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* AwkwardCollarPull

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** Mei in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''.


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** Mei in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''
** Kanta in the latter movie is nervous around the girls, especially Satsuki, and tends to try to offer them things, like his umbrella for instance, by stretching out his arm as if he was forcing, rather than actually offering, and grunting and pulling frustrated faces at them, before finally dropping or forcing whatever he is offering into Satsuki's hands and running away.
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* A common theme in the ''Studio Ghibli'' movies is characters (child characters especially) pulling at their clothes but not always when they're nervous. Notable examples include:
** Mei in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''.
** Chihiro in ''Anime/SpiritedAway''.
** Sosuke in ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea''.
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* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': Spectra tends to grab her necklace pendant whenever she's scared or startled.

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* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': Spectra tends to grab her necklace pendant whenever she's scared or startled.anxious.
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* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': Spectra tends to grab her necklace pendant whenever she's scared or startled.
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->''When Wemberly was especially worried, she rubbed Petal's ears. Wemberly worried that if she didn't stop worrying, Petal would have no ears left at all.''
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* ''ComicBook/StarWarsKanan'': Caleb runs his hand through his hair when he's nervous. He puts his hair in a ponytail to hide this.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel often runs her fingers through her hair when she's anxious (though she also does this when she's excited).

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel often runs her fingers through her hair when she's anxious (though she also does this when she's excited). Rapunzel also has a little half-laugh she'll do whenever she's nervous or excited as well. She shares this trait with her mother -- which really drives home their connection to each other when they reunite and both do the little laugh.


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* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Several characters touch their index fingers together when nervous or embarrassed


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* ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'': Lamont giggles when he's nervous.

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* In ''LightNovel/EndoAndKobayashiLiveTheLatestOnTsundereVillainessLieselotte'', Lieselotte twirls her {{Ojou Ringlet|s}} when she's nervous.
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* In ''Literature/EndoAndKobayashiLive The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte'', Lieselotte twirls her {{Ojou Ringlet|s}} when she's nervous.
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* The Music/{{Enigma}} [[FightingSpirit Stand]] from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' weaponizes this trope. Its user, Terunosuke Miyamoto, ends up kidnapping four different people in folded paper via uncovering what tics they show when they're scared. Koichi Hirose blinks twice when he's scared, Tomoko Higashikata [[LoudGulp nervously gulps]], Josuke Higashikata bites his lower lip, and Yuya Fungami touches his chin when he's scared.

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* The Music/{{Enigma}} [[FightingSpirit Stand]] from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' weaponizes this trope. Its user, Terunosuke Miyamoto, ends up kidnapping four different people in folded paper via uncovering what tics they show when they're scared. Koichi Hirose blinks twice when he's scared, Tomoko Higashikata [[LoudGulp nervously gulps]], Josuke Higashikata bites his lower lip, and Yuya Fungami touches his chin when he's scared. When Josuke is freed, he [[UseTheirOwnWeaponAgainstThem notices Terunosuke's own tic]], closing his eyes.

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* When she was young, Katrina of ''Fanfic/MaFille'' would repeatedly clench and unclench her fists.



* When Dolores from WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} is nervous she’ll let out a little squeak.

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* When Dolores from WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}} ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' is nervous nervous, she’ll let out a little squeak.
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* In ''Literature/BreakingPoint2002'', Paul Richmond's mother pulls out strands of her hair because of the stress of divorcing her husband.

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