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Relationships can be very complicated things. There are a myriad of traditions and protocols to observe, as well as interpersonal dynamics unique to a particular couple. A sign that a couple is especially close is when one partner, most often The Gadfly, though not necessarily, can playfully tease their partner without them getting hostile or bitter about it. In some relationships, both parties are good at this, engaging in playful banter with each other. Sometimes, in the Superhero genre, this will be a hallmark of Foe Romance Subtext, when one or both parties can engage in playful teasing of one another. A sign that the relationship is in trouble is if the playful teasing suddenly turns hostile or mean-spirited, or, on the flip side, provokes a genuinely angry outburst from the recipient. For someone who always behaves like this in romantic relationships, see Trickster Girlfriend. Also related to The Tease who likes to arouse others for fun. Compare and contrast Dating Catwoman, Belligerent Sexual Tension, Slap-Slap-Kiss, Power Dynamics Kink, Loving Bully. Compare Vitriolic Best Buds for non-romantic versions. Also may include Insult of Endearment, if there's a common term used in the teasing efforts. |
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Duran And Kiyohime's Omake Theater: Being set after the original My-HiME, Shizuru still delights in teasing Natsuki and getting a Luminescent Blush out of her. This happens frequently. But a standout example is when Shizuru accidentally misses a revised deadline because she had stayed in bed one day for amorous activities. Natsuki asks Shizuru if that's what she told the professor. | |
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The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: In "Ghost Quest", Jonny, Jessie, and Hadji end up on a haunted island, with Jonny and Jessie each possessed by the spirits of a pair of lovers who had turned on each other and killed one another. Hadji convinces the spirits to forgive one another and move on, which they cement with a Big Damn Kiss in Jonny and Jessie's bodies, causing the two to find themselves in a romantic embrace when they came back to themselves. When they leave the island, they note on their ship's clock that no time has passed since their arrival, prompting this response from Jessie: | |
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The Big Bang Theory: When Sheldon suggests that the diamond in Penny's engagement ring is a used drill bit, Leonard denies it Penny says she believes him, but then presses the ring to Leonard's arm and makes a drilling noise. | |
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Donnie Darko: After a terse argument with Donnie, his mother, Rose Darko goes to her husband Eddie, who demonstrates a downplayed version of this trope by reassuring and teasing her at the same time. | |
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Snow White with the Red Hair: When they have enough time to themselves Shirayuki likes to lightly tease her boyfriend Zen. She's also occasionally done so while there are other people around and he has to act like he doesn't recognize the flirting since their relationship is a secret to the general public until they can announce their engagement due to his position as a prince. | |
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife: The first of The Stingers reveal that Peter and Dana are Happily Married, and Dana is running Pete's old Psychic Test on him. Including the "mild electric shocks" he used to give his students. It's clear that they're having fun together, despite Dana having to shock Peter whenever he tries to engage in Blatant Lies. | |
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The O'Briens are a married couple who love teasing each other. Examples include Keiko claiming Miles has gotten fatter in "Time's Orphan" and Miles pretending that he thinks Keiko is cheating on him in another episode. | |
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BanG Dream!: For Afterglow, we have Moca Aoba and Ran Mitake. Moca is constantly teasing Ran in a very flirtatious way (Moca will tease anyone, but Ran is the only one who it seems to be flirtatious with). In the 4koma, when Ran shows up at the convenience store Moca works at, Moca hands her a slip of paper with her phone number and says, "I get off at 5. Call me." Ran points out that she already has Moca's number. In an episode of Garupa Pico, Tsugumi relates a story of how, when Ran and Moca were at her cafe, Moca asked for a bite of Ran's dessert, and when Ran slid the plate over, Moca makes it clear she wants Ran to feed her, prompting a Luminescent Blush from Ran and a reply of "Moca, you're embarrassing me." And in The Movie, BanG Dream! FILM LIVE, Moca gives Ran a flirtatious "Woo Woo!" twice on stage, causing Ran to blush profusely in front of the audience. | |
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The Devil Judge: Yoon Soo-hyun gives Ga-on a silly, teasing marriage proposal just to play it off as a joke and call him a punk. | |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Downplayed example. In a Film-only scene, Aragorn finds a blade to his throat while looking for althelas, aka, kingsfoil. Then he hears a familiar feminine voice playfully ask: | |
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Shrek has a literal example at the end of a Falling-in-Love Montage, when Fiona playfully nudges Shrek in the ribs, and Shrek responds by equally-playfully shoving her into a bush and laughing as he runs off. | |
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Daria: When Tom and Daria begin their relationship, Tom has a habit of light-heartedly teasing Daria, often when she's overthinking things and he wants to gently point that out to her. | |
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Wonder Woman Vol 1: In the Golden Age Diana liked to cover Steve's eyes from behind to make him guess who she was, which he always got right away since he knew her voice, but sometimes had to hesitate to answer if he didn't know whether she was dressed as Diana or Wonder Woman at the time. She also often did things that would make him frazzled before leaning on him and saying things about what a useful boyfriend he was. | |
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Spider-Man: In the 1997 Marvel's Valentines Special, Mary Jane comes home and hears a sound that prompts her to think a prowler is in the house. She suddenly finds herself stuck to a giant heart-shaped web, and gives a relieved, "Oh, it's you." Spider-Man's relationship with the Black Cat is often written this way, whether they're romantically involved or not, with the two frequently trading snarky comments about the other's quirks such as Peter's focus on responsibility or Felicia's Sticky Fingers. Sometimes this would escalate into outright hurtful insults when the writers wanted real drama. |
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The Princess Bride: Buttercup has resolved to kill herself since she believes Westley to be dead. She raises a dagger to her chest... | |
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The My-HiME fanfiction Inter Nos continues with the tradition of Shizuru teasing Natsuki. In one instance, when Shizuru takes Natsuki to her home in Hime, their amorous activities leave very noticeable hickeys on Natsuki's neck and shoulders. Natsuki is very conscientious of them, and Shizuru light-heartedly suggests that she can blame them on lampreys. When Natsuki learns that lampreys are a type of fish, she balks. Later, when Natsuki leaves a hickey on Shizuru, Shizuru is completely unconcerned. Natsuki, however, is horrified that people will see it and know she caused it. She weakly suggests that Shizuru can say a lamprey did it, causing Shizuru to laugh loudly. |
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The Incredibles: During their first on-screen patrol, Elastigirl (Helen) tells Mr. Incredible (Bob) that he needs to be more...flexible (which she helpfully demonstrates by stretching through his legs.) Later, during their wedding, Bob repeats her words back to her when she tries to chide him on being late to the ceremony. | |
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In Love Story, the protagonist's Love Interest Jennifer Cavilleri ironically calls him "Preppie", and constantly teases him with sarcastic quips. He soon learns to retaliate, but she still outmatches him every time: | |
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Doctor Who: River and The Doctor (11th) often teased one another, though River often had the upper hand. | |
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Bloom Into You: Subverted. Yuu assumes this is what's going on when Touko shows up at her family's bookstore and buys a lesbian romance novel with explicit sex scenes. It turns out that Touko didn't realize what it was she'd picked up until she got home, prompting a sincere and profuse apology to Yuu the next day. Played straight when Touko visits Yuu's home for the first time. She's nervous and flustered, and Yuu teasingly calls her a "perv" for it. Touko protests that anyone would be nervous being in the bedroom of the girl they liked romantically. Miyako shows up to the Sports Fest in order to watch Riko and then tease her about her poor performance in the events. |
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Across the Thin Man series, Nick and Nora Charles' entire relationship is defined by an endless (but never serious) snarky back-and-forth. A perfect example is their first scene together where Nora feigns jealousy over a young woman who asked Nick for help and Nick, when asked who she is, responds with a wistful "admission" that she's his daughter from a fling in Venice. In fact, they spend so much time ribbing each other and everybody else they come into contact with that you know things are getting serious when it stops. | |
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In Eleutherophobia: A Straight Line Down Through the Heart, Tom calls Bonnie an "overachiever" when she arrives at their double-date; Cassie thinks they're arguing at first due to their flat tones of voice, but then she realises they're teasing when they start giggling. | |
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Teasing Master Takagi-san: The series is practically built out of this trope. Takagi and Nishikata are in middle school, and she clearly has a crush on him, which she shows by teasing him relentlessly throughout the series. Nishikata is initially unaware of her genuine feelings towards him, but considering that the Time Skipped spinoff series shows the two of them married with a child, it's fair to say that he figured it out at some point. Takagi is still the master of teasing her husband, though. | |
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Barnyard: Daisy, Otis's pregnant love interest, at one point tells Otis the baby's coming, then laughs at his reaction. | |
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Guys Being Dudes: Spark and Arlo get in a couple good-natured jabs at each other's expense. Candela also apparently solely addressed the latter as "Emo Trashlord" during the early stages of their relationship, both as this and because he wouldn't tell her his name. | |
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In The Apprentice, the Student, and the Charlatan and The Archmage's Last Bow, Nova Shine and Twilight Sparkle banter their days away. Nova in general is The Gadfly, but Twilight can dish out as well (such as "admitting" that her favorite soccer team just happens to be Nova's favorite team's arch-rivals to see his reaction). | |
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Annihilation (2018): In a Happy Flashback, Kane tells Lena that while he's on his upcoming mission, they'll be able to see the same stars when they look up at the sky. Lena starts laughing and asks him if he seriously thinks she spends her time melodramatically gazing up at the sky pining for him. She begins teasing him while he pretends to be offended, culminating in them making out. It helps establish that their relationship was genuinely loving until Lena cheated on Kane due to him always being away, which led to a heartbroken Kane going on a Suicide Mission. | |
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