Television has a way of drawing us into characters’ lives that other forms of entertainment can’t. Week after week, season after season, we watch relationships blossom. It doesn’t even matter if they exist in a “conventional” reality where they work at a hospital or office, or if it takes place in a fantasy world full of vampires and dragons. We find their highs and lows, the joy and heartbreak, and the growth that comes from loving someone through it all highly relatable. Here are nine fictional duos who captured our attention and kept it long after the credits rolled.
Mike Wheeler and Eleven — Stranger Things
At first, Mike simply offered Eleven shelter from the people hunting her. But then, a friendship fueled by Eggo waffles and Dungeons & Dragons games grew into something much more. What made their love story resonate was its innocence set against terrifying circumstances. Think about it: they were facing monsters, secret labs, and alternate dimensions before most kids their age had attended their first awkward middle school dance. Even so, the tenderness between them endured through all the “strange” things in their path, making them the emotional center of the show.
9 TV Couples That Stole Our Hearts 