TomoKyou

TomoKyou is the het ship between Tomoya Okazaki and Kyou Fujibayashi from the Clannad fandom.

Side Stories
Kyou's feelings for Tomoya started to develop when they became classmates for their junior year in high school. Tomoya, along with his best friend, Youhei, was a known delinquent in their school, and Kyou, as their class representative, was the one responsible for keeping an eye on them. Kyou's outlook on Tomoya had gradually changed throughout the year—from just another boy in his class to a troublesome classmate whom she needed to take care of. Without realizing it, she had already considered him a friend and, eventually, even more than that. What started as a mere thought during her freshman year after rejecting someone, Kyou fully understood at last why men and women can't be friends as she finally acknowledged what she felt for Tomoya.

At the start of their junior year, Kyou introduces herself to Tomoya inside their classroom and asks him to just call her by her first name. She then explains that doing so would be less confusing since she has a twin sister from another class. They exchange a few light-hearted banters after, making Kyou realize how Tomoya is someone who's completely honest and whom she can talk to without any reservations.

Because of his notorious reputation, Kyou hasn't really paid much attention to Tomoya's looks until one day, when she gets to take a closer look at his sleeping face. That afternoon, a teacher has requested Kyou to look for Tomoya and bring him to the teacher's office. After a long search, she finally catches sight of him in the deserted courtyard, resting on top of a stone wall. She peers closely at him and takes note of his facial features, even describing him as someone who's on the more good-looking side. Kyou then hears a rustling noise and turns around, only to see Youhei standing behind her. Witnessing what she is doing, he proceeds to ask if he is interrupting something, which makes her blush. Kyou vehemently shuts him down, waking Tomoya up from his sleep. After Youhei accuses her of wanting to attack his best friend, which she denies again, Kyou takes notice of the suspicious look he is giving her. She knows he is now thinking of something else, so to avert the conversation in taking a turn for the worse and hide her blushing face, she pulls Tomoya's hand and leads him to the teacher's office. With her heart pounding, Kyou questions herself as to when she started feeling that way for Tomoya.

Later that night, Kyou opens up to her twin sister, Ryou, about Tomoya and Youhei and how they only cause nothing but trouble every day. Ryou then points out how Kyou has always been talking about Tomoya recently and how rare it is for her to do that with other boys. The latter explains that there just aren't any men worth mentioning. Changing the subject, Ryou asks if she wants to have her fortune for tomorrow read, and she does so accordingly the next day. Based on Ryou's cards, Kyou will receive a love confession from a wonderful person. Instead of feeling excited, it only made her restless even after trying to convince herself of how impossible it would be to happen.

Kyou goes along with her day at school anxiously, startled every time a male classmate approaches her. Youhei later passes a message to her that his best friend is currently waiting for her in the courtyard. Excusing herself to the bathroom, she runs down the hallway to where Tomoya supposedly is, thinking that maybe there is a one-in-a-thousand chance that her sister is right. She looks around the entirety of the courtyard but doesn't see anyone, let alone Tomoya. Guessing that he might have gone to the bathroom or into hiding due to embarrassment, Kyou calms her heart down and waits for Tomoya. After an hour of waiting, she laughs to herself after realizing she got caught in one of Youhei's tricks again. She grips the edge of the stone wall with all her strength as she thinks of ways to get even with him. On the way back, Kyou runs across Tomoya, who is actually late for school. A whole mess of emotions goes through her as they walk together. He asks if she is okay because of her red face. She instead tells him not to worry about her because his buddy will be in for some hell. Confused, Tomoya enters the classroom with Kyou, which in turn surprises Youhei. She gives him the biggest smile she can muster and grabs a dictionary from her bag. A moment later, Youhei is already lying on the ground with his eyes rolled up into his head. Tomoya, now informed of what has happened, reproaches Youhei and Kyou, respectively, for lying and skipping class on his account.

Some realizations dawn on Kyou with how things turn out. Although disappointed, she is also relieved that their friendship can continue as usual. She is content with how things are at the moment and just wants to get to know Tomoya as a friend first. She thinks that moving too quickly and overlooking the important things will just cause her trouble. She then hopes she doesn't regret this decision of hers in the end.

Fanon
TomoKyou is considered as a fan favorite within the fandom, coming only third after Tomoya's ship with Nagisa and Tomoyo, respectively. After Nagisa’s death in her own route, fans often expressed their wish for TomoKyou to end up together when Kyou became Ushio’s kindergarten teacher.

Tomoya, at times, can be sarcastic and blunt, meanwhile Kyou is known as a bold, aggressive girl who can be foul-mouthed. Because of this, their personalities would often clash, but that is what brings their chemistry forth. They are both able to share the same wavelength and understanding of each other.

Kyou was one of the few female students who didn’t mind talking to Tomoya despite his negative reputation in the school. They would often be the ones to make plans in solving the problems that arise within their friend group.

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Trivia

 * Throughout the entire anime franchise, Tomoya and Kyou are the only main characters who were shown kissing.
 * Kyou had a male friend whom she was close enough to be on a first-name basis with, and because of that, he misinterpreted that she liked him. He asked her out but got rejected. She started addressing boys by their last names since then. But upon befriending Tomoya, Kyou asked him if it was alright if she called him by his first name.