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Say Bob and Charlie are not family, but are close to one another. Really close. Bob is younger than Charlie, and Charlie is quite happy to take Bob under his wing. He guides Bob to his place, whether in the world or simply in one social circle. However, Bob and Charlie's affection for each other is a bit more than fatherly. This dynamic applies to a gay couple (or simply an ambiguous one) in which one partner is much older and acts as a Mentor to another. In this dynamic, Charlie is most often powerful and successful, and Bob is most often attractive in one way or another, as well as an Uke.

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  • Say Bob and Charlie are not family, but are close to one another. Really close. Bob is younger than Charlie, and Charlie is quite happy to take Bob under his wing. He guides Bob to his place, whether in the world or simply in one social circle. However, Bob and Charlie's affection for each other is a bit more than fatherly. This dynamic applies to a gay couple (or simply an ambiguous one) in which one partner is much older and acts as a Mentor to another. In this dynamic, Charlie is most often powerful and successful, and Bob is most often attractive in one way or another, as well as an Uke.
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  • Say Bob and Charlie are not family, but are close to one another. Really close. Bob is younger than Charlie, and Charlie is quite happy to take Bob under his wing. He guides Bob to his place, whether in the world or simply in one social circle. However, Bob and Charlie's affection for each other is a bit more than fatherly. This dynamic applies to a gay couple (or simply an ambiguous one) in which one partner is much older and acts as a Mentor to another. In this dynamic, Charlie is most often powerful and successful, and Bob is most often attractive in one way or another, as well as an Uke. This trope originates in ancient Greece, with their custom of homosexual pederasty. The Greek words for this trope are "erastes" (lover) and "eromenos" (beloved). A very similar system developed independently in Japan, where the partners are the nenja ("man who loves") and his wakashu ("young person"). High-ranking Chinese courtiers and Buddhist monks also took younger male lovers fairly often, but in a less formal system than in Greece and Japan. All but a Forgotten Trope nowadays, due to potentially squicky All Gays Are Pedophiles or Parental Incest vibes. It may, however, show up in The Twink's Coming Out Story nowadays, and the social circle the older partner leads the younger into is likely to be the gay community. See also Seme, Uke, Senpai Kohai, Hot for Teacher, and Classical Mythology. The heterosexual version of this is the Sexy Mentor and/or Mentor Ship. Examples of Lover and Beloved include:
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