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* In ''[[ComicBook/SunnySeries Sunny Side Up]]'', Sunny -- while reading a ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' comic book she borrowed from Buzz's father -- remembers her older brother Dale getting nasty and angry over time [[spoiler:because of his drug use]] and goes into the bathroom to cry.
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* ''Film/AreYouThereGodItsMeMargaret''
** Nancy ends up crying in the bathroom stall [[spoiler:when she gets her first period for real]].
** Margaret [[RunningAWayToCry runs away from class]] and cries in the girls' bathroom after only turning in a single sheet of paper for her year-long project.
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* Music/{{Jimin}} angsts when he is alone at the club's restroom sinks during the second verse in the "Like Crazy" video.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TucaAndBertie'': In "The Promotion", this happens twice; the first time, Bertie goes into a stall because of Dirk's behaviour; the second time is when Tuca inadvertently sabotages her chances of getting a promotion.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TucaAndBertie'': In the episode "The Promotion", this happens twice; the first time, Bertie goes into a stall because of Dirk's behaviour; the second time is when Tuca inadvertently sabotages her chances of getting a promotion.

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* Subverted in the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fic [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13866489 "Welcome to WC"]] by Ozero_Kate (translation to English available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17715923 here]]). At the end, Alya hears a gasp from a stall Marinette had locked herself in and is sure she must be crying, maybe because Adrien had rejected her. Except when the stall door is forced open, she finds both Marinette and Adrien there, [[InterruptedIntimacy in the middle of a heated makeout session]].
* Paul does this in ''Fanfic/TravelsOfTheTrifecta'' after he first learns shocking news [[spoiler:that he is terminally ill.]]
* At the end of the third story of ''Fanfic/TheNegotiationsverse'', ''Truth'', Twilight Sparkle locks herself up in a bathroom stall, puts a soundproofing spell around it, and then breaks down crying after hearing Celestia's answers for why she [[spoiler:left their entire planet behind to die while relocating Equestria to Earth]], started up [[Fanfic/TheConversionBureau the conversion bureaus]] and declared war on humanity.

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* Subverted in the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fic [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13866489 "Welcome to WC"]] by Ozero_Kate (translation to English available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17715923 here]]). At the end, Alya hears a gasp from a stall Marinette had locked herself in and is sure she must be crying, maybe because Adrien had rejected her. Except when the stall door is forced open, she finds both Marinette and Adrien there, [[InterruptedIntimacy in the middle of a heated makeout session]].
* Paul does this in ''Fanfic/TravelsOfTheTrifecta'' after he first learns shocking news [[spoiler:that he is terminally ill.]]
* At the end of the third story of ''Fanfic/TheNegotiationsverse'', ''Truth'', Twilight Sparkle locks herself up in a bathroom stall, puts a soundproofing spell around it, and then breaks down crying after hearing Celestia's answers for why she [[spoiler:left their entire planet behind to die while relocating Equestria to Earth]], started up [[Fanfic/TheConversionBureau the conversion bureaus]] and declared war on humanity.
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* At the end of the third story of ''Fanfic/TheNegotiationsverse'', ''Truth'', Twilight Sparkle locks herself up in a bathroom stall, puts a soundproofing spell around it, and then breaks down crying after hearing Celestia's answers for why she [[spoiler:left their entire planet behind to die while relocating Equestria to Earth]], started up [[Fanfic/TheConversionBureau the conversion bureaus]] and declared war on humanity.
* Paul does this in ''Fanfic/TravelsOfTheTrifecta'' after he first learns shocking news [[spoiler:that he is terminally ill.]]
* Subverted in the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fic [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13866489 "Welcome to WC"]] by Ozero_Kate (translation to English available [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17715923 here]]). At the end, Alya hears a gasp from a stall Marinette had locked herself in and is sure she must be crying, maybe because Adrien had rejected her. Except when the stall door is forced open, she finds both Marinette and Adrien there, [[InterruptedIntimacy in the middle of a heated makeout session]].



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* In the Clementine series, Clementine herself does this in Clementine's Letter when her teacher announces that he's leaving to go to Egypt for the rest of the year.

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* ''Literature/BeingBindy'': After Janey publicly rejects Bindy and Janey's friends make fun of her, Bindy runs off to the girls' room to cry.
* In the Clementine ''Literature/{{Clementine}}'' series, Clementine herself does this in Clementine's Letter ''Clementine's Letter'' when her teacher announces that he's leaving to go to Egypt for the rest of the year.year.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': It's mentioned that after her mother died, Granny Weatherwax didn't cry until the clock she always kept wound stopped, whereupon she ran into the privy to cry so nobody could see.



* ''Literature/BeingBindy'': After Janey publicly rejects Bindy and Janey's friends make fun of her, Bindy runs off to the girls' room to cry.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': It's mentioned that after her mother died, Granny Weatherwax didn't cry until the clock she always kept wound stopped, whereupon she ran into the privy to cry so nobody could see.



* ''Series/DCIBanks'': In "The Buried", DI Morton locks herself in a stall in the ladies room after she receives divorce papers from her husband. Banks somewhat timorously follows her in to find out what is wrong.



* ''Series/{{Vera}}'': In "Telling Tales", Holly runs into the bathroom to cry after receiving a bollocking from Vera.



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* A common occurrence in high school in ''VideoGame/GrowingUp''. Checking on your classmates crying in the bathroom helps you bond with them and also unlocks it as a location, where you can buy cheat sheets to gain Knowledge Points.



* A common occurrence in high school in ''VideoGame/GrowingUp''. Checking on your classmates crying in the bathroom helps you bond with them and also unlocks it as a location, where you can buy cheat sheets to gain Knowledge Points.



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'':
** In "Major Unfaithfulness", Caitlin stays in the ladies' room in tears after seeing her awful haircut in the mirror.
** In "Over Exposed", Jen hides and sobs in a stall with her hood up after she finds out that Jonesy tells everyone that he saw her naked.



* Happens twice in ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth'': First time it was Jessi feeling overwhelmed and singled out for wearing a red bra to school. Second time it was Missy's...unusual sleeping habits being revealed at a school sleepover. The latter made ten times worse when she's brutally castigated for it by the Shame Wizard.



* Happens twice in ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth'': First time it was Jessi feeling overwhelmed and singled out for wearing a red bra to school. Second time it was Missy's...unusual sleeping habits being revealed at a school sleepover. The latter made ten times worse when she's brutally castigated for it by the Shame Wizard.



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'':
** In "Major Unfaithfulness", Caitlin stays in the ladies' room in tears after seeing her awful haircut in the mirror.
** In "Over Exposed", Jen hides and sobs in a stall with her hood up after she finds out that Jonesy tells everyone that he saw her naked.



* ''Series/{{Vera}}'': In "Telling Tales", Holly runs into the bathroom to cry after receiving a bollocking from Vera.
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* ''Webcomic/EmmyTheRobot'': [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/emmy-the-robot/the-aftermath-part-1/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=65 Emmy]] goes into the bathroom to cry.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'': In "Lucky 13", Angelica runs out of the cafeteria and into the girls' restroom to cry after finding out that Savannah hasn't reschedule her spring bash (which is the same day as Angelica's thirteenth birthday party).

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* ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'': In "Lucky 13", Angelica runs out of the cafeteria and into the girls' restroom to cry after finding out that Savannah hasn't reschedule rescheduled her spring bash (which is the same day as Angelica's thirteenth birthday party).
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* ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'': In "Lucky 13", Angelica runs out of the cafeteria and into the girls' restroom to cry after finding out that Savannah hasn't reschedule her spring bash (which is the same day as Angelica's thirteenth birthday party).
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* Kaeloo: In the Musical Episode, Mr. Cat steals a song Stumpy wrote for his girlfriend by making a Deal with the Devil and decides to turn it into a Broadway production. Stumpy locks himself in the bathroom and starts crying until Kaeloo and Quack Quack decide to help him, at which point he leaves the bathroom.

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* Kaeloo: ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': In the Musical Episode, MusicalEpisode, [[{{Jerkass}} Mr. Cat Cat]] steals a song Stumpy wrote for his girlfriend by making a Deal with the Devil DealWithTheDevil and decides to turn it into a Broadway production. Stumpy locks himself in the bathroom and starts crying until Kaeloo and Quack Quack decide to help him, at which point he leaves the bathroom.
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* Kaeloo: In the Musical Episode, Mr. Cat steals a song Stumpy wrote for his girlfriend by making a Deal with the Devil and decides to turn it into a Broadway production. Stumpy locks himself in the bathroom and starts crying until Kaeloo and Quack Quack decide to help him, at which point he leaves the bathroom.
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* In the [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations stage adaptation]] of ''Film/KinkyBoots'', Lola hides out in the bathroom at Charlie's shoe factory after a run-in with Don. Charlie meets her there and they end up having a conversation about how their respective father's expectations shaped their lives (Charlie wanting to live up to his father, Lola constantly defying her father), segueing to Lola singing "I'm Not My Father's Son".
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': It's mentioned that after her mother died, Granny Weatherwax didn't cry until the clock she always kept wound stopped, whereupon she ran into the privy to cry so nobody could see.
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* In the Clementine series, Clementine herself does this in Clementine's Letter when her teacher announces that he's leaving to go to Egypt for the rest of the year.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', when Mei ends up RunningAwayToCry after turning into her giant red panda form at school for the first time, she goes to hide in the bathroom.
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* ''Film/LaLaLand'': During "Someone in the Crowd", Mia goes into the bathroom and sings to herself in the mirror to express her own fears and worries. When she leaves, the room is frozen in melancholy.
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* In ''Fanfic/IHopeYourePreparedForAnUnforgettableWedding'', [[MyBelovedSmother Agnes Skinner]] is so distraught at her son Seymour's wedding (because he'll be [[EmptyNest leaving the nest]] to move in with his new spouse) that she spends most of the reception crying in a public restroom stall.
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* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': Taylor Hebert hides from [[BullyBrutality her classmates' extended bullying campain]] by [[EatingLunchAlone always eating her lunch in the bathroom stall]]. Unfortunately, her bullies eventually find her, thus destroying what Taylor calls the closest thing she has to a refuge.

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* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': Taylor Hebert hides from [[BullyBrutality her classmates' extended bullying campain]] campaign]] by [[EatingLunchAlone always eating her lunch in the bathroom stall]]. Unfortunately, her bullies eventually find her, thus destroying what Taylor calls the closest thing she has to a refuge.
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* It happens so often and to nearly every character on ''Series/{{Glee}}'' that it'd be hard to list every example; the girls' restroom at [=McKinley=] High [[FanNickname has become known by fans]] as "Rachel's bathroom" because of the frequency with which she runs to it to cry. Most famously in the second season's prom episode, this is done by four people in the space of a minute: Quinn, Santana, Kurt, and Karofsky.

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* It happens so often and to nearly every character on ''Series/{{Glee}}'' that it'd be hard to list every example; Rachel frequently runs to the girls' restroom at [=McKinley=] High [[FanNickname has become known by fans]] as "Rachel's bathroom" because of the frequency with which she runs to it to cry. Most famously in the second season's prom episode, this is done by four people in the space of a minute: Quinn, Santana, Kurt, and Karofsky.

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