Tropescilloscope: Heterosexual Life-Partners

Very close same-sex friends. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Epilogue Flipping the Bird Apocalypse How Retirony Disproportionate Retribution Dark Reprise Brick Joke Expy Guile Hero Betty and Veronica Honor Before Reason Gainax Ending Cool Car Demoted to Extra Fiery Redhead Interrupted Suicide Politically Incorrect Villain Anachronism Stew Police Brutality Green-Eyed Monster Black and Gray Morality Mundane Made Awesome Worthy Opponent Coming-of-Age Story Woman Scorned Affectionate Parody Friend to All Children Rule of Cool Dissonant Serenity Stealth Pun Sealed Evil in a Can Offscreen Teleportation I Did What I Had to Do Dark Is Not Evil Hope Spot Dumb Blonde Hate Sink Immune to Bullets Ragtag Bunch of Misfits Adults Are Useless He Who Fights Monsters Villainous Breakdown Central Theme Armor-Piercing Question Intergenerational Friendship Ungrateful Bastard Hero Antagonist Villain Opening Scene Daylight Horror Serial Killer Accidental Misnaming Jerk with a Heart of Gold Chiaroscuro Exact Words Greater-Scope Villain La Résistance Screw the Money, I Have Rules! 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Guy Scenery Porn Rule of Funny Recycled IN SPACE! 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