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* Jim Henson's ''Hey, Cinderella!''. In it, Cinderella meets Prince Charming while he's gardening, and they fall for each other immediately. He promptly tells her that he's the castle gardener, just because he's afraid that Cinderella will turn into a snob if she knows who he really is ("nothing makes a girl a snob more than saying she personally knows a prince"). They plan to meet at the masked ball, wearing geraniums to recognize each other. This plan fails and the result is that they meet at the ball and dance, but Cinderella doesn't realize that Arthur the gardener and Prince Charming are the same, and he doesn't realize that Cinderella is the mysterious "princess" he met. In a bit of a subversion, while the two hit it off very well at the ball, both are quite determined to hold out for the "original" identities.


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* Jim Henson's ''Film/HeyCinderella'': Cinderella meets Prince Charming while he's gardening, and they fall for each other immediately. He promptly tells her that he's the castle gardener, just because he's afraid that Cinderella will turn into a snob if she knows who he really is ("nothing makes a girl a snob more than saying she personally knows a prince"). They plan to meet at the masked ball, wearing geraniums to recognize each other. This plan fails and the result is that they meet at the ball and dance, but Cinderella doesn't realize that Arthur the gardener and Prince Charming are the same, and he doesn't realize that Cinderella is the mysterious "princess" he met. In a bit of a subversion, while the two hit it off very well at the ball, both are quite determined to hold out for the "original" identities.
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* The Carnatic Sandalwood film ''Ganeshana Madhuve'' (Ganesh’s Wedding) extends this into a two person love ''quadrangle''. A landlord has arranged the marriage of his daughter Adilaxmi with Ganesh, one of his tenants, who is a quarrelsome fellow but is financially successful. Adilaxmi is a fan of a poet named “Y G Rao” whom she’s never met. She occasionally pops into the local radio station, where under the moniker Shruthi (meaning “tune”) she turns Y G Rao’s poems into song. And when Y G Rao himself starts sending her letters appreciating her singing, she starts to fall for him. Unbeknownst to her, “Y G Rao” is none other than her fiancé Ganesh. Both of them spend the entire film, trying to weasel out of their wedding until they finally meet in person - and reveal their poet and singer identities to each other.
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* ''Manga/{{MAR}}'' has an odd example of this. Ginta is clearly in love with his childhood friend, Koyuki. He even protects her when he gets a chance to go to his dream world. He's not entirely clueless about her liking him as well. While in MAR Heaven, he meets Snow, who looks exactly like Koyuki and has much the same personality. There is much {{UST}} between them as the story progresses. The twist comes during the occasional times we see what's going on in the real world, and find that Koyuki is seeing the 'show' through Snow's eyes. Eventually we find that Snow is also able to learn about Ginta's world through Koyuki's eyes. [[spoiler: In the end of the anime, Snow and Koyuki merge, thus saving Ginta from having to choose between them]]. It's implied that both girls are in fact the same person, just alternate world versions. And none of the characters are aware of this.
* ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'' has Wakamatsu who loves the choral club singer Lorelei but has mixed feelings towards his InnocentlyInsensitive senpai Seo... who is Lorelei. This is because he only knows "Lorelei"'s voice and is yet to see her sing in person because he's too scared to meet her - and [[SingingVoiceDissonance Seo's beautiful singing differs so drastically from her usual rough manner of speech that it's hard to tell it's her]]. She's aware he likes Lorelei but she finds fun in leaving him in the dark. This is the basis of several jokes revolving around this ShipTease'd pair throughout the series.

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* ''Manga/{{MAR}}'' has an odd example of this. Ginta is clearly in love with his childhood friend, Koyuki. He even protects her when he gets a chance to go to his dream world. He's not entirely clueless about her liking him as well. While in MAR Heaven, he meets Snow, who looks exactly like Koyuki and has much the same personality. There is much {{UST}} between them as the story progresses. The twist comes during the occasional times we see what's going on in the real world, and find that Koyuki is seeing the 'show' through Snow's eyes. Eventually we find that Snow is also able to learn about Ginta's world through Koyuki's eyes. [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In the end of the anime, Snow and Koyuki merge, thus saving Ginta from having to choose between them]]. It's implied that both girls are in fact the same person, just alternate world versions. And none of the characters are aware of this.
* ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'' has Wakamatsu who loves the choral club singer Lorelei but has mixed feelings towards his InnocentlyInsensitive senpai Seo... who is Lorelei. This is because he only knows "Lorelei"'s voice and is yet to see her sing in person because he's too scared to meet her - -- and [[SingingVoiceDissonance Seo's beautiful singing differs so drastically from her usual rough manner of speech that it's hard to tell it's her]]. She's aware he likes Lorelei but she finds fun in leaving him in the dark. This is the basis of several jokes revolving around this ShipTease'd pair throughout the series.



* In ''ComicBook/RiversOfLondon: Water Weed'', the reveal (at least to the audience) that [[spoiler: the Hoodette is actually Rauel's girlfriend Kitty]] comes ''after'' [[spoiler: the Hoodette's attack on Rauel ended with them having sex]]. During the reveal, she says he's cheating on her, and she knows this because he's cheating ''with'' her.

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* In ''ComicBook/RiversOfLondon: Water Weed'', the reveal (at least to the audience) that [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the Hoodette is actually Rauel's girlfriend Kitty]] comes ''after'' [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the Hoodette's attack on Rauel ended with them having sex]]. During the reveal, she says he's cheating on her, and she knows this because he's cheating ''with'' her.



* ''Literature/CyberJolyDrim'' - Jola loves Carramba, the [[spoiler:online]] persona of her husband.

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* ''Literature/CyberJolyDrim'' - ''Literature/CyberJolyDrim'': Jola loves Carramba, the [[spoiler:online]] persona of her husband.



* In the book ''Graffiti Moon'' by Cath Crowley, the main character Lucy is infatuated with 'Shadow', an extremely talented graffiti artist whom she's never met, but feels she understands though his art. Shadow graffitis the town they live in, while his accomplice Poet does the writing, because Shadow has incredibly illegible handwriting. One night Lucy and her two friends hook up with three guys, two of whom are Poet and Shadow, but Lucy and her friends don't know it. Lucy gets stuck with Ed, whose nose she once broke when he touched her arse unexpectedly on a date, and Shadow. Lucy doesn't know it's Shadow, so she spends the whole night running around town 'looking for Shadow' while blabbering about herself and her appreciation of the art, even mentioning at one point that she would have sex with Shadow to Ed. [[spoiler: She finds out in the end who Shadow is only after deciding she was in love with Ed too.]]

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* In the book ''Graffiti Moon'' by Cath Crowley, the main character Lucy is infatuated with 'Shadow', an extremely talented graffiti artist whom she's never met, but feels she understands though his art. Shadow graffitis the town they live in, while his accomplice Poet does the writing, because Shadow has incredibly illegible handwriting. One night Lucy and her two friends hook up with three guys, two of whom are Poet and Shadow, but Lucy and her friends don't know it. Lucy gets stuck with Ed, whose nose she once broke when he touched her arse unexpectedly on a date, and Shadow. Lucy doesn't know it's Shadow, so she spends the whole night running around town 'looking for Shadow' while blabbering about herself and her appreciation of the art, even mentioning at one point that she would have sex with Shadow to Ed. [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She finds out in the end who Shadow is only after deciding she was in love with Ed too.]]



* In the ''Series/HenryDanger'' episode "Elevator Kiss", Henry saved Bianca from a malfunctioning elevator. While hanging from his safety line in the shaft, Bianca kisses him, which leads Henry to become jealous that she kissed Kid Danger, not knowing it was him. Ultimately [[spoiler: subverted when Kid Danger sets up another chance to save her but she rejects him explaining she has a boyfriend and the kiss was a mistake.]]

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* In the ''Series/HenryDanger'' episode "Elevator Kiss", Henry saved Bianca from a malfunctioning elevator. While hanging from his safety line in the shaft, Bianca kisses him, which leads Henry to become jealous that she kissed Kid Danger, not knowing it was him. Ultimately [[spoiler: subverted [[spoiler:subverted when Kid Danger sets up another chance to save her but she rejects him explaining she has a boyfriend and the kiss was a mistake.]]



* In S3 E2 of ''Series/{{Misfits}}'', Curtis is testing out his [[spoiler: new power]] which is [[spoiler: he can change his sex at will]] he ends up sleeping with the same girl [[spoiler: as both Curtis and ''Melanie", his female alter ego]] without her knowing it. With Curtis, it doesn't go well. But [[spoiler: the girl hits it off with Melanie, and they start dating.]] Things get messy when she [[spoiler: finds the dress she lent "Melanie" at his house]] causing her to think that [[spoiler: "Melanie" is cheating on her with Curtis.]] It only gets more complicated from there.

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* In S3 E2 of ''Series/{{Misfits}}'', Curtis is testing out his [[spoiler: new [[spoiler:new power]] which is [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he can change his sex at will]] he ends up sleeping with the same girl [[spoiler: as [[spoiler:as both Curtis and ''Melanie", his female alter ego]] without her knowing it. With Curtis, it doesn't go well. But [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the girl hits it off with Melanie, and they start dating.]] Things get messy when she [[spoiler: finds [[spoiler:finds the dress she lent "Melanie" at his house]] causing her to think that [[spoiler: "Melanie" [[spoiler:"Melanie" is cheating on her with Curtis.]] It only gets more complicated from there.



** Amber is in love with Danny - unfortunately Danny is in love with Amazi-Girl. Who is Amber in disguise. [[http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/03-the-first-step-towards-recovery/who-2/ Seriously.]]

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** Amber is in love with Danny - -- unfortunately Danny is in love with Amazi-Girl. Who is Amber in disguise. [[http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/03-the-first-step-towards-recovery/who-2/ Seriously.]]



* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', to a degree: Justin is gay and is in love with Elliot, who is straight. Elliot gains [[spoiler: a magically-induced female alter ego that somewhat alters his/her personality...and said alter ego finds Justin rather attractive]]. Ironically later, after Justin [[spoiler: gets over his crush on Elliot]] it turns out that Elliot actually [[spoiler:might be bi and may have experienced attraction to Justin at some point.]]

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* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', to a degree: Justin is gay and is in love with Elliot, who is straight. Elliot gains [[spoiler: a [[spoiler:a magically-induced female alter ego that somewhat alters his/her personality...and said alter ego finds Justin rather attractive]]. Ironically later, after Justin [[spoiler: gets [[spoiler:gets over his crush on Elliot]] it turns out that Elliot actually [[spoiler:might be bi and may have experienced attraction to Justin at some point.]]



* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Larana Chroma is hopelessly in love with fellow University of Paris student Jiminez Hoffman, but as princess of the Silverlands - one of Paris's many well-known [[UndergroundCity secret underground kingdoms]] - she has been promised to a prince of the [[MoleMen Moligarchy]] to maintain peace between them. Since the Moligarchs aren't monsters (except in the sense that they are, in fact, monsters) the prince she's expected to marry is a human adopted son: one Jiminez Hoffman. When Hoffman works this out, he promises her that [[ObliviousToLove she won't have to go through with it]].

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* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Larana Chroma is hopelessly in love with fellow University of Paris student Jiminez Hoffman, but as princess of the Silverlands - -- one of Paris's many well-known [[UndergroundCity secret underground kingdoms]] - -- she has been promised to a prince of the [[MoleMen Moligarchy]] to maintain peace between them. Since the Moligarchs aren't monsters (except in the sense that they are, in fact, monsters) the prince she's expected to marry is a human adopted son: one Jiminez Hoffman. When Hoffman works this out, he promises her that [[ObliviousToLove she won't have to go through with it]].



* Also happens in ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'', which replicates ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'''s Two-Person Love Square - but in the opposite direction: Adrien likes Marinette, who considers him a good friend (along with a minor crush on him) and likes Chat Noir (Adrien's superhero alter-ego), who grows to consider Marigold (Marinette's superhero alter-ego) a great partner and friend (and potential crush target). [[spoiler:In "The Mime", having begun to suspect each other's SecretIdentity, they start to flirt as Adrian and Marigold.]]

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* Also happens in ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'', which replicates ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'''s Two-Person Love Square - -- but in the opposite direction: Adrien likes Marinette, who considers him a good friend (along with a minor crush on him) and likes Chat Noir (Adrien's superhero alter-ego), who grows to consider Marigold (Marinette's superhero alter-ego) a great partner and friend (and potential crush target). [[spoiler:In "The Mime", having begun to suspect each other's SecretIdentity, they start to flirt as Adrian and Marigold.]]
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%%* The Music/KateBush song "Babooshka" is this gone very, very wrong.

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%%* The Music/KateBush song "Babooshka" is this gone very, very wrong.* Music/KateBush: [[Music/NeverForEver "Babooshka"]] revolves around a woman who creates a pseudonym to communicate with her husband incognito to test his faithfulness; he ends up falling in love with the alter-ego.
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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/45751708/chapters/115134271 I See What You Do Behind Closed Doors]]'' has this work against Adrien. After noticing that Marinette looks an awful lot like Ladybug, he starts dating her just so he can pretend he's actually with Ladybug... unaware that they're the same person. And that Marinette is fully aware that he's ''continuing'' to flirt with and pursue her heroic alter ego while still going out with her.

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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/45751708/chapters/115134271 I See What You Do Behind Closed Doors]]'' ''Fanfic/ISeeWhatYouDoBehindClosedDoorsMiraculousLadybug'' has this work against Adrien. After noticing that Marinette looks an awful lot like Ladybug, he starts dating her just so he can pretend he's actually with Ladybug... unaware that they're the same person. And that Marinette is fully aware that he's ''continuing'' to flirt with and pursue her heroic alter ego while still going out with her.

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* One ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' FanFic, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/26926/1/Destinys_Child "Destiny's Child,"]] had two people occupying ''four'' roles. Made more complex by the fact that one of them had ''two more'' identities, one of whom was believed to be the destined true love of identity #2, and one of whom was believed to be a ''sibling'' of identity #1. In total, therefore, there were six identities: [[spoiler:Ranma Tendo, Saturn Knight]], Hotaru Tomoe, Sailor Saturn, Rei Hino, and Sailor Mars.

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* One ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' FanFic, [[http://www.''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/26926/1/Destinys_Child "Destiny's Child,"]] Destiny's Child]]'', had two people occupying ''four'' roles. Made more complex by the fact that one of them had ''two more'' identities, one of whom was believed to be the destined true love of identity #2, and one of whom was believed to be a ''sibling'' of identity #1. In total, therefore, there were six identities: [[spoiler:Ranma Tendo, Saturn Knight]], Hotaru Tomoe, Sailor Saturn, Rei Hino, and Sailor Mars.



* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5419453/1/Gender_Confusion_The_Saga_of_Sam Gender Confusion: The Saga of Sam]]", Sam feels conflicted because she gone on a couple dates with both Danny Fenton and [[SuperpoweredAlterEgo Danny Phantom]] and things might be getting serious. As a bonus, Danny is unaware that the nice girl he's been running into is also his [[SweetPollyOliver male roommate]] (though there's no romance involved with that persona).

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic "[[http://www.''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5419453/1/Gender_Confusion_The_Saga_of_Sam Gender Confusion: The Saga of Sam]]", Sam]]'', Sam feels conflicted because she gone on a couple dates with both Danny Fenton and [[SuperpoweredAlterEgo Danny Phantom]] and things might be getting serious. As a bonus, Danny is unaware that the nice girl he's been running into is also his [[SweetPollyOliver male roommate]] (though there's no romance involved with that persona).



* The ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' fic "[[http://yj-anon-meme.livejournal.com/3983.html?thread=7499407#t7499407 Hero]]" has the traditional Superman/Lois Lane triangle, but also a platonic version with Superman and Comicbook/{{Superboy}}. Superboy, after being ignored by Superman for a very long time decides he no longer wants the man's friendship or approval. He then ends up protecting and eventually befriending Clark Kent, without knowing what Clark does when he's not reporting.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' fic "[[http://yj-anon-meme.''[[http://yj-anon-meme.livejournal.com/3983.html?thread=7499407#t7499407 Hero]]" Hero]]'' has the traditional Superman/Lois Lane triangle, but also a platonic version with Superman and Comicbook/{{Superboy}}. Superboy, after being ignored by Superman for a very long time decides he no longer wants the man's friendship or approval. He then ends up protecting and eventually befriending Clark Kent, without knowing what Clark does when he's not reporting.



* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/45751708/chapters/115134271 I See What You Do Behind Closed Doors]]'' has this work against Adrien. After noticing that Marinette looks an awful lot like Ladybug, he starts dating her just so he can pretend he's actually with Ladybug... unaware that they're the same person. And that Marinette is fully aware that he's ''continuing'' to flirt with and pursue her heroic alter ego while still going out with her.



* In the ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fic "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5852704/1/New_Horizons New Horizons]]", due to [[TimeTravel time travel shenanigans]], [[ItMakesSenseInContext a past and present version of England end up competing over America's affection with both thinking he's romantically involved with an unknown party]]. America himself, of course, [[ObliviousToLove is completely oblivious to all of this]].

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* In the ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fic "[[http://www.''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5852704/1/New_Horizons New Horizons]]", Horizons]]'', due to [[TimeTravel time travel shenanigans]], [[ItMakesSenseInContext a past and present version of England end up competing over America's affection with both thinking he's romantically involved with an unknown party]]. America himself, of course, [[ObliviousToLove is completely oblivious to all of this]].



* In the ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' fic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7371322/1/A-Prince-in-Disguise A Prince in Disguise]]", Gaston succeeds in killing the Beast in front of Belle but the Enchantress revives him later on in his human form to give him a second chance at breaking the curse. The now-human Beast rescues Belle from Gaston and resolves to help her and Maurice travel to safety without telling them who he really is because he believes that he doesn't deserve to keep Belle to himself. Meanwhile, Belle is grieving over her beloved Beast's death and yet can't help but be drawn to the mysterious cloaked stranger helping her who reminds her oddly of the Beast...
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13461834/ Spider-Who?]]"- set in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse but featuring more "traditional" Franchise/SpiderMan characters- sees Mary Jane develop feelings for Spider-Man after she helps him escape a bombing and Peter Parker after their aunts are revealed to be neighbours, but she is unaware that they are the same man and Peter's self-confidence issues lead to him to think that she's interested in Harry Osborn rather than Peter Parker when she tells Spider-Man she has feelings for him and "someone else".
* ''FanFic/ToHellAndBackArrowverse'' offers an interesting variation with Oliver and Laurel. Laurel has had feelings for Oliver stemming from prior his disappearance, and the more time they spend with each other, the more Oliver starts feeling the same way. At the same time, Green Arrow finds himself constantly drawn to Black Canary, the Glades' newest vigilante, while Black Canary professes to deeply admire Green Arrow and cites him as her main inspiration.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' fic "[[https://www.''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7371322/1/A-Prince-in-Disguise A Prince in Disguise]]", Disguise]]'', Gaston succeeds in killing the Beast in front of Belle but the Enchantress revives him later on in his human form to give him a second chance at breaking the curse. The now-human Beast rescues Belle from Gaston and resolves to help her and Maurice travel to safety without telling them who he really is because he believes that he doesn't deserve to keep Belle to himself. Meanwhile, Belle is grieving over her beloved Beast's death and yet can't help but be drawn to the mysterious cloaked stranger helping her who reminds her oddly of the Beast...
* "[[https://archiveofourown.''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13461834/ Spider-Who?]]"- Spider-Who?]]''- set in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse but featuring more "traditional" Franchise/SpiderMan characters- sees Mary Jane develop feelings for Spider-Man after she helps him escape a bombing and Peter Parker after their aunts are revealed to be neighbours, but she is unaware that they are the same man and Peter's self-confidence issues lead to him to think that she's interested in Harry Osborn rather than Peter Parker when she tells Spider-Man she has feelings for him and "someone else".
* ''FanFic/ToHellAndBackArrowverse'' ''Fanfic/ToHellAndBackArrowverse'' offers an interesting variation with Oliver and Laurel. Laurel has had feelings for Oliver stemming from prior his disappearance, and the more time they spend with each other, the more Oliver starts feeling the same way. At the same time, Green Arrow finds himself constantly drawn to Black Canary, the Glades' newest vigilante, while Black Canary professes to deeply admire Green Arrow and cites him as her main inspiration.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Taking it a step further, we have a Two Person Love ''Square''. The main character, Marinette, is in love with her classmate, the handsome Adrien Agreste, who considers her an acquaintance ([[PortmanteauCoupleName fans call this pairing]] "Adrienette"). When she transforms into the superheroine Ladybug, she rejects the romantic advances of Chat Noir, her superhero teammate ("Ladynoir"). Of course, behind Chat Noir's mask hides none other than Adrien himself, who has no idea that his beloved Ladybug is actually Marinette in disguise! Meanwhile, Ladybug interacting with Adrien ("Ladrien") shows both of them flustered and blushing, and Marinette interacting with Chat Noir ("Marichat") shows both of them snarky and oblivious.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Taking it a step further, we have a Two Person Love ''Square''. The main character, Marinette, is in love with her classmate, the handsome Adrien Agreste, who considers her an acquaintance ([[PortmanteauCoupleName fans call this pairing]] "Adrienette"). When she transforms into the superheroine Ladybug, she rejects the romantic advances of Chat Cat Noir, her superhero teammate ("Ladynoir"). Of course, behind Chat Cat Noir's mask hides none other than Adrien himself, who has no idea that his beloved Ladybug is actually Marinette in disguise! Meanwhile, Ladybug interacting with Adrien ("Ladrien") shows both of them flustered and blushing, and Marinette interacting with Chat Cat Noir ("Marichat") shows both of them snarky and oblivious.
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* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'': Over half a year after Matsuri [[GenderBender was turned into a girl]], by which point Suzu [[IfItsYouItsOkay is unreservedly attracted to his female form]], [[LiteralSplitPersonality his male and female forms become separate people]]. Only one is technically human, but it's impossible to tell which, and they have all his previous memories and personality regardless. Both want Suzu for themselves and are willing to fight each other for her. Suzu, meanwhile, ''loves'' the idea of both Matsuris fighting over her so much she can barely stop swooning long enough to break them apart.
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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the idea he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already suspecting that Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while believing Meimi dislikes him more than she atcually does. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that even when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]

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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the idea he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already suspecting that Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while believing Meimi dislikes him more than she atcually actually does. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that even when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]
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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the idea he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already suspecting that Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while quietly agonizing about what Meimi thinks of him. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that even when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]

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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the idea he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already suspecting that Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while quietly agonizing about what believing Meimi thinks of him.dislikes him more than she atcually does. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that even when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]
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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the idea he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already suspecting that Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while quietly agonizing about what Meimi thinks about him. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]

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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the idea he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already suspecting that Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while quietly agonizing about what Meimi thinks about of him. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that even when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]
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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the idea he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already started catching onto the idea Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail actually being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while quietly agonizing about what Meimi thinks about him. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]

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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the idea he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already started catching onto the idea suspecting that Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail actually being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while quietly agonizing about what Meimi thinks about him. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]
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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the fact he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already started catching onto the idea Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail actually being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while quietly agonizing about what Meimi thinks about him. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]

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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided PoorCommunicationKills-induced example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail, resulting in her channeling her flirting with him into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the fact idea he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already started catching onto the idea Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail actually being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while quietly agonizing about what Meimi thinks about him. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]
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* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail'' has a double-sided example in that Meimi is convinced Asuka Jr. is [[LovesMyAlterEgo only interested in her alter ego]] as Saint Tail and therefore channels her flirting into her Saint Tail persona while internally moping about the fact he'll never care about her as Meimi. In actuality, Meimi is the one he's falling in love with, and he's already started catching onto the idea Saint Tail might actually be her, but because he's also caught onto the concept of Saint Tail actually being [[SecretIdentityIdentity someone's idealized persona]], he lets Saint Tail's flirting bounce off him while quietly agonizing about what Meimi thinks about him. [[spoiler:The problem is so bad that when they actually start dating, Meimi's too full of guilt about deceiving him to express her feelings properly while Asuka Jr. can't tell what she actually thinks about him, and it takes some intervention from an ArcVillain for them to learn that their feelings were in fact mutual (and even then, Meimi is ''still'' convinced he must have preferred her as Saint Tail for a while until he manages to prove otherwise).]]

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* Rupert Holmes' song "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" is about a man "tired of [his] lady" who arranges to meet a woman he finds in the personal columns -- only to find that the advert was placed by his lover.

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* Rupert Holmes' song "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" is about a man "tired of [his] lady" who arranges to meet a woman he finds in the personal columns -- only to find that the advert was placed by his lover. Fortunately, they both take it in stride and treat it as learning new things about each other and bringing new life to their relationship.



* Also happens in ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'', which replicates ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'''s Two-Person Love Square - but in the opposite direction: Adrien likes Marinette, who considers him a good friend (along with a minor crush on him) and likes Chat Noir (Adrien's superhero alter-ego), who grows to consider Marigold (Marinette's superhero alter-ego) a great partner and friend (and potential crush target).

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* Also happens in ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'', which replicates ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'''s Two-Person Love Square - but in the opposite direction: Adrien likes Marinette, who considers him a good friend (along with a minor crush on him) and likes Chat Noir (Adrien's superhero alter-ego), who grows to consider Marigold (Marinette's superhero alter-ego) a great partner and friend (and potential crush target). [[spoiler:In "The Mime", having begun to suspect each other's SecretIdentity, they start to flirt as Adrian and Marigold.]]
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* ''Fanfic/ApexPredatorMHA'': Hawks has a crush on both Dabi and Touya, not knowing that "Touya" is actually Dabi using a {{Glamour}} to disguise his scars so he can go around as a civilian. Dabi has too much fun with the whole situation and flirts relentlessly with Hawks whether it's as Dabi or Touya.
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* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', [[WellIntentionedExtremist Kallen]] admires and has fallen for masked [[LaResistance freedom fighter]] [[DarkMessiah Zero]], but does not know that he is Lelouch, who she feels contempt toward due to his BrilliantButLazy RichIdiotWithNoDayJob persona. This is further complicated by the fact that Kallen is half-Japanese and Japan has been conquered and subsequently oppressed by the Britannian Empire, while Lelouch is actually a Britannian prince [[FreudianExcuse with]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast his]] [[KnightTemplarBigBrother own]] [[DefectorFromDecadence reasons]] for wanting to rebel against the empire. [[spoiler:After Kallen discovers his true identity, she has trouble working out her feelings toward him and ends up as even more of a {{Tsundere}}. Ultimately, they remain separate from each other. The anime continuity ends up a dead end, and the movie continuity has Lelouch and C.C. pair up in ''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection''.]]

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* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', [[WellIntentionedExtremist Kallen]] admires and has fallen for masked [[LaResistance freedom fighter]] [[DarkMessiah Zero]], but does not know that he is Lelouch, who she feels contempt toward due to his BrilliantButLazy RichIdiotWithNoDayJob IdleRich persona. This is further complicated by the fact that Kallen is half-Japanese and Japan has been conquered and subsequently oppressed by the Britannian Empire, while Lelouch is actually a Britannian prince [[FreudianExcuse with]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast his]] [[KnightTemplarBigBrother own]] [[DefectorFromDecadence reasons]] for wanting to rebel against the empire. [[spoiler:After Kallen discovers his true identity, she has trouble working out her feelings toward him and ends up as even more of a {{Tsundere}}. Ultimately, they remain separate from each other. The anime continuity ends up a dead end, and the movie continuity has Lelouch and C.C. pair up in ''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection''.]]
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* In ''Manga/NuraRiseOfTheYokaiClan'', the titular character is in such a situation. His [[{{Bishounen}} night side]] is a lot more popular than his day side, and his {{Muggle}} friends don't know it is the same person.

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* In ''Manga/NuraRiseOfTheYokaiClan'', the titular character is in such a situation. His [[{{Bishounen}} night side]] side is a lot more popular than his day side, side due to its PrettyBoy looks, and his {{Muggle}} friends don't know it is the same person.
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* In ''LightNovel/DanganronpaZero'', [[spoiler:Ryōko Otonashi]] becomes extremely upset when Yasuke Matsuda reveals that he...[[DestructiveRomance loves?]]...Junko Enoshima because she doesn't know that Junko is her original personality/alter ego. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, "Ryōko" doesn't live long enough to enjoy the knowledge that she's so important to him.]]

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* In ''LightNovel/DanganronpaZero'', ''Literature/DanganronpaZero'', [[spoiler:Ryōko Otonashi]] becomes extremely upset when Yasuke Matsuda reveals that he...[[DestructiveRomance loves?]]...Junko Enoshima because she doesn't know that Junko is her original personality/alter ego. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, "Ryōko" doesn't live long enough to enjoy the knowledge that she's so important to him.]]

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* "[[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13461834/ Spider-Who?]]"- set in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse but featuring more "traditional" Franchise/SpiderMan characters- sees Mary Jane develop feelings for Spider-Man after she helps him escape a bombing and Peter Parker after their aunts are revealed to be neighbours, but she is unaware that they are the same man and Peter's self-confidence issues lead to him to think that she's interested in Harry Osborn rather than Peter Parker when she tells Spider-Man she has feelings for him and "someone else".

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* "[[[https://archiveofourown."[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13461834/ Spider-Who?]]"- set in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse but featuring more "traditional" Franchise/SpiderMan characters- sees Mary Jane develop feelings for Spider-Man after she helps him escape a bombing and Peter Parker after their aunts are revealed to be neighbours, but she is unaware that they are the same man and Peter's self-confidence issues lead to him to think that she's interested in Harry Osborn rather than Peter Parker when she tells Spider-Man she has feelings for him and "someone else".



* ''Film/BrandUponTheBrain'' has two of these--Guy is primarily in love with Wendy, but also has feelings for Wendy's male alter ego Chase, and at the same time Wendy is in love with Sis, who's in love with Chase. [[spoiler:Wendy reveals her identity to Sis, who [[IfItsYouItsOkay doesn't care]]. Guy walks in on them having sex, and he faints from shock. Even decades later he hasn't gotten over it]].



* ''Film/BrandUponTheBrain'' has two of these--Guy is primarily in love with Wendy, but also has feelings for Wendy's male alter ego Chase, and at the same time Wendy is in love with Sis, who's in love with Chase. [[spoiler:Wendy reveals her identity to Sis, who [[IfItsYouItsOkay doesn't care]]. Guy walks in on them having sex, and he faints from shock. Even decades later he hasn't gotten over it]].



* In Creator/AbbottAndCostello's version of ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', this was part of the basis for the romantic subplot. Princess Eloise is supposed to marry Prince Arthur, but they've never met. They both get kidnapped by the giant, call themselves Darlene and Arthur, and [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage fall in love.]]
* In the 1956 French film ''Film/PluckingTheDaisy'' Agnes Dumont (Creator/BrigitteBardot) needs to come up with money in a hurry and decides to enter a striptease contest, with a mask on her face and using the pseudonym Sophia. This leads to complications when her boyfriend becomes interested in the mysterious Sophia.

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* In Creator/AbbottAndCostello's version of ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk', this was part of the basis for the romantic subplot. Princess Eloise is supposed to marry Prince Arthur, but they've never met. They both get kidnapped by the giant, call themselves Darlene and Arthur, and [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage fall in love.]]
* In the 1956 French film ''Film/PluckingTheDaisy'' Agnes Dumont (Creator/BrigitteBardot) needs to come up with money in a hurry and decides to enter a striptease contest, with a mask on her face and using the pseudonym Sophia. This leads to complications when her boyfriend becomes interested in the mysterious Sophia.
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* In the 1956 French film ''Film/PluckingTheDaisy'' Agnes Dumont (Creator/BrigitteBardot) needs to come up with money in a hurry and decides to enter a striptease contest, with a mask on her face and using the pseudonym Sophia. This leads to complications when her boyfriend becomes interested in the mysterious Sophia.



* In ''Literature/DanganronpaZero'', [[spoiler:Ryōko Otonashi]] becomes extremely upset when Yasuke Matsuda reveals that he...[[DestructiveRomance loves?]]...Junko Enoshima because she doesn't know that Junko is her original personality/alter ego. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, "Ryōko" doesn't live long enough to enjoy the knowledge that she's so important to him.]]

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* In ''Literature/DanganronpaZero'', ''LightNovel/DanganronpaZero'', [[spoiler:Ryōko Otonashi]] becomes extremely upset when Yasuke Matsuda reveals that he...[[DestructiveRomance loves?]]...Junko Enoshima because she doesn't know that Junko is her original personality/alter ego. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, "Ryōko" doesn't live long enough to enjoy the knowledge that she's so important to him.]]



* Platonic version in ''Series/KnightSquad''in the episode "Little Knight Lies". After Prudence befriends the princess, Ciara starts to get jealous at that friendship, especially as Prudence lies to Ciara about how much she hangs out with the princess.

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* Platonic version in ''Series/KnightSquad''in ''Series/KnightSquad'' in the episode "Little Knight Lies". After Prudence befriends the princess, Ciara starts to get jealous at that friendship, especially as Prudence lies to Ciara about how much she hangs out with the princess.



* A variant happens in the ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII'' trilogy if Kazuya chooses Kahlua/Tequila's route. At first Kazuya only targets Kahlua for romance as she is the "main" personality, and while Tequila clearly loves him as well, she was at first willing to stay out of it for Kahlua's sake. Things get more complicated when [[LiteralSplitPersonality the two are temporarily separated]], and Kahlua becomes a bit possessive of him, secretly wishing to stay as Kazuya's sole focus of affection, and part of the route's development involves Kazuya learning that he can love both of them equally.



* A variant happens in the ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII'' trilogy if Kazuya chooses Kahlua/Tequila's route. At first Kazuya only targets Kahlua for romance as she is the "main" personality, and while Tequila clearly loves him as well, she was at first willing to stay out of it for Kahlua's sake. Things get more complicated when [[LiteralSplitPersonality the two are temporarily separated]], and Kahlua becomes a bit possessive of him, secretly wishing to stay as Kazuya's sole focus of affection, and part of the route's development involves Kazuya learning that he can love both of them equally.
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* A variant happens in the ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngelII'' trilogy if Kazuya chooses Kahlua/Tequila's route. At first Kazuya only targets Kahlua for romance as she is the "main" personality, and while Tequila clearly loves him as well, she was at first willing to stay out of it for Kahlua's sake. Things get more complicated when [[LiteralSplitPersonality the two are temporarily separated]], and Kahlua becomes a bit possessive of him, secretly wishing to stay as Kazuya's sole focus of affection, and part of the route's development involves Kazuya learning that he can love both of them equally.
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* Lois Lane gets hit with this twice. In ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfSuperman'', she likes Superman but doesn't really care for Clark Kent. Then, when it crosses over with ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', she falls for Bruce Wayne but can't stand Batman.
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** The dynamics of the Love Square change in season 5. [[spoiler:Because she feels that her crush on Adrien and her past relationship with Luka led to clouding her judgment as a superhero, Marinette renounces all romantic interests until Monarch is defeated. At the same time, Adrien starts exploring his own interests instead of those imposed on him by his father. This leads to Adrien developing a crush on Marinette, effectively [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo reversing the civillian side of the Love Square]]. Because of Adrien's new feelings for Marinette, he stops flirting with Ladybug as Cat Noir, focusing primarily on their professional relationship. However, his reassurance that he would always be there to help Ladybug comes at a time when Ladybug is very unsure of herself and her capability as a superhero. Despite her insistence that she was done with romance, this eventually leads to Marinette developing a crush on Cat Noir, [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo reversing the superhero side of the Love Square as well]].]]
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* "Superman's Diary", a short story by B. Brandon Barker(published in the ''Eighth Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror'' anthology in 1995), took an unusual spin on the Franchise/{{Superman}}/Lois/Clark triangle. At the start of the story, Lois and Superman are lovers, and Lois tells Superman that she will be leaving Metropolis for a while to cover a breaking story overseas. The next day, Lois enters Clark's office and invites him to join her in the Bahamas for a vacation. While initially shocked to learn that Lois lied to him (as Superman) and wanted to have an affair with Clark, he ends up joining her in the Bahamas, and by the end of the story he decides that he is happier with Lois when he's Clark than when he's Superman. He notes at one point that when Lois has sex with Superman she tends to be greedy and competitive, while [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex when she makes love to Clark she's more giving and affectionate]].

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* "Superman's Diary", a short story by B. Brandon Barker(published in the ''Eighth Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror'' anthology in 1995), took an unusual spin on the Franchise/{{Superman}}/Lois/Clark triangle. At the start of the story, Lois and Superman are lovers, and Lois tells Superman that she will be leaving Metropolis for a while to cover a breaking story overseas. The next day, Lois enters Clark's office and invites him to join her in the Bahamas for a vacation. While initially shocked to learn that Lois lied to him (as Superman) and wanted to have an affair with Clark, he ends up joining her in the Bahamas, and by the end of the story he decides that he is happier with Lois when he's Clark than when he's Superman. He notes at one point that when Lois has sex with Superman she tends to be greedy and competitive, while [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex when she makes love to Clark she's more giving and affectionate]].affectionate.
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* The Music/KateBush song "Babooshka" is this gone very, very wrong.

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* ''Manga/MyYoungerSenpai'' stars Nanasawa, a 25-year-old woman who's long had an unrequited crush on her high school sempai Seto, and recently learned that Seto had divorced her husband. She travels back in time and hopes to win Seto over, but then realizes that her younger self is also in the past, and Seto might be interested in her. [[spoiler:The older Nanasawa ultimately reveals her identity, and Seto gets together with both her and her younger self. Eventually, history is altered so that when Nanasawa returns to the present, the past was altered so that she and Seto were together since high school.]]

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* ''Manga/MyYoungerSenpai'' stars Nanasawa, a 25-year-old woman who's long had an unrequited crush on her high school sempai senpai Seto, and recently learned that Seto had divorced her husband. She travels After accidentally traveling back in time and time, she hopes to win Seto over, but then realizes that her younger self is also in the past, and Seto might be interested in her. [[spoiler:The older Nanasawa ultimately reveals her identity, identity and confesses her love, and Seto gets decides that since both Nanasawas love her and are also the same person, it's fine to get together with both her and her younger self. versions of her. Eventually, history is altered so that when Nanasawa returns to the present, the past was altered so that she and Seto were have been together since high school.]]
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** The classic version of this. While it's varied over the years, the traditional triangle is Clark loves Comicbook/LoisLane, while Lois loves Superman and won't see Clark as anything more than a friendly rival at the Daily Planet. This ended a few years after the Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths reboot, with Lois learning the truth while engaged to Clark, and they eventually had a kid. ''Series/LoisAndClark'' similarly has the two start a relationship and get married as well, the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse had Lois discover all of Clark's identities withing its cornerstone film ''Film/ManOfSteel'', and most other adaptations (such as the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse) meanwhile play the trope straight throughout their runs. Long after the marriage was established (and [[Comicbook/New52 undone]], and [[Comicbook/SupermanRebirth re-established]]) in the comics, it was played from the outside, with a nasty rumour that Lois was cheating on Clark with Superman being a factor in his giving up his secret identity in ''Comicbook/SupermanBrianMichaelBendis''.

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** The classic version of this. While it's varied over the years, the traditional triangle is Clark loves Comicbook/LoisLane, while Lois loves Superman and won't see Clark as anything more than a friendly rival at the Daily Planet. This ended a few years after the Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths reboot, with Lois learning the truth while engaged to Clark, and they eventually had a kid. ''Series/LoisAndClark'' similarly has the two start a relationship and get married as well, the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse had Lois discover all of Clark's identities withing within its cornerstone film ''Film/ManOfSteel'', and most other adaptations (such as the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse) meanwhile play the trope straight throughout their runs. Long after the marriage was established (and [[Comicbook/New52 undone]], and [[Comicbook/SupermanRebirth re-established]]) in the comics, it was played from the outside, with a nasty rumour that Lois was cheating on Clark with Superman being a factor in his giving up his secret identity in ''Comicbook/SupermanBrianMichaelBendis''.
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** The classic version of this. While it's varied over the years, the traditional triangle is Clark loves Comicbook/LoisLane, while Lois loves Superman and won't see Clark as anything more than a friendly rival at the Daily Planet. This ended a few years after the Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths reboot, with Lois learning the truth while engaged to Clark, and they eventually had a kid. ''Series/LoisAndClark'' similarly has the two start a relationship and get married as well, while most other adaptations (such as the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse) play this straight throughout their runs. Long after the marriage was established (and [[Comicbook/New52 undone]], and [[Comicbook/SupermanRebirth re-established]]) in the comics, it was played from the outside, with a nasty rumour that Lois was cheating on Clark with Superman being a factor in his giving up his secret identity in ''Comicbook/SupermanBrianMichaelBendis''.

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** The classic version of this. While it's varied over the years, the traditional triangle is Clark loves Comicbook/LoisLane, while Lois loves Superman and won't see Clark as anything more than a friendly rival at the Daily Planet. This ended a few years after the Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths reboot, with Lois learning the truth while engaged to Clark, and they eventually had a kid. ''Series/LoisAndClark'' similarly has the two start a relationship and get married as well, while the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse had Lois discover all of Clark's identities withing its cornerstone film ''Film/ManOfSteel'', and most other adaptations (such as the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse) meanwhile play this the trope straight throughout their runs. Long after the marriage was established (and [[Comicbook/New52 undone]], and [[Comicbook/SupermanRebirth re-established]]) in the comics, it was played from the outside, with a nasty rumour that Lois was cheating on Clark with Superman being a factor in his giving up his secret identity in ''Comicbook/SupermanBrianMichaelBendis''.

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