Please don't list this on a work's page as a trope. Examples can go on the work's YMMV tab.
Tear Jerker: Warrior
"I love you. I love you, Tommy."
The entire scene of Paddy meeting Tommy in the casino. He attempts to commemorate his rescue of a marine in the war, only to find out that just moments before Tommy had been illegally fleeing his troop due to the grief of losing his best friend to friendly fire. Paddy doesn't find that last bit out, though, because Tommy then proceeds to give him a verbal beatdown so humiliating he breaks down in his hotel room later, drunk again after one thousand days of sobriety. This scene is painful enough through the sheer hurt on Paddy's face, but even moreso when Tommy returns to the hotel to see his father a wreck once more. Cue a quiet My God, What Have I Done?, followed by Tommy cradling his drunken father on the bed, petting his head and shushing him to sleep.
This page has not been indexed. Please choose a satisfying and delicious index page to put it on.
