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7->''"Thirty years of karate. Combat experience on five continents. A rating with every weapon that shoots a bullet or holds an edge. Still haven't found any defense to Mom crying into my shirt."''
8-->-- '''Michael''', ''Series/BurnNotice''
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10A variant of the SecurityCling, but differs a bit in timing and execution. Usually, this will take place after a large emotional ordeal when some character, in search of some catharsis, will finally just break down and bury her head into someone else's chest, sobbing, and weeping.
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12There are two main varieties. If the character whose shirt is being used as a handkerchief is male, the character crying will frequently be female, and the reason this situation is occurring is due to a height differential, [[OneHeadTaller since men are on average taller than women]]. [[BigBrotherInstinct The point will be to accentuate the guy's stronger, more protective attributes.]] Frequently, the two are a couple or will become one, thanks in part to such moments -- [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan what woman wouldn't want a man who will give her a shoulder to cry on?]]
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14If, on the other hand, the chest belongs to a woman, the relationship will be closer to that of a mother and child, and the woman's more motherly attributes will be emphasized. This case is far less likely to be between love interests (though there are exceptions), and the two characters are a bit more likely to be same-sex. If a woman's more [[UnusualEuphemism "motherly attributes"]] wind up in a character's face by accident, it's a MarshmallowHell.
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16In another variation, the chest belongs to a person who has just died and this trope becomes a variation on PietaPlagiarism as the crying person mourns them.
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18In all forms, this trope is likely to double as a TearJerker and SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} for the audience since it often serves double duty as a {{Sadness Trope|s}} and a {{Love Trope|s}}.
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20Related to HumanizingTears, TheGlomp, and BigDamnHug. Compare FunbagAirbag.
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27* Early on in ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'', Kaoru silently cries into Aoi as she comforts him after he reveals his past with the Hanabishi family.
28* In ''Literature/BeyondTheBoundary'', this happens quite often between [[OfficialCouple Akihito and Mirai]], during various stages of their relationship. The first time it happens is after Mirai has just [[spoiler: [[CooldownHug calmed down a berserk Akihito]] and recognized him as a friend. The second is when she's about to give him a kiss goodbye before sacrificing herself to the BigBad. And the third happens in the finale movie when Akihito snaps Mirai out of her [[BrainwashedAndCrazy parasite-induced possession]] while confessing his love to her.]] Yeah, this trope happens ''a lot'' with this couple.
29* Orihime does this twice in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
30** Early on, she cries on Rukia's shoulder after the deal with Acidwire [[spoiler: aka the Hollowfied form of her older brother Sora]] is resolved and [[spoiler: she manages to tell him goodbye as he's exorcised.]]
31** When she confesses her insecurities to Rangiku and then breaks down in tears, Rangiku [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre comforts her with some words of encouragement]], and subsequently embraces her.
32* In ''Manga/Brave10'', Isanami breaks down on Saizou after Yukimura refuses to help her early in the story.
33* ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'':
34** In the ''World Youth'' arc, while training in Okinawa, Kojiro Hyuga arrives to a softball field where he finds his then-future girlfriend [[PassionateSportsGirl Maki Akamine]] crying after losing her match. She clings to his chest and chides him for not coming to support her, but he comforts her with a hug and encouraging her to win her next match.
35** The 2018 anime has it between Hikaru Matsuyama and [[CuteSportsClubManager Yoshiko Fujisawa]] during the Middle School arc. Matsuyama barely makes it to the airport before Yoshiko and her mother leave for the USA, and she breaks down into tears when they [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove pour their feelings for one another]], [[LongDistanceRelationship and promising to stay in touch.]]
36* In Meiling's final appearance in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', she does this to Tomoyo while venting that she realizes it's Sakura that Syaoran loves and there's nothing she can do about it, not even hating Sakura for it because she's just too nice to be on the receiving end.
37* In ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', one of the things that Sanae teaches [[spoiler:Ushio]] is that the only place it's alright to cry is in the bathroom, so nobody can see it. [[spoiler:Ushio later reveals to her father, Tomoya, that there's actually 2 places, in the bathroom, and in her daddy's arms.]]
38* ''Anime/CodeGeass'':
39** Shirley Fenette cries into Lelouch's chest after telling him that [[spoiler:her father was killed in the Battle of Narita]]. It's made worse by the fact that [[spoiler:Lelouch is Zero, and thus is indirectly responsible for her father's death]].
40** [[Characters/CodeGeassLelouchLamperouge Lelouch Lamperouge]] cries into C.C.'s chest after [[spoiler:shooting and killing his brainwashed half-sister Euphemia.]]
41** [[spoiler:The final episode sees Nunnally wailing inconsolably into Lelouch's chest as he lays dead, a result of a [[ThanatosGambit self-sacrificial]] ZeroApprovalGambit [[AllAccordingToPlan to free the world from his own rule]].]]
42* In ''Manga/CrossGame'', [[spoiler:Aoba cries into Ko's chest after he gave her a big hug.]]
43-->[[spoiler: "There are only two people who can make Aoba cry. Ko and Wakaba."]]
44* ''Manga/ACruelGodReigns'': Jeremy sobs into Ian's chest after hallucinating Greg talking to him following [[spoiler: he and Ian recount all the times Greg sexually abused Jeremy.]] Mixed with one of Jeremy's {{Freak Out}}s.
45* Cyborg 004 from ''Manga/Cyborg009'' cries into both Hilda and Venus [[spoiler: after they die]].
46* In ''Manga/DearBrother'', [[spoiler: Mariko]] does this to [[spoiler: Nanako]] at the end of episode 26 after learning [[spoiler: about her parents' divorce ''and'' her father's affair.]]
47* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': Videl does this to Gohan [[spoiler:when they reunite on Kami's Lookout at the end of the Buu arc.]]
48* In the ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' manga and the 2009 anime series ''Brotherhood'', Winry cries into Edward's chest after he [[spoiler:talks her out of murdering Scar out of revenge for her parents]].
49* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic''.
50** At the end of "The Second Raid", Kaname does this to Sousuke who raises his arms to hug her back, only to [[MomentKiller quickly drop them]] when a GirlPosse emerges from a classroom and starts shouting at him for upsetting Kaname again.
51** HandsomeLech Kurz tries to invoke this trope when he first meets Melissa Mao. Cue Kurz getting {{Megaton Punch}}ed through a door.
52* This happens pretty frequently in ''Manga/GakuenBabysitters'' when the kids start crying while Ryuuichi or another adult is holding them, mostly because they're so small that even when they're being held, they still don't reach the holder's collarbone. This is notably a rare male version of type 2 of this trope; Ryuuichi holds the kids to comfort them when they cry and is basically their den mother when he's at the daycare. Kotarou does this the most since he asks for Ryuu to hold him the moment he gets upset, and Kirin did it once after Ryu caught her when she jumped off a balcony in an attempt to fly.
53* Mikuru does this in the faux DatingSim Yuki does in episode 25 of ''Manga/HaruhiChan''.
54* Erika of ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'' suggests Yuri do that after she finds out why the then-former Precure acts like she does. Made funnier at the fact that ''she's'' the one flinging herself on ''Yuri's'' chest when she suggests it.
55* ''Literature/HighschoolDxD'': Early on, when Issei breaks down when his TrainingFromHell forces him to confront just how useless he feels compared to Rias' other [[ChessMotifs pieces]], she comforts him with a hug. It speaks volumes about how deeply affected he really is that [[ChivalrousPervert boob-obsessed Issei]] is too busy sobbing to enjoy where his head is.
56* The first season of ''Manga/ICantUnderstandWhatMyHusbandIsSaying'' ends with Kaoru crying into her husband's chest, though they were TearsOfJoy since [[spoiler:she had just discovered that she was pregnant.]]
57* This is a very common occurrence between Tomoe (the comforter) and Nanami (the one usually doing the crying) in ''Manga/KamisamaKiss.''
58* In ''Manga/KoreWaKoiNoHanashi'', Shinichi yells at Haruka, who is in the hospital after a random assaulter attacked her with a knife, for trying to act mature and like nothing happened. Haruka lets herself break down crying, admitting how scared she was and Shinichi hugs her in comfort.
59* ''Manga/LoveHina'':
60** Motoko breaks down and cries into Keitaro's chest when the stress of dealing with everything that's happened since her sister tried to make her take over the family dojo finally becomes overwhelming.
61** In the anime, Mei bursts into tears in Keitaro's chest when she thinks her step-sister Naru doesn't love her.
62* ''Franchise/LoveLive'':
63** During the penultimate episode of ''School Idol Project'', Umi Sonoda cries into Eli Ayase's chest along with the other members of μ's in the episode's climactic scene.
64** In the eight episode of ''Sunshine'', Ruby Kurosawa does this to her sister Dia upon the latter's return from Tokyo.
65** Mari Ohara does this to Kanan Matsuura in another episode while making up after a big fight they had.
66* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
67** Arf does this to Fate in the movie version of the first season after the latter recovers from her HeroicBSOD. In a slight twist, they were TearsOfJoy.
68** After Nanoha and Fate become friends at the end of the [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha first season]] Nanoha cries into Fate's chest when she realises that the two of them will have to go their separate ways after just now truly becoming friends to one another.
69** Vita's first order of business after [[spoiler: being resurrected]] in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs A's]]'' was to take part in a BadassCreed with the rest of the Wolkenritter. Her second order of business was to hug Hayate and let out every last bit of emotion she'd kept pent up since the whole Book of Darkness incident started.
70** Inverted in ''A's'' by Fate when she's [[spoiler: [[DeadPersonConversation saying goodbye to Alicia]].]]
71** In chapter 6 of the ''A's'' manga, Hayate cries into Nanoha's chest (while Fate hugs her from behind) after dropping her StepfordSmiler act and [[spoiler: weeping over Reinforce Eins' HeroicSacrifice]]. This scene was included in the movie adaptation.
72** This happens twice in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]''. First, Teana is comforted by Nanoha when she finds out that Nanoha supported her dream to become an enforcer. Then, Fate comforts Nanoha during her HeroicBSOD after [[spoiler:Vivio is kidnapped]].
73* In Volume 6 of ''Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion'', a victim of [[StockShoujoBullyingTactics bullying]] cries into the chest of a close friend after the latter finds the other depressed near the river. [[spoiler:The two people in question are Hinata and Rei, respectively]].
74* Kano of ''Anime/MekakucityActors'' breaks down shortly after revealing the truth of the situation Ene and [[spoiler: remembering Ayano's death and the inevitable demise of both the remaining members of his family and their newfound friends.]] His brother Seto doesn't hesitate to pull him to his chest as he sobs hopelessly.
75* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' has its shares, with Lucia crying into Kaito's chest for example.
76* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' has a rare male example. In season two, Lyle/Lockon becomes enraged after Setsuna [[spoiler: is forced to kill Anew]]. Lockon confronts Setsuna and punches him repeatedly in retaliation. As Lockon's grief settles in he slumps against Setsuna and begins to sob into his chest, all while still weakly beating Setsuna with his fist.
77* In ''Manga/MotherKeeper'' during Hunter part 2, [[spoiler: Graham catches the injured Zelik just before he collapses and [[http://reader.sensescans.com/content/comics/mother_keeper_521665ccaa63f/44_5_the_hunter_second_part_5318701b459b1/0153.png Zelik starts crying into his chest while Graham pets his hair.]]]]
78* In ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', Esteban cries into Mendoza's chest after Zia, Tao and Kokapetl are apparently blown up along with the solar ship, Solaris. However, Zia, Tao, and Kokapetl have survived the explosion (they were protected inside the Solaris's control room), though Tao is visibly upset at the loss of his ancestors' ship.
79* In ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'', the title character does this to Ypua when she reluctantly decides to cease her hidden garden.
80* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
81** Setsuna does this to Asuna [[spoiler:when she finds out Asuna will be leaving to sleep for 100 years inside the Gravekeeper's Palace in order to save the [[MagicalLand Magic World]]]]. It's also inverted by Ayaka, who was crying for the same reason.
82** Played straight over 200 chapters earlier when Ayaka comforts Asuna after Takamichi turned down her LoveConfession.
83* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': In the final scene of ''End of Evangelion'', [[spoiler:Shinji]] breaks down sobbing onto [[spoiler:Asuka's chest]].
84* Haru cries into Akane's chest [[spoiler: when they reconcile]] in chapter 28 of ''Manga/{{Ojojojo}}''. Of course, since Haru is at least a foot taller than Akane, she was only able to do so after she fell to her knees. In something of a variation, Akane was crying just as hard as Haru was (the strip is even titled "Mingled Tears").
85* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
86** After an intense argument between Luffy and Vivi, the former reveals that he doesn't want Vivi to only risk ''her'' life to save her country, but also risk ''theirs'' as well, because they're friends. This moves the young princess to tears, and Nami hugs her near her chest to comfort her.
87** During the end of the Enies Lobby arc, Nami cries against Robin out of sheer relief that they managed to rescue her.
88** After Nami reunites with Sanji near the end of the Whole Cake Island Arc, she runs up to Sanji to hug him. When Sanji looks down to her he sees her eyes tearing up.
89* ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'': In Episode 23, upon [[spoiler:Nanako's death]], Chie is shown sobbing into Yukiko's chest.
90* Standard procedure for Mai from ''Popotan''. [[PromotionToParent Ai]] is the chest-provider.
91* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'':
92** In episode 9, Madoka cries into [[spoiler:a dead]] Sayaka's chest, while in episode 10 Homura cries into [[spoiler:recently deceased]] Madoka's chest in episode 10.
93** In the final episode, when Madoka is about to [[spoiler: become an AbstractApotheosis, revealing she [[PastLifeMemories got back her memories from all of the timelines]]]], causing Homura to [[BrokenTears finally break down]].
94* One of the pivotal scenes in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' involves Akane finally releasing all her angst and heartache while crying into Dr. Tofu's chest, after realizing that he'll never look at her the way he looks at her older sister Kasumi. She clings to him tightly while he silently lets her vent, unaware of the reason for her distress but knowing how much she needed it anyway. By the end, she even confesses to Ranma that "a good cry really did make [her] feel better," and that she thinks she's finally over Dr. Tofu.
95* Genderflipped in ''Manga/RaveMaster'': Haru cries in Elie's chest [[spoiler: after his father Gale dies protecting him]]. Later, [[spoiler: Elie cries into Haru's chest when he returns alive one year after the final battle]].
96* ''Anime/SaintBeast'': Maya does this to Judas after throwing a rock-shattering tantrum over Kira's plan to leave heaven on the day of the trial for the Saint Beast positions.
97* ''Manga/SketDance'': Himeko does this to Bossun.
98* ''Anime/SonicX'': In the last episode, Tails is shown to have done this after [[spoiler:being forced to shoot Cosmo]]. In a rare both-male example, the chest he cries into is Sonic's.
99* ''Manga/SoulEater'':
100** After [[spoiler:Marie's NewOldFlame is murdered]], Stein pulls her to his chest and just holds her while she sobs her eyes out. Take note that this is literally ''pages'' after Nygus warned Marie that Stein was [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove incapable of loving anyone]].
101** Tsubaki cries into Black*Star's chest after defeating her brother. Of course, she's on her knees since she's taller.
102* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'':
103** Just before the two of them join the clearing party on the 75th floor, Asuna discusses with Kirito that, on top of the extreme risk that fighting the floor boss entails, they and every other SAO player are essentially living on borrowed time, as their bodies in the real world can only be kept on life support for so long. She then breaks down crying in Kirito's chest, distraught at the possibility that they won't be able to reunite and get married outside of the game.
104** Sinon does this to Kirito during the climax of the ''Gun Gale Online'' arc, as all of her emotional problems come to the surface and she simply breaks down. Kirito comforts her during this, but since the moment was captured during a digitally-televised online tournament, he feels a need to explain to his girlfriend that there were no romantic implications to this event (Asuna, for her part, is a little suspicious/jealous when she sees it but accepts Kirito's explanation).
105* ''Manga/TerraforMARS'':
106** Marcos rests his forehead on Alex's chest and cries after apologizing to him for not being able [[spoiler: to protect their childhood friend, Sheila, from dying at the hands of the terraformars]].
107** Yaeko tries to encourage Alex to let out his grief over [[spoiler: Sheila's death]] into her chest "as his big sister". This makes him laugh, as he thought she was younger. However, his laughter quickly turns to tears and Yaeko immediately holds him close.
108* Chapter 21 of ''Manga/ToLoveRu Darkness'' has [[spoiler:Nana pulled into one by Rito to act as a CooldownHug]] (fits neatly as Rito is OneHeadTaller).
109* ''Manga/VampireKnight'': Yuuki does this with Zero at one point.
110* ''Manga/YourLieInApril'': Kaori cries into Kousei's chest in episode 21 under the raining snow because she was afraid to be apart of Kousei [[spoiler:in case she didn't survive the surgery. She didn't, and that was their final moment together while Kaori's still alive]].
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114* In Episode 46 of ''Xiǎo Xiǎo Shì Jiè Lì Xiǎn Jì'', [[AlphaBitch Kanna]] cries into her father's chest after he saves her from a fall from a very tall tree.
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118* ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': A comic had Betty out of sorts emotionally because her dad's business was going under. Archie lets her cry into his chest, which Veronica [[MistakenForCheating mistakes as him cheating on her]]. Archie flat out says "[[BigShutUp OH, SHUT UP, VERONICA!]]" which offends her greatly and impresses Reggie.
119* ''ComicBook/GastonLagaffe'': Prunelle once broke down crying onto Lebrac's shoulder after having to listen to aunt Hortense's awful records at maximum volume all day.
120-->'''Lebrac:''' ''[entering the office and hearing the records being blasted]'' What is that!?\
121'''Prunelle:''' That's Lagaffe. He's repairing his aunt Hortense's record player, and he's playing his aunt Hortense's records... and his aunt Hortense and I have DIFFERENT TAAAAASTES! ''[breaks down]''
122* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': It happened to ComicBook/CosmicBoy in the 90s. After learning his family was injured in a terrorist attack, and having his attack on said terrorists cut short by his girlfriend clocking him, sobs into her chest while hugging her when he wakes up back at base.
123* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': When Tim Drake's father was murdered and he and Franchise/{{Batman}} arrived just seconds too late to save him Tim ended up crying wide-eyed clinging to Bruce's arm as Bruce hugged him against his chest.
124* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': In ''Sonic Universe'' #38, E-123 Omega comes across Hope Kintobor crying and curled up on the floor after a meeting with Snively, distraught that she would never have a normal life or family again. In a heartwarming moment, Omega holds her in his arms and lets her cry into his chest plate.
125--> '''Omega:''' Um... there-there? Please do not leak anymore? I am sorry. I was not built to comfort.
126* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
127** When ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' gets destroyed during the "War of the Supermen", making Superman and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} the last of their kind once again, Supergirl cries into her cousin's chest at least twice.
128** In ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton1959'', Kara is a fifteen year old girl who has just been stranded in an alien world after losing her parents and her whole civilization. When she finds out that Superman is her cousin, she hugs him and cries into his chest.
129** At the beginning of ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac'', Kal hugs Kara as his cousin is having a breakdown. Kara buries her face on his chest and cries.
130** In ''ComicBook/TheUnknownSupergirl'', Kara cries into her cousin's chest when, after spending one year training and striving to prove she was ready to go public, her powers disappear right when Superman is about to announce the world her existence.
131** It happens twice in ''ComicBook/TheUntoldStoryOfArgoCity''. Supergirl cries into her mother Allura's chest after getting her out of a dimensional prison. Later, after being made to believe her future self will be forced to kill Superman or her father, Kara cries into her mother's chest again.
132** In ''ComicBook/TheGirlWithTheXRayMind'', a flashback scene shows Lena Luthor's parents dying in a traffic crash when she was a little girl, and Lena sobbing into the chest of the woman who was taking her to an orphanage.
133** ''ComicBook/TheLeperFromKrypton'': ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} breaks down crying onto Superman's right shoulder when his cousin, who had been declared dead, reveals he survived.
134* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Once Circe's brainwashing is undone with the lasso of truth Superman cries into Wonder Woman's chest while apologizing for fighting and hurting her. It comes across as a bit over the top given there's still the ends of a giant battle going on throughout New York that both of them could be helping with, and Diana heals unnaturally quickly and isn't even all that banged up considering who she was fighting.
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138* In ''Fanfic/TheBeastOfGusu'', Wei Wuxian cries into Lan Wangji's chest twice: the first time following the attack on Cloud Recesses upon seeing that their home is mostly intact, the second time happens after their reunion in Chapter 3 of "Unstoppable".
139* In ''Fanfic/BeyondTheStorm'', Max does this a lot with Chloe. The first case of this leads directly into their RelationshipUpgrade.
140* In ''Fanfic/BringingMeToLife'', Neo cries into Smith's chest. This coming after Neo's fight with Morpheus during which the captain refuses to believe that Smith can love Neo and says that the ex-Agent is using him.
141* ''Fanfic/TheButterflyEffectElfenLied'': In chapter 3, Kaede cries into the chest of her mother Mikomi, pouring out all of her accumulated sorrow.
142* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'':
143** In chapter 72 of the first book, a 13-year-old Harry ends up weeping into his father and godmother's chests respectively after having come across [[spoiler:Luna Lovegood's]] dead body, then [[spoiler: being killed by Daken]] in the fight with the HYDRA Assault Team and [[spoiler: resurrected]] immediately after, when he just breaks down under the emotional strain.
144** In chapter 60 of the sequel, Harry does much the same (with father and godmother) after cracking under a PastExperienceNightmare of the [[spoiler: sexual]] abuse he suffered at the hands of the Red Room - specifically, Yelena Belova. Carol, meanwhile, does the same with Steve (her [[ParentalSubstitute father-figure]] and [[spoiler: great-grandfather]]) in the same chapter, due to the strain of trying to support Harry through that and inability to help more.
145* ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'': After Asuka realized her crush Kaji loved Misato, Asuka broke down sobbing onto Shinji's chest when he tried to comfort her.
146* ''Fanfic/DeadOrAlive4TheDevilFactor'': In [[spoiler: chapter 11]], Ayame breaks down in tears while talking to Dante about her husband Shiden, who perished when [[spoiler: Vergil's]] demon horde razed the Mugen Tenshin village. Dante awkwardly attempts to comfort her by touching her shoulder, but when Ayame latches on to him and starts crying into his chest, Dante gives in and holds her as she continues to sob her eyes out.
147* In the ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fic ''Fanfic/DenTaePhobia'', Tae cries in Jesse's arms when he confesses he's afraid of going to the dentist.
148* ''Fanfic/ForgetMeNotDontLeaveMeBehind'' has Lan Xichen doing this to his younger brother as they reconcile. [[spoiler: He later does the same to his mother after seeing her for the first time in years]].
149* ''Fanfic/{{Greenfire}}'': After Greenfire reveals to Rarity how he grew up alone in a forest, Rarity is the one who snuggles up and begins weeping. His gentleness and sensitivity during the scene triggers Rarity's Love Epiphany.
150* ''Fanfic/GuysBeingDudes'': Arlo grabs onto Spark and does this after Spark revives from passing out after [[ItMakesSenseInContext saving him from a falling playground structure]].
151* ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'': As telling her mother how frightened she is of possibly remaining fifteen forever, ComicBook/MaryMarvel buries her face into Edith's chest and cries.
152-->"I don't know. I hope not. I pray not." Mary sat down, smoothing her skirt first. "I mean, Mom.... you'd think being 15 forever would be a great thing, wouldn't you, unless you really had to do it?"\
153"I know," said Mrs. Bromfield. "There's an old saying that youth is wasted on the young. But that's not really true. Youth is there to be wasted, as is age. It's your own decision as to how you waste both."\
154"I, I wish I had some to waste," said Mary, sniffing. "Oh, God, Mama, I just wish I didn't have to be like this forever..."\
155Within seconds, Mary was in her foster mother's arms, pressing her face to Edith's chest and crying her eyes out.
156* ''Fanfic/HopeForTheHeartless'': Avalina does this several times with [[LimaSyndrome the Horned King]] after [[spoiler:he has regained a living heart]].
157* ''Fanfic/HuntersOfJustice'': After Brainiac bottles all of Remnant's major cities and subsequently destroys the planet, a heavily injured team RWBYJNPR is able to escape via a Boom Tube with a Motherbox they stole from him. They arrive on Earth and are rescued by the Justice League and brought to the Watchtower to recover. However, they all wake up dazed, confused, and in a blind panic. They start putting up a fight before the rest of the League members arrive to diffuse the situation. Superman then arrives and comforts a distraught Ruby by gently hugging her, which she returns and starts sobbing.
158* During [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Principal Skinner]]'s wedding in ''Fanfic/IHopeYourePreparedForAnUnforgettableWedding'', his [[TropeNamers trope-naming]] [[MyBelovedSmother beloved smother]] Agnes is so distraught over her son [[EmptyNest leaving the nest]] that during the mother-son dance, she ends up burying her face in his chest and wailing about how she's "losing him".
159* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainSeekerOfCrocus'': Specter finally reunites with his old denizen partner Lampetia in the beginning of Act 2. The only thing he can do is race into her arms and cry at how he was unable to save her from dying.
160* In a Website/DeviantArt ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' post titled ''It Wasn't Your Fault'', Leonardo is crying into Karai's chest as he blames himself for Karai's mutation.
161* Fanfic/TheKedaboryVerse:
162** In the ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' fanfic ''Fanfic/HomeSickNoonboryKedabory'', Aran Ryan weeps into [[ThePollyanna Disco Kid]]'s chest after his pain gets to be a bit too much, [[AxCrazy even for him]].
163** In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}''/''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fanfic ''Fanfic/HushNowLittleOne'', Tae-young weeps into Bruno's chest over his FearOfThunder.
164** In ''Fanfic/TheSeasonsMyReason'', [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Yui]] breaks down into Bruno's arms when she finds out that [[spoiler:she has to defeat an evil chef before she can go home to her sick brother]].
165* In ''Fanfic/OfRocksAndRobots'', Cass ends up doing this with Krei of all people, after a series of events makes her grief from the death of Tadashi resurface. It gets to the point that Krei starts crying as well.
166-->Suddenly she burst into tears. She couldn't hold her feelings back any more and over a years worth of pain and grief started to pour out of her.
167-->Krei, in a panic, wrapped her into a hug and she held on tight to him as she cried.
168-->"I... I know Tadashi is back now..." She sobbed, "and I'm soo, so grateful... b-but... that doesn't change the past. It doesn't change what we had to go through... what I had to go through..."
169-->Krei gently rocked her back and forth in his arms as he stroked the top of her head. "Sssh.. please don't cry... I'm sorry... don't cry... I don't know what to do when people cry, c-cause if you cry, then I'll start crying… and, and we'll both have runny makeup...bawahaha."
170* In ''Fanfic/TheKeysStandAlone: The Soft World'', just after George removes Durothé's curse. (At that moment Durothé's actual sex was still unknown; she would be revealed as [currently] female a bit later.) She sobs wildly all over his chest. Female-on-male instance of this trope.
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175* In ''Fanfic/TheLionKingAdventures'', Nala cries into Simba's chest when he is presumed to have died in ''Friends to the End''. [[spoiler: However, it turns out he's not dead after all.]]
176* ''Fanfic/MHAWorldsFinest'': Recalling the story of how she lost her husband and subsequently gave up her son for his safety ends with Nana sobbing while Bruce holds and comforts her.
177* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13189446/1/ More than Meets the Eye]]'', after Misty prods Ash into saying "[[IWarnedYou I told you so]]" when he warned her about [[BitchInSheepsClothing her fiancé planning to betray her]], she runs to him and punches him in the chest, until she breaks into sobs and clutches to him. He hugs her back and comforts her.
178* ''Fanfic/MuchAdoAboutShakespeareLovesLaboursWon'': Horatio Hornblower sobs into his fellow officer and friend Archie Kennedy's shoulder the night following Mariette's death. Apparently, they spend most of the night close to each other like that. Only in the early morning hours, Horatio falls asleep.
179* In chapter 3 of ''FanFic/NarutoTheSecretSongsOfTheNinja'', Hinata starts sobbing after Naruto makes a promise with her that as long as she never gives up, he'll always believe in her. Naruto, [[ObliviousToLove thinking he might have said something to upset her]], cautiously reaches out for her, only for Hinata to grab his jacket and bury her face in his chest. Once he shakes off the shock, Naruto gingerly wraps his arms around her and pats her on the back until she regains control.
180* In the second part of ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978'' collection 'Wishes and Dreams' series, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/42445155 Nightmares]]'', Starbuck has a nightmare and Apollo has to hold him to calm him down. Apollo figures out later that Starbuck was actually dreaming about the former's death at the hands of Count Iblis.
181* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': In Chapter 8 of the original, Kyril finds Lily in a healer's tent sobbing her guts out, as a result of her [[RapeAsDrama trauma]] and CrisisOfFaith. Feeling his hand on her shoulder, she [[TryingNotToCry wipes away her tears as an attempt to hide them]]. Kyril tells her not to hold back, and so Lily does exactly that by throwing her arms around him crying. He does not exit the tent until she slept.
182* ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'': Harry finally breaks down crying into Leo's shoulder after [[spoiler: he tells her that he knows she's "Rigel Black". And she knows he's been covering for her]].
183* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36387478 Pictures of Us]]'', Peter Parker from [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries the Webb-verse Spider-Man films]] finds himself transported into [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Raimi's Spider-Man universe]] where he ends up crying in the arms of first that universe's MJ, then her Peter during dinner when the subject of Harry Osborn was brought up.
184* In ''Fanfic/SafeAnchorage'' Jeyne is described as burying her face in Theon's chest during her trauma-induced breakdowns multiple times, including after a PastExperienceNightmare and when she realizes she's [[ChildByRape pregnant with her abuser's child]].
185* In ''Fanfic/ThievesCanBeHeroes'', Makoto hugs Izuku tightly after the latter is distraught over his failure to prevent Shiho from attempting suicide.
186* ''Fanfic/TruePotential'': Hinata cries into Naruto's outfit when [[BleedEmAndWeep she's traumatized over killing someone for the first time]].
187* ''Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil'':
188** Valerie Payne sobs in Jackie's shoulder when she thinks Uncle just got killed by Hak Foo.
189** When Valerie is escaping from [[VillainousCrush Shendu]] in Hollowland's penitentiary, she runs by chance into the man who [[spoiler:killed her father]] yet doesn't seem to remember her. She's overwhelmed by outrage and grief so much that after Shendu scares the man away, she throws herself against his chest and weeps without caring from who she's seeking comfort. Shendu takes her with him while whispering comforting words to her.
190** Valerie does this again with Jackie in the last chapter while she's confessing the heartaches she's had about everything that's happened.
191** Valerie does this again with Shendu in the 22nd chapter of the sequel when he has told her what [[spoiler:Hsi Wu has been [[DemonicPossession doing to]] Jade]]. [[spoiler:Jade]] herself soon afterwards does this with Valerie after [[spoiler:Hsi Wu has been gotten rid of]].
192* ''Fanfic/UsAndThem'': After witnessing [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII President Shinra]]'s death, Jessie starts crying into Rufus' shoulder. He's surprised to realize she's crying over him, [[spoiler:specifically his treatment at the hands of his father]].
193* ''Fanfic/AVeryKaraChristmas'': Kara bursts out in tears when she remembers how her parents and friends died, and she buries her head into her cousin's chest while he hugs her comfortingly.
194-->"Kara." He quickly put his arms around her. "Don't think about it, honey, not right now."\
195"Oh, I can't help it," she said, and sobbed, purging out pain for her mother, her father, her friends, and everything she had known for fifteen years, wiped out in a single week. She buried her head in his chest and wet his S-shield with her tears.
196* In the ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PatronOfTheArtOfWar'', once the Ghost Crew rescues her from Thrawn, Sabine practically cries into Kanan’s chest out of pure relief that he, and the others, are really before her after believing them dead for a month.
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200* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'', Anya cries into Dmitri's chest after waking up from her Rasputin-induced nightmare.
201* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'', Azteca starts to silently sob into Weaver's chest when [[spoiler: Z's body is laid down by Cutter after he apparently succumbs to the water in his lungs while helping to rescue the colony from the flood.]]
202* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'': After the Beast [[spoiler: is stabbed by Gaston and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in Belle's arms]],]] Belle lays her head on his chest with a tearful AnguishedDeclarationOfLove.
203* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': Miguel cries into Héctor's chest as the latter [[CooldownHug comforts him]] when both of them find themselves in the cenote..
204* In the 1981 Japanese animated film ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'' based on the [[Manga/{{Unico}} Unico manga series]] by Creator/OsamuTezuka. After Unico befriends a black cat named [[CuteKitten Katy/Chao/Chloe]], she and Unico discuss about being abandoned due Unico being forced to leave to different locations by The West Wind due to a [[JerkassGods group of gods not liking him for making people happy]] and sends The Night Wind to kill him. While Katy tells Unico that [[BlatantLies she isn't abandoned]], she suddenly breaks down and starts crying into Unico's arms revealing that she was abandoned. [[https://i.imgur.com/N16oV9r.png Unico responds by hugging her gently.]] The original manga version of [[https://i.imgur.com/vuwb8ga.jpg the two hugging is just as heart-wrenching.]]
205* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Elsa finally breaks down and does this to Anna[[spoiler:'s frozen body after she [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices herself for Elsa]]]]. Given Elsa's [[TheStoic usual demeanour]], it's heartbreaking.
206* ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'': When Riley [[spoiler: finally admits her heartbreak over the move to her parents]], she cries into her father's chest when they pull her in for a group hug.
207* ''Anime/JinRohTheWolfBrigade''. [[spoiler:After realising she's going to be killed by Fuse, Kei begins to quote from ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood'' (a reoccurring theme throughout the film), eventually throwing herself to Fuse's chest and crying out, "Mother, what big claws you have! Mother, what big teeth you have!" whereupon a distraught Fuse shoots her.]]
208* ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'': Velma and Daphne both cry into Fred's chest after Shaggy sacrifices himself, entering the portal to the Underworld in Scooby-Doo's stead in order to keep it locked and prevent Dick Dastardly from opening it.
209* In ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', Dopey weeps into Doc's chest while the dwarfs mourn Snow White's apparent death.
210* ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'': Roo does this to Pooh while tearfully begging him to help him find Tigger as he left to find his real family under the impression that his friends think of his real family as a joke.
211--> '''Roo''': (tearfully) You've gotta help me find Tigger! ItsAllMyFault! He never would've left if it wasn't 'cause of me. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone I didn't mean to make him feel bad.]] I just... I just wanted him to be my big brother...
212* In the Disney film ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'', Jim believes it is his fault that [[spoiler:Mr. Arrow was killed by being sucked into the black hole]], prompting Silver, who knows it wasn't actually Jim's fault, to give him a pep talk in a heartwarming moment. Jim, who has begun to look up to Silver as the father he never had, puts his head against Silver's chest and cries into it. Silver is awkward at first but then hugs him, telling him it's alright in one of the film's biggest TearJerker and heartwarming moments.
213* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': When Judy and Nick reconcile, she has an emotional breakdown during her apology and Nick invites her into a CooldownHug and she does this.
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217* In ''Film/AlohaBobbyAndRose'', Rose cries into Bobby's chest because she misses her son Erick, and later because [[spoiler:their plan to bring Erick with them didn't work]].
218* ''Film/AndYourNameIsJonah'': Jonah tries to communicate to Jenny that he wants a hot dog. When she doesn't understand him, he starts hitting her repeatedly, and when she hugs him, he cries into her shoulder.
219* Shown in ''Film/BarryLyndon'', when the title character's friend is dying, after giving him the final kiss he requested, Barry collapses onto his chest, weeping.
220* In ''Film/TheBlackBalloon2007'', Thomas cries into his mother's chest after he and his brother have a particularly nasty fight in front of his girlfriend.
221* Parodied in ''Film/BlazingSaddles'', when it's done with two guys, the crier being a CampGay.
222-->"You brute, you brute, you vicious brute!"
223-->"All right, all right.."
224* In ''Film/BloodyMama'', Herman cries into Kate's chest after committing an AccidentalMurder.
225* After [[spoiler: Leslie’s death]] in ''Film/BridgeToTerabithia'', a heartbroken Jess cries into his father’s chest.
226* At the end of ''Film/Camille1936'', [[spoiler: after Marguerite [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in Armand's arms]], he buries his face in her chest sobbing [[PleaseWakeUp "Marguerite, come back! Come back!"]], while the camera zooms in on her lifeless face.]]
227* In ''Film/DancingTrees'', Martha cries into Nicky's chest after one of her {{flashback nightmare}}s to her mother's murder.
228* Ultimately PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/DumbAndDumber''. After Harry agrees to go across the country with Lloyd to help pursue Mary and give her back her briefcase, the latter begins to sob onto the former's chest, with his encouragement to "let it all out". As he then begins to sob even harder, [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan he then gently pushes him off saying that's enough.]]
229* How about the first 20 minutes of ''Film/FightClub''? A major theme is how random people in the support groups pair up to cry on one another. Of particular note is the narrator being paired up with Bob, a former bodybuilder who has 'bitch tits' due to steroid abuse; it doesn't matter to the narrator after discovering how good it feels to cry.
230* In ''Film/TheFlintstonesInVivaRockVegas'', Barney cries into Fred's shoulder as the two cry in jail over their loss of Wilma and Betty.
231* In ''Film/FlyAway'', Mandy cries into Jeanne's chest during a meltdown. Later, Jeanne cries into her ex-husband's chest over the possibility of institutionalizing Mandy.
232* In ''Film/TheGiant2016'', Rikard cries into Roland's chest after Roland rescues him from bullies.
233* In ''Film/GMen'', Kay does this with her brother Jeff, after begging him not to make himself a target for the mob, and then with Brick, when she begs him to keep Jeff from danger.
234* In ''Film/HandsAcrossTheTable'', Regi's broken up about Ted, and goes up to Allen's apartment and confesses that she fell in love like a sucker, and cries accordingly.
235* As in the novel, Hermione does this to Ron in ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''; he takes it better here than in the book.
236* In ''Film/TheHungerGames'', Prim is shown crying into Katniss' chest, an example of the "motherly" version of the trope (since Katniss essentially plays the role of mother in the Everdeen family).
237* In ''Film/InBruges'', a guilt-ridden and suicidal Ray breaks down and cries into Ken's chest over committing a murder that went horribly wrong.
238* The heartwarming moment in ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'', when they wake Dr. Mann from his cryonic sleep and he starts sobbing ManlyTears into Cooper's chest.
239* Hassan to Amir in ''Film/{{Komaa}}'', twice. [[spoiler: When Hassan's father dies]], Amir cries too.
240* In ''Film/LeoTheLast'', Salambo cries into Leo's chest over her family's misfortunes since coming to London.
241* In ''Film/LittleWomen2019'', Marmee cries into Jo's chest after [[spoiler: Beth dies.]] Especially poignant because [[CaretakerReversal it's the mother crying into the daughter's chest instead of vice-versa.]]
242* ''Film/MadLove1995'' has several scenes in which the mentally ill Casey has a breakdown and cries into Matt's chest.
243* ''Film/ManOfSteel'': Gender inverted for ManlyTears when Superman is held by Lois Lane [[spoiler:after being forced to kill General Zod]]. Lois is standing and holds the kneeling Superman against her stomach.
244* In ''Film/Mario2018'', Leon cries into Mario's chest over being forced to hide their relationship.
245* In ''Film/MidwinterNightsDream'', Jovana cries into [[ParentalSubstitute Lazar]]'s chest after [[spoiler:her mother is killed]].
246* In ''Film/MovingViolation'', Cam cries into Eddie's chest over their situation as fugitives in an unfamiliar town.
247* In ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol'', Rizzo cries against Gonzo's chest after they watch Belle break up with Young Scrooge and (in the uncut version) hear her sing the song "When Love is Gone."
248* In ''Film/MysticPizza'', there's a sisterly variation. After Kat finds out [[spoiler: the wife of Tim, the man she'd been babysitting for, and whom she just slept with, has come home, and Tim just pretends Kat doesn't exist]], she goes home in a daze and starts crying when she sits down on her bed. Daisy, who had been feuding with her up to that point, sees this, is moved by her distress, and hugs her, letting Kat cry onto her sweater.
249* Occurs in ''Film/NightOfTheBloodBeast'', with a traumatically-resurrected astronaut crying into his wife's chest. Which, as [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 Joel and the bots]] are quick to point out, gives him a faceful of her breasts.
250-->'''Joel:''' Hmm... this helps!
251* In ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' Will holds Elizabeth tightly both to comfort her while she cries and to prevent her from jumping off The Black Pearl to go to [[spoiler: her father, who is one of the boats of the dead below]].
252* In ''Film/TheRainbowExperiment'', Toni cries into her father's chest after Matty is badly injured in an explosion at school.
253* In ''Film/RelativeFear'', Linda reacts to some of the murders by crying into her husband Peter's chest.
254* In ''Film/SonRiseAMiracleOfLove'', Bryn cries into Barry's chest because she thinks she did something wrong, which is why her autistic brother won't play with her.
255* In ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', Uhura cries into Scotty's chest [[spoiler: when she follows Spock into Engineering just in time to see Kirk die]].
256* In ''Film/Sunburn1979'', Ellie cries into Jake's shoulder after a man tries to kill her while she's scuba diving.
257* In ''Film/TooSoonToLove'', Cathy cries into Jim's shoulder over her upcoming abortion.
258* In ''Film/TrickyPeople'', Carmen cries in Yello Dyno's arms after she tells him about being sexually abused by Reginald Charming.
259* In ''Film/UnderThePiano'', Franny cries into the housekeeper Mrs. Syms' chest after her mother Regina fires her.
260* Myra cries into Roy's chest after she has a mini-meltdown in ''Film/WaterlooBridge''.
261* ''Literature/UpInTheAir'': A major turning point in Ryan and Natalie's relationship is when Natalie admits that her boyfriend dumped her and becomes so devastated by it that she begins to cry, leading to Ryan awkwardly hugging her and letting her sob into his chest in an attempt to comfort her. This is witnessed by Ryan's girlfriend Alex, who aside from the initial awkwardness is understanding and helps her calm down as well.
262* ''Film/WeTooTogether'': As a child, Rob cries into his father Carl's chest on several occasions, including after Carl rescues him from bullies, and after he becomes overwhelmed by a recording a psychologist was using to test his sensory sensitivities.
263* Happens in ''Film/WhenHarryMetSally''. Sally calls Harry in tears after finding out that her ex is getting married. He comforts her, and she cries on him.
264* In ''Film/WhenTheBoughBreaks1994'', Jordan cries into Macleah's chest after one of his psychic seizures.
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268* In ''Angel Of Darkness'', the sequel to ''Literature/TheAlienist'', after [[spoiler:Kat, the prostitute Stevie was in love with, is poisoned to death by the BigBad]], Stevie cries into Sara Howard's chest.
269* ''Literature/TheCorpseCameCalling'': Two different women do this with the protagonist, HardboiledDetective Michael Shayne. Shayne's wife Phyllis does it sincerely, because she is rattled after a man staggered into their office and died with three bullets in his chest. Helen does it insincerely, because she is the FemmeFatale telling a sob story, and she is really pressing her body up against him in hopes of seducing him.
270* In ''Literature/CountToTheEschaton'', Rania invokes this with Menelaus. (He's a clueless ScienceHero, she's had a crush on him for a long time...)
271* The dramatic confrontation between Janine and Candayce, in ''Literature/{{Dinoverse}}'', ends this way.
272* ''Literature/DolphinTrilogy'': In ''Destiny and the Dolphins'', Vinca cries into John's shoulder as she tells him about James' AttemptedRape of her.
273* ''Literature/{{Edgedancer}}'' (a novella of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive''): When [[spoiler:Nale]] is undergoing a VillainousBSOD, Lift pulls him in a hug and he cries hysterically with his head pressed into her chest.
274* ''Literature/Harmony2016'': When Tilly and Iris see the filthy, run-down cabin where they'll have to live, they both start crying. Iris sobs into Alexandra's shoulder.
275* The ''Literature/HarryPotter'' books:
276** In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'', Hermione cries into Ron. [[BritishStuffiness He is terrified.]]
277** Hermione cries into Ron's chest at the end of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' after [[spoiler:Dumbledore's funeral]]. This time, Ron just holds her and cries ManlyTears.
278** The motherly version of the trope happens towards the end of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', when Harry is comforted by Molly Weasley, except that Harry [[TheStoic refuses to cry]].
279* Katniss cries into Peeta's chest toward the end of the first book in ''Literature/TheHungerGames''. Notable because she had been fighting her emotions all throughout the book, because the situation was the ''one'' moment when she had to make the romance seem most genuine, and because they were ''on national TV''.
280* In ''Literature/JuliasKitchen'', Cara buries her face in her maternal grandmother's neck, and they both cry over the death of Cara's mother and sister in a HouseFire.
281* Jonah in ''Literature/LaughingWinds'' panics and goes into hiding due to the situation he and the other main characters are trapped in and him losing hope of ever being able to escape. When he is found and confronted by the others he breaks down completely and is comforted by Annika.
282* The {{Novelization}} of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' is slightly different from the film in several places. The scene where Luke tells Leia who they both are and that he has to face Vader is much more emotional than in the film. Before Luke pulls away and leaves to meet his destiny, the twins hold each other, weeping "openly".
283* ''Literature/TogetherlyLong'': Chiisai does this to Oukii after she's hurt by a particularly nasty insult from Emperor Von Mal.
284* Trish from ''Literature/WickedGood'' cries into Archer's chest over [[spoiler:her pregnancy]].
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288* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'':
289** In the first season episode "[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS1E13TRACKS T.R.A.C.K.S.]]", Simmons does this into Fitz's chest after [[spoiler: Skye gets shot, and there doesn't seem any hope of saving her]].
290** In the second season episode "[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E17Melinda Melinda]]", in a {{Flashback}}, May does this into Coulson's chest after [[spoiler: she was forced to kill a little girl who turned out to be an Inhuman]].
291* In the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode "[[{{Recap/BabylonFiveS02E18ConfessionsAndLamentations}} Confessions and Lamentations]]", all the Markab in quarantine on the station have fallen to the plague. Delenn and Lennier, having stayed with them the whole time, have had to sit helplessly and watch them all die. By the time Sheridan and Franklin arrive, it is too late. Lennier is trying to hide his tears, but Delenn breaks down as Sheridan comforts her.
292* ''Series/{{Bones}}'':
293** Brennan is crying into Booth's chest as she's trying to come to grips with the revelations about her family.
294** Brennan cries on Booth's chest after the team investigated the death of a homeless man who turned out to be a Desert Storm veteran who died from injuries sustained while rescuing people from the wreckage of the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks. She recalled that she had helped identify remains taken from the World Trade Center, and how dry-eyed she remained, but now she found herself thinking that Booth could have been killed during the attack and that they might have never met.
295* In ''Series/BreakingBad'' at the end of season 2, Walt finds Jesse on the floor in a meth den, drugged and practically passed out. When he tries to pick him up, Jesse breaks down and starts to sob into his jacket, so Walt sits back down and just holds him while he cries about [[spoiler: Jane's death]].
296* In the ''Series/BroadCity'' episode "Witches," Ilana cries into her sex therapist's chest over her inability to have an orgasm.
297* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
298** Buffy cries into Angel's chest after smashing the Master's bones in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E1WhenSheWasBad When She Was Bad]]".
299** Angel cries into Buffy's chest/stomach while kneeling in front of her after he returned from hell.
300** "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E22Grave}} Grave]]" ended with Willow crying into Xander's chest after [[spoiler: his gesture of friendship combined with the magic she had stolen from Giles taps into her humanity, forcing her to see the consequences of her psychotic rampage and to come to grips with the fact that she had murdered Warren in cold blood]].
301* ''Series/BurnNotice'' lampshades it in a voiceover in the pilot:
302-->'''Michael''': 30 years of karate. Combat experience on five continents. A rating with every weapon that shoots a bullet or holds an edge. Still haven't found any defense to Mom crying into my shirt.
303* Twice on ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Lindsay cries into Danny's chest after impersonating a robber goes wrong and she's rescued in 'Not What It Looks Like.' Much later, Christine does this with Mac after he rescues her in 'Seth and Apep,' though they're on the floor at the time.
304* Catherine did it once with Warrick in a ShipTease moment in ''{{Series/CSI}}'' after she was attacked by a suspect while processing a scene.
305* During ''Series/TheDailyShow'''s last episode with Creator/JonStewart as host, Creator/StephenColbert turns up and, after a bit of banter with Jon, goes completely off-script to honestly, sincerely thank him on behalf of everyone for all he had done for his correspondents and staff over the years (against Jon's own wishes, as he had told them years earlier that they didn't need to thank him for anything[[note]]to which Colbert said, "It is one of the few times I have known you to be ''dead wrong''"[[/note]]). The overwhelming sincerity of the moment reduced Jon to tears, and as soon as Stephen was finished, Jon just hid his face against Stephen's shoulder and cried. (At which point they were dogpiled by all the returning correspondents, who by Colbert's own admission were chanting "Made him cry! Made him cry!" during the group hug.)
306* ''Series/Daredevil2015'': Foggy holds a crying Karen this way as she greatly fears getting him and Matt killed for talking to them about the Union Allied pension file that Wilson Fisk had tried to have her killed over.
307* In the ''Series/{{Decoy}}'' episode "Bullet of Hate," a teenage girl cries into Casey's chest when she's arrested for her abusive aunt's murder.
308* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
309** When the Doctor is apparently killed in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars Pyramids of Mars]]", Sarah Jane Smith sobs into his chest, causing the NotQuiteDead Doctor to wake up and complain that she's "soaking his shirt".
310** The same thing happens in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E1TheImpossibleAstronaut The Impossible Astronaut]]", when Amy sobs into the Eleventh Doctor's chest just after he appears to have been shot dead.
311** In Classic Who, Barbara's chest is the go-to place for sobbing and comfort. It is usually [[http://geocities.ws/barbaras_chest/hug.html Susan who does this]] but in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E7TheSensorites The Sensorites]]" a male crewmember of a spaceship also gets some comforting.
312** In the Series 6 episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E3TheCurseOfTheBlackSpot The Curse of the Black Spot]]", Amy does this to Rory after he nearly drowns and her badly administered CPR doesn't bring him back for a few minutes.
313** Tegan and Nyssa cry on each other's shoulders following Adric's death at the end of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E6Earthshock Earthshock]]".
314** Clara cries quietly into an aged 11's chest after he asks her for "one last victory" in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2013CSTheTimeOfTheDoctor The Time of the Doctor]]".
315* In the 13th episode of ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', an insane Topher is comforted by Adelle [=DeWitt=] after his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment.
316* In ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}'', after [[spoiler: Lewis was killed in a bomb explosion]], Parker was gently comforting and cradling a sobbing Spike.
317* From ''Series/FlowerBoyRamyunShop'' Eun Bi does this to [[spoiler:the image of her dead father after he dies]], it's not until a little while later she realises it was Kang Hyuk.
318* In the pilot episode of ''Series/FridayNightLights'', Lila breaks down sobbing into Julie's chest at the hospital after Jason's injury.
319* ''Series/{{Friends}}'' In Season 1 [[TheUnfavourite Monica]] cries into [[JustFriends Chandler's]] chest after her Mom says that she's never going to get married or have children, which she desperately wants. He also offers her a FallBackMarriagePact. (This was before [[HeartwarmingInHindsight they got together]].)
320* At the end of the episode "[[{{Recap/GameOfThronesS1E9Baelor}} Baelor]]" in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (you know [[WhamEpisode the one]]), Arya sobs into Yoren's chest as he forces her not to look when [[spoiler: her father is beheaded for treason]]. In this case, it's not romantic but an act of Yoren's respect for and loyalty towards her father and their family.
321* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'':
322** In the first season episode "Forgiveness and Stuff", Lorelai cries TearsOfJoy (and relief) into Luke's chest when she finds out her father Richard, who had been rushed to the hospital, is going to be okay.
323** Later that season, in the episode "The Breakup, Part II", a mother/daughter variation; Rory has been in denial about her feelings regarding her breakup with Dean in the previous episode, or at least that's what Lorelai thinks, as she keeps telling her daughter she needs time to wallow in the grief she must feel. At the end of the episode, Lorelai comes home to find Rory in tears, telling her mother, "I think I'm ready to wallow now." Lorelai sits down next to her and holds Rory while she cries into her mother's chest.
324* ''Series/{{Popular}}'': In the final episode, "Promblems", upon delivering their baby sister, Brooke starts [[TearsOfJoy tearing up]] as Sam holds her close.
325* ''Series/{{Glee}}'':
326** [[http://38.media.tumblr.com/779d8243666a3330f7a08e911c7e8b39/tumblr_inline_n1z5lczhCz1qbf6hn.gif Rachel cries into Finn's chest]] after she messes up the most important audition of her life.
327** An even sadder version occurred when [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131004021508/glee/images/a/a9/TQ.png Rachel cried into Mr. Schue's chest]] after [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Finn's death]]. Mr. Schue later that evening has one crying in his wife Emma Pillsbury's chest, having held back from crying over Finn for some time to be strong for the students.
328* ''{{Series/Highlander}}'': Tessa cries in Duncan’s arms after being kidnapped in the episode “Mountain Men” and after a mentally ill immortal gets into the barge and attacks her. There’s also a non romantic one with her and Richie after Michael Moore shifts to his Quentin Barnes personality and chokes her.
329* In Korean Drama series ''The Great Doctor'', the titular doctor Eun Soo breaks down crying on the nearest friendly shoulder after a very stressful EmbarrassingRescue--somewhat awkwardly for the recipient, as her {{Love Interest|s}} arrives right after that.
330* Late in the run of ''Series/HappyDays'', Joanie becomes a student teacher at her high school. She is accosted by a thug student, and Fonzie enters and saves her. He lets Joanie cry into his chest after the ordeal.
331* On ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Maya's brother Alejandro is suspicious about Sylar after he discovers a news article about his mother's murder. She doesn't exactly believe him and he walks away in anger when Sylar interrupts their conversation. She starts crying and Sylar gently holds her against him as she sobs into his shirt.
332* ''Series/InspectorLynley'' provides the page image. After being held hostage at gunpoint - [[TheWoobie on her first case back after]] [[FlashbackEcho taking a bullet to the stomach]] in the previous series finale - DS Barbara Havers [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07pN5KHK268 goes a bit insane]] and uses the man who held her hostage as a punching bag. Her partner DI Lynley hauls her off the guy and manages to punch through her FlashbackEcho, whereupon she absolutely falls apart and sobs hysterically into his shirt while he kisses her hair and clutches her close.
333* A male-on-female example in ''Series/{{JAG}}'' when the usually-stoic Harm leans into into Mac for the clutch while they are waiting for the outcome of a risky surgery on a mutual friend who stepped on a landmine. He is arguably closer to the friend than she is so he presumably needs the comfort more; she obliges.
334* ''Series/JoanOfArcadia'' Adam cries into Joan's chest while watching [[spoiler: home videos of him with his mother, who committed suicide several years ago]].
335* In ''Series/JudgingAmy'', after [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Jared dies]], Amy manages to keep it together for Maxine's sake, until Bruce shows up at the end of the episode to tell her how sorry he is, at which point she breaks down and cries into Bruce's chest.
336* In ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'', JK does this after apologizing up and down for what he did during the Capricorn Zodiarts incident and how Gentaro [[EasilyForgiven forgives him.]]
337* In ''Series/KnightRider'', this tends to happen a lot between Michael and the [[GirlOfTheWeek girl of the week.]] Not that Michael seems to mind.
338* On ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', Rollins is kidnapped by the father of the victims in the squad's latest case, when he feels it was handled poorly. Amanda remians calm thorough, often talking him through his own anxiety, before taking advantage of a moment of distraction and grabbing his gun. It ends in her hauling him into the precinct ''herself'' at gunpoint and handcuffed. But when it's over and [[ImpliedLoveInterest Carisi]] offers to drive her home, she breaks down when they're alone in the elevator, and [[ShipTease leans into him]] for comfort, which he is all to willing to provide.
339* Will and Vara were heading for this in ''Series/TheLegendOfWilliamTell'' in ''The Spirit of Kale'', when [[spoiler:Aruna]] was thought dead. Will got as far as getting an arm around her shoulder before [[spoiler:Aruna]] turned up alive and it turned into a GroupHug.
340* In ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' Guinevere cries into Arthur's chest when Morgana is badly wounded.
341* ''Series/{{Monk}}'':
342** In "[[Recap/MonkS7E3MrMonkGetsLottoFever Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever]]", Monk and Natalie have an acrimonious split after Natalie's new job as lotto girl [[AcquiredSituationalNarcissism goes to her head]] and gets in the way of her job with Monk. After a lotto scandal breaks, Natalie comes to Monk in desperation, hoping he can prove she didn't cheat and keep her from going to jail. After a broken apology for her diva-ish behavior earlier, she leans on him, nearly in tears, begging him to help her. Monk [[HatesBeingTouched is uncomfortable]] but [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness allows it]].
343** In "Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse", Natalie (who actually believes in voodoo) gets a decapitated doll with her name in the mail and drinks a potion she was supposed to rub on her neck, requiring a trip to the hospital. Midway through the drive, Monk figures out the culprit: [[spoiler: the EMT who responded to the cases and now has Natalie. After ramming the ambulance, Monk lets Natalie out]] and she cries into his chest over all the trauma she's been through.
344* In the ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' episode "Swan Song", Ziva cries into Tony's chest in the elevator after [[spoiler:Mike Franks dies]]. When the elevator doors open, [=McGee=] is seen comforting Abby, which leads to the four of them in a GroupHug in the elevator. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TVwK_S_Pjg Bring the tissue box]].
345* A heart-wrenching example from the season two finale of ''Series/TheNightShift'', with Jordan crying into TC's after [[spoiler: she finds out that she's lost her baby]] while he attempts to comfort her, even as he grieves along with her.
346* ''Series/TheOC'':
347** In the first season, Marissa and Ryan have a short one after [[spoiler:Oliver Trask]] holds Marissa hostage by threatening to shoot himself. Marissa starts crying into Ryan's shoulder while apologizing for not believing him when he told her about [[spoiler:Oliver's]] potential danger. He holds her.
348** Towards the end of the first season, after Marissa [[spoiler:found out that her mother was having an affair with her ex-boyfriend Luke]].
349* In ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'' it is revealed that [[spoiler:Maya is dead, and her body was found in Emily's yard. Emily breaks down, crying into Spencer's chest.]]
350* Season 3 ''Series/PunkyBrewster'' episode "Divorce, Anderson Style" ends with Punky crying into Cherie's chest after Allen leaves to move away with his to-be-divorced mother.
351* ''Series/TheQueensGambit'': When Beth visits Methuen again [[spoiler: after Mr. Shaibel dies]], she goes down to the basement, sees all of the news clippings of her there, and eventually finds a picture of her and [[spoiler: Mr. Shaibel]] when they were younger. When she comes back outside and rejoins Jolene in the car, Beth starts sobbing, and Jolene pulls her into a hug.
352* ''Series/Revenge2011'':
353** Emily and Nolan have one in the season two finale after Emily finds [[spoiler: Takeda]]'s body on the floor and starts crying uncontrollably. Nolan just holds her.
354** Emily and Aiden, too, at the beginning of season two. It happens after Emily finds out that [[spoiler: her mother tried to kill her when she was a young child]].
355* ''Series/RoboCopPrimeDirectives'' has a rarer father-son example: when [[spoiler: Jimmy Murphy]] reconciles with his father ([[spoiler: [=RoboCop=]]]), he hugs him and [[InelegantBlubbering sobs into the shorter man's shoulder]]. [[spoiler: [=RoboCop=]]] is slightly more composed but [[ManlyTears just as moved]].
356* In the ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' episode "Whose So-Called Life Is It Anyway?" Salem [[DeathFakedForYou fakes Hilda's death.]] (She's been selling his paintings as her own, and he figures that [[DeadArtistsAreBetter dead artists sell better]].) When Hilda's then-boyfriend Brock hears the news, he comes over to the house and cries into Zelda's chest on the sofa.
357-->'''Zelda:''' Oh there, there. ItsOkayToCry… Just use this tissue instead of my blouse.
358* In a flashback on ''Series/{{Scandal}},'' Fitz cries into Olivia's chest. Since Fitz is OneHeadTaller than her, Olivia uses a tree stump as a ScullyBox.
359* ''Series/{{Shoestring}}'': A woman sobs into Eddie's chest after he tells her that her husband has been exonerated of murder.
360* ''Series/{{Skins}}'': Emily breaks down and cries into her father's chest after [[spoiler:she discovers Naomi has cheated on her]]. His comforting her is heartwarming, though, especially when you consider how unsupportive her whole family was of her being gay.
361* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': Standard reaction on this show.
362** Chloe, Lana, and Lois all do this on occasion, Lois and Chloe usually to Clark and Lana to both Lex and Clark. Allison Mack, Chloe's actor, even says in the commentary of "[[Recap/SmallvilleS03E18Truth Truth]]" that she loves those scenes because Tom Welling's chest makes the perfect headrest due to their height difference.
363** The motherly version of this trope occurs in one episode, as Clark openly sobs on Martha Kent's shoulder as the two mourn over [[spoiler: Jonathan Kent's death.]]
364* ''Series/SportsNight'': In the second season episode "And the Crowd Goes Wild", Natalie, upset over the fact she and Jeremy broke up (at the end of the previous episode, "Dana Get Your Gun"), refuses to be a part of turning over footage the station shot of a riot to the police. When Isaac asks her about it, Natalie claims not to be bothered by Jeremy breaking up with her, but then she gets upset about Jeremy getting his things out of her apartment, goes over to Isaac, and starts crying on him while he hugs her.
365* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E10TheLoss The Loss]]", when Troi loses her empathic power, she cries into Riker's chest while he comforts her.
366* ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Elnor cries into Raffi's chest, with the latter taking on a motherly role and the former is a son figure who's mourning for his [[spoiler:surrogate father Picard]].
367* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'': Upon Jack's return at the end of "[[Recap/TorchwoodS1E13EndOfDays End of Days]]", Owen does this to Jack, out of combined relief and guilt.
368* On the two-part election episode on the final season of ''Series/TheWestWing'', when Annabeth tells Josh that [[spoiler: Leo has just died]], she immediately starts sobbing into his chest.
369* ''Series/TheWhiteQueen'': A rare gender inversion occurs near the end of Episode 7. When Richard of Gloucester is heartbroken after the execution of his brother George of Clarence, he leans his head on the shoulder and chest of his wife Anne Neville and embraces her tightly, his body clinging on to hers as if he'd fall apart without her solace.
370* ''Series/TheXFiles''
371** In "[[Recap/TheXFilesS02E13Irresistible Irresistible]]", Scully finally breaks down and cries in Mulder's arms after being rescued from a necrophiliac serial killer. It's actually an important moment of character development since beforehand she made a point of not showing weakness in front of him.
372** Scully sobs relieved tears into Mulder's chest in "[[Recap/TheXFilesS08E15Deadalive Deadalive]]" after Mulder comes back from the dead and is in a coma.
373* In one episode of ''Series/YoGabbaGabba'', Brobee can be seen in the background sobbing into Foofa's chest after [[SeriousBusiness Muno knocks over his building blocks]].
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376[[folder:Music]]
377* Also occurs in ''Music/{{ABBA}}'s'' 1979 hit, "Chiquitita":
378-->Chiquitita, tell me the truth
379-->I'm a shoulder you can cry on
380* A variation in ''Music/TheBeatles''' "Anytime At All":
381-->''If you need a shoulder to cry on,''
382-->''I hope it will be mine''
383* Music/JamesBlunt outright has a song titled "Cry on my Shoulder," which is [[TitleDrop title dropped]] in the refrain.
384--> "Cry on my shoulder, I'm a friend."
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388* In ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'', after using her telepathy to make a monster's [[YourHeadAsplode head explode]], Zia is so overwhelmed by what she's done that she collapses on the spot and bursts into tears. Ciro, her ChildhoodFriend, comes over and pulls her into a hug, letting her cry into his chest until she can recover.
389* There are several instances of this in ''Roleplay/ShadowhunterPeril''. They are all the angel Nicholas' doing.
390* ''Roleplay/ThereIsNoGATEWeDidNotFightThere'': In the interlude *Let it All Out*, Adrianna is able to get over her personal disdain for demihumans after and allows Delilah to weep into her chest over the loss of her family. Their relationship grows considerably after this event.
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394* In the 1998 filmed production of ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'', Gus the Theatre Cat cries into Jellylorum's chest as she gently leads him away, after his memories of his long-ago stage career become too nostalgic for him to bear.
395* In ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' Eliza breaks down and cries into her son Philip's chest after he dies in Stay Alive (Reprise).
396* In ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', Maria breaks down and collapses into Tony's chest after bitterly confronting him over having killed her brother Bernardo.
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400* ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki2'': [[{{Tsundere}} Felenne]] does this to [[TheHero Weiss]] if you romance her. After revealing [[spoiler: [[YouKilledMyFather Weiss is responsible for her sister's death]] along with his inadvertent and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero accidental slaughter of the Sera]] ]], she goes into BerserkerTears acknowledging (and shifting between hating and liking) the fact that she's falling for him before asking Weiss to just hold her as she has a much-needed cry after bottling up for so long.
401* ''Franchise/{{BlazBlue}}'':
402** ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift'': After Carl had a breakdown, Litchi offered to hug him and let him cry on her chest. Despite some DramaticIrony about [[spoiler:how Carl never knew that Litchi has in fact joined NOL and sided with the source of most of his anger, [[AbusiveParents his father Relius]], the fact that Litchi still wanted to genuinely ease his mind despite technically being his enemy definitely counts as a heartwarming moment]].
403** The ending of ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction'' has Ragna, about to erase himself from existence, giving Jin and Noel a group hug with Noel crying onto Ragna's chest.
404* [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/wii/a/cs3koh.htm Kohtaro's ending]] in ''[[VideoGame/CastleOfShikigami Castle of Shikigami III]]'' has him crying in Sayo's arms following the defeat of Tsukiko. The narration even describes it as Kohtaro [[InelegantBlubbering crying like a child]].
405* At the end of Act II in ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', Leah has just been through [[spoiler:a hellish vision courtesy of Azmodan, the last of the Evils that you have to take down, who reveals to her that he knows about the plan to trap him and his brothers in the Black Soulstone, and has sent all of his legions to the mortal realm from Arreat Crater to capture it]]. After relaying the info about the above to Tyrael after [[spoiler:he breaks her out of this vision]], she breaks down in his arms.
406* Apparently, in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', Zevran really wants to cry into Wynne's bosom. He brings this up at several opportunities. Wynne assures him that he's capable of crying well away from her bosom. It's sort of toying with the motherly idea; Wynne is a very grandmotherly figure in general, but Zevran is being shamelessly sexual when he suggests it.
407* Seen in the ''Trespasser'' DLC of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition,'' but only if [[spoiler:the female Inquisitor has romanced (and possibly married) Cullen. The Inquisitor is dying because of the Anchor on her hand, and during a final meeting with the three advisers before going off to confront the Qunari, it spikes painfully. Regardless of whether she reacts angrily or tearfully to her own suffering, Cullen immediately moves to comfort her, letting her huddle into his chest for this trope; if the sorrowful option of "I don't want to die!" is selected, this trope is especially present.]]
408* Seen in [[http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/1/1a/Tidus_%26_Yuna-1.jpg this]] promotional image for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', depicting the scene in Macalania Woods [[spoiler:where Yuna is forced to accept her duty as a summoner, and that she cannot live the idealized normal life in Zanarkand that Tidus describes]].
409* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'': Vanille breaks down a second time after Fang tricks her into revealing [[spoiler:she lied about her amnesia]]. After ThatOneBoss and an emotionally draining scene, Fang (instead of punching Vanille as we're lead to believe) simply bumps her forehead playfully and draws her into a hug of reassurance as the scene ends.
410* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'': This happens between Cloud and Tifa in Chapter 14 [[RelationshipValues if your affinity rating with the latter is high enough]]. Tifa, who had until this point maintained a relatively [[IronWoobie strong]] and forward-thinking attitude following [[spoiler: the destruction of Sector 7]], [[BreakTheCutie finally breaks down and cries]] into Cloud's chest (note that the above incident marks the ''second'' time that [[spoiler: their homes and livelihoods]] have been taken from them). Cloud--himself being a StoicWoobie with trouble connecting emotionally--finally opens up and [[TearJerker hugs her in response]]; enough that [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Tifa soon has to interrupt him for holding her so tightly to the point of nearly hurting her]].
411* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'': [[spoiler: Xion and Roxas]] break down crying into [[spoiler:Axel's]] chest after a taxing boss battle; [[spoiler: they weren't expecting to ever see each other, and Axel had even had his memories of Xion entirely erased.]] Hard to blame them after all that they went through.
412* The ending of ''[[VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]'' has Lolo crying in Klonoa's arms and begging him not to go.
413* Near the end of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel II'', [[TheHero Rean Schwarzer]] finally unloads all of his grief towards [[StudentCouncilPresident Towa]] who hugs him and brings his head near her chest.
414* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' shows Zelda [[spoiler: was unable to awaken her powers, fails her kingdom and her friends]] and breaks down crying in Link's arms.
415* Luigi's done this more than once to [[BigBrotherInstinct Mario]] in the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' games.
416* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'':
417** Shepard can offer this option to Tali during her Loyalty Mission.
418** Shepard can do the same for Liara during ''Lair of the Shadow Broker''.
419* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
420** ''VideoGame/Persona2'':
421*** In ''Innocent Sin'', after having a flashback about her father, Maya Amano broke down and Tatsuya can opt to have her cry on his chest.
422*** Then in ''Eternal Punishment'', when Tatsuya reveals the Innocent Sin side, how he failed to stop Nyarlathotep and get the Maya on that side dead and the world destroyed, he's utterly troubled. EP!Maya (you, the protagonist) has the option to let him cry on her chest.
423** ''VideoGame/Persona4'':
424*** When Rise cries after finding out the fact that her IdolSinger-self Risette ''is'' a part of her that she can't give up, the Protagonist is given the option to do this. Incidentally, picking this option leads to a RelationshipUpgrade.
425*** There's an option to let Yosuke cry into chest if you selected the correct dialogue option earlier in his Social Link. Unlike with Rise, this does ''[[PseudoRomanticFriendship not]]'' lead to a RelationshipUpgrade. A piece of [[https://i.imgur.com/sGnOpmq.jpeg promotional artwork]] for the [[Anime/Persona4TheAnimation anime]] seems to be the studio's take on this scene.
426* Not shown, but Moira admits to this in ''Videogame/{{Piss}}'' after [[spoiler: she remembers and faces what she did]], she is comforted by Ixele. Also not shown but her badly wounded and shaken friend Astis did this to Moira(mentioned in retrospect) when Moira found her bleeding and beaten in an alley and took her home to help her recover.
427* ''VideoGame/SagaFrontier'': During Emelia's bad end, where she [[spoiler:ends up killing Joker without knowing that it was her fiancee possessed by the Joker mask, she was completely left empty with her vengeance done and doesn't have any direction in life on top of her fiancee not coming back to life. She's holding back her tears and eventually declared that she couldn't take it anymore. Her best friends Annie and Liza approach her and lend her their shoulders for Emelia to cry on (implied since the screen blacked out and the sprite works couldn't show the extent of that).]]
428* At the end of ''VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders: The 2nd Runner'', [[spoiler: Ken embraces Dingo and sobs on his chest upon hearing that her father was secondhand.]]
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432* ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', in Kappie's route of the VisualNovel, there are two [=CGs=] of Ryou doing this to Tomoya.
433* In ''VisualNovel/CodeRealize'' this occurs on [[spoiler:Victor]]'s route, except instead of the traditional woman cries into man's chest, it's actually [[spoiler:Victor]] who cries into the protagonist's chest. Also, subverted, in that he doesn't actually cry into her chest but the effect is much the same with [[PlayerCharacter Cardia]] pulling [[spoiler:Victor]] into an embrace with his head against her chest and comforts him. He trembles and sounds like he's pretty damn close to tears, too.
434* ''VisualNovel/GalaxyAngel'' has Tact doing this for Vanilla and Mint (both of whom are short enough to reach him right there) in the first and second games respectively. For Vanilla, it happens after her pet rabbit dies and she's unable to save it, and for Mint when she finally break down over the distress of temporarily losing her telepathy and feeling jealous when she saw Tact with Chitose.
435* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' has more than one girl doing this if you (as Hisao) play your cards right and build strong relationships with them. Specially poignant in the cases of [[spoiler: Rin Tezuka]] and [[spoiler:Emi Ibarazaki]].
436* In ''VisualNovel/MagicalDiary'', the protagonist can end up soaking William's robes with tears after Damien breaks her heart. He's more a [[BigBrotherInstinct older brother figure]] than a romantic one, though, and the pair commiserates over the fact that Damien betrayed them both.
437* The title character of ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}'' comes to the protagonist's apartment after Arnold kicks her out. The first thing she does is give him a hug, with her face buried in his chest.
438* In ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'', young Ami cries and throws herself into her cousin Akira's arms after [[spoiler:being rescued from Kakuya]], letting out all her fear from the ordeal she suffered through.
439* In ''VisualNovel/Remember11'', Satoru wakes up back at SPHIA being held in Utsumi's chest. She did that in order to calm [[FreakyFridayFlip "him"]] down after "he" blew a gasket and started destroying the kitchen/family room area.
440* ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'':
441** In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'''s Tsumihoroboshi-hen arc, Rena cries into Keiichi's chest after [[spoiler: [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight shaking off]] the effects of Hinamizawa's HatePlague and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizing how close she came to murdering all of her friends]]]]. The unusual circumstances don't make it any less heartwarming.
442** Battler from ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' cries into Natsuhi's chest in Ep 1 after [[spoiler: the murder of Kanon]]. It shows both how motherly and protective Natsuhi really is and Battler's surprisingly tender and emotional nature.
443* ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'' trilogy:
444** ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'':
445*** Clover does this to Junpei when [[spoiler:she learns that Snake isn't actually dead]].
446*** Akane [[spoiler:cries into her brother's chest after Junpei helps her escape the incinerator.]]
447** ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' has a variant where "cry" part and "into chest" part happen at the same time but for different reasons. [[spoiler: After Junpei dies protecting Akane and [[MentalTimeTravel jumps to another timeline]], she jumps after him and [[AngerBornOfWorry scolds him for his recklessness]] and bursts into tears as a reaction to watching him die. When she's done yelling, Junpei apologises for what happened and pulls out a ring to propose to her. Her reaction is to hug him while still crying.]]
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450[[folder:Web Comics]]
451* Near the end of Megan Kearney's ''Beauty and the Beast'', [[spoiler: after Argus (a.k.a. the Beast) finally becomes human again and is free from his enslavement by the castle, he breaks down sobbing into Beauty's chest in [[TearsOfJoy joy]] and relief. This is significant because as the Beast, he was [[UnableToCry incapable of tears]].]]
452* Lydia does this to Betelgeuse at one point in ''Webcomic/CobwebAndStripes'', but doesn't really explain what's got her so upset. The fact that he's genuinely concerned (if a little freaked out) is a mark of his CharacterDevelopment.
453* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Ashley [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/sister3-291 cries]] into Elliot's chest after she gets time to process the ordeal she went through during the "Sister 3" storyline.
454* ''Webcomic/{{Erma}}'': after [[https://tapas.io/episode/418817 Erma finds out]] that all the mean things that Felicia said to her were actually [[spoiler: Widdle Wallace taking control of her body]] she becomes so relieved that all she can do is hold unto Felicia and sob.
455* The stoical [=McGraw=] spends most of issue 51 of ''ComicBook/GiantDays'' holding in his grief over his father's death. Fortunately, when he does finally break, his girlfriend Susan is there for him.
456* ''WebComic/GirlGenius'':
457** Bangladesh Dupree, of all people, does this [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ggmain/strips/ggmain20120118.jpg at one point]] when [[spoiler:she believes she failed to save Baron Wulfenbach]].
458** Trelawney Thorpe [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20191216 does it]] with Agatha comforting her after [[spoiler: Wooster is killed.]]
459* ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob —'' Galatea to Bob, [[https://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/280 here.]]
460* In ''Webcomic/{{Plume}}'', [[http://plumecomic.com/?id=89 Corrick comforts Vesper]] after [[spoiler:her father dies]].
461* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4318 May ends up doing this to Marigold]] when she learns how much money her friends raised for her [[BuxomBeautyStandard buxom new body]].
462-->'''May''': I can't deal with this!\
463'''Momo''': May...\
464'''Marigold''': It's okay. [[FunbagAirbag That's what they're there for.]]
465* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}'': After witnessing [[spoiler:her daughter using eye lasers]] and getting dragged into a meeting with the CIA, Andi wants nothing more than to [[https://selkiecomic.com/comic/selkie1586/ find a chest to cry into.]]
466-->'''Andi:''' The only fully-formed thought I can process right now is an escalating urge to go fling myself into my girlfriend's bosom and panic-cry.
467* ''WebComic/StickyDillyBuns'' parodies the trope somewhat in [[http://www.stickydillybuns.com/strips-sdb/i_have_my_teddy the last panel here]]. (It's happened before with these two, but this is the most detail-subverting case to date.) Dillon (disguised as "Dilla") insists on crying into the chest of Ruby (disguised as "Rudy"). As Dillon is taller than Ruby (even without heels), the pose comes out wrong for the usual effect -- and Ruby really, really doesn't want to play a "motherly" role. Given that Dillon's crying verges on InelegantBlubbering, any heartwarming is ruthlessly averted.
468* Ally cries into Lisa's chest at the end of Chapter 2 in ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'' following the traumatic retelling of the story of Marion.
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472* ''Literature/CanYouSpareAQuarter'': The 12-year old street boy Jamie suffers a complete breakdown when Graham asks him how he ended up in the streets and cries out his history on Graham's shoulder.
473* In ''WebVideo/DemoReel'', a [[InVinoVeritas very high]] Rebecca breaks down crying in Tacoma's arms after ruining a fair few takes screaming about her abusive family.
474* In ''Literature/DreamHighSchool'' on Page 34, the character who runs into you crying is probably crying into your chest, though it's not specified.
475* In ''Literature/TheLadyVoltigeur'', Claire cried out so much on Nathalie because of her recent loss that her body gave out and she fell asleep after just a few minutes of doing so.
476* In ''WebVideo/WeddingPeachAbridged'', Yuri gets annoyed that Jama-P keeps doing that to Momoko... when she can't do it herself.
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480* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Upon their reunion in the finale, [[spoiler:Zuko breaks down and sobs into Iroh's shoulder]].
481* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': In the episode "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE8GrowingPains Growing Pains]]", Robin aids a teenage girl named Annie. She has lost her memories and is being stalked relentlessly by a strange man who begs her to come home. After his third appearance, she breaks down and cries into Robin's chest. It is given an element of {{Squick}} when the truth comes out and it's revealed that the man stalking Annie is [[spoiler:Clayface]] who has survived his last battle with Batman. It turns out he needed time to recuperate so he [[spoiler:used some of his clay to make a person who would be on the lookout for anyone who might find him. [[TomatoInTheMirror That person was Annie]]. She was supposed to just look around and come back, but she lost her memories when she left]]. Basically, [[spoiler:Clayface broke down and cried into Robin's chest because he(?) didn't want to be reunited with himself and Robin had a crush on a pile of sentient sludge]]. Robin [[DullSurprise takes the news extremely well]]. He even begs [[spoiler:Clayface]] to bring her back after she launches herself into him and dissolves.
482* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bravestarr}}'': A rare male-on-male example at the end of "The Price"; Brad cries into Bravestarr's chest in sorrow [[spoiler:that he didn't tell him about Jay's downward spiral earlier.]]
483* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'':
484** In "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E1MindPollution Mind Pollution]]", Verminous Skumm creates a new, highly addictive drug and manages to hook Linka and her cousin Boris, who overdoses. When Wheeler pulls her away from Boris' body, Linka throws herself on his shoulder, sobbing as she admits the drug cost her her cousin and laments that she can't stand the agony of withdrawal.
485** In "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS4E22TeersInTheHood 'Teers in the Hood]]", the team goes undercover after one of Gi's friends, David, is caught in the crossfire during a gang war. When Gi finds the man responsible (who has by this point been involved in new atrocities), she uses her [[MakingASplash waterpower]] in an effort to drown him. Wheeler manages to talk her out of it by saying that [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim this kind of violence isn't her way]]. Afterwards, she breaks down on his chest as [[CooldownHug he hugs her]] and tries to calm her. Unlike the example with Linka, this one contains no ShipTease; it's strictly platonic comforting.
486* ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'': In "[=CatDog=] Food" and "Curiosity Almost Killed the Cat", Cat cries into Dog's chest while apologizing to him.
487* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'': After Chip is apparently killed in the episode "Seer No Evil", Gadget cries into Monty's chest, as Dale stands with tears streaming down his face. Needless to say, Chip is NotQuiteDead.
488* Penfold sobs pitifully into WesternAnimation/DangerMouse's chest after the two had gone through hell to obtain a rugby ball filled with secret plans, only for Colonel K to assign them the mission of getting dummy plans into Greenback's hands. Where are the dummy plans? [[HereWeGoAgain In the rugby ball]] [[AllForNothing our heroes went through the story arc to obtain.]]
489* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': During the flashback in "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E12TopDuck Top Duck]]", Launchpad's mother Birdy tearfully buries her face in her husband Ripcord's chest as their son [[TheRunaway leaves home]].
490* ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman'': Karen cries into Santa's chest when he finds her [[spoiler:mourning over the [[DisneyDeath melted Frosty]].]]
491* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie'': [[spoiler:Arnold cries on a comatose Miles when he realizes that the Corazón, which had been lost, was needed to cure his parents of their sleeping sickness.]]
492* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'': In the episode "Hereafter", Lois Lane ends up sobbing into Lex Luthor's chest just after tearing him a new one for [[spoiler:showing up to Superman's funeral]].
493* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
494** Amon and his Equalists ambush and easily subdue Korra. Amon states that while he can't de-bend her now, as that would only make her a martyr, he proceeds to psychologically rip her to pieces. By the time he's left and Tenzin arrives, Korra, who is utterly terrified, breaks down into his chest.
495** It happens again with Asami and Mako at the end of episode 7, after [[spoiler:it turns out Asami's father was an Equalist]].
496* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Rani cries into Kion's chest when her grandmother Queen Janna dies.
497* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In the episode "City Slickers," Lori does this with Bobby after her disastrous first day out in Great Lakes City.
498* ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix'': In the episode "Tricky Ricardo", Maria cries into Drix's chest after she kicks her estranged, troublemaking brother Ricky out of her apartment.
499* ''WesternAnimation/PunkyBrewster'': The episode "Punky, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" had Henry put into a deep sleep after eating an apple pie made from a spiked apple. When Brandon's lick on Henry's face doesn't wake him, Punky sadly kisses him on the cheek and starts sobbing into his chest. Fortunately, Henry does wake up (presumably from Punky's kiss).
500* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'': Ren has these moments a lot with his emotional crutch Stimpy.
501* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': Morty cries into his grandfather Rick's chest after he is nearly assaulted in the bathroom in the episode "Meeseeks and Destroy" by the Jellybean King. Rick (who finally was having fun in Morty's adventure) comforts Morty by making the best of things and fixing the place up. [[spoiler:Just as they leave, Rick pulls out his raygun and proceeds to [[PapaWolf ''annihilate'' the Jellybean King.]]]]
502* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': In the episode "The Big House," Wiseguy cries into Big Justin's chest after he tells Tommy about a friend of his who tried to escape from daycare, only to get transferred to another daycare after he got caught.
503* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'': Episode 10 has Velma crying into Daphne's chest after Shaggy chooses to be Scooby's pal rather than her boyfriend.
504* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': [=SpongeBob=] himself has done this several times, most notably in "Squeaky Boots" to Mr. Krabs after he stole the titular boots and "I Was A Teenage Gary" to Squidward when Dr. Gil Gilliam treats a severely malnourished Gary.
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508* Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/12/26/93/1226931950d209e16ef888165bf51d94.gif sobbing into rink-mate Javier Fernandez's chest at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.]] It's not uncommon for skaters to cry for catharsis after intense performances, even successful ones. There's a reason the area where they wait for scores is called the "kiss and cry". However, on top of having just successfully defended his Olympic gold on painkillers and an injured ankle, Hanyu was blindsided with the news of Fernandez's retirement, being the first person to know. The two were rivals, rinkmates, and friends who challenged each other on their way to the podium.
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