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* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'': {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} and {{Deconstruction}} when boring nine-to-five Glenn was so convinced that Naomi would cheat on him with one of her exciting and artistic coworkers that he injected a tracking chip into her while she was sleeping, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome which almost killed her because he didn't sterilize the injection site]].

* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Due to the fact he considers himself nothing but a "mob" or background character in the ''Otome'', Leon is genuinely shocked when Angelica (The DesignatedVillain) and Olivia (TheHero) both confess that they love him.

* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Due to the fact he considers himself nothing but a "mob" or background character, Leon is genuinely shocked when both Angelica and Olivia confess that they love him.

''To turn your angel eyes my way?''\\

* In ''The Disappearance of LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' this is pretty much Alternate!Yuki's reaction to Kyon suddenly (from her viewpoint) taking ''any'' interest in her.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Lampshaded in "Once More, With Feeling" with the "I'm Under Your Spell" song. Tara (who started as a ShrinkingViolet) starts the song after realising people are noticing her, thanks to the boost in confidence she got from her relationship with Willow.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. In "Once More, With Feeling" with the "I'm Under Your Spell" song:
-->'''Tara''' (singing to her girlfriend Willow)''':''' ''I'm under your spell! How else could it be / anyone would notice me?''
** In the spin-off series ''Series/{{Angel}}'', Doyle encourages the titular vampire to strike up a conversation with the DamselInDistress. When Angel questions why she'd be interested in talking to a stranger, Doyle asks if he's looked at himself in the mirror lately, before realizing that's a bit difficult for a vampire. [[note]]In fairness to Doyle, the reason given in-universe for vampires having no reflection is that they have no soul, and Angel does have a soul but not a reflection.[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' episode "Helga on the Couch" reveals that this is a contributing factor for Helga's crush on Arnold.

** WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Implied from [[spoiler: Asami's "Really?" at Korra asking her out and elaborated on in ''Turf Wars.'' Asami realized she was in love with Korra during the three-year TimeSkip, but didn't say so in the letters out of fear that it would scare Korra off from ''never'' returning. Considering the numerous beauty tropes associated with her to the extent that even the ''narrator'' is touting her attractiveness and Korra ''herself'' was insecure at her presence, it says a lot that a virtual supermodel/de facto princess feared rejection.]]

* Ron Stoppable, to WesternAnimation/KimPossible. Not that she's never noticed him, with his being her {{sidekick}} and a fair amount of mutual [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend S/he Is Not My Girl/Boyfriend]] going on, but he still felt like this in the (first) GrandFinale. [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the {{Uncanceled}} final season. Kim's nerdy cousin Larry gets kidnapped by Dementor because he directed his henchmen to grab "a young man with Kim Possible who doesn't look like he belongs with Kim Possible".

* Candace spends an entire episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' trying to find out why her boyfriend, Jeremy, likes her. He keeps trying to tell her, but [[RunningGag is interrupted before he does]], including during the song. She finally finds out why at the end, but [[TheUnreveal we, the audience, don't, because the image cuts off to a spanish soccer game before Jeremy says anything]].
* [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Luna Loud]] surprised many fans by believing this trope about her crush Sam. She struggles most of the episode with confessing since she felt she wasn't cool enough for Sam before ultimately slipping a love note into Sam's [[spoiler: which is apparently short for "Samantha"]] locker. We don't get to see Sam's full reaction aside from a smile, which is a good sign so far.

* Candace spends an entire episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' trying to find out why her boyfriend, Jeremy, likes her. He keeps trying to tell her, but [[RunningGag is interrupted before he does]], including during the song. She finally finds out why at the end, but [[TheUnreveal we, the audience, don't, because the image cuts off to a football game before Jeremy says anything]].

* Dusa of ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'' has a crush on Zagreus that can be seen from space. But he's the Prince of the Underworld, and she's not just the household maid but a severed gorgon head, and thus Dusa resigns herself to distant admiration. So she's absolutely baffled when Zagreus starts going out of his way to court ''her''. [[spoiler:Ironically, it's after getting close to him that she realizes she's probably {{Asexual|ity}}, and they both agree they're BetterAsFriends.]]

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel IV, has a couple of Rean's potential love interest react this way, if he chooses them instead of the narrative leaning Alisa, who a lot of characters in-universe, including some of the love interest, expects him to chose. Though they make it clear they won't give up on him until he makes a final choice, which Rean does during the final chapter of the game.

* In ''Film/Read My Lips''Uttered, the phrase is uttered almost word for word by unfortunate-looking Clara to ex-con Paul.

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* In ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia'', Izuku's self-esteem was so thoroughly powdered by his bullied childhood that he firmly believed that he'll never get a girlfriend because of how high-maintenance he believes himself to be. So when he spills all of his concerns to [[spoiler:Yang]], he's utterly taken aback when she refutes all of his points and asks if he'd like to start dating him, to which he happily agrees.

* In ''Film/Read My Lips''Uttered, the pharse is uttered almost word for word by unfortunate-looking Clara to ex-con Paul.

* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Makoto Naegi from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' is understandably stunned when his classmate Sayaka Maizono, a successful IdolSinger and generally glamorous person, remembers and adores him.

--->'''Shuya:''' ... me. You watch... me?\\

-->'''Naruto:''' [[spoiler:"[[InsecureLoveInterest This whole time, you always loved me for the way I am]]."]]

-->'''[[TricksterMentor Akane]]:''' Just to make sure, I hope you're not stupidly wondering whether you're good enough for Kuromine or something.

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'':
** In chapter 54 Shinji expresses how absolutely devoted he is to Asuka and how he wants to become a hero for her. Asuka wonders whether it may be possible that someone like him loves her:
-->'''Asuka''':'' ‘He can’t be for real… this can’t be true. This couldn’t possibly happen to me…’ “Shinji, I…”''

-->'''Asuka''': I can't see why you would want to throw away your LIFE on someone like me...

-->''That someone as beautiful as she / could love someone like me''

* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'': {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} and {{Deconstruction}} when boring nine-to-five Glenn was so convinced that Naomi would cheat on him with one of her exciting and artistic coworkers that he injected a tracking chip into her while she was sleeping, [[RealityEnsues which almost killed her because he didn't sterilize the injection site]].