KyoTama

KyoTama is the slash ship between Kyoya Ootori and Tamaki Suoh from the Ouran High School Host Club fandom.

Canon
As constant classmates since middle-school, Tamaki is one the few people who has gotten close to Kyoya through sheer determination and sincere interest. Their friendship, while initially forced (perhaps on both sides), becomes a genuinely close bond, to the point that Tamaki calls himself "Daddy" to Kyoya's "Mommy" (based on their respective positions as the President and Vice-President of the Host Club). Although Tamaki sometimes annoys Kyoya, the two accept one another's eccentricities.

When the whole Host Club is shown dressed in Bali-themed outfits, Haruhi talks to Kyoya who is revealed to be the one who planned the whole activity on Tamaki's direction. Kyoya also mentions that Tamaki had a photo album of Bali on his desk, hinting to the origin of the scheme. Later, when Tamaki is crying about Haruhi using "ore" as her pronouns, he calls upon "Mom", being Kyoya, to complain.

Renge's appearance in the club causes Tamaki to brood in a corner, due to Renge's humiliating comments and, according to one of the twins, because of how Kyoya had kept a secret from him. After Kyoya confirms that he had never met her before, Tamaki sighs in relief. When Kyoya shows no resistance towards Renge becoming the manager, Tamaki pops up from behind him to ask whether it was okay or not. Kyoya asks him to be courteous to the girl. Later, after Kyoya smashes the film camera, Tamaki defends him by saying that being a compassionate, sweet-hearted person just wasn't the type of person Kyoya was.

As Tamaki attempts to explain how Nekozawa had cursed him by giving him an incomprehensible test, Kyoya steps in to clarify that Tamaki had accidentally taken the test for the Greek Language class. While Tamaki fantasizes about Haruhi giving him boxed lunch, Kyoya overhears and impassively calls all his delusions "incoherent".

After having a dream about Haruhi's living conditions, the first person Tamaki calls is Kyoya. Apparently, the call was to ask Kyoya to come with him to check out Haruhi's home. When they arrive, Tamaki yells at Kyoya for bringing along the twins, though Kyoya reasons that it was because he knew Tamaki didn't want to be alone.

Despite Tamaki happily accepting the Newspaper Club's offer of a special interview, Kyoya elbows him and instead declines. Kyoya later comments how he hates it when Tamaki ignores them even though he can still see them. As Haruhi predicts, Tamaki begins to look at them with his signature puppy-dog eyes, convincing first Haruhi, then the twins, leaving Kyoya as the last standing. Finally, Kyoya gives in, albeit not without some conditions.

Though the rest of the host club is busy attempting to collect "refresher points" to stay at Haruhi's motel, Kyoya declines to join in. When Kyoya mentions that he has a number of ways to make the game more interesting, the twins automatically assume that he is trying to help Tamaki win. Seeing Tamaki on the ground, Kyoya comes over and suggests some options that may let him win.

The episode "And so Kyoya Met Him" highlights how Kyoya and Tamaki met and eventually became best friends. Upon their first meeting, Kyoya is shown to be polite and pleasant to Tamaki, though taken aback by the other's behavior. He is also shown to envy Tamaki's position as an only child and heir apparent to the affluent Suoh family business, despite his illegitimacy. Despite this, Kyoya works his hardest to make sure he meets Tamaki's every need, as if being his friend meant to entertain him at all seconds of the day. Kyoya's older sister comments on this, thinking to herself that Kyoya has never been so passionate about anything. Kyoya's frustration and envy eventually makes itself known when he accuses Tamaki of not trying hard enough, but his emotional accusations are calmly refuted when the other replies that it is Kyoya himself who has given up. When he realizes that Tamaki's words are correct, he discards his father's desires for his own, represented by him finally painting out of the frame he set himself to stay with and making a beautiful rainbow rose. Later, Kyoya co-founds the Host Club with his best friend on the basis that it is a "crazy idea."

Moments

 * At the ball, Tamaki is surprised when Haruhi is designated as the king of the ball instead of him. The Hitachiin twins blame Kyoya for changing the names.
 * Hikaru and Kaoru draw Haruhi away to discuss their classes for next semester, while Tamaki sulks under a tree. He asks "Mom" if the twins get more chances to meet Haruhi, and Kyoya agrees condescendingly.
 * When explaining the physical exam, a short scene of Tamaki and Kyoya with their shirts off is shown. Tamaki is taunting Kyoya about beating his height.
 * Tamaki calls Kyoya, Honey, Mori, Kaoru, and Hikaru the "Homosexual Supporting Cast".
 * Tamaki uses Kyoya's family's private beach in Okinawa to treat the Host Club.
 * After getting into a fight with Haruhi, Tamaki asks Kyoya to show him to his room.
 * Kyoya and Tamaki link fingers while playing a "commoners game".

Quotes
"I’ve never seen him so passionate about anything before."

- Fuyumi Ootori-Shidou about Kyoya making plans for Tamaki, "And so Kyoya Met Him!"

"It seems like the more I listened, the more ridiculous his plans became. But for some reason, I got the feeling that if I shared his world, I would experience something different than anything I had ever experienced before."

- Kyoya about Tamaki, "And so Kyoya Met Him!"

Fanon
Fans took to the pairing very quickly. Most of the Host Club is paired up both in the series and in the fandom. This is normally done by year, and since Tamaki and Kyoya are in the same year, they are paired up. Although this is not why people ship them. The two are best friends, and are very close, despite their opposing personalities.

Fanworks of KyoTama usually depict Kyoya with unrequited feelings or believing that his feelings are unrequited.

On AO3, KyoTama is the second most written ship within the Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types tag; Tamaki’s second most written and Kyoya’s most written.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Tamaki/Kyōya tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Tamaki/Kyōya tag on FanFiction.Net

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Trivia

 * Michael J. Tatum, the English voice actor for Kyoya, has stated on multiple occasions that he believes Kyoya is gay and/or has feelings for Tamaki.   He also believes that Kyoya thinks Haruhi and Tamaki are a better fit for each other rather than him.