As we celebrate the pride month for 2022, I decided that I'm gonna use this as an opportunity to talk about one of the most notable tropes in the queer culture, the bright x dark haired couple trope! This trope is so indeed popular across different spectrums of media, whether in animated, comic, literary or live action form, because it depicts on two characters with strike contrasts of their personalities (i.g. cute and childish bright haired character x cool and matured dark haired character), as well as the iconic bright and dark colored hair as part of a certain story, can be either in full romance, romantic subtext or romantic friendship whether canon, semi-canon or not yet.
As mentioned in the latest episode of Yona Kuromatoki's Interactive Podcast titled "The Thasmin Effect on Queer Culture," this trope itself really makes sense since there are similarities although it all comes in different shapes and sizes, including the happy and the sad endings of a story, where either one of the pair (or both) has died due to unfortunate circumstances or lived due to pleas of the fans or various circumstances given by the creators.
Such examples are Resine de Poisson and Simone D'Arc from Shiroi Heya no Futari (The Couple in the White Room), Serge Battour and Gilbert Couteau from Kaze to Ki no Uta (Song of the Wind and Trees), Ash Lynx and Eiji Okumura from Banana Fish, Yuzu and Mei Aihara from Citrus, Utena Tenjou and Anthy Himemiya from Revolutionary Girl Utena, Evangeline Kimishima and Aoi Amawashi from Birdie Wing: Girls' Golf Story, Ren and Haru Kaidou from Super Lovers, Luz Noceda and Amity Blight from The Owl House, and Adora/She-Ra and Catra from The Masters of the Universe series in the animated and the comic sides. On the live action side are Eve Polarsti and Villanelle from Killing Eve, Emma Swan and Mary Margaret Blanchard from Once Upon a Time, Crowley and Aziraphale from Good Omens, and the 13th Doctor and Yasmin Khan from Doctor Who.
Of course, aside from being actual comfort characters, these pairs are among our sources of inspiration that we look up to in every corner of our lives and in order to be the better versions of ourselves because they teach and want us to do good things, condemn the wrong and use various skills for applying the reality we live in. Therefore, fictional queer couples make more sense to the eyes of many geeks and enthusiasts both in the LGBTQIA+ and allies like myself with lots of smiles on our faces, and full of unconditional love, acceptance and understanding no matter what they are.
Who are your favorite bright haired x dark haired couples from any media platform? Comment down below, on my FB page, my Instagram account @yonakuromatoki or my Twitter @goddessyk13. Again, happy pride month, everyone!
