Tropescilloscope: Unresolved Sexual Tension

Two people are obviously attracted to each other, but don't get together (at least for a while). (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Exact Words Heroic Sacrifice Accidental Misnaming Zombie Stories Flashback Car Fu Damsel in Distress Bound and Gagged Historical In-Joke Bloodier and Gorier Failed a Spot Check Air-Vent Passageway Dull Surprise Unusually Uninteresting Sight Properly Paranoid Cool Shades Ax-Crazy Fiery Redhead Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil Corrupt Corporate Executive Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome Obstructive Bureaucrat Gold Digger Here We Go Again! 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Epilogue The Casanova Red Eyes, Take Warning Historical Villain Upgrade Spared by the Adaptation Not Even Bothering with the Accent Not Quite Dead Destination Defenestration Italian Films Pragmatic Villainy Taking the Bullet A God Am I Woman Scorned Papa Wolf Creepy Child Evil Is Petty Deal with the Devil Villain Song Ironic Echo The Faceless Berserk Button The Voiceless Scenery Porn Big Eater Defiant to the End Batman Gambit Freeze-Frame Bonus Artistic License – Military Take a Third Option Evil Sounds Deep Imagine Spot A Date with Rosie Palms Green-Eyed Monster No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Nice Guy Male Frontal Nudity Distracted by the Sexy Made of Explodium Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" The Bad Guy Wins As You Know World of Ham Ambiguous Ending Gilligan Cut Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass Nothing Is Scarier Gainax Ending Artistic License – History Shirtless Scene What the Hell, Hero? 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They Really Do Love Each Other Dirty Cop Light Is Not Good Put on a Bus Hollywood Darkness Race Against the Clock Insane Troll Logic Coming-of-Age Story Disappeared Dad Bunny-Ears Lawyer Woman in White Antagonist Title Silent Movie Gory Discretion Shot Annoying Younger Sibling Lock and Load Montage More Dakka Sadistic Choice Once More, with Clarity! Jerk with a Heart of Gold Corpsing MacGuffin Sequel Hook Love at First Sight Country Matters No-Sell Didn't Think This Through No Ending Silence Is Golden Heel Realization Overprotective Dad Anguished Declaration of Love Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right! 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Guy Auto Erotica Slashed Throat Redshirt Army Animal Motifs Cowboy Cop Twist Ending Broken Bird Extremely Short Timespan Honor Before Reason Cool Old Guy Tranquil Fury Disguised in Drag Men Are the Expendable Gender Big Bad Impaled with Extreme Prejudice Pimped-Out Dress Demonic Possession She Cleans Up Nicely Outrun the Fireball Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? 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