, with a tacit admittance that they love each other (platonically), but they're still JustFriends, FlirtingUnderFire be damned. [[spoiler: They hook up in chapter 46.]]

* ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', the proprietor of a local restaurant in Nagoya jokingly asks if Momo finally found a boyfriend when she and Izuku walk in the odor. The thought of being mistaken for a couple alone makes Izuku's brain do somersaults, while Momo flatly denies anything between them other than a mutual admiration for Princess Shazam. Izuku then feels like he should be a lot happier about that then he actually is.
-->'''Jomu:''' Oh, and you got company, too. Little Momo finally manage to snag herself a boyfriend?\\
'''Izuku:''' H-Huh?! Y-Y-Y-Y-You've g-g-g-got-\\
'''Momo:''' Hardly. We met on the street, bonded over a shared love for Princess Shazam, and now we're getting lunch. That's all.
* What Daichi says about Haruhi in the ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''/''Manga/KamenRiderSpirits'' crossover ''Fanfic/ShowaAndVampire''. Justified due to his girl problems.
* In ''Fanfic/TheManyDatesOfDannyFenton'', Danny tries to explain that [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Katie Kaboom]] is not his girlfriend when he's gifted a pass for all the rides at the carnival, but is interrupted by Katie herself.

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12219898/5/Family Family]]'' Harry and Susan keep saying this about each other.
-->'''David:''' Alright team, remember what we been practicing for the last few weeks. Harry, like we discussed, okay? Just fly around doing crazy stuff like you usually do. The 'Claws will be too distracted to pay attention to the quaffle, and if you get the chance, grab the snitch; oh, and please, for the love of Merlin don't go and kill yourself trying to grab the damn thing. It's just a game, after all. And I don't fancy your girlfriend beating me up 'cuz you got injured!\\
'''Harry:''' She's not my...\\
'''David:''' Yeah, right, keep telling yourself that kid.

* In ''Fanfic/{{Assumptions}}'': The first sentence out of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash's]] mouth when Caramel introduces her to his siblings is clarifying that they aren't an item. His family exchanges bemused expressions, but they drop it when they decide to let the two figure it out on their own.
* Dusk and Tootsie Flute have some of these moments in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/LunaTheMatchMaker'', until some [[ShipperOnDeck pushing and manipulating by everyone around them]] convinced them to have a RelationshipUpgrade.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/WithinAndWithout'', Rainbow Dash is too afraid to publicly admit her feelings for Pinkie Pie until she's called out on it.
* Twilight's reaction in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/NightsFavoredChild'' when Nightmare Moon jokingly suggests this about her relationship with Orion.
* Applejack's reaction when Granny Smith calls Dusk AJ's boyfriend in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[AlternateUniverse AU]] fic ''Fanfic/TheUnexpectedLoveLifeOfDuskShine''.
* Between Green Grass and Twilight in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fic ''Fanfic/TravelingTutorAndTheLibrarian''.

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* Deidara denies being in a relationship with Hidan in chapter ten of ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' fic ''Fanfic/GenderConfusion''. Guess what happens a few chapters later?

* Used (sometimes word for word) by Franchise/{{Naruto}} whenever Jiraiya teases him about his relationship with Hinata in the fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Team 8}}''.

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* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': At the beginning of the story Asuka denied Shinji was her boyfriend and vice versa. One of the reasons is they did not know where they stood with each other and the only thing they were certain about is they did not want to remain apart. Other of the reasons is they were in denial. Later they got together--after a fashion--but Asuka was unsure about her own feelings for a while, so she denied it until her doubts disappeared.

* ''Manga/Evangelion303'': In chapter 5 Asuka spent a looong time berating Shinji, complaining about that idiot not calling her, not noticing that she was worried about him and making excuses for staying in his house and sleeping in his bed. [[http://eva303.smackjeeves.com/comics/1046811/029/ Jessika asked her if “idiot” was German for “boyfriend”]]. Asuka’s answer was as angry as predictable:

* Subverted in ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide''. When Asuka asks Shinji if he's dating Rei, he denies it, knowing that the relationship he has with Rei is both something ''else'' and more than a little complicated by the fact that she died and came back to life as another person. He also realizes that these reasons are far too complicated to explain to Asuka, so he settles for telling her that Rei simply isn't interested.
* ''Fanfic/TheIkaris'': In this story where Shinji and Asuka get drunk and wake up married, it's "He is not my ''spouse''".

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* In the ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' fanfic ''Fanfic/BraveNewWorld'', Ash and Misty vocally claim not to be a couple, in spite of three Pokemon who consider them in specific terms to be their parents.
** Pikachu and the ninja Buneary get this a lot too.

* In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' fanfic series ''Fanfic/TheForeverTrilogy'', this occurs nearly every chapter with Goldy and Sapph.
** [[spoiler: Sapph is trying to change this, but with [[ObliviousToLove Goldy]], well…]]
*** [[spoiler: Congrats, you have succeeded, Sapph! Goldy/Sapph is now canon!]]
** Crimson has to say this sometimes about Indigo.
*** Crim even said this to Navy when Navy called Crim Indi's boyfriend.
---->'''Crimson:''' "SHE IS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!"
* In the AU ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfiction series ''Fanfic/TheRoadYouChoose'', the first part, ''The Mystery of Aura'', has Kidd Summers ask if Misty is Ash's girlfriend, cue a rapid denial from both. [[spoiler:Then fast-forward to the end of the second story, ''The Master of Mirage'', set a couple weeks later chronologically; Misty refers to herself as Ash's girlfriend.]]
* A sidestory of ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' has Misty explicitly state about Ash: "[[MythologyGag He's a boy, and he's my friend, but he's not my boyfriend]]." At this point, however, it's pretty clear that she's attracted to him.

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* When Raijin asks Haruto if Arisu is his girlfriend in ''Fanfic/PersonaUltraviolet'', Haruto quickly denies it.
* Aigis says this about Minato in ''VideoGame/Persona3''[=/=]''VideoGame/Persona4'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheFoolsTurmoil''.

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* In ''Fanfic/{{Reconciliation}}'', a ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' fanfic that takes place after Hanako's bad ending, Hanako says this about Sho, her publicist and the closest thing she has to a friend as of the start of the fic. [[spoiler:They eventually become a couple]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' fanfic ''Fanfic/AllThingsEnd'', Computer teases Courage about a dog he met in which he responds with this. He gets his revenge on Computer when Nina comes into the picture, playing up the same thing.
* In the ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' fanfic series ''Fanfic/XaterexMultiverseStoryline'', Shardak has a moment of this with Nightwatcher in Eternal Darkness, regarding Valkyria. [[spoiler: Of course, Nightwatcher was right.]]
* When Heimdall implies that Ayra is tied romantically to Nico in the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Aska}}'', Nico answers like this ''for her'', while laughing at the ridiculous idea.
* In ''Fanfic/GoosebumpsAdventure,'' Courtney and Justin both insist this, even though EveryoneCanSeeIt.
* In ''VideoGame/TheSettlersRiseOfAnEmpire'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6439868/1/The-Mathematics-of-Deceit The Mathematics of Deciet]]'', between Marcus and Alandra. [[EveryoneCanSeeIt Suuuure she isn't, Marcus.]]
* Sherry and Sadiq after England and France attempted to get them to hook up with each other in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheFanseries''.
* [[Literature/WheresWally Waldo]] on Franchise/{{Carmen|Sandiego}} in ''Fanfic/WhereOnEarthSpies''.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' trollfic ''Fanfic/OneLessLonelyGurl'', Spongebob had to explain that C'ren wasn't his girlfriend even though he had her stay over at his house for the night.
* In ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' [[AlternateUniverse AU]] fic ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'', Jackie really wishes people would stop calling Viper "his girl".

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* In ''Fanfic/GoosebumpsAdventure'' Courtney and Justin both insist this, even though EveryoneCanSeeIt.

* When ''Fanfic/TheNewAdventuresOfInvaderZim'' begins to ShipTease Dib and [[OriginalCharacter Viera]], they keep finding themselves in situations where they're saying this about each other.
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* Stated quite emphatically in ''FanFic/FalloutEquestria'' by both Calamity and Velvet Remedy in Stable 29. Littlepip doesn't buy it.

* ''FanFic/DoctorWhoovesTheSeries'' has the [[ChickMagnet Doctor]] and Twilight, his companion. Or, shall we say, more than companion?

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''[=/=]Franchise/TheDCU crossover series ''FanFic/JusticeLeagueOfEquestria'', Rainbow insists that Thunderlane is not her boyfriend, despite him being cute, a good conversationalist, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment and cute]].
* Harry and Lash in the ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' crossover ''FanFic/MyLittleDenarians''.
* In the ''VisualNovel/MuvLuvAlternative''[=/=]''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' crossover ''FanFic/ProjectIgnition'', this is common enough with Adler and Selene, seeing everyone sees them as a couple. However, pressing the issue is dangerous as it appears to be one of [[AntiHero Adler's]] {{Berserk Button}}s. Sort of, because usually pressing his BerserkButton actually causes violence--in this case, it's just yelling.
* When Spike claims Amy is Sonic's girlfriend in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''[=/=]''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' crossover ''FanFic/SonicGenerationsFriendshipIsTimeless'', Sonic quickly places his hands on his hips, telling him she is not (even though Amy thinks otherwise).

* In ''FanFic/ChildOfTheStorm,'' [[ObliviousToLove Harry]] and Carol insist, repeatedly, that they are ''not'' attracted to each other, it's merely a mutual case of StupidSexyFriend, they are [[JustFriends nothing more than close friends]], and that their SleepCute was totally platonic. They are utterly baffled about/irritated by the fact that [[EveryoneCanSeeIt everyone thinks that they have]] [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST going on]]. Which they do. Lots of it. Admittedly, Harry has considered the idea once or twice, and Carol's eyed him up a couple of times, but [[UnwantedHarem given how many boys drool over Carol,]] he understandably [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship doesn't want to push things.]] Plus, they're both young teenagers and not in a rush.

* ''[[FanFic/AdoptedDisplaced Three More Things!]]'' has a RunningGag where Jade insists that Hsi Wu is not her boyfriend, even though EveryoneCanSeeIt. There's also a variant of saying "I'm not his Mistress" whenever someone makes a joke about her controlling him now that he's her familiar. [[spoiler: Though the boyfriend one gets dropped after the ''Chosen One'' arc, when she stops denying her feelings for him.]]

* What Daichi says about Haruhi in the ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''/''Manga/KamenRiderSpirits'' crossover ''FanFic/ShowaAndVampire''. Justified due to his girl problems.

* In ''FanFic/AGunToLovesHead'' despite the fact that Light and L insist that they aren't lovers Mello refuses to believe them [[spoiler: until it becomes true]].

* In ''FanFic/PointOfSuccession'' Light gets annoyed when L proclaims him to be "my boyfriend" [[spoiler:[[FriendsWithBenefits after they slept together once.]]]]

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' fanfic ''FanFic/{{Pretender}}'', Frederick has this reaction when Chrom tells him that he [[SlashFic and Robin]] could adopt after Frederick complains that his mother [[IWantGrandkids pesters him for grandchildren.]] However, this is because Frederick wants neither to force Robin into a relationship nor [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship to break off their friendship.]]

* Harry about Hermione in chapter 75 of ''FanFic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''.

* In ''FanFic/{{Moratorium}}'', Harry insists she isn't smitten with Tom. Neither Hermione nor Tom are fooled.
* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' PeggySue fic ''FanFic/OhGodNotAgain'':

* Dusk and Tootsie Flute have some of these moments in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''FanFic/LunaTheMatchMaker'', until some [[ShipperOnDeck pushing and manipulating by everyone around them]] convinced them to have a RelationshipUpgrade.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''FanFic/WithinAndWithout'', Rainbow Dash is too afraid to publicly admit her feelings for Pinkie Pie until she's called out on it.
* Twilight's reaction in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''FanFic/NightsFavoredChild'' when Nightmare Moon jokingly suggests this about her relationship with Orion.
* Applejack's reaction when Granny Smith calls Dusk AJ's boyfriend in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' [[AlternateUniverse AU]] fic ''FanFic/TheUnexpectedLoveLifeOfDuskShine''.

* Deidara denies being in a relationship with Hidan in chapter ten of ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' fic ''FanFic/GenderConfusion''. Guess what happens a few chapters later?
* In the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' [[AlternateUniverse AU]] ''FanFic/KonohaNoSenkouArashi'', Sasuke claims this about Naruto when Inari points it out.

* Hatake about the blacksmith's daughter in ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' fic ''FanFic/MissionAccomplished'', also PunctuatedForEmphasis.
* Used (sometimes word for word) by Franchise/{{Naruto}} whenever Jiraiya teases him about his relationship with Hinata in the fanfic ''FanFic/{{Team 8}}''.

* In the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfic ''FanFic/CindysStory'', during their Cyndaquil and Quilava years, this was the case with Cindy and Ty. [[spoiler: In their Typhlosion forms, they are basically… er… HappilyMarried?]]

* In the ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' fanfic ''FanFic/BraveNewWorld'', Ash and Misty vocally claim not to be a couple, in spite of three Pokemon who consider them in specific terms to be their parents.

* Missy denies having any feelings for Dan in the early couple of chapters of ''FanFic/PokemonStormClouds''. She's not fooling anyone.

* In the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' fic ''FanFic/OfLoveAndBunnies'', Tommy and Kim frequently do this.

* Shouted word-for-word by Sean after being asked about Maria in ''FanFic/PowerRangersGPX''.

* Aigis says this about Minato in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''[=/=]''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheFoolsTurmoil''.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' fanfic ''FanFic/AllThingsEnd'', Computer teases Courage about a dog he met in which he responds with this. He gets his revenge on Computer when Nina comes into the picture, playing up the same thing.

* [[Literature/WheresWally Waldo]] on Franchise/{{Carmen|Sandiego}} in ''FanFic/WhereOnEarthSpies''.

* In ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' [[AlternateUniverse AU]] fic ''FanFic/QueenOfAllOni'', Jackie really wishes people would stop calling Viper "his girl".
* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' [[AlternateUniverse AU]] ''FanFic/{{Resurrection}}'', Danni and Sam [[spoiler:until the RelationshipUpgrade]].

* Played as straight as possible in the third chapter of the LightNovel/FullMetalPanic [[AlternateUniverse AU]] fic ''FanFic/FullMetalPanicBonds'', when Tessa very vocally denies that she has feelings for Garon. That stance lasts about two minutes.
* Laura and Yussef through much of the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' [[AlternateUniverse AU]] ''[[FanFic/DevaSeries Academy Blues]]''.

* Almaz says this about Sapphire in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' fanfic ''FanFic/FailToTheKing'', leading Aria to amend her previous statement:

* Averil, about Zack, in the ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' fic ''FanFic/{{Freefall}}''. [[EveryoneCanSeeIt No one believes him.]] [[spoiler: Caleb has this regarding Finn later on, and eventually stops denying it since it's easier than trying to explain.]]

* Peter Hawthorne and Lila Kirk early in the second story of ''FanFic/InternationalAcademyOfHetaliaFanfiction''.
* Beast Boy's reaction when Robotman refers to Jinx as his girlfriend in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' fic ''FanFic/JewelOfDarkness''.
* Chloe says this about Bobby in Chapter 6 of the ''VideoGame/AuditionOnline'' fanfic ''FanFic/LearningFromNightmares''.

* In the ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' fanfic ''FanFic/{{Shadowchasers}}'', Gears repeatedly denies that Mistle is his girlfriend. Of course, none of teammates (and Jalal) believe him.
* In ''FanFic/StarWarsParanormalitiesTrilogy'', Zolph tends to have this reaction when Grein assumes he and Dynn were in a relationship. [[spoiler: At least, that was the case before Dynn's death.]]
* In the ''FanFic/SuperRobotWarsHigh'' series, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Yzak Joule and Shiho Hanhenfuss]] keep claiming to anyone who will listen they are not a couple or have any feelings for each other aside from disdain. [[EveryoneCanSeeIt No one believes them.]]
* In ''FanFic/SuperSmashBrothersGuardiansArise'', Link keeps saying Zelda is not his girlfriend, while Zelda keeps refusing to admit she has feelings for Link in the beginning of the story.
* In the ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' fic ''FanFic/TakenDayByDay'', Setsuna can't seem to convince 3-A that she and Tsukuyomi are not in a relationship.

* [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] in ''FanFic/TheCRONIES'':

* In ''FanFic/TheLegendOfSpyroANewDawn'', Pyrus and Delilah do this at the same time when one of Kaze's QuirkyMiniBossSquad say that Delilah is Pyrus' girlfriend. In this case, they're telling the truth, Delilah has already said she can tell someone else is meant for Pyrus and that she is about [[Really700YearsOld 200 years older than he is anyway]].
* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' AU fic ''FanFic/WinterWar'', Kon claims that he and Mashiro are "just friends." Kensei is not convinced.

* In ''FanFic/AFarGreenCountry'', chapter 12, when Surad mentions "your girlfriend," Elden says, "She's not my girlfriend." Surad still believes that Nellas is his girlfriend.
* Ayame Ishikawa and Hikaru Nagai of ''FanFic/DespairsLastResort'' constantly make this claim in regards to each other. Everyone believes they're a couple, no matter how much they deny it, due to how close they are.
* In ''[[FanFic/HotspringSouls Slice of Souls!]]'', Maria insists that she and Solaire are JustFriends after Gehrman starts to freak out at seeing them together. Gehrman doesn't buy it, which leads to Maria [[{{Troll}} trolling]] him by saying she and Solaire already had "sessions" together. [[spoiler: Maria's actually talking about piano and drums jam sessions, not sex.]]

* Sherry and Sadiq after England and France attempted to get them to hook up with each other in ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheFanseries''.

* ''Fanfic/TheManyDatesOfDannyFenton'' (''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' WesternAnimation, [[{{Series}} TV Series]], and ComicBooks.): At the carnival, Danny tries to explain that [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Katie Kaboom]] is not his girlfriend when he's gifted a pass for all the rides, but is interrupted by Katie herself.

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': At the beginning of the story Asuka denied Shinji was her boyfriend and vice versa. One of the reasons is they did not know where they stood with each other and the only thing they were certain about is they did not want to remain apart. Other of the reasons is they were in denial. Later they got together--after a fashion--but Asuka was unsure about her own feelings for a while, so she denied it until her doubts disappeared.
** In chapter 30:
--->'''Ching''': No, I didn't peek in the window and see you making out with your boyfriend\\
'''Asuka''': He is not my boyfriend! I mean… we haven't talked about it… I don't know

* Almaz says this about Sapphire in ''Disgaea'' fanfic ''FanFic/FailToTheKing'', leading Aria to amend her previous statement:

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* In the AU ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfiction series The Road You Choose, the first part, The Mystery of Aura, has Kidd Summers ask if Misty is Ash's girlfriend, cue a rapid denial from both. [[spoiler:Then fast-forward to the end of the second story, The Master of Mirage, set a couple weeks later chronologically; Misty refers to herself as Ash's girlfriend.]]

* When Heimdall implies that Ayra is tied romantically to Nico in the ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' fanfic ''FanFic/{{Aska}}'', Nico answers like this ''for her'', while laughing at the ridiculous idea.

* ''Fanfic/WhiteSheep'': Weiss' sister Winter comes in on the tail end of a conversation that makes it sound like Weiss and Jaune are dating. Weiss tells Winter that Jaune is her partner, but not her ''partner'' partner, then [[NotHelpingYourCase realizes that sounds fake]] and tries to recover. Winter is amused, but believes her. Unfortunately, the thing they were actually talking about was the illegal incident their teams were involved in the previous night, which Winter is in charge of investigating. [[FakeRelationship So Weiss has to claim Jaune is her boyfriend as a cover]].