Basic Trope: Subtle angst displayed by tough characters.
- Straight: The Big Guy Flash Young, who's normally a rather tough and Hot-Blooded young man, tends to remain quiet in times of sadness. Such as whenever he calls back those times at the Boarding School of Horrors back in Maine.
- Exaggerated: Flash is practically stone faced when hit with a devastating catastrophe. Not even a Single Tear rolls down his cheek; Just plain indifference.
- Downplayed: Flash frowns a bit, and occasionally has the Single Tear, but otherwise, he's relatively stoic.
- Justified:
- Flash subscribes to the belief that Men Don't Cry; He hates being considered a whiny, effeminate manchild for even letting out a Single Tear.
- Flash feels that if he does cry, he'd be also embarrassed if he did it in public.
- Flash just doesn't want to feel like a nuisance.
- Flash doesn't dump all his personal problems because They're Called "Personal Issues" for a Reason.
- Inverted: Flash is an Emotional Bruiser who cries Manly Tears for when tragedy strikes.
- Subverted: Flash is revealed to be Not So Stoic...
- Double Subverted: ...But it's because he got a terrible sickness that induces a runny nose and also has some itchy eyes.
- Parodied: Everyone has Ocular Gushers whenever they're inconvenienced in the most minor ways. Flash is eerily quiet whenever he gets hit with pretty much the most horrific atrocities known to man.
- Zig-Zagged: Whether Flash cries Manly Tears or subdues them tends to be Depending on the Writer.
- Averted: Flash cries Manly Tears, but not to the extent that it's an inversion of this trope.
- Enforced: Flash is a tough character, but even he has problems of his own. And it's not tough to cry a lot, otherwise Flash would be considered Not Badass Enough for Fans.
- Lampshaded: "At least shed a Single Tear, damn it... Why are you always so quiet?"
- Invoked: Flash cried once as a kid, and it was coupled with Inelegant Blubbering. The moment was so utterly embarrassing that Flash swore off crying forever.
- Exploited: After someone gets murdered and Flash is a suspect, his silence is considered as Incriminating Indifference.
- Defied: Flash is forced to cry.
- Discussed: "Don't mistake my silence for indifference. I suffer as much as everyone is."
- Conversed: "Look, I don't know but he seems pretty inhuman for not crying when his own father dies in front of him."
- Deconstructed: Flash is called out for his alleged callousness and Lack of Empathy, and is treated as The Sociopath, after a horrific tragedy strikes him. They don't know that Flash is grieving and mourning the tragedy as much as the others that were affected by it; He just doesn't want to sound like a nuisance.
- Reconstructed: However, when Flash reveals that he does indeed suffer, he also calls them out for over acting and pretending like it's the end of the world for them; They don't really care, they just act like they do care. Of course, while this does earn Flash some flak, the explanation does make sense in hindsight; Flash is, after all, a 7 foot tall of muscles stacked upon muscles.
- Implied:
- Flash is considered to be inhuman for not crying so much, but we don't know what it is that Flash should be crying about.
- Flash, in the more dramatic times, may be a lot quieter than his usual boisterous behavior, but he does tend to be more understanding and caring, even though he's never seen crying.
- Played for Laughs: Flash may cry quiet Manly Tears, but he's clearly not as horrendously overt as just about everyone around him.
- Played for Drama: Flash's silence is more often than not mistaken for a Lack of Empathy, even though he really is empathetic to any tragedy around. This makes him a pariah and gives him the reputation of a jerkass.
- Played for Horror: Flash is quiet after a horrifying tragedy... Because he's clearly broken beyond recognition. The only thing remaining is a Thousand-Yard Stare.
Look, if you're wondering why I'm so quiet... It's that I don't want to be a disturbance.
