Line #21 PlayingWith/SandInMyEyes


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character (usually male) is seen crying, but immediately denies it.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice catches Bob crying, but Bob insists that something is in his eye.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Alice catches Bob pounding his fist on the floor, intensely wailing, torrents of tears running from his eyes, and Bob [[ObviouslyNotFine still insists that something's in his eye]].
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob only gets a little teary, so it's plausible deniability when he claims he has something in his eye.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Bob doesn't want to be seen crying because MenDontCry or he feels he's too old to be crying.
7	** Alternatively, there's a grain of sand literally in Bob's eyes.
8	* '''Inverted''':
9	** Bob is embarrassed that he got sand in his eye by accident, and tries to cover it up by saying that he's crying.
10	** Bob's eyes are watering, and Alice asks, unironically, "Sand in your eye?"
11	** Bob pretends to "feel a little tickle" rather than admitting he finds Alice's jokes funny.
12	* '''Subverted''':
13	** Bob tries to make up an excuse, but Alice tells him that [[ItsOkayToCry it's OK to cry]].
14	** There actually ''is'' something in his eye.
15	* '''Doubly Subverted''':
16	** Even though he appears to accept crying as OK; he still rubs his eyes and insists that there is sand in his eyes.
17	** There ''was'' something in his eye, but he starts crying because of the pain after it's gone and doesn't want to admit it, so he lies that it's still there.
18	* '''Parodied''':
19	** Bob is seen crying, and denies it by saying that something is in his eye. As it turns out, there really was something in his eye.
20	** Upon being asked what Bob "caught" in his eyes, Bob responds with "Tears!"
21	* '''Zig Zagged''':
22	** There ''is'' sand in Bob's eyes, and it's so painful, Bob cried.
23	** Alice and Bob are attending a funeral at a desert, so it's unclear whether Bob is crying or he actually has sand in his eyes.
24	* '''Averted''': Bob flat out admits that he's crying.
25	* '''Enforced''': "If people see this character crying, they'll think he's weak." "Have him say that something's in his eye."
26	* '''Lampshaded''': "Lemme guess... there's something in your eye, isn't there?"
27	* '''Invoked''': Alice throws sand in Bob's eyes to make it look like he was crying.
28	* '''Exploited''':
29	** Claris, who made Bob cry in the first place, continued to torment him knowing he can't tell anyone about it.
30	** Bob is actually crying CrocodileTears, using denial to sell the lie.
31	* '''Defied''': Alice, understanding Bob's situation, comforted Bob and told him it's alright.
32	* '''Discussed''': "Why is it that they always say that something's in their eye? Can't they just admit that they're crying?"
33	* '''Conversed''': "I don't see why TV characters bother saying something is in their eye when they're clearly crying."
34	* '''Deconstructed''': There really is sand in his eyes; he's not actually sad about anything.
35	* '''Reconstructed''': When he starts to cry, he clandestinely throws sand in his eyes.
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41	%%* '''Implied''': ???
42	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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