Line #51 IncompatibleOrientation/FanWorks


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3	[[folder:Crossovers]]
4	* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'' (''Franchise/SailorMoon'' and ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper''): One of Drunk Ami's fears about her relationship with her crush, as said in her thoughts from [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/dungeon-keeper-ami-sailor-moon-dungeon-keeper-story-only-thread.30066/page-5#post-6355769 Beryl's Plan]]:
5	--> A horrible thought almost made her gasp out loud. Could it be that he was gay? She needed another drink! A moment later, she settled back against him, her thirst slaked. This required some careful observation.
6	* ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'' (''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}''): Littlepip grows up with a crush on Velvet Remedy, who is straight. They later become best friends and Velvet goes so far as to become something of a motherly figure to her, [[spoiler:and they settle for other ponies who they're compatible with]]. Notable in that it's Littlepip's feelings for Velvet that compel her to leave the Stable when Velvet runs away, so this trope actually sets off the plot.
7	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13590967/2/Hazbin-Ghost Hazbin Ghost]]'' (''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''): Angel Dust becomes attracted to Danny immediately after meeting him. You'd ''think'' the only problem would be that the one who is gay is attracted to the one who is straight, but you'd be wrong. Angel Dust's strong come-ons, innuendos, and constant use of the nickname "Daddy" [[AbhorrentAdmirer turn Danny off greatly]], to the point that he tries to avoid Angel Dust whenever possible.
8	* ''Fanfic/{{Moebius}}'' (''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' 'and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'') has Homura fear this with Madoka, who has said she loves her, but Madoka uses that language with friends and family alike. While Madoka is aware of just how much Homura means to her via space-time shenanigans, Homura dreads the assumption that Madoka doesn't return those feelings the same way she feels about them. [[spoiler: As it turns out, she does. She was waiting for Homura to confess when she was ready.]]
9	* ''Fanfic/SixesAndSevens'' (''Series/AgentCarter'' and ''ComicBook/{{The Invaders\|MarvelComics}}''): While serving in France, Michael fell in love with fellow Soldier Fred Davis, but knew it would never be reciprocated because he already had a wife and a young son.
10	** In ''The Haunting of Villa Layla'' Mark still has a lingering crush on Pat, who is asexual and has little interest sex and sexual relationships. This is becoming a possible point of tension at least on Mark's part.
11	* ''Fanfic/WhiteDevilOfTheMoon'' (''Franchise/SailorMoon'' and ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''): The basic premise is that [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS Nanoha Takamachi]] is discovered to be the reincarnation of Princess Serenity instead of [[Anime/SailorMoon Usagi Tsukino]]. Mamoru Chiba, the reincarnation of Serenity's lover Prince Endymion, tries to [[ReincarnationRomance rekindle their relationship]]. He completely fails to win her over because Nanoha is a lesbian who is in love with her girlfriend Fate Testarossa.
12	* Played for laughs in one chapter of ''Fanfic/VoyagesOfTheWildSeaHorse'' when CasanovaWannabe "The Reefster" hits on Harumi, who is a straight male who just happens to look ''extremely'' [[DudeLooksLikeALady feminine]]. However, when Harumi reveals his true sex, instead of the UnsettlingGenderReveal he was expecting, the Reefster simply shrugs it off, states he's [[DepravedBisexual fine with pretty-looking boys]], and continues trying to flirt, to Harumi's disgust and the annoyance of Harumi's girlfriend Miriam. Especially as the Reefster is trying to seduce ''her'' at the same time.
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15	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
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17	[[AC:''Manga/DeathNote'']]
18	* ''WebVideo/DeathNoteTheAbridgedSeriesKpts4tv'': ButchLesbian Rem is in love with Misa, who is in love with [[CampGay Light]], who is in love with L, who is "[[CargoShip snack-sexual]]". Also, after Mikami abandons Takada she considers going out with Light, but then remembers he's gay. [[spoiler: Rem later ends up with Misa by [[GrandTheftMe possessing Mogi]] and JumpingTheGenderBarrier.]]
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20	[[AC:''Franchise/DragonBall'']]
21	* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': Dende, who comes from a race with NoBiologicalSex, finds himself smitten by Bulma's breasts. Later, [[spoiler:we find he has something of a crush on Gohan, as the two had been friends for a while. After a few months of living together, he confesses his love, to Gohan's confusion.]] Poor guy...
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23	[[AC:''Manga/FairyTail'']]
24	* ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/14230488/29/ Fairytale of Doom]]'': In chapter 25, when the trapped wizards try to confess their romantic feelings to escape the FairyTaleFreeForAll, [[spoiler:Natsu]] finds out that [[spoiler:Lucy]] likes him romantically. He admits that he's never been able to feel either romance or sexual. [[spoiler:Lucy]] replies that she suspected for a while, joking that it explains why [[IgnoreTheFanservice he never made a move on a such a beautiful girl after so many times seeing her naked]]. It's impled that her suspicious on [[spoiler:Natsu]]'s orientation is one of the reasons why she never confessed her feelings for him]].
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26	[[AC:''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'']]
27	* ''Fanfic/YouGotHaruhiRolled'': Kyouko has a MAJOR lesbian crush on Sasaki, who will have none of it. The only person Sasaki feels attraction towards is [[{{Narcissist}} herself]]. Kyouko is completely oblivious to this.
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29	[[AC:''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'']]
30	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Germany and [[UsefulNotes/{{Homosexual}} Japan]] ''thought'' Italy was this, thinking he was straight since he flirted with girls all the time. Turns out Italy is not straight, but bisexual.
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32	[[AC:''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'']]
33	* ''Fanfic/FromPorcelainToIvoryToSteel'': [[SparedByTheAdaptation Sherry Polnareff]] falls in love with Mohammed Avdol through the course of their journey, leading her to confess in chapter 13. Avdol somberly responds that while he loves her as a friend, he can't reciprocate her feelings since he is gay, and apologizes for unintentionally deceiving her. Sherry tells him he doesn't have to apologize and she'll be more than happy to be his friend. She even adds that he would have been a good match for her [[DeathByAdaptation late brother Jean-Pierre]], who was bisexual and had enjoyed dating another man in the past.
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35	[[AC:''Anime/KanColle'']]
36	* ''Fanfic/BlizzardOfTheRedCastle'': As with the anime, Ooi is [[BrotherSisterIncest into]] her sistership Kitakami. Kitakami not only isn't into incest, but she's heterosexual as well. [[{{Yandere}} Ooi didn't take it well.]] It's played for laughs though.
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38	[[AC:''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'']]
39	* ''Fanfic/WhatItMeansToBeAHero'': Mrs. Joke always greets Mr. Aizawa with a marriage proposal, which he will instantly turn down. Shinsou tells her that he's pretty sure Aizawa is gay. Joke says she knows--in fact, she's a lesbian herself. That's why she finds it ''hilarious'' to keep doing it.
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41	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'']]
42	* ''Fanfic/ManOfDreams'' has this within a LoveTriangle: Mito (straight) with Hashirama (gay). Both of them with Madara (asexual).
43	-->''Perhaps it was because on some level Hashirama knew who Mito was really interested in marrying; and on that same level, Hashirama acknowledge it was the same person he was interested in.''
44	* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'': Hinata catches the eye of a female Kumo genin named T, who starts flirting with her when they face off in the Chunin exams preliminaries. Naturally, since Hinata has SingleTargetSexuality for Naruto, T's chances were less than zero from the get-go.
45
46	[[AC:''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'']]
47	* ''Manga/Evangelion303'': Jessika is lesbian and she likes [[FieryRedhead Asuka]]. However Asuka is straight AND taken (by [[TheHero Shinji]]), so Jessika kept quiet. It does not help that Jessika already has a girlfriend.
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49	[[AC:''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'']]
50	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6559149/1/It-s-a-Trap It's a Trap]]'': Played For Laughs. Brock goes out on a date with Erika, only to find out partway through that Erika is not only taken but she's lesbian. Erika thought that Brock knew this already (she ''[[TransparentCloset does]]'' give out the Rainbow Badge and have a female-only gym after all).
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52	[[AC:''Franchise/SailorMoon'']]
53	* ''Fanfic/ButYouWontHaveToDoItAlone'': Subverted -- Rei is a closeted lesbian who is in love with her straight, slightly [[InnocentBigot heteronormative]] friend Usagi. However, it turns out that Usagi ''isn't'' straight... But she still has a boyfriend that she's dedicated to, so Rei doesn't stand a chance anyway.
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55	[[AC:''Franchise/YuGiOh'']]
56	* ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersSeries'': Kyon Rokudai was madly in love with Ace and repeatedly tried to win her over, but she never reciprocates. Later, in ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersTournamentOfShadows'', Ace comes out as a lesbian when she falls in love with Kenshin.
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58
59	[[folder:Comic Books]]
60
61	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Batman}}'']]
62	* ''Fanfic/AngelOfTheBat'': [[spoiler:Cassandra]] has unrequited feelings for best friend [[spoiler:Stephanie Brown]], who is both straight and in a relationship. Despite [[spoiler:her]] desires, [[spoiler: Cassandra]] only admits it because [[spoiler:she]] is tired of carrying it and doesn't [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy want to hurt their relationship.]]
63	* ''Fanfic/MeetMeWhereYoureGoing'' has [[TwiceShy both Steph and Cass]] believe this by mistake, due to only knowing each other to have dated boys (Robin and Superboy respectively). They don't figure it out until after some clubbing and Cass turning down her friend [[LipstickLesbian Xiao Yin]] because she's too hung up on Steph to date anyone else.
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65	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Superman}}'']]
66	* ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'': Jara (lesbian) likes [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]] (straight). Jara doesn't take rejection well at all, but in the end, she accepts the fact that they can only be friends.
67	[[/folder]]
68
69	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
70
71	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'']]
72	* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': In "The Imaginary Letters," fellow male furry-con guest of honor Sassie propositions Bolt. The latter refuses, saying he's already in a relationship with Mittens, and besides, he doesn't "swing that way." Far from being upset, Sassie high-fives him, congratulating Bolt on having a sex life even more offbeat than his own.
73
74	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'']]
75	* ''Fanfic/ThroughTheCrackInTheWall'': Isabela is expected to pair up with Mariano, but she prefers the company of Julia, a village girl she develops a connection with.
76
77	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'']]
78	* ''Fanfic/BecomingFree'': Freya kissed her childhood friend Greta when she mistook their bond for romantic. Greta reacted badly. She ran off, told her family, and later that day her family came and burned down Freya's house. They likely would have harmed Freya if she hadn't escaped. Greta didn't intend for them to attack Freya, and when they meet years later she is regretful.
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80	[[AC: ''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'']]
81	* ''Fanfic/HowBadCanALittleGossipBe'': Many girls in Portorosso are smitten with Alberto because of his [[{{Hunk}} hunky]] [[HeroicBuild physique]] and his [[HotBlooded brave and confident personality]], but he only has eyes for Luca.
82	* ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'': [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Rosa]] briefly hits on [[LovableNerd Luca]] completely unaware of the fact that Luca is completely head over heels for Alberto.
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85
86	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
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88	[[AC:''Film/{{Thor}}'']]
89	* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8464517/1/5-People-Who-Thought-Loki-Was-Gay-and-One 5 People Who Thought Loki Was Gay and One Who Knew Better]]'': [[spoiler: Thor and Jane]]'s relationship ends this way, as [[spoiler: Thor]] finally comes to terms with his sexuality, something he has struggled with for the entire story (which spans centuries).
90	[[/folder]]
91
92	[[folder:Literature]]
93
94	[[AC:''Literature/HarryPotter'']]
95	* ''Fanfic/ThePowerOfSeven'': The story features a somewhat downplayed example; it sees Harry Potter form a harem with seven witches to save his life. While the girls are all attracted to Harry, their interest in doing anything sexual with ''each other'' varies, with some of them content to just watch Harry with other women while focusing on him to other girls embracing their bisexual awakening and enjoying pleasuring each other outside of the harem having orgies with Harry. This trope particularly applies to Ginny Weasley's relationship with Hermione Granger, as Ginny finds herself acknowledging that she's fully bisexual (initially just believing she's being affected by Harry's own attraction to other women), to the extent that she realises she's attracted to Hermione at the same time as she has to accept that Hermione isn't interested in doing anything with other women directly. Fortunately for Ginny, [[spoiler:Luna Lovegood, Demelza Robins and Fleur Delacour are more willing to "experiment"...]]
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97	[[AC:''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'']]
98	* In a background-era fanfiction, OC Andrahar is in love with his master/best friend, Imrahil. Imrahil is very straight, however, and if this wasn't already made clear by his [[TheCasanova conspicuous tendency to frequent brothels]], he offers to sleep with Andrahar "to see if he is a man for men". [[TheLoinsSleepTonight The results are definitive, and disappointing for Andrahar]]. Later fics by the same author imply that Andrahar never falls out of love with Imrahil, but [[HeterosexualLifePartners they remain lifelong best friends]] in spite of it.
99	[[/folder]]
100
101	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
102
103	[[AC:''Series/AllOfUsAreDead'']]
104	* ''Fanfic/ThisIsAWildGameOfSurvival'': In the prequel ''Sun, Sea And Alcoholic Decisions, I-sak has a crush on Joon-yeong, and she and her best friend On-jo are quite excited about her asking him out and dating him. Unfortunately for her, Joon-yeong is gay and has secretly been in love with his own best friend for longer than she's known him.
105	* ''Fanfic/TheLuckyOnes'': In a much more heartwarming example, Woo-jin and Ji-min meet and quickly start dating after becoming friends, being the first very close friend of the opposite sex either has had at that point. However, Woo-jin is gay and in denial while Ji-min is aromantic, and neither wanted to deal with their lack of feelings for the opposite sex, so both took their friendship to mean that they actually were straight and their worries were for not. Their breakup is quite amicable and they remain good friends, supporting one another with the problems coming from their respective sexualities.
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107	[[AC:''Series/{{Arrow}}'']]
108	* ''Fanfic/TheHurricane'': Al-Owal admits to [[spoiler:Laurel and Shado]] that if Batman accepts Ra's' offer to become his heir and Talia still refuses to rejoin the League, then Ra's will have Nyssa take her place as his bride. Understandably, as Nyssa is a lesbian, that only furthers her resentment over the situation.
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110	[[AC:''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'']]
111	* ''Compelled'': There was a subplot where Connor had a crush on Kennedy, who is both lesbian and taken. It mostly served to give him some CharacterDevelopment.
112	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10144263/1/Knights-Consort The Knight's Consort]]'': Kennedy the Vampire Slayer (a lesbian) slowly falls in love with Xander (not just a crush or a strong friendship, but actual romantic-poetry-flowers-and-schmaltzy songs love). Unfortunately, the fact that he is male (and has no interest in not being male) keeps her from being attracted to him or wanting to actually consummate their relationship beyond a single experimental kiss.
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114	[[AC:''Series/PrehistoricPark'']]
115	* ''Fanfic/PrehistoricParkReimagined'': Leon ([[AdaptationalSexuality a bisexual in this continuity]]) used to have a crush on his straight best friend and future rescue team leader Drew when both of them were in school. Drew, however, is 100% straight, and he ultimately let Leon down gently after Leon confessed said crush to him out loud.
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117	[[AC:''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'']]
118	* Some fans of the Picard/Q pairing have pointed out the implausibility of a stout heterosexual man like Captain Picard (with several noted love interests in canon) changing his preferences by pursuing a relationship with Q's male form. As an EnergyBeing Q has no mortal body, so any form he assumes is more like a costume than anything else, and that "costume" could just as easily appear to be female as it does male; this is something that Q even lampshades in canon.
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120	[[AC:''Series/StarTrekVoyager'']]
121	* ''Fanfic/TheMysteriousCaseOfNeelixsLungs'': Harry Kim (gay in this fic as an ActorAllusion) briefly carries a torch for Tom Paris, but late in the first season he complains to Emil Tarak that Paris isn't into men. Harry also has to rebuff advances from a female Sikarian in "Factoring Primes".
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123
124	[[folder:Video Games]]
125
126	[[AC:''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'']]
127	* ''Fanfic/{{Pretender}}'': Robin is in love with Chrom, who is straight and gets married to Sumia early in the story.
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129	[[AC:''VideoGame/MassEffect'']]
130	* ''Fanfic/AnotherRealm'': The protagonist Cieran and his friend Trena become PlatonicLifePartners largely as a result of this, as she prefers other asari.
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132	[[AC:''VideoGame/Persona5'']]
133	* ''Fanfic/ThisIsOurJustice'': Sae develops a crush on her teammate Sadayo. Tae quickly picks up on it and tries to discourage her from pursuing it. Sadayo also picks up on it by the time Sae confronts her about overworking herself.
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135	[[AC:''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'']]
136	* A parody short posits that the reason Sonic makes such fast tracks when Amy's around is that he doesn't have the heart to tell her he and Tails have long since passed the point of goo-goo eyes. Amy is not impressed. It's later revealed that this was another scheme of his to keep her away, though when he later needs her help to avoid certain death [[GoneHorriblyRight she decides she's had enough and angrily dismisses him]].
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138	[[AC:''Franchise/TouhouProject'']]
139	* There's a... genre? of fanart known as [[https://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/1133 The Sad Truth of Gensokyo]], which mostly amounts to an AmbiguouslyGay [[TheOneGuy Rinnosuke Morichika]] being annoyed by the [[ImprobablyFemaleCast various girls]]. This trope is played for laughs.
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141	[[AC:''Franchise/ResidentEvil'']]
142	* ''WebVideo/ResidentEvilAbridged'' turns Wesker's [[HomoeroticSubtext homoerotic obsession]] with Chris into a full-blown unrequited crush, since Chris is straight and implied to have the hots for Jill.
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144	[[AC:''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'']]
145	* ''Fanfic/RespawnOfTheDead'': [[spoiler:The RED Spy]] is in love with the RED [[spoiler:Engineer]], who is both straight, and has a family back home. Needless to say [[spoiler:the Engineer rejects him (not helped along by the many atrocious acts that Spy commits over the course of the story), and the Spy [[DrivenToSuicide ends up killing himself]]]].
146	[[/folder]]
147
148	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
149
150	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'']]
151	* ''Fanfic/DespairsLastResort'': [[spoiler: Kazumi]] is in love with [[spoiler: Shizuka]], who is stated to be straight [[spoiler: and was possibly in love with someone during the year at Hope's Peak. Kazumi makes it clear that she won't chase after her, though Shizuka's execution is not handled well.]]
152	* ''Fanfic/WhereTalentGoesOnVacation'':
153	** Hikaru Kurogane has a crush on his roommate Shigeru Kojima. Unfortunately, Kojima not only is heterosexual but is infatuated with Akira Azuki, despite the fact that she personally finds him rather irritating.
154	** Himeno Himemiya is a lesbian, while her maid and long-time best friend Kanae Tsukimura is heterosexual. Himemiya is fine with this, though, since [[UnequalPairing the class differences between the two of them would preclude any potential relationship]], [[spoiler:and ultimately gets together with the bisexual Sayuri Sasaki]].
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156	[[AC:''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'']]
157	* ''Fanfic/FromShizunesPerspective'': In this fanfic, which was written prior to the game's release, Shizune is bisexual and Misha is heterosexual, resulting in Misha rejecting Shizune's confession. [[spoiler:This becomes HarsherInHindsight when you consider their backstory in the final game where Shizune is the one who rejects Misha]].
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	[[folder:Web Animation]]
161
162	[[AC:''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'']]
163	* ''Fanfic/ReBoundRWBY'': Sun has an unrequited crush on his straight best friend Neptune.
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Web Original]]
167
168	* ''Fanfic/AlwaysYou'': Abby pulls away when Strange kisses her, explaining that not only is she straight, but she's also married. [[BaitAndSwitch She then admits she was just kidding]], and the two of them kiss again.
169	[[/folder]]
170
171	[[folder:Western Animation]]
172
173	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'']]
174	* ''Fanfic/KimberlyTsGargoyles'' series features an example of this when the Manhattan Clan visit the New Orleans gargoyle clan and meet Robert, a gay male gargoyle who lost his human mate a year ago. Considering the relatively small size of the gargoyle breeding pool, some of the New Orleans clan are prejudiced against Robert, who is so gay that it's impossible for him to be aroused by women; while he has a close friendship with fellow gargoyle Rebecca, the one time they attempted to mate was just embarrassing for both parties no matter how fond they were of each other. [[spoiler:After Robert and Rebecca become a mated trio with Lexington, Robert and Rebecca are only able to mate after Lexington helped get Robert suitably aroused]].
175	** Some of the New Orleans clan accused Robert of being interested in Brooklyn, but it's made clear that Brooklyn has no interest in males; it's even mentioned that back in Wyvern, Lexington once made a pass at Brooklyn, but accepted that Brooklyn wasn't interested in males and the whole incident was basically forgotten about.
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177	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'']]
178	* ''Fanfic/JackieChanAdventuresOlympianJourney'': When [[spoiler:Eros!Drew]] tries to charm Simone, she tells him (rather bluntly since he doesn't get it immediately) that she's gay. He decides to bypass this by forcing one of his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashing]] chocolates into her mouth and altering her sexuality (though in an EvenEvilHasStandards moment, he makes it clear that he's ''expanding'' her sexuality, not flipping it).
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180	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'']]
181	* "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3384624/1/Match-Ado-About-Nothing Match Ado About Nothing]]" features a very unconventional example of this when Deidre Lusional, the self-proclaimed "Matchmaker", tries to force Kim and Shego to become a couple by using a Sappho Ray to turn them both gay. Although the Matchmaker's plan fails as Kim and Shego still aren't each other's type, the ray is so effective that Kim literally ''can't'' be with Ron even if she still genuinely cares about him, forcing them to temporarily break up (until Shego recruits [=DNAmy=] to use a Genetic Resequencer to turn Ron into a woman).
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183	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'']]
184	* In canon, Luna has a crush on a [[TomboyishName girl named Sam]]. While it was hinted in "L Is For Love" and outright confirmed in "Racing Hearts" that Sam reciprocates Luna's feelings, fans have written fanfics where Sam isn't interested in girls, and while Luna is inevitably disappointed when Sam turns her down, how much angst this causes Luna depends on the work in question. For instance, in ''Fanfic/TheNightmareHouse'', Luna has a nightmare in which an old lady informs her that Sam "prefers blokes".
185	* Less popular but still a thing is that Clyde's crush on Lori is being used to cover up feelings for the very straight Lincoln, whether consciously on Clyde's part or not. How much angst there is depends on the work in question but there's always initial awkwardness between the boys and Lori may even be drawn into it considering how weird it would be to [[SettleForSibling have someone's crush on you derive from feelings for your little brother]].
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187	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
188	* ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndNoire'': PlayedForDrama -- Alix is aromantic and says as much as to Kim prior to the story. Unfortunately, [[DumbJock Kim]] back then thought she meant [[FunWithHomophones "arrow" instead of "aro"]], and later tried to ask her out for Valentine's Day. Alix, so frustrated that her friend was seemingly ignoring her sexuality and how it brought up old memories of others doing the same, gets Akumatized into Aro Dynamix, who has the power to remove romantic feelings from others to try and get people to understand what's it like to be aromantic. After Alix is cured and Kim is told by Aurore what Aromantic means, the two agree to continue being VitriolicBestBuds.
189	* ''Fanfic/TheMurderOfLilaRossi'': This was how Alix [[SpottingTheThread realized Lila was a liar]]. Lila had called Chloé jealous of her "relationship" with Adrien –- despite the fact that Chloé's not even interested in Adrien (she's dating Alix here).
190	* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/37286020 (pockets full of) Stones]]'': Adrien discovers he is [[AdaptationalSexuality both aromantic and asexual]]. Not only does he genuinely see Marinette (and Ladybug) as just a friend, he also gets frustrated when their friends try to matchmake them and think he's just UnknowinglyInLove.
191	* ''Fanfic/TheresMoreMagicOutThere'': Juleka ''thinks'' this is the case regarding her feelings for Rose, who had a crush on the ''male'' Prince Ali and might be straight. Alya is convinced it isn't the case and that Juleka hasn't asked Rose yet. [[spoiler:Not only was Alya right about Rose not being straight but Rose and Juleka have been dating ''for months'' [[ObliviousToLove without Juleka realizing it]]]].
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193	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
194	* ''Fanfic/AftermathOfAFallenStar'': Applejack (lesbian) was in love with Twilight (straight).
195	* ''Fanfic/TheAlarmaverse'': ''Twilight Sparkle and the Case of Old Res'': [[spoiler:Resonius IV and Pitch Drop]]. One's heterosexual and in love with the other one who is gay.
196	* ''Fanfic/ApplejacksLove'': Applejack has a crush on Rainbow Dash, and eventually confesses her love. Rainbow is straight, hates being MistakenForGay, and thus [[BerserkButton takes AJ's confession badly]].
197	* ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureauNotAlone'': Andrew (a male human) admits he's developed a crush on Ice Breaker (a male pony), well aware of the incredible likelihood of this trope being in force. It is, and they remain JustFriends.
198	* ''Fanfic/CrystalCamaraderie'':
199	** Nomination's first attempt at asking Colt out ended this way earlier in the day, so he's still rather miserable.
200	** Chartreuse also has a crush on Chalcedony, not that she's figured it out yet, who is straight.
201	* ''Fanfic/TheElementsOfFriendship: Book II'': Applejack confronts Twilight on [[spoiler:the kiss she gave her in ''Book I'']], Twilight explains it was chaste and she's aromantic. Applejack admits she's kind of disappointed.
202	* ''Fanfic/PrincipalCelestiaHuntsTheUndead'': The original work has Applejack crushing on Sunset at the beginning but Sunset gently turns her down due to her being straight, making it a straight example of the trope. However, the sequel ''Sunset Shimmer Hunts The Undead'' has Sunset [[IfItsYouItsOK also developing a crush on AJ]], suggesting something changed in the years between the stories.
203	* ''[[Fanfic/RainboomsAndRoyalty The Dashverse]]'': Cloud Kicker eventually confesses to Twilight that she actually ''is'' in love with Rainbow Dash. Unfortunately for her, Dash is not only straight but completely oblivious to her feelings, as she just assumes it's part of Cloud Kicker's [[TheTease usual personality]].
204	* ''Blog/ReadingRainbowverse'': Big Mac has a crush on Twilight, who admits she doesn't see stallions that way.
205	* ''Webcomic/SparklingShimmer'': Sunset breaks up with Flash when she realizes she's into girls. Flash takes it rather well.
206	* ''Fanfic/AStallionsMan'': This trope is the driving force behind the plot, which designates a man named Barrett as the object of the affections of [[UnwantedHarem seven eager]] -- [[Rule63 and familiar]] -- [[CastFullOfGay stallions]],[[note]]Princess Luna is represented as Prince Artemis and also has a crush on him[[/note]] all of whom cannot accept that his barn door doesn't swing that way (it's only a gender barrier, though; InterspeciesRomance doesn't bother him and in fact, he wants a marefriend). He outright tells them, but only a few acknowledge hearing it -- regardless, none give up on winning his heart, certain that they can [[ICanChangeMyBeloved change his mind]] and [[ClosetKey bring out the repressed homosexual they're certain lurks underneath]]. How exactly Barrett ended up in this situation is [[NoodleIncident uncertain as of right now]], but it's possible that, in order to escape a dreary life back home, he wished to end up in [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic the show]] with all the main characters fawning over him... and just failed to specify which gender he was actually into, or something else that he didn't think he had to clarify. Now he's stuck with it, with no way back. The fic also greatly [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerates]] the implications of this trope, making several -- if not all -- of his harem's members boy-crazy to an [[ExaggeratedTrope over-the-top]] extent [[PlayedForLaughs just for laughs]].
207	* ''Fanfic/ThisNearlyWasMine'': Frederic Horshoepin has a massive crush on his bandmate Octavia. Unfortunately for him, this universe has the [=VinylTavia=] ship in full play, so he's stuck watching the [[ElegantClassicalMusician love of his life]] making out with the DJ mare.
208	* ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/303963/were-the-same We're]] [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/369835/were-the-same-too-rise-of-the-cameos the]] [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/448204/were-the-same-triple-threats-and-epithets Same!]]'' is a trio of fanfics in which [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]] creates and runs a club for reformed villains. In the third story, their one-year anniversary meeting includes Pharynx (reformed Changeling), who's developed a crush on Fizzlepop Berrytwist (formerly Tempest Shadow, the Storm King's second-in-command). Fizzle has to gently let him know that she's not attracted to stallions, and is in fact happily dating one of the mares she works with.
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