Existing
Both words in one sentence
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While not as strong in the West (despite the growing number of Slash Fic) the way its Sister Trope is, it is the existing mentality for much of Asia.
Source: Guy-on-Guy Is Hot -
Green-Eyed Monster: Mikey sees Milos as a threat, and dislikes/is jealous of the growing closeness between Allie and Milos and how much time they've been spending together.Mikey had no idea whether or not Milos was a good spirit, or bad, all he knew was that he hated Milos for simply existing.
Source: Literature / Everwild - After growing close to another member of the organization, a girl named Xion, he discovers that Xion is actually an artificial replica of him that's been slowly eating away his life energy just by existing.
Source: Brainwash Residue
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