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Nao: (after a shouting match) See, our compatibility is absolutely the worst.
Yuu: (matter-of-factly) But I still love you.
Yuu: (matter-of-factly) But I still love you.
What's going on here? They're arguing, but it looks like they're actually flirting.
— Nagisa Kashiwagi, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
"You two are such a good match, aren't you? Because from where I sit, it really looks like... You know, how you can't stop yourself from being mean to the one you like? Typical teen behavior, isn't it? When you say, 'I hate you', it only sounds like you're covering up your embarrassment."
— Kobachi Osaragi, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Sayaka: You could not have done it without me!
Kouji: I did not need your help!
Sayaka: Yes, right! It is because YOU asked me to help you, right? (slaps him) Baka!
Kouji: How dare you hit me!
Shiro: (fortune-telling) It's funny. The cards say they are destined to be together forever.
Kouji: I did not need your help!
Sayaka: Yes, right! It is because YOU asked me to help you, right? (slaps him) Baka!
Kouji: How dare you hit me!
Shiro: (fortune-telling) It's funny. The cards say they are destined to be together forever.
Fan Works
Oy! Those two never stop do they? Always ready to jump on each other, and eat each other out. Without sexual innuendo of course.
So you flirted with him, kicked his ass, and then ran away? Good Lord, you are doing the kindergarten routine.
— Ching, A Crown of Stars
They'd been planning to talk about it at lunch, if they could find a place they wouldn't be seen by their friends having a close, perfectly civil conversation. That would blow their "cover."
— Shinji, Advice and Trust
I might spend the evening making out with [Kaworu], or possibly kill him. I haven't decided yet.
— Rei, Advice and Trust
For getting beat up by women this much, shouldn't you be sleeping with at least one of them?
— Kensuke shortly after Shinji gets punched by Asuka and slapped by Rei, Evangelion 303
The fourth, well... she just wasn't quite sure what was powering the Alenko/Lawson dynamic... whether it was something as cut-and-dry as two people on opposite sides of an arbitrary line who were both too entrenched in their sometimes equally arbitrary ideals to see that their objectives were actually the same, distasteful as it might seem to them... or if it were instead two people who were similar enough in some ways and different enough in others that under virtually any other circumstances, they'd be fucking like rabbits and alternately hating and loving every minute of it.
— Commander Shepard, Manipulations, Chapter 60
Those two are going to be... interesting to watch together. Assuming they don't kill each other in the next five minutes, the two of them might, just might...
— Kaji, Once More with Feeling
Yui: Day after day, constantly bombarded by the pain and anger of all the people I could not help, I gradually fell into despair... But then, all of that changed when I found you two!
Kirito and Asuna: Awwwwww.
Yui: The most broken, sociopathic players I had ever laid eyes on! Less people than a loose collection of character defects!
Kirito: That kinda went in a different direction than I was expecting.
Yui: But somehow, together, you were happy. Everything I knew about human relationships told me that one would eventually kill the other. And yet, no matter how often you fought, your bond only seemed to grow stronger.
Kirito and Asuna: Awwwwww.
Yui: The most broken, sociopathic players I had ever laid eyes on! Less people than a loose collection of character defects!
Kirito: That kinda went in a different direction than I was expecting.
Yui: But somehow, together, you were happy. Everything I knew about human relationships told me that one would eventually kill the other. And yet, no matter how often you fought, your bond only seemed to grow stronger.
Alright, fun is fun, but now is the time to put this behind you and shut up. Now, Asuka, stop trying to kill Shinji, and Shinji, stop encouraging her to try.
— Misato, Thousand Shinji
Sue: Hank can I ask you a question?
Hank: Yes?
Sue: Are those two going to kill each other or start ripping each other's clothes off?
Hank: I don't think the two of them have it figured out yet.
Hank: Yes?
Sue: Are those two going to kill each other or start ripping each other's clothes off?
Hank: I don't think the two of them have it figured out yet.
Asuka: "They've dropped off Hanako at our home before coming here. That little brat is always picking on my [son] Kenji."
Shinji: "Maybe she actually likes him."
Shinji: "Maybe she actually likes him."
For the love of GOD, FUCK OR KILL EACH OTHER but don't use me to pussyfoot around!
— Soundbite to Zoro and Taishigi, This Bites!
Films — Live-Action
Stranz: It was her idea, she broke his ankle!
Fairchild: Wha--?!
Fairchild: You idiot!
Stranz: I hate you!
Fairchild: (slaps him)
Stranz: (slaps her)
(Beat, Stranz and Fairchild kiss, everyone around them groans in disgust)
Fairchild: Wha--?!
Fairchild: You idiot!
Stranz: I hate you!
Fairchild: (slaps him)
Stranz: (slaps her)
(Beat, Stranz and Fairchild kiss, everyone around them groans in disgust)
Mia: I loathe you!
Nicholas: I loathe YOU!
Mia: I loathed you FIRST!
(Nicholas kisses her)
Nicholas: I loathe YOU!
Mia: I loathed you FIRST!
(Nicholas kisses her)
Kaylee: Wait, how do you know it's a trap? How do you know Inara don't just want to see you? Sometimes people have feelings. I'm referrin' here to people.
Mal: Y'all were watchin', I take it?
(Beat)
Kaylee: Yes.
Mal: Did you see us fight?
Kaylee: No.
Mal: Trap.
Mal: Y'all were watchin', I take it?
(Beat)
Kaylee: Yes.
Mal: Did you see us fight?
Kaylee: No.
Mal: Trap.
— Serenity
Could we just for once die without all this bickering?
— Joe Sullivan, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Wonderful girl! Either I'm gonna kill her, or I'm beginning to like her!
— Han Solo regarding Princess Leia, Star Wars: A New Hope
April O'Neil: I just saved myself?!
Donatello: Uh oh!
April: What did you do, did you take classes in insensitivity?
Casey Jones: Hey, I was just trying to break it to you easy.
April: Oh, well, you failed miserably!
Casey: Hey, Broadzilla, you wouldn't even be standing here if it weren't for me, okay?!
April: And what do you want, do you want a 'thank you'?
(Beat)
Casey: No, it's me who should thank you for that privilege, right?!
April: Fine!
Casey: Yeah!
April: Thank you!
Casey: No, thank you!
April: You're welcome!
Casey: You're welcome!
(both doors slam)
Donatello: Gosh, it's kind of like Moonlighting, isn't it?
Donatello: Uh oh!
April: What did you do, did you take classes in insensitivity?
Casey Jones: Hey, I was just trying to break it to you easy.
April: Oh, well, you failed miserably!
Casey: Hey, Broadzilla, you wouldn't even be standing here if it weren't for me, okay?!
April: And what do you want, do you want a 'thank you'?
(Beat)
Casey: No, it's me who should thank you for that privilege, right?!
April: Fine!
Casey: Yeah!
April: Thank you!
Casey: No, thank you!
April: You're welcome!
Casey: You're welcome!
(both doors slam)
Donatello: Gosh, it's kind of like Moonlighting, isn't it?
Victoria: King Marchand is an arrogant, opinionated, chauvinistic pain in the ass.
Toddy: I think I could fall in love with him.
Victoria: I think I could, too.
Toddy: I think I could fall in love with him.
Victoria: I think I could, too.
Julie Ubriacco: (regarding her dogs Daphne and Rocks) Look, they like each other!
Daphne: Mongrel!
Rocks: Bitch!
(Both walk away from each other)
James Ubriacco: Look, honey! They like each other.
Daphne: Mongrel!
Rocks: Bitch!
(Both walk away from each other)
James Ubriacco: Look, honey! They like each other.
Dionne, and her boyfriend Murray are in this dramatic relationship. I think they’ve seen that Ike and Tina Turner movie just too many times.
— Cher Horowitz, Clueless (1995)
Literature
You cut, so as not to kiss.
— Adiraina, Chronicles of the Kencyrath
Between Mort and Ysabell there was an instant dislike, and everyone knows what that means in the long term.
Live-Action TV
Now then, Bollinger knickers, you gonna kiss me or punch me?
— Gene Hunt, Ashes to Ashes
Jake: Look, there are only three Tramps. The only way we'll win is if we team up.
Amy: Good point. I guess my response is: ROT IN HELL, CRAP-FACE!
Jake: (gasps in shock)
Amy: (affectionately) Also, I love you and I treasure you and (suddenly aggressive again) ya bore me!
Jake: (aghast) God, you're being so mean! (turned on) Do it more.
Amy: (seductively) I hope you die.
Jake: (gasps and practically swoons)
Amy: (sweetly) Bye!
Amy: Good point. I guess my response is: ROT IN HELL, CRAP-FACE!
Jake: (gasps in shock)
Amy: (affectionately) Also, I love you and I treasure you and (suddenly aggressive again) ya bore me!
Jake: (aghast) God, you're being so mean! (turned on) Do it more.
Amy: (seductively) I hope you die.
Jake: (gasps and practically swoons)
Amy: (sweetly) Bye!
— Brooklyn Nine-Nine, "HalloVeen," which ends with the two getting engaged
Xander: Let's not overreact, shall we? We were kissing. It doesn't mean that much.
Willow: No. It just means you'd rather be with someone you hate... than be with me.
Willow: No. It just means you'd rather be with someone you hate... than be with me.
Sometimes that's how people relate. Being mean to each other. Even mortal enemies... (increasingly emphatic) Then with the- And that leads to no good, absolutely no good. And much confusion. A-and then it's over. Absolutely, seriously, definitely over. And that's confusing too. The over part. Which it is. Over!
— Buffy the Guidance Counselor giving some rather confusing advice to a student re: this trope
Sam: You are the nuttiest... the stupidest.. the PHONIEST FRUITCAKE I ever met!
Diane: And you, Sam Malone, are the most arrogant, self-centered, SON OF-
Sam: SHUT UP! ...Shut your fat mouth!
Diane: Make me.
Sam: Make you...? My God, I'm, I'm gonna, I'M GONNA BOUNCE YOU OFF EVERY WALL IN THIS OFFICE!!
Diane: (smirk) Try it and you'll be walking FUNNY tomorrow. Or should I say funnier!
Sam: You know... you know I always wanted to pop you one. Maybe this is my lucky day, huh?
Diane: (low voice) You disgust me... I hate you.
Sam: Are you as turned on as I am?
Diane: More!
Sam: Bet me. (The Big Damn Kiss)
Diane: And you, Sam Malone, are the most arrogant, self-centered, SON OF-
Sam: SHUT UP! ...Shut your fat mouth!
Diane: Make me.
Sam: Make you...? My God, I'm, I'm gonna, I'M GONNA BOUNCE YOU OFF EVERY WALL IN THIS OFFICE!!
Diane: (smirk) Try it and you'll be walking FUNNY tomorrow. Or should I say funnier!
Sam: You know... you know I always wanted to pop you one. Maybe this is my lucky day, huh?
Diane: (low voice) You disgust me... I hate you.
Sam: Are you as turned on as I am?
Diane: More!
Sam: Bet me. (The Big Damn Kiss)
— Cheers
Lilith Sternin: For what it's worth, those early years, we made a good team.
Frasier Crane: (chuckles) Yeah, a very combustible team. (chuckles) If we weren't tearing each other's heads off, we were tearing each other's clothes off.
Lilith Sternin: It's funny. I don't feel like tearing your head off now.
Frasier Crane: I appreciate that. (holds her hand)
Lilith Sternin: Oh, dear. How are my hands?
Frasier Crane: Cold as the Rockies.
(they make out)
Frasier Crane: (chuckles) Yeah, a very combustible team. (chuckles) If we weren't tearing each other's heads off, we were tearing each other's clothes off.
Lilith Sternin: It's funny. I don't feel like tearing your head off now.
Frasier Crane: I appreciate that. (holds her hand)
Lilith Sternin: Oh, dear. How are my hands?
Frasier Crane: Cold as the Rockies.
(they make out)
— Frasier (2023), "Freddie's birthday"
Tormund: I have a beauty waiting for me back in Winterfell, if I ever get back there. Yellow hair, blue eyes, tallest woman you've ever seen. Almost as tall as you.
Sandor: (stops to stare at Tormund) Brienne of Tarth...
Tormund: You know her?
Sandor: You're with Brienne of fucking Tarth?
Tormund: Well... not with her yet. But I see the way she looks at me.
Sandor: How does she look at you? Like she wants to carve you up and eat your liver?
Tormund: You do know her!
Sandor: (stops to stare at Tormund) Brienne of Tarth...
Tormund: You know her?
Sandor: You're with Brienne of fucking Tarth?
Tormund: Well... not with her yet. But I see the way she looks at me.
Sandor: How does she look at you? Like she wants to carve you up and eat your liver?
Tormund: You do know her!
— Game of Thrones, "Beyond the Wall"
Rory: He's just trying to bug me, sitting there right in front of me, staring. Jerk. [...] There they go again! God, I swear, why can't they just get a room? Or forget a room— get a park bench or a doorway, or even a strategically place telephone pole would probably suffice. I mean, girls like Shane— what is it with them? Don't they see what they look like? I know they have mirrors.
Jess: Hey, you talking about me?
Rory: No!
Jess: I heard you mention Shane.
Rory: Shane isn't you.
Jess: Shane concerns me.
Rory: Shane concerns me too,and all women for that matter.
Jess: You got a problem here?
Rory: Nope, just a little sick of seeing the two of you sitting there. If you're not gonna participate, why don't you just leave?
Shane: That works for me, let's go.
Jess: No.
Rory: Why not?
Jess: Cause I'm not ready to go.
Rory: Oh really?
Jess: Yes, really. I'm gonna sit here as long as I like and I'm gonna do whatever I like and if you don't like it, then just ignore me and pay attention to your boyfriend.
Jess: Hey, you talking about me?
Rory: No!
Jess: I heard you mention Shane.
Rory: Shane isn't you.
Jess: Shane concerns me.
Rory: Shane concerns me too,and all women for that matter.
Jess: You got a problem here?
Rory: Nope, just a little sick of seeing the two of you sitting there. If you're not gonna participate, why don't you just leave?
Shane: That works for me, let's go.
Jess: No.
Rory: Why not?
Jess: Cause I'm not ready to go.
Rory: Oh really?
Jess: Yes, really. I'm gonna sit here as long as I like and I'm gonna do whatever I like and if you don't like it, then just ignore me and pay attention to your boyfriend.
— Gilmore Girls, "They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?"
Blanche: I don't think you ought to be talking to him like that either. He's practically you daughter's boyfriend.
Sophia: What are you talking about? They hate each other. They fight all the time.
Blanche: Very passionate fights. Oh, it has all the signs of a classic love/hate relationship. And from the sparks of that conflict rise the flames of desire. Flames that ignite in an uncontrollable frenzy of lust, passion, and ecstasy!! (starts breathing hard and sprays herself with water) I'm sorry, where was I?
Sophia: What are you talking about? They hate each other. They fight all the time.
Blanche: Very passionate fights. Oh, it has all the signs of a classic love/hate relationship. And from the sparks of that conflict rise the flames of desire. Flames that ignite in an uncontrollable frenzy of lust, passion, and ecstasy!! (starts breathing hard and sprays herself with water) I'm sorry, where was I?
Eleanor: Sorry, can I just vent to you for a second? Chidi is so annoying, I cannot believe he is the one I'm stuck here with.
Mindy: (not looking up from magazine) Uh-huh, wow, crazy.
Eleanor: Oh, sorry, jeez man, I thought you could be human for like, two seconds and listen to me.
Mindy: I have, Eleanor. I have listened to you talk about Chidi fifteen times in fifteen different ways. Lemme just cut to the chase - you two? You got it bad for each other.
Eleanor: No we don't. Chidi's just a friend. What am I saying? He's not even a friend, he's just a weird teacher that I hate.
Mindy: (not looking up from magazine) Uh-huh, wow, crazy.
Eleanor: Oh, sorry, jeez man, I thought you could be human for like, two seconds and listen to me.
Mindy: I have, Eleanor. I have listened to you talk about Chidi fifteen times in fifteen different ways. Lemme just cut to the chase - you two? You got it bad for each other.
Eleanor: No we don't. Chidi's just a friend. What am I saying? He's not even a friend, he's just a weird teacher that I hate.
Dave: Fine!
Maddie: Fine!
Dave: Good!
Maddie: Good!
Dave: Bitch.
Maddie: Bastard. (slaps him) Get out! (slaps him twice) I said, get out!
Dave: (stops her next slap and pulls her in for a kiss set to "Be My baby" by the Ronettes)
Maddie: Fine!
Dave: Good!
Maddie: Good!
Dave: Bitch.
Maddie: Bastard. (slaps him) Get out! (slaps him twice) I said, get out!
Dave: (stops her next slap and pulls her in for a kiss set to "Be My baby" by the Ronettes)
Fran: ...WHO ARE YOU?! Are you telling me that all those years that you put dishwater in her coffee, and changed her lip balm for glue stick, and called her a "cow," you were flirting?!
Niles: What, no good?
Niles: What, no good?
— The Nanny, "The Producers"
C.C: I loathe you!
Niles: I despise you.
C.C: Servant!
Niles: Trollop.
C.C: Bellboy!
Niles: Brunette!
(The Big Damn Kiss)
Niles: I despise you.
C.C: Servant!
Niles: Trollop.
C.C: Bellboy!
Niles: Brunette!
(The Big Damn Kiss)
Maxwell: I-I just don't understand! What happened? Five hours ago, they were at each other's throats!
Fran: Well, apparently they decided to move downward.
Fran: Well, apparently they decided to move downward.
— The Nanny, "Yetta's Letters", about Niles and C.C.
Ollie: You're the one who told me to tell Amelia the truth. That was solid advice!
Amelia: Yep. We find each other way less annoying now.
Amelia: Yep. We find each other way less annoying now.
T'Pol: It's my understanding that your mating ritual is effective in easing tension.
Trip: That hasn't always been my experience.
Trip: That hasn't always been my experience.
— Star Trek: Enterprise, "Fallen Hero"
Note how the female through her feigned antagonism encourages the male in his attempt to mate.
— Professor Gegen, Star Trek: Voyager
Yeah, I know, you want to do that thing where we're arguing and fighting, but then suddenly it's like, "Whoa, this is hot," and we start making out. Dream on! Or, whatever, fine, let's just do it.
— Eleanor, The Good Place, "Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis"
Maddie: The good news is, nut girl will probably vote for you, unlike me.
Trevor: Oh yeah? Well I don't need the vote of some tree-hugger.
Maddie: If you have it your way, there won't be any trees left to hug!
Trevor: Oh, next you're going to blame the oil companies for global warming.
Maddie: Yes, 'cause they're to blame.
Trevor: Oh cry me a river.
Maddie: If I did you'd pollute it!
Trevor: You bleeding heart liberal!
Maddie: Establishment puppet!
Trevor: Do you want to kiss me as much as I want to kiss you?
Maddie: I'm surprised someone as smart as you would have to ask!
(They kiss)
London: (to a museum employee) Wow, didn't see that coming.
Maddie: I hate you!
Trevor: I hate you more!
(They continue kissing)
London: (to the same employee) Boy, I wonder what they'd do if they liked each other.
Trevor: Oh yeah? Well I don't need the vote of some tree-hugger.
Maddie: If you have it your way, there won't be any trees left to hug!
Trevor: Oh, next you're going to blame the oil companies for global warming.
Maddie: Yes, 'cause they're to blame.
Trevor: Oh cry me a river.
Maddie: If I did you'd pollute it!
Trevor: You bleeding heart liberal!
Maddie: Establishment puppet!
Trevor: Do you want to kiss me as much as I want to kiss you?
Maddie: I'm surprised someone as smart as you would have to ask!
(They kiss)
London: (to a museum employee) Wow, didn't see that coming.
Maddie: I hate you!
Trevor: I hate you more!
(They continue kissing)
London: (to the same employee) Boy, I wonder what they'd do if they liked each other.
— The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, episode "Odd Couples"
"So go on...kiss me...kill me... Do something."
Alice Morgan, Luther
Mobius: If you're not working for the Variant, what is it? You're partners?
Loki: Absolutely not. She's difficult and irritating, and she tries to hit me all the time.
Loki: Absolutely not. She's difficult and irritating, and she tries to hit me all the time.
— Loki, "The Nexus Event"
Music
How can we be lovers if we can't be friends?
How can we start over when the fighting never ends?
Baby, how can we make love if we can't make amends?
How we can be lovers if we can't be, can't be friends?
How can we start over when the fighting never ends?
Baby, how can we make love if we can't make amends?
How we can be lovers if we can't be, can't be friends?
— Michael Bolton, "How Can We Be Lovers?"
Maybe I was stupid
For telling you goodbye.
Maybe I was wrong
For tryin' to pick a fight.
I know that I've got issues
But you're pretty messed up too.
Either way I found out I'm nothing without you.
For telling you goodbye.
Maybe I was wrong
For tryin' to pick a fight.
I know that I've got issues
But you're pretty messed up too.
Either way I found out I'm nothing without you.
— Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
I don't care if you feel small,
Love without Anger isn't love at all.
Love without Anger isn't love at all.
— Devo, "Love Without Anger"
I'm in love with a girl I hate
She enjoys pointing out every bad thing about me
I'm in love with a critic and a skeptic, a traitor
I'd trade her in a second
She enjoys pointing out every bad thing about me
I'm in love with a critic and a skeptic, a traitor
I'd trade her in a second
— Forever the Sickest Kids, "She's a Lady"
I miss the sound of your voice
Loudest thing in my head
And I ache to remember
All the violent, sweet
Perfect words that you said...
Loudest thing in my head
And I ache to remember
All the violent, sweet
Perfect words that you said...
— Matt Nathanson, "Come On, Get Higher"
My love she throws me like a rubber ball,
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing.
She won't catch me or break my fall,
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing.
Baby's got blue skies up ahead,
But in this I'm a rain cloud
[...]
Ours is a stormy kind of love.
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing.
She won't catch me or break my fall,
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing.
Baby's got blue skies up ahead,
But in this I'm a rain cloud
[...]
Ours is a stormy kind of love.
— U2, "The Sweetest Thing"
Newspaper Comics
Cobra + Mongoose
Advantages: The thrill of victory.
Drawbacks: The agony of a toaster hurled at your face.
Advantages: The thrill of victory.
Drawbacks: The agony of a toaster hurled at your face.
— "The 9 Types of Relationships," Life in Hell
Theatre
There is a kind of merry war betwixt Signor Benedick and her; they never meet but there is a skirmish of wit between them.
— Leonato, Much Ado About Nothing
Picture a handsome, heroically charismatic-
Plain spoken, know nothing, skirt chasing, cocky little son of a-
Plain spoken, know nothing, skirt chasing, cocky little son of a-
— Katherine on Jack, Newsies, "Watch What Happens"
Video Games
Were you to mount a stage performance of one of the great love stories, 'twould be an event to remember. Nay, not some simple tale of star-crossed lovers, but the best kind, full of mistrust, words spat in anger and faces slapped in fury, culminating in the inevitable pairing of two so obviously meant for one another. The passionate hatred, the uneasy alliance and then the sweet surrender to passionate embrace... ah, the audience would feel your pain and pleasure for they would be so real!
— Haer'Dalis to Jaheira and Edwin, Baldur's Gate II
Ah, how cute! You two have one of those kind of relationships going...
— Etna, Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
After returning to the priory on Novis, Boey weathered a trying courtship with Mae until the two were wed. Children came soon and in plentiful number, giving the pair a host of new excuses to argue. Joy takes curious forms at times, but Boey was a happy man indeed.
Mae returned to Novis and resumed her work at the priory with Boey. The two bickered endlessly before - and after - their wedding, while managing to raise many children during the pauses between barbs. Both of them often remarked that they couldn't possibly be happier.
Mae returned to Novis and resumed her work at the priory with Boey. The two bickered endlessly before - and after - their wedding, while managing to raise many children during the pauses between barbs. Both of them often remarked that they couldn't possibly be happier.
— Boey and Mae's respective endings, if both survived, in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
L'Arachel: N-no. Everything is fine... Please, don't look at me in such a vulgar, leering way. I find it very inappropriate.
Ephraim: Oh. I'm sorry. I had no idea. I certainly would never—
L'Arachel: What!? Are you saying you do not find me attractive?
Ephraim: No! I... what do you want me to say?
L'Arachel: How can you be so calm at a time like this? Don't you see what you've done!? Ahhhh! I'm so frustrated! Don't ever forget this, Ephraim! I hope that, someday, some girl comes along and gets YOU all rattled, too!
Ephraim: ... I just do NOT get her. She is rather cute, though.
Ephraim: Oh. I'm sorry. I had no idea. I certainly would never—
L'Arachel: What!? Are you saying you do not find me attractive?
Ephraim: No! I... what do you want me to say?
L'Arachel: How can you be so calm at a time like this? Don't you see what you've done!? Ahhhh! I'm so frustrated! Don't ever forget this, Ephraim! I hope that, someday, some girl comes along and gets YOU all rattled, too!
Ephraim: ... I just do NOT get her. She is rather cute, though.
Tali: What do you mean "something to come home to?" This is just a fling, Vakarian; I'm only using you for your body.
Garrus: You are so mean... and I'm okay with that.
Garrus: You are so mean... and I'm okay with that.
Visual Novels
I love you, you idioooooottttt!!!
— Valen to Cain, Fantasia - Requiem of the Abyss
Nobunaga: I'm ruling over my territory as I see fit. I claimed your forehead last night, remember?
MC: Yeah, well, let go before I have a peasant revolt.
Nobunaga: I think the peasants see me favorably. You were hugging me in your sleep.
MC: It was your collar! I was probably appreciating the fabric!
MC: Yeah, well, let go before I have a peasant revolt.
Nobunaga: I think the peasants see me favorably. You were hugging me in your sleep.
MC: It was your collar! I was probably appreciating the fabric!
Kurisu: ...Your ability to annoy me never ceases to amaze.
Mayuri: There, there, Chris-chan. It just means that Okarin likes you!
Kurisu: Huh!?
Rintaro: Wha!?
Mayuri: It's just like a little boy bullying the girl he likes. That's how I think about it.
Rintaro: You don't understand what you're saying, Mayuri! I'd never act like some mere brat!
Kurisu: ...
Rintaro: Why are you blushing!?
Kurisu: I'm not!
Mayuri: There, there, Chris-chan. It just means that Okarin likes you!
Kurisu: Huh!?
Rintaro: Wha!?
Mayuri: It's just like a little boy bullying the girl he likes. That's how I think about it.
Rintaro: You don't understand what you're saying, Mayuri! I'd never act like some mere brat!
Kurisu: ...
Rintaro: Why are you blushing!?
Kurisu: I'm not!
—Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace
I can't tell if I want to yell at her or pull her close. With Runa, the boundary between fury and desire feels like a deep morass.
— The heroine's thoughts on Runa, Sweet Enchantments, Runa season 1
Web Animation
You know, flirting was a lot less destructive in my day....
— Professor Ozpin as Qrow and Winter turn into a Big Ball of Violence, RWBY Chibi
Webcomics
EB: anyway, i kind of got the impression that you and terezi were a thing.
CG: WHAT DO YOU MEAN A THING.
EB: Like, i dunno.
EB: Going on weird fight dates and beating the crap out of each other, and being in hate-love or love-hate.
EB: Isn't that how it works?
CG: WHAT DO YOU MEAN A THING.
EB: Like, i dunno.
EB: Going on weird fight dates and beating the crap out of each other, and being in hate-love or love-hate.
EB: Isn't that how it works?
Web Original
If an attractive young couple enters my realm, I will carefully monitor their activities. If I find they are happy and affectionate, I will ignore them. However if circumstance have forced them together against their will and they spend all their time bickering and criticizing each other except during the intermittent occasions when they are saving each others' lives at which point there are hints of sexual tension, I will immediately order their execution.
— The Evil Overlord List, #98
Ah, animosity! It must be love!
Fight! Fight! Fight! Kiss, Kiss...
— Joel, Rooster Teeth
=Beacon Academy Report Card=
Written by Professor Ozpin
Assessment 1.2: Partnershippping
Name 1: Rose, Ruby
Name 2: Schnee, Weiss
Comments: They'll either kill each other or be making out by the end of the year. Could go either way.
Written by Professor Ozpin
Assessment 1.2: Partnershippping
Name 1: Rose, Ruby
Name 2: Schnee, Weiss
Comments: They'll either kill each other or be making out by the end of the year. Could go either way.
BITCH! ...I love you.
He's a jerk
She's annoying
He's reckless
She's rebellious
He brought light into my life
She breathed hope into my soul
I live for him
I'd die for her
She's annoying
He's reckless
She's rebellious
He brought light into my life
She breathed hope into my soul
I live for him
I'd die for her
I love you, bitch! I ain't never gonna stop loving you ... bitch!
—This vine
vineI watch while you sleep with a smile on your face—
A vision of beauty, perfection, and grace.
A picture of kindness and charm and delight—
A presence, a spirit of joy in the night.
A vision of beauty, perfection, and grace.
A picture of kindness and charm and delight—
A presence, a spirit of joy in the night.
I watch and I wait for a while as you sleep—
And know with a smile that I have you to keep—
And think with a hope in my heart and a pride—
How lucky I am to have you by my side.
And know with a smile that I have you to keep—
And think with a hope in my heart and a pride—
How lucky I am to have you by my side.
I watch, with my hand in your hand and with glee—
I can't understand how this happened to be.
I can't understand how this happened to be.
I look to the stars and I whisper amen.
And then you're awake,
and I hate you again.
and I hate you again.
Wilbur: Tommy, he challenged me! Did you see him? Did you see the look in his eyes? God, it was cool! It was cool! (Beat) I was about to say it was hot, but that would be wrong. Look, Tommy, it was–
Tommy: Have you– listen, before we keep going, you don't have a crush on Big Q, do you? 'Cause I think he was like–
Wilbur: I have a complicated relationship with Big Q that I don't think is at that level yet.
Tommy: Have you– listen, before we keep going, you don't have a crush on Big Q, do you? 'Cause I think he was like–
Wilbur: I have a complicated relationship with Big Q that I don't think is at that level yet.
Western Animation
Oh. My. God. Just screw already!
— Noah to Lana and Archer, Archer, "Heart of Archness: Part III"
Dukey: Ah, young love.
Johnny: I do not love her; I hate her!
Dukey: At your age, Johnny, it's the same thing.
Johnny: I do not love her; I hate her!
Dukey: At your age, Johnny, it's the same thing.
— Johnny Test, "Johnny vs Bling Bling 2"
Sadie: Lars, quit being a jerk and help!
Lars: What? I'm helping Steven on his date.
Sadie: You're embarrassing him!
Lars: No, I'm not!
Sadie: Yes, you are!
(Lars and Sadie's argument becomes inaudible in the background)
Steven: He and Sadie run the Big Donut.
Connie: Do... they get along?
(Sadie and Lars continue arguing, Sadie pushes Lars)
Steven: (looks at Sadie and Lars) They're crazy about each other.
Lars: What? I'm helping Steven on his date.
Sadie: You're embarrassing him!
Lars: No, I'm not!
Sadie: Yes, you are!
(Lars and Sadie's argument becomes inaudible in the background)
Steven: He and Sadie run the Big Donut.
Connie: Do... they get along?
(Sadie and Lars continue arguing, Sadie pushes Lars)
Steven: (looks at Sadie and Lars) They're crazy about each other.
— Steven Universe, "Bubble Buddies"
First they hate each other, now all of a sudden they love each other. It doesn't make any sense to me!
— The Librarian about Lisa Simpson and Hugh Parkfield, The Simpsons, "Lisa's Wedding"
Kid Flash: Hey, you never said why your dad wanted to kill me.
Artemis: I got confused by some old movie I saw the other night about a ninja girl whose ninja dad ordered her to kill her ninja boyfriend because she was from a rival ninja clan.
Kid Flash: So I'm your ninja boyfriend, huh?
Artemis: Hey, I had amnesia, remember? I completely forgot how truly annoying you are.
Kid Flash: Oh, and you're the goddess of congeniality.
Robin: Yeesh! Get a room!
Artemis: I got confused by some old movie I saw the other night about a ninja girl whose ninja dad ordered her to kill her ninja boyfriend because she was from a rival ninja clan.
Kid Flash: So I'm your ninja boyfriend, huh?
Artemis: Hey, I had amnesia, remember? I completely forgot how truly annoying you are.
Kid Flash: Oh, and you're the goddess of congeniality.
Robin: Yeesh! Get a room!
