Quotes / Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl

Anime & Manga

Kikyo: I noticed that Inuyasha has changed. His eyes have a certain softness. Long ago, his eyes were much colder and he thought he could afford to place his trust in no-one.

Kaede: Kagome is a strange child. Little by little, she has been able to heal the wounds of his heart.

Kikyo: So she is the one responsible. It was she who changed Inuyasha. Had I lived, it is I who would have tended to the wounds in his soul.

— Inuyasha

"If it wasn't for you being in my life, I would have run from this world without ever trusting anyone."

Naofumi Iwatani to Raphtalia, The Rising of the Shield Hero

Fan Works

"She is compassion in its purest form. She never backs down at the chance to help someone in need, opening her own heart in hopes that they will open theirs. It's what he adores about her the most.
He was stubborn at first. Shying from her love, swatting away her benevolent hands. But she persisted: slowly, patiently, and lovingly. Always lovingly."

— Homestuck fic armor

Olga: You okay?
Celestine: I wish Sir Kyril would relax.
Olga: I do too. And watching you try to get him to relax is the funniest thing I've seen all week.
Celestine: *blushes and frowns*
Olga: Oh calm down. I know you like him a lot.
Celestine: Maia does, as well as his retainer Grace.
[Beat]
Olga: If you ask me, he has his hands full. Dealing with us... but mostly you.
Celestine: What? I have done nothing to make him uncomfortable!
Olga: Oh, and what was that spiel about him being important to you?
Celestine: *blushes* That's... well, of course he is important to me! He is a loyal knight and he has been tirelessly working to help us win the war!
Olga: *raises eyebrow*
Celestine: *gives up*

— The Night Unfurls, discussing this trope

Films — Animation

Hercules: You know, wh-when I was a kid, I-I would have given anything to be exactly like everybody else.

Meg: You wanted to be petty and dishonest?

Hercules: Everybody's not like that.

Meg: Yes, they are.

Hercules: You're not like that.

Meg: How do you know what I'm like?

— Hercules

Web Animation

Blake: You don't know what's it like to live in shadows
Always regretting what you've done
Spending time counting every little mistake
Knowing it's always easier to run
Sun: You don't have to spend your life looking backwards
We've been through this over and over again
You can't just wish it away
The past is the past, it will never change
That was before, this is now
And when we have a chance to make it better if we try

— "Like Morning Follows Night", RWBY

Web Original

"Give me a self-loathing man
Who firmly believes no one could ever love him
And a strong-willed woman
Who doesn't take any of his shit
And gradually becomes his light
And hope
And sun
And stars
And I assure you, I will ship it until my dying breath"

— Tumblr, from this Arrow photo set.

"My OTP:
The hot moody asshole
With the girl who is his sunshine
And happiness
But can totally kick his ass
When he's an idiot"

— Tumblr, from this Case Closed photo set.

"I was the moon, she was the sun
I was war, she was peace
I was disaster, she was beauty
I was sorrow, she was happiness
I was death, she was life
He was destruction, she was salvation"

— Tumblr, from this Bleach photo set.

"You can't love someone unless you love yourself first",
Bullshit.
I have never loved myself.
But you...
Oh God, I loved you so much.
I forgot what hating myself felt like.

— Tumblr, from this Case Closed photo set.

emotionally cold character: i don't do relationships

pure cinnamon roll character: *exists*

emotionally cold character: shit

— Tumblr post

me: i hate cliches
author: the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one
me: *sobs* omg the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one

— Twitter post

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