Heartwarming / Serge Storms

• Almost every relationship between Serge and the latest Girl of the Week (bar a few mutually toxic exceptions like his relationships with Molly, Sharon, and Rachael) has at least a couple of tender moments that go beyond mere lust, like when frequently mistreated stripper Story calls him the first person who ever moved a muscle to defend her honor.
• Both occasions where Serge learns he has a long lost half-brother, and they embrace the relationship, help each other out, and (in the former case) watch a movie together.
• Serge's many friendships with guest characters like the Davenports (mainly in Christmas Episode When Elves Attack given the Cringe Comedy in many of their meetings), the condo dwellers in Mermaid Confidential and The Maltese Iguana (they even try to make him head of the condo board), the fishermen in Apalachicola in Clownfish Blues, and the retirement village whose residents he protects against exploiters in No Sunscreen for the Dead have a lot of warmth.
• Every scene where Serge hangs out with his grandfather's crew, whether in the present or in a flashback, has a lot of close-knit bonding.
• In Hammerhead Ranch Motel , after Country is humiliatingly fired from her retail job, her friend and coworker City quits on the spot to race after her and provide emotional support.
• The Heel–Face Turn of Corrupt Politician and unsuccessful draft dodger Marlon Conrad in Orange Crush begins when his men swipe a bottle of Leakey from him, and he gets talked into letting them keep it, and they end up sharing the bottle and swapping dirty stories around the campfire. Later, after most of the squad is killed in action, Conrad travels across Florida visiting their families to learn more about them.
• Serge's moments of being The Kindnapper to lonely Mock Millionaire Ambrose in Triggerfish Twist.
• The epilogue of The Stingray Shuffle gives the book club of struggling single moms an Earn Your Happy Ending where they get their hands on a briefcase of money and have their favorite author base characters off them.
• Serge takes the heat for a killer with split personalities who isn't responsible for his actions in Hurricane Punch.
• In Atomic Lobster, the ex-Steelers player living near Serge may be a substance user and adulterer, but he's also very nice to all of his fans, even Butt-Monkey Jim. Even Token Evil Teammate Rachael, who spends half her page time obsessively hoarding any nearby drugs and booze for herself, likes the guy enough to bring him a drink and offer to share her stash with his guests.
• Most of the scenes where Serge takes care of his alleged son Mikey in Electric Barracuda have some cuteness (even if not all of them turn out well), like when he encourages Mikey to talk to a girl he likes.
• In When Elves Attack, Jim still working as an efficiency expert who gets people fired, but he also works to get them rehired in different positions afterward, even two guys who tried to kill him.
  • In the same book, Bratty Teenage Daughter Nicole sides with her dad against her boyfriend when he physically assaults her dad during an argument, leaping on her boyfriend's back to try and wrestle him to the ground.
• In Coconut Cowboy, Peter gives the Butt-Monkey of the criminal gang a You Are Better Than You Think You Are speech, saves his life in a cave-in, and convinces him to apply for trade school.
• All-Loving Hero Man of the City Darby's positive influence on the community (on everyone to his protégé to Dirty Cops who eventually seek to avenge his death) in The Pope of Palm Beach provides for some of the warmest scenes in the series.
  • In the same book, when Coleman mistakenly thinks that Serge is gay, he declares that "I'll totally support your lifestyle."
• The football coach's friendships with his first female student Chris and the Reasonable Authority Figure principal in Naked Came the Florida Man are nice throughout the book and lead to rewarding payoffs when Chris graduates in a position to do a lot for her old neighbors and the principal calls in favors to have the coach's record expunged so he won't be banned from teaching over a Miscarriage of Justice.
• Some of former Amoral Attorney Bobby Sparrow's first acts as The Atoner in Tropic of Stupid include confessing and apologizing to everyone he's ever wronged, including giving one woman a check for $100,000 that he cheated her out of. His change being largely brought about by fond memories of his Parental Substitute is also touching.
• The friendship between Affably Evil cartel members Mercado and Cinco in Mermaid Confidential is quite touching, with moments like Cinco talking about how he does the worst jobs so Mercado won't have to feel that guilt for himself and them talking about how nice it would be to play football together again like they did as boys. This also extends to the cordiality and protectiveness they extend toward hospice worker Julie and her charges.