Tomo and Tamahome Fanart from Japan

Tomo and Tamahome Fushigi Yuugi fanart from Japan.

If you’re an American FY fan from the late 90s/early 2000s, you’d pair Tomo with Nakago. If you’re from Japan today, you’d pair Tomo with Tamahome. This is most likely atttibuted to these manga scenes:

Tomo tickles Tamahome with his feathers!!!  Homoeroticism is high!!!

Joke comic by Yuu Watase.  Poor Tamahome.

Also Yuu Watase herself said that Tomo "probably feels that Tamahome and/or Amiboshi are [Very Cute]! Tamahome's in trouble now! Really!" Let's not forget that in the first OVA, Tomo (as Kaen) was about to sleep with Tamahome!! Yup, I can see why fans ship these two.
But seriously, I remember back in those Geocities days, I’d see a lot of fanart of Nakago/Tomo. Today when I go onto Pixiv and Twitter, I’d see Tomo/Tamahome art by Japanese artists. Check these out.

Tomo and Tamahome by purasu_mui.  2018.

Tomo holdsTamahome while Miaka doesn't care and dances away. By purasu_mui.  2018.

Tomo licks his lips...or wiping something off of his mouth (!).  Tamahome is scarred by Tomo and Nakago.  Tasuki has no idea of what Tamahome went through.  By Mui.  2017.

Tomo found out that Tamahome and Nakago kissed.  This is how he reacted.  Tamahome doesn't like it. By Mui.  2015.

More on Nakago kissing Tamahome.  Tomo doesn't seem to like it...neither does Tamahome lol.  By Mui.  2015.

An enthusiastic Tomo flirting with a reluctant Tamahome.  Tasuki sneers from behind. By Mui.  2015.

At least there's one Tomo/Nakago fanart here:

Tomo has his hand over Nakago's shoulder. By Mujoucan. 2014.