History Main / UnbrokenVigil

* ''Series/TheBarrier'': To put emphasis of how close a friend Álvaro is to him, Luis tells Hugo of his younger brother getting sick and spending an entire month in the hospital before dying. Luis was at his brother's side day and night. Álvaro was constantly at Luis' side for exactly the same amount of time.

* ''Series/TheBarrier'': To put emphasis of how close a friend Álvaro is to him, Luis tells Hugo of his younger brother getting sick and spending an entire month in the hospital before dying. Luis was at his brother's side day and night. Álvaro was constantly at Luis' side for excatly the same amount of time.

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Tifa did this for Cloud.

* Repeatedly done by Asuka and Rei for Shinji in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' several times throughout the series ([[UnfamiliarCeiling Shinji does a lot of waking up in the hospital]]). The tension that results when Asuka does it makes for some of the show's best scenes.

* Whenever Manga/{{Naruto}} is in the hospital, Shikamaru is inexplicably sitting in his room. The first time, it was coincidental; he was there to visit Choji, who had been hospitalized for overeating. The second time, it was more likely intentional, as he presumably was also visiting the other injured members of his five-man team.

* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic ''FanFic/MemoriesBornOfFire'', Spock plants himself by Kirk's side after the captain is poisoned on Altair VI, only leaving (reluctantly) when Kirk orders him to get some rest.

* Mikiya Kokutou visits Shiki every damn week for two years that she spends in a coma in ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai''. This even earns him the nickname "Puppy-kun" among the hospital staff.

* The titular character of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' does this, in [[GenderBender female form]], for a [[IllGirl sickly young boy]]. He had nearly died the night before because he [[IntimateHealing would only accept his medicine if she delivered it with a kiss]], and she felt responsible for the situation. Predictably, by the time he wakes up she has fallen asleep on his bedside, so the first thing he does is try to kiss her again, and gets a pounding for his efforts. He never did find out that it was the ''[[{{Gonk}} doctor]]'' who [[IntimateHealing gave him the medicine]].
* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', Fate wakes up from having her Linker Core absorbed and discovers her familiar Arf asleep at her bedside; Lindy, who is still awake and has recently arrived, notes she has been there since the previous night.
* In ''{{VisualNovel/Shuffle}}'', when Asa wakes up in the hospital in Episode 20 after collapsing at the end of the previous episode, Rin is asleep at her bedside.
* This happens in ''Player Kill'', when Yonggi spends the night at the hospital after [[spoiler:Gihoon gets blinded by Harata for [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim sparing him]]]].

* In ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'', Yuiichi is staying by Makoto's bed, as she's supposed to die that night from high fever. He falls asleep and wakes up in the morning thinking she died and he wasn't there for her - only for her to crack a smile at him.

* In ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'', Clare suffers a serious injury after a fight against a very strong yoma and as a result, she is AsleepForDays. During this time Raki stayed by her side praying for her to wake up.
* In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', Chi-Chi remained by Goku's side, caring for him, during the entire time he was sick with the Heart Virus. Yamcha also helped, only leaving to help the others with the Androids.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': In the episode "Charizard Chills", Ash's Charizard nearly dies after a fight with a Poliwrath freezes it and nearly extinguishes its flame. While Charizard was unconscious, Ash stayed up through the night to keep it warm. It is this vigil that finally drives the previously prideful and disobedient Charizard to [[TookALevelInKindness take a level in kindness]] and begin to listen to Ash for the first time since evolving into Charmeleon.
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has an entire chapter of Kaguya sitting by Shirogane's bedside in the hospital after he collapsed from a combination of overworking and stress. It's implied that she had already been sitting there for several hours when the chapter begins (since he passed out around lunchtime and the establishing shot of the hospital shows that it's dark out).
* ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'': After Ashitaka awakes the day after his gut shot, San mentions that he should thank Yakul who hasn't left his side the entire time while he was asleep.

* Happens in a ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Annual''. Including the falling asleep by his side thing. Understandable in that not only is Data his closest friend, but Geordi's the one trying to ''repair'' him so it's probably better that he sticks around.

* In ''ComicBook/BeforeWatchmen: Minutemen'', Hollis Mason [[spoiler:stays by the Scout's side as the poor kid dies from radiation poisoning]].
* Subverted in ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' story ''ComicBook/TheGreatDarknessSaga''. Saturn Girl stands by Lightning Lad's side after her husband falls into a fever-induced coma, but she has to reluctantly leave him when a Servant of Darkness attacks the Legion HQ and injures ComicBook/CosmicBoy.

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Daniel managed to rescue and mend Kyoko's soul and bonded it with her body. However, Kyoko needed several weeks sleeping as her body and soul healed until she was ready to wake up. While she was comatose Asuka remained by her side constantly, and a priestess took her place when Asuka had to leave her and Shinji's cabin.

* ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'': [[spoiler:When Asuka was in a coma]] Shinji was by her side the whole time, talking to her and praying for her waking up. He only left the hospital room when the nurses needed to take care of her. In an alternate epilogue [[spoiler:where she does not wake up after the FinalBattle,]] she spent fifteen years comatose, and there was not a single day Shinji did not visit her.
* In a Code Geass continuation C.C [[spoiler:watches Lelouch, waiting for him to wake up from his first]] death. Found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6969408/6/In_the_End here]]''Comic
* In ''Fanfic/ThePrivateDiaryOfElizabethQuatermain'', [[spoiler:Elizabeth]] grows seriously ill and falls into a coma. Her love interest takes a seat next to her bed and will not leave.

* In ''Fanfic/WeightlessMassEffect'', Shepard, without eating or resting, spent 7 days watching over Garrus until she has to go to Normandy SR-1 on Alchera.
* Contrary to the canonical example above, a lot ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' fanfics centering on Casca getting cured of her insanity involve Guts never leaving her side until she awakens (since in most of these fics, Casca goes into a coma-like state as part of the healing process).

* In ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'':

* In the Anime/{{Gungrave}} fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11750894/1/The-Hellhound-of-Billion The Hellhound of Billion]], after having the anti-necrolyzed bullets taken out of him, Brandon almost dies of a hemorrhagic shock. As he remains comatose with dropping blood pressure, increased heart rate, and a cold body, William, [[BenevolentBoss Biscoe]], and [[MoralityPet Mika]] spend the night watching over him. Mika, however, [[TummyCushion eventually falls asleep on his torso]], after shooing [[MeanBoss Norton]], who tries to wake Brandon up by hitting his surgical wounds.
* ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'': When [[spoiler:Gendo is rendered comatose, his ex-lover Ritsuko]] visits him and keeps watch over him constantly. Don't ask her why, though.
* ''Fanfic/CorrinReacts'': [[spoiler:When Scarlet barely survives the attack by Gunter that [[SparedByTheAdaptation killed her in canon]], Ryoma watches over her the whole night.]]
* [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition The Lord Inquisitor]] does this in ''[[Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge All This Sh*t is Twice as Weird]]'' when the Lady Inquisitor [[spoiler:catches up to the rest of Haven's evacuees after almost performing a HeroicSacrifice to save them]]. She needs medical treatment and rest, but he's not leaving her while she gets both.
* In ''Fanfic/BetrayMeNot'', Biscoe, William, and especially Mika when Brandon is injured and eventually dying of hemorrhagic shock after the surgery to get the anti-necrolyze bullets out of him. Mika, however, spends the night preventing Norton from waking him up abruptly and ends up sleeping on top of him.
* ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'': Dev-Em sat by [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]]'s bedside for the whole time she remained unconscious after fighting her evil duplicate.
-->Dev-Em sat in Kara's room, on the couch, watching her sleep.\\
He didn't feel like going down to the victory celebrations right now, even with ghosts in orange suits around. He wanted to be there when Kara woke up.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' fanfic ''Fanfic/GoldenThreadsTieUs'', Lucina gets hurt by an arrow and passes out due to blood loss. When she comes around the next day, she finds out she was taken to the camp where her wounds were treated, and Severa spent the whole night by her bedside.
-->When Owain and Brady found them what felt like an eternity later, Lucina had passed out and Severa had begun to shiver, but not from cold.\\
She didn't stop shivering even when Brady told her Lucina would live, as Gerome lifted Lucina onto Minerva's back.\\
She didn't stop when Lucina had been properly bandaged up at camp, an abandoned fortress with crumbling walls and creaking doors, and she didn't stop as she sat by her bedside for the endless first night.\\
She didn't stop until the morning after, when Lucina opened her eyes and looked at her and smiled, fingers shifting and curling around Severa's own. Severa thought her heart might explode from the warmth.
* In ''Fanfic/NewBeginningsSmallville'', Sam Lane sits by his daughter Lois' bedside when she falls into a coma, and he does not leave her side until he is told her brain activity is returning to normal.
-->Sam Lane sat uncomfortably in Lois' hospital suite. He hadn't left her side yet which meant sleeping in a chair which left his back and neck irritating and causing a fair bit of pain.

* In ''Film/GoodbyeLenin'', Alex is seen falling asleep while watching over his comatose mother in hospital.

* Edward in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' doesn't leave Bella's side while she's in the hospital for several broken bones and loss of blood and maybe a few more things.
** Nevertheless, he's perfectly willing to leave her AFTERWARDS.

* In ''Literature/DeadWest'' , this occurs a few times. Somehow justified, as Gervas occasionally functions as a human restraint if the Porcelain Doctor has an "episode", and there was that time that Gervas got shot about eleven times. He almost died (Louis told him he looked dead, and the Merry Company contemplated giving him an "Irish Funeral"), and most likely he was only saved by the Porcelain Doctor [[spoiler:Healing Hands amplified by the crystals reviving him]]. Niall spent at least for days by his side, constantly attending to him. Our narrator was a bit angry about this, because the good doctor was sick and tired even before the vigil, and ended up in worse shape than before.''
* Butler began his career by watching over Literature/ArtemisFowl in the maternity ward and hasn't let up since (except the parts involving time-travel).

* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ''Fracture'', Clark stayed by Chloe's bedside when she is [[spoiler:"dead" after healing Lex from a near-fatal injury until her ResurrectiveImmortality revived her.]]

* Done in an episode during the first season of ''Series/{{Titus}}'', Erin refuses to leave Christopher's side after his dragster crashed, leaving him braindead. Played for laughs in that her refusal to even let go of his hand leads her to almost drag him completely out of bed.

* Series 5 of ''Series/DoctorWho'' has what might be the best example: [[spoiler:Auton!Rory spends almost ''two thousand years'' protecting the Pandorica that holds Amy, becoming the [[ShroudedInMyth legendary Last Centurion]] in the process.]]
* Often on ''Series/TheXFiles'' whenever Mulder or Scully got hurt, though the vigil was not unbroken all the time. The one who was unharmed also had to finish the investigation sometimes or avenge the partner for the wound.
* ''Series/TheWestWing'': When Donna Moss [[spoiler:is critically injured in a bombing in Gaza]], [[TheNotLoveInterest Josh Lyman]] drops everything (keep in mind he is the ''Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of the United States'') to go to Germany and be with her. He stumbles into the hospital exhausted from the flight and refuses to leave her bedside until she wakes. It takes these two a further season and a half to [[RelationshipUpgrade get together]].

* In the ''Series/{{Happy Days}}'' episode "Richie Almost Dies," [[BreakoutCharacter Fonzie]] maintains a bedside vigil at Richie’s bedside after he is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. During that time, he is seen praying and shedding ManlyTears.
* ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'': After Crixus is badly wounded during his fight with Theokeles, Naevia doesn't leave his side. Technically, Lucretia had ordered her to be there on her behalf, as it would look too suspicious if Lucretia herself was there, although Lucretia doesn't realize that Naevia and Crixus are in love, so Naevia is hardly complaining.

* [[TheStoic Squall Leonheart]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' did this for [[TheChick Rinoa]], when possession by [[BigBad Ultimecia]] left her in a magically induced coma. Frustrated that he was getting nowhere watching over her at Balamb Garden, though, he took the vigil on the move by carrying her across the world to [[CrystalSpiresAndTogas Esthar]].
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Tifa did this for Cloud.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}:'' This is what led to Reinhardt and Torbjorn’s deep friendship. Reinhardt had barely managed to save Torbjorn’s life in a battle and refused to leave his side.

* In ''Webcomic/DragonMango'', [[http://www.dragon-mango.com/comic/chapter07/dm07-67.htm Mango decides to interpret Cherry's having fallen asleep on the bed like this.]]

* In the official materials between ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' books 2 and 3, Katara is said to have stayed by Aang's side the entire time he was unconscious.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Dreamland'', Lana and Malory take turns watching over Sterling while he's in a coma. When Sterling finally wakes up in the tenth season finale it's revealed that Malory hasn't left the hospital for ''three years'' because she wanted to be there when her son woke up.

* There is always a guard at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknowns Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]]. Not even a hurricane can make this guard abandon post. During one hurricane, the officers in charge offered to let the guard on duty take off. The guard refused.

* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': Sayaka to Kouji in episode 52, when he was hospitalized after being badly wounded in a battle (she was also feeling guilty, since they had got a fight before -- they bicker constantly, but this time it was ''serious'' -- and she had refused backing in battle). And Kouji to his little brother Shiro in ''Mazinger-Z versus Great General of Darkness'' when he fell into a coma after a ceiling crumbled onto him.

* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has an entire chapter of Kaguya sitting by Shirogane's bedside in the hospital after he collapsed from a combination of overworking and stress. It's implied that she had already been sitting there for several hours when the chapter begins (since he passed out around lunch time and the establishing shot of the hospital shows that it's dark out).

** Defied in chapter 11 when Shinji is hospitalized. Asuka wanted to stay by his side, but Misato convinced her to go home instead, pointing out that she was the only pilot available in the event of an Angel attack and would best be able to protect Shinji if she was well rested.

** In chapter 7 Shinji got knocked out during a battle and slept for two days. Asuka stood sleeping by his side, waiting for him waking up.

* [[TheStoic Squall Leonheart]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' did this for [[TheChick Rinoa]], when possession by [[BigBad Ultimecia]] left her in a magically-induced coma. Frustrated that he was getting nowhere watching over her at Balamb Garden, though, he took the vigil on the move by carrying her across the world to [[CrystalSpiresAndTogas Esthar]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}:'' This is what led to Reinhardt and Torbjorn’s deep friendship. Reinhardt had barely managed to save Torbjorn’s life in a battle, and refused to leave his side.

* In ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', after the final battle against Ursula, Eric lies motionless on the beach for a long time. Ariel sits on a rock and watches for him to wake up, finally causing her father to realize that she really does love the guy.

* In ''Comicbook/{{Excalibur}}'', Nightcrawler keeps a constant vigil with Rachel/Phoenix after she lapses into a coma following the defeat of Necrom.

* ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'':

--->'''Leela:''' ''(whispers)'' You could really use a shower.
--->'''Fry:''' ''(whispers)'' So could you.

* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has an entire chapter of Kaguya sitting by Shirogane's bedside in the hospital after he collapsed from a combination of sleep deprivation and stress. It's implied that she had already been sitting there for several hours when the chapter begins (since he passed out around lunch time and the establishing shot of the hospital shows that it's dark out).

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': In the episode "Charizard Chills", Ash's Charizard nearly dies after a fight with a Poliwrath freezes it and nearly extinguishes its flame. While Charizard was unconscious, Ash stayed up through the night to keep it warm. It is this vigil that finally drives the previously prideful and disobedient Charizard to TakeALevelInKindness and begin to listen to Ash for the first time since evolving into Charmeleon..

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Dreamland'', Lana and Malory take turns watching over Sterling while he's in a coma.

'''Leela:''' ''(hugs Fry)'' You could really use a shower.\\

Sister trope to ConverseWithTheUnconscious, which often occurs in conjucture with the UnbrokenVigil.

* Mikiya Kokutou visits Shiki every damn week for two years that she spends in coma in ''LightNovel/KaraNoKyoukai''. This even earns him the nickname "Puppy-kun" among the hospital staff.

* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': Sayaka to Kouji in episode 52, when he was hospitalized after being badly wounded in a battle (she was also feeling guilty, since they had got a fight before -they bicker constantly, but this time it was ''serious''- and she had refused backing in battle). And Kouji to his little brother Shiro in ''Mazinger-Z versus Great General of Darkness'' when he fell into coma after a ceiling crumbled onto him.

** Also, Shinji remained by the side of [[spoiler:a comatose Asuka]] in ''End of Evangelion''. However the usual conotations of "caretaking" are subverted [[ADateWithRosiePalms rather harshly.]]

* In ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'', Yuiichi is staying by Makoto's bed, as she's supposed to die that night from high fever. He falls asleep, and wakes up in the morning thinking she died and he wasn't there for her - only for her to crack a smile at him.

* In ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'', Clare suffers a serious injury after a fight against a very strong yoma and as a result she is AsleepForDays. During this time Raki stayed by her side praying for her to wake up.

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Daniel managed to rescue and mend Kyoko's soul and bonded it with her body. However Kyoko needed several weeks sleeping as her body and soul healed until she was ready to wake up. While she was comatose Asuka remained by her side constantly, and a priestess took her place when Asuka had to leave her and Shinji's cabin.

** After [[spoiler:Asuka fell into a coma, Shinji]] kept watch over her relentlessly. He spent the whole of his free time beside her bed, and you needed a crane to pry him away that room.

* In ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', after Kyon had a bullet surgically extracted, Haruhi, Yuki, Mikuru and Tsuruya stay the night in the hospital keeping him company, even if Yuki had already healed him. As a bonus, both Haruhi and Yuki sleep in the bed with him.

* In the ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' fanfic ''Regret Part 2'', Creator/RoseOfPollux has this show up when it's mentioned that Napoleon hasn't left his chair since Illya had been brought in to Medical. Flipped later in ''I Fly to You'', when it's Illya's turn to keep vigil over Napoleon in Medical. He apparently does so all night.

* In the Anime/{{Gungrave}} fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11750894/1/The-Hellhound-of-Billion The Hellhound of Billion]], after having the anti-necrolyzed bullets taken out of him, Brandon almost dies of a hemorrhagic shock. As he remains comatose with dropping blood pressure, increasing heart rate, and a cold body, William, [[BenevolentBoss Biscoe]], and [[MoralityPet Mika]] spend the night watching over him. Mika, however, [[TummyCushion eventually falls asleep on his torso]], after shooing [[MeanBoss Norton]], who tries to wake Brandon up by hitting his surgical wounds.

* In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', Cloudtail does this with Brightpaw in ''[[Recap/WarriorCatsADangerousPath A Dangerous Path]]'' when she gets attacked by dogs. Eventually the [[TheMedic medicine cat]] has to order him to eat and rest.

* Butler began his career by watching over Literature/ArtemisFowl in the maternity ward, and hasn't let up since (except the parts involving time-travel).

* In the ''Series/{{Bones}}'' season 3 finale, the team's commitment to their intent to constantly watch over their injured co-worker Zack leads them to assigning shifts. In doing this, they unwittingly [[spoiler:prevent him from escaping, as he was working with the SerialKiller and had engineered the explosion that injured him.]]
* Done in an episode during the first season of ''Series/{{Titus}}'', Erin refuses to leave Christopher's side after his dragster crashed, leaving him brain dead. Played for laughs in that her refusal to even let go of his hand leads her to almost drag him completely out of bed.
* ''Series/GhostWhisperer'': After he's injured by a gunshot wound, Melinda stays by her husband Jim's bedside for hours while he's recovering from surgery, to the point where she falls asleep. When she awakens, Jim lovingly says hello [[spoiler:unfortunately it's because he's trying to explain as gently as possible that he's died of an aneurysm.]]

* In ''Webcomic/DragonMango'', [[http://www.dragon-mango.com/comic/chapter07/dm07-67.htm Mango decides to interpret Cherry's having fallen asleep on the bed as this.]]

-->'''Leela:''' ''(whispers)'' You could really use a shower.
-->'''Fry:''' ''(whispers)'' So could you.

* A lot of ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' fanfic has [[spoiler:Mia]] acting like this to [[spoiler:Diego]], before eventually giving up.
** A few fics have Edgeworth doing this for Phoenix during case 3-5 before he starts the investigation.
* In ''TroperWorks/ThePrivateDiaryOfElizabethQuatermain,'' [[spoiler:Elizabeth]] grows seriously ill and falls into a coma. Her love interest takes a seat next to her bed and will not leave.

* Most fanfics that start after the ''Series/{{Castle}}'' season 3 ending have Castle doing this for Beckett.
* In [[Fanfic/WeightlessMassEffect Weightless]], Shepard, without eating or resting, spent 7 days watching over Garrus until she has to go to Normandy SR-1 on Alchera.

* This is a staple of Kent/Lyn shipping fics in the ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' fandom, with Lyn getting seriously wounded or collapsing from illness or exhaustion and Kent fretting by her bedside.

* Happens multiple times in ''Literature/LordOfTheRings''. "He's hardly left your side these last three days."

** Subverted when Jaime Lannister guards [[spoiler:the body of his father Lord Tywin for seven days without rest. It's actually atonement for having indirectly caused his death.]]

* Played straight and subverted in ''Series/HannahMontana'' where Billy Ray promises to be awake and smiling when his daughter wakes up only to predictably fall asleep. The subversion comes when Jackson tells him that there's pie in the cafeteria. Not only does this wake him up instantly, but he runs off instantly and doesn't come back until after she's left the hospital.

* In ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' fanfic ''Regret Part 2'', Creator/RoseOfPollux has this show up when it's mentioned that Napoleon hasn't left his chair since Illya had been brought in to Medical. Flipped later in I Fly to You, when it's Illya's turn to keep vigil over Napoleon in Medical. He apparently does so all night.

* Caitlin to [[spoiler:Bran]] in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. [[spoiler:She goes pretty mad with grief, but her madness, and his dire wolf saves his life from the hired idiot of a killer Joffrey sent.]]

* In ''Literature/DeadWest'' , this occurs a few times. Somehow justified, as Gervas occasionly functions as a human restraint if the Porcelain Doctor has an "episode", and there was that time that Gervas got shot about eleven times. He almost died (Louis told him he looked dead, and the Merry Company contemplated giving him an "Irish Funeral"), and most likely he was only saved by the Porcelain Doctor [[spoiler:Healing Hands amplified by the crystals reviving him]]. Niall spent at least for days by his side, constantly attending to him. Our narrator was a bit angry about this, because the good doctor was sick and tired even before the vigil, and ended up in worse shape than before.''

* Done in an episode during the first season of ''Series/{{Titus}}'', Erin refuses to leave Christopher's side after his dragster crashed, leaving him braindead. Played for laughs in that her refusal to even let go of his hand leads her to almost drag him completely out of bed.

* In the ''Series/{{Happy Days}}'' episode ''Richie Almost Dies'', [[BreakoutCharacter Fonzie]] maintains a bedside vigil at Richie’s bedside after he is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. During that time, he is seen praying and shedding {{Manly Tears}}.

* Ianto to [[spoiler:Jack]] in the ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' radio play "The Dead Line".

* Theatre/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer: Tom is frightened after testifying against Injun Joe, and Aunt Polly sits next to his bed on at least one night to comfort him.

* There is always a guard at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknowns Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]]. Not even a hurricane can make this guard abandon post. During the hurricane, the officers in charge offered to let the guard take off. The guard refused.

* In a Code Geass continuation C.C [[spoiler: watches Lelouch, waiting for him to wake up from his first]] death. Found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6969408/6/In_the_End here]]''Comic

* ''Fanfic/CorrinReacts'': [[spoiler: When Scarlet barely survives the attack by Gunter that [[SparedByTheAdaptation killed her in canon]], Ryoma watches over her the whole night.]]

* Caitlin to [[spoiler: Bran]] in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. [[spoiler: She goes pretty mad with grief, but her madness, and his dire wolf saves his life from the hired idiot of a killer Joffrey sent.]]

* In ''Literature/DeadWest'' , this occurs a few times. Somehow justified, as Gervas occasionly functions as a human restraint if the Porcelain Doctor has an "episode", and there was that time that Gervas got shot about eleven times. He almost died (Louis told him he looked dead, and the Merry Company contemplated giving him an "Irish Funeral"), and most likely he was only saved by the Porcelain Doctor [[spoiler: Healing Hands amplified by the crystals reviving him]]. Niall spent at least for days by his side, constantly attending to him. Our narrator was a bit angry about this, because the good doctor was sick and tired even before the vigil, and ended up in worse shape than before.''

* In the ''Series/{{Bones}}'' season 3 finale, the team's commitment to their intent to constantly watch over their injured co-worker Zack leads them to assigning shifts. In doing this, they unwittingly [[spoiler: prevent him from escaping, as he was working with the SerialKiller and had engineered the explosion that injured him.]]

* ''Series/GhostWhisperer'': After he's injured by a gunshot wound, Melinda stays by her husband Jim's bedside for hours while he's recovering from surgery, to the point where she falls asleep. When she awakens, Jim lovingly says hello [[spoiler: unfortunately it's because he's trying to explain as gently as possible that he's died of an aneurysm.]]

* In the ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' season 1 finale, Gwen will do a vigil when [[spoiler: Jack]] is assumed dead.