Jonathan took advantage of their distraction to peck her on the cheek quickly. Her face flushed as he spoke. "I’ll be back soon." he promised in a voice soft enough for only her to hear. He was beautiful like this up close. Gone was all the baby fat of his youth and only strong beautiful angles remained. His green eyes had gotten more vibrant since the last time she gazed at them, and his lashes were longer too. She admired his thick brow, the waves of his hair and sighed. She’d commit the rest of him to memory later.
Will: Tessa? Tessa Quinn? That's you, right? It's been forever!
Tessa: Uh...
Will: Erm, I’m Will. We were in... junior student council together?
Tessa: Oh wow! You're so tall now!
Will: Heh, I definitely don’t blame you for not recognizing me. A lot’s changed in the past couple years.
Tessa: Uh...
Will: Erm, I’m Will. We were in... junior student council together?
Tessa: Oh wow! You're so tall now!
Will: Heh, I definitely don’t blame you for not recognizing me. A lot’s changed in the past couple years.
Elliot: Wait, she's your sister?
Sarah: You met her before, years ago.
Elliot: Oh yeah. She's, uh... grown.
Sarah: Yeah.
Sarah: You met her before, years ago.
Elliot: Oh yeah. She's, uh... grown.
Sarah: Yeah.
Friend #1: Do you remember when we were little and I used to show the neighbor's boys my boobs so they'd give me candy? Bet you're glad I stopped doing that!
Friend #2: What are you talking about? The only thing that's changed is your form of payment! You just finished telling everyone not two minutes ago how last week you won $200 on amateur's night when you went to the strip club with the guys!
Friend #2: What are you talking about? The only thing that's changed is your form of payment! You just finished telling everyone not two minutes ago how last week you won $200 on amateur's night when you went to the strip club with the guys!
Don: Well, look at you... you've turned... into a woman...
Abby: Well, it would be weird if I turned into a man(!)
Abby: Well, it would be weird if I turned into a man(!)
"Well, I used to pull your pigtails
And pinch your turned-up nose
But you been a growin
And baby, it's been showin'
From your head down to your toes"
And pinch your turned-up nose
But you been a growin
And baby, it's been showin'
From your head down to your toes"
— Elvis Presley, "Little Sister"
"What happened to that funny face
My little tomboy now wears satin and lace
I can't believe my eyes, you're just a teenage dream
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen."
My little tomboy now wears satin and lace
I can't believe my eyes, you're just a teenage dream
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen."
— Neil Sedaka, "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
"So, um... what do you think, do I seem more like a woman to you now?"
— Sakura, Naruto
Lyndsey: (hugging Jake) Wow, you've grown so much!
Jake: That's just my cell phone.
Jake: That's just my cell phone.
"Then ten or twelve years later on,
She grew up overnight;
Her legs got long and slender and
Her blouse got awful tight.
But when I asked her if she'd like
To visit me next door,
She only answered: "You're too late
'Cause now I know what for."
She grew up overnight;
Her legs got long and slender and
Her blouse got awful tight.
But when I asked her if she'd like
To visit me next door,
She only answered: "You're too late
'Cause now I know what for."
— Ronnie Barker, "The Muck About Song"
"Skinny little Nancy Callaghan. She grew up. She filled out."
— Hartigan, "Sin City: That Yellow Bastard"
"Would you have recognized her? That scrawny kid who'd run away when she saw us, her knees painted with Mercurochrome. How do you like those legs now? Aren't they something?"
— David, Sabrina
"You have grown beautiful, Elizabeth."
— Richard III, The White Queen
"First time I saw you, you were just a child. Girl from the North come to the capital for the first time. You're not a child any longer."
— Petyr Baelish to Sansa Stark, Game of Thrones
"Holy shit, Matilda, you've got a great rack!"
— Nella to Mara Wilson, The Nostalgia Chick
Zii: I... know what you look like. You've grown into a very fine young woman!
Ruby: Oh. That. Uhhh. Yes! I did.
Ruby: Oh. That. Uhhh. Yes! I did.
Everyone remembered Fu as the short, scrawny girl whose massive strength was deceptive. It wasn't the case anymore.
Fu had grown. A lot. Now that she was standing up, they could see she pretty much towered above all her Konoha friends, standing a full head taller, and even had a few centimeters on Kakashi. And that was far from her only change. Her previous scrawny build had vanished, replaced by a far more muscular one, and while not as curvaceous as Hinata or even Tamaki, she still retained a feminine figure. Her affinity for extremely revealing white clothing remained the same, though.
Fu had grown. A lot. Now that she was standing up, they could see she pretty much towered above all her Konoha friends, standing a full head taller, and even had a few centimeters on Kakashi. And that was far from her only change. Her previous scrawny build had vanished, replaced by a far more muscular one, and while not as curvaceous as Hinata or even Tamaki, she still retained a feminine figure. Her affinity for extremely revealing white clothing remained the same, though.
As he expected, she was in the courtyard, where she had been when they were 10. Now she faced him, and he couldn't help but notice how beautiful she had gotten. Her eyes had gained more depth, and her hair had lost the bleached tone it once held, and not looked purely like strands of gold. He slowly walked up to her, for fear of breaking the beauty of what lied before him.
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I keep forgetting what a big girl I am now."
— Moira Plunkett, Carry On Abroad
Deadshot: Baby Batman's all grown up.
Robin: Yeah, even old enough to buy cigarettes.
Deadshot: At least you'll die a man.
Robin: Yeah, even old enough to buy cigarettes.
Deadshot: At least you'll die a man.
—Injustice 2, in a gender-inverted example of the trope
"She was pure like snowflakes no one could ever stain,
The memory of my angel could never cause me pain.
Years go by, I'm lookin' through a girly magazine,
and there's my homeroom angel on the pages in between!
My blood runs cold; my memory has just been sold,
My angel is the centerfold. (Angel is the centerfold.)"
The memory of my angel could never cause me pain.
Years go by, I'm lookin' through a girly magazine,
and there's my homeroom angel on the pages in between!
My blood runs cold; my memory has just been sold,
My angel is the centerfold. (Angel is the centerfold.)"
— The J. Geils Band, "Centerfold"
