History AnguishedDeclarationOfLove / FanWorks

-->Ron: ''I'm so sorry. I didn't want you to get hurt. I didn't want anyone to get hurt, but you least of all…''

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* In ''Fanfic/{{Trouble}}'', Butch and Harkness had been tiptoeing and snarking around just what their feelings for each other were. [[spoiler:But in Chapter 38, Butch cries over Harkness' seemingly lifeless body, "Babe, wake up. Please."]]

'''Anne'''[[spoiler:I love you too! I love you so much. I always have. I'm not leaving you. I'm not going to leave you. If you go down, I'm going down with you. I'm here. I always will be.]]

'''Anne''':[[spoiler:I love you too! I love you so much. I always have. I'm not leaving you. I'm not going to leave you. If you go down, I'm going down with you. I'm here. I always will be.

* ''Fanfic/HaterGoodSideStorySwayedDecisions'', a ''{{WesternAnimation/Breadwinners}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/PickleAndPeanut'' crossover: Sophee admits she mistreated SwaySway because she loves him and she feels left out by him after he meets his new friends.

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* The ''Series/StargateSG1'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6551183/1/None-So-Blind-Mature-Version None So Blind]]'' opens with Jack and Sam pursuing a relationship after Jack officially retires, prompting Daniel to make arrangements for a permanent transfer to Atlantis. When Sam comes back from her holiday early and learns about Daniel's planned transfer, she confronts Daniel directly to ask him about his reasons, driving Daniel to admit that he's been in love with her for years and doesn't want to have to deal with seeing her and Jack be happy together when he'd wish it was him every time he saw them.

* The ''Series/StargateSG1'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6551183/1/None-So-Blind-Mature-Version None So Blind]]'' opens with Jack and Sam pursuing a relationship after Jack officially retires, prompting Daniel to make arrangements for a permanent transfer to Atlantis. When Sam comes back from her holiday early and learns about Daniel's planned transfer, she confronts Daniel directly to ask him about his reasons, driving Daniel to admit that he's been in love with her for years and doesn't want to have to deal with seeing her and Jack be happy together when he'd wish it was him every time he saw them together.

* In ''Webcomic/AOTNoRequiem'', there is a subtle one in Part Two from Historia to Eren. After Eren tells her that it doesn't matter if he dies, Historia [[ArmorPiercingSlap slaps]] him and pleads for him to think of the people who love him.

* In Chapter 7 of ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaPinkEyes'', Jammed Gun, a guardspony, gives one to a fellow guard Trigger Happy, pleading with her not to throw her life away on finding Puppysmiles. She tells him [[IncompatibleOrientation she's lesbian]] and departs anyway. [[spoiler:However, his declaration won her over, and she returns the sentiment when she survives.]]

* In ''Fanfic/HuntingTheUnicorn'', Blaine [[CanNotSpitItOut doesn't actually say]] the magic words for a while, but he ''does'' make a huge speech to Kurt in Chapter 9 about [[GrowOldWithMe getting old together,]] [[HappilyAdopted adopting]] [[BabiesEverAfter lots of kids with him,]] and how [[LoveRedeems having Kurt in his life makes him a better person]]. The anguished part is that [[ForegoneConclusion Kurt still wants to go back to McKinley]].

* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3657630/1/Its_not_fair It's Not Fair!]]'', Sarah gives one to Jareth after he has transformed into an Unseelie and about to be sentenced to death, in the hopes he will hear her and change back. [[spoiler:It works.]]

* ''Fanfic/InTheBrilliantLightOfDay'': [[spoiler:Reimu finally declares that she loves Marisa at the end of the story, right as a brainwashed Marisa is about to fire a Dark Master Spark at her. This results in Marisa snapping out of it and firing it at Seija instead.]]

* ''Fanfic/SkinUsagiSquared'', Jonouchi's confession scene is considered by some to be ''so'' heartfelt that it manages to overshadow the first break in UST for ''one million four hundred thousand words''. [[spoiler:The fact that it came directly before his match against Yami no Malik probably didn't help.]]

* ''[[Fanfic/WithThisRingGreenLantern With This Ring'': After reaching Zamaron and fighting his way to the throne room, Hal Jordan makes a passionate public speech to Carol Ferris to marry him... or at the very least fight off the evil split personality possessing her.

* ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': In the appropriately titled chapter "The truth is out", [[spoiler:Ember accidentally reveals herself to Danny right after sharing a kiss. When he angrily rejects her, feeling betrayed, she begs him not to leave, insisting that she truly has changed, even offering to permanently give up her ghost powers in order to prove herself]].

-->'''Takato:''' ''[to Renamon]'' You can help me protect Rika, and that's the only thing I want...\\

* In ''Fanfic/LePapillonRising'', Adrien has plenty for Marinette.

-->'''Rarity:''' "I love you so much... Spikey... Wikey... ''(note that she was crying during this)''

* ''[[Fanfic/MarinetteDupainChengsSpitePlaylist: Marinette Dupain-Cheng's Spite Playliste: Remix]]'': Adrien makes one right as Marinette is on the verge of being akumatized into Princess Verity, helping pull her back from the DespairEventHorizon. The fact that he pairs it with [[spoiler:a BigDamnKiss]] certainly helps.

* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3657630/1/Its_not_fair It's Not Fair!]]'', Sarah gives one to Jareth after he has transformed into an Unseelie and about to be sentenced to death, in the hopes he will hear her and change back. [[spoiler:It works]].

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* ''Fanfic/ThePrivateDiaryOfElizabethQuatermain'': When arguing with your love interest about how you knew someone else was faking his affections for her, it's very easy to lose your cool.
-->"Because ''I'' love you! You think I can't tell the difference?"
* ''Fanfic/RealityIsFluid'': Kanril Eleya has been avoiding getting into a committed relationship with Reshek Gaarra because, despite the fact they've admitted to the attraction privately, it's against Starfleet regulations since she's his direct superior. But at the end of the fic, when they're both in the hospital after his getting half-blown up and her [[spoiler:being rather ungently mind-probed by an Undine]], she finally has this to say:
-->'''Eleya:''' Gaarra, when I heard you were injured, I nearly got myself removed from command trying to come see you.\\
'''Gaarra:''' Well, you’re seeing me now.\\
'''Eleya:''' Yes. Yes, I am. ''(takes his hand)'' And I didn’t care. Tess would’ve had me thrown out of the service, and I didn’t care. I had to ''force'' myself to care. And now, I don’t have to care anymore. We’re out of danger, and we’re alone and--and I love you, is what I’m trying to say.
* In Chapter 16 of ''Fanfic/{{Recovery}}'', Weiss lets her feelings for Yang slip when Yang tells her that she shouldn't have bought such an expensive arm prosthetic for a teammate. It [[spoiler:backfires when Yang calls Weiss self-centered, especially for her comments against Blake]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': [[spoiler: The appropriately titled chapter "The truth is out" has Ember accidentally real herself to Danny right after sharing a kiss with him. Danny in a fog of anger and betrayal rejects her and Ember, having truly fallen in love with him, begs him not to leave her that she truly has changed and she wants to be with him to the point of offering to give up her ghost powers permanently.]]
* ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'': Yang confesses to [[spoiler:Weiss]] after running off after an argument. [[spoiler:Weiss]] tells her she loves her [[PlatonicDeclarationOfLove like a sister]] and that she'll find someone else some day.
* The main character Attelus Kaltos, in the 40k fanfic ''Fanfic/SecretWar'' gives one to Elandria [[spoiler:during their fight]]. Although 'love' is never mentioned.
-->'''Attelus:''' "Because Elandria. I don't want you to die, it's because I know what you have been through."\\
I paused trying to swallow back the lump in my throat, "and I know that you never had any choice in the matter, no choice to be what you wanted to be, to do what you wanted to do. That-that any real choice in your life was stolen from you when you were so young a-and you didn't deserve that Elandria, no one does, I-I want you to live so you could one day have your own life to escape this crap, to, to."\\
My left hand clenched into a tight ball while the right gripped my sword's hilt all the harder, "and that maybe in your new life that I'd be able to be part of it, that I'd like be by your side to help you through I-I."
* From ''Anime/YuGiOh'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SkinUsagiSquared'', Jonouchi's confession scene is considered by some to be ''so'' heartfelt that it manages to overshadow the first break in UST for ''one million four hundred thousand words''. [[spoiler:The fact that it came directly before his match against Yami no Malik probably didn't help.]]
* In ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' fic ''Fanfic/SomeSemblanceOfMeaning'', [[MouthyKid Kit]] declares his feelings for [[spoiler:Vale's sister Laurel]] in his interview with Caesar Flickerman, and much later on, [[spoiler:[[PrivilegedRival Obsidian]] confesses to [[ShrinkingViolet Vale]] after the latter is almost killed by another tribute]].
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SonOfTheDesert'': Trisha makes Hohenheim hold her at knife-point, having finally snapped from the pressure caused by [[UnwantedHarem her many suitors]] after she nearly kills one of them on accident. She tells him that she won't let go of the knife unless he admits that he loves her. Otherwise, he must kill her. Hohenheim tearfully admits his feelings.
* The ''Fanfic/TamersForeverSeries'' has an unusual example. Unusual in that Takato doesn't actually say it to the object of his affection:
-->'''Takato:''' ''[to Renamon]'' You can help me protect Rika, and that's the only thing I want...\\
'''Renamon:''' Why?\\
'''Takato:''' What?\\
'''Renamon:''' Why do you want to protect Rika so badly?\\
'''Takato:''' Well, that's... err... well... that's because... ahh... umm...\\
'''Renamon:''' Why do you insist so much in taking care of her, when she only insulted you and humiliated you in the past? Why do you want to be her friend so badly? Why do you smile every time her name is mentioned? Why, Tamer? I don't understand... \\
'''Takato:''' Dammit, Renamon, because I love her!
* In ''Fanfic/{{Trouble}}'', Butch and Harkness had been tiptoeing and snarking around just what their feelings for each other were. [[spoiler:But in Chapter 38, Butch cries over Harkness' seemingly lifeless body, "Babe, wake up. Please."]]
* In the ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' fanfic ''Fanfic/WalkingInCircles'', Evelyn confesses to Solas when their Circle’s Annulment happens. She knows that he’ll leave without her, so she just wants to get it out before doing her own part in the rebellion.
** And Solas to Evelyn not much later, when he discovered she [[spoiler:has been made Tranquil]] in an attempt to get her back to him.
** Two years later, Evelyn once again declare her love for Solas after she recovered from the above event out of fear she would relapse again.
* The ''Anime/MyHime'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/WindowsOfTheSoul'' has a non-romantic example. When [[spoiler:Shizuru falls ill with the flu]], Natsuki tearfully tells Shizuru that she loves her, and wants her [[spoiler:to stop self-harming to punish herself for the things she did during the Carnival]].
--> ''"I'm crying," Natsuki said savagely, pulling her head up again. Her face was close to mine, ravaged and angry and sad. "You know that. I've been crying, all this time, on the inside." Another fell. "All for you. So love me, as I love you! At least understand that feeling of mine!"''
* ''Fanfic/WithThisRingGreenLantern'': After reaching Zamaron and fighting his way to the throne room, [[Franchise/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]] makes a passionate public speech to Carol Ferris to marry him... or at the very least fight off the evil split personality possessing her.
-->'''Hal Jordan:''' "Like what you see, Carol? If there's anything of Carol Ferris still left in you, and there has to be, I don't see how you could. Do you remember what you used to see in the mirror, Carol? The face of a compassionate woman? The woman who loved me, and whom I loved in return? I can remember, Carol. I think you can, too. If you can remember her, Carol, I want you to remember how she felt about me. How I felt about her, too. Because I still feel that way, Carol. I want you back. I want to take the real Carol Ferris back home with me, and make her my wife. Failing that... I at least want the real Star Sapphire to take over again. Not the woman I see before me, not somebody who could be a female Hitler, given enough time... but the woman who fought me, at times, but who was never evil. I'm not asking you to do this for me. Do it for the people you rule. And do it, more than anything, for yourself. Do it, Carol. Now."
* In ''[[http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/you-are-not-at-fault.13217/page-46 You Are Not At Fault]]'', after Shinji has been nearly killed -again-, Asuka does this:
-->"Quiet, Third!" The redhead brought her hands up to her face, rubbing at her wet eyes with the heels of her hands. The tears refused to stop. "Goddamnit, why is this making me cry? Why do I care so much about you? Why the hell do I love you?!"
* The ''FanFic/ForeverCaptain'' series: Howard, declaring that he’s fallen so hard for Maria he’s considering what was previously unthinkable— asking her to marry him.

--->'''Asuka''': I kinda… love you. …damn it, I love you!

* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Japan gives one after [[spoiler:Germany was revealed to be Holy Rome. He thought he didn't have a chance with Italy and [[BrokenTears fell into despair]]. Until Italy confessed to him too and they all eventually entered into a [[{{Polyamory}} polyamorous]] relationship.]]
* In ''Fanfic/HuntingTheUnicorn'', Blaine [[CanNotSpitItOut doesn't actually say]] the magic words for a while, but he ''does'' make a huge speech to Kurt in Chapter 9 about [[GrowOldWithMe getting old together,]] [[HappilyAdopted adopting]] [[BabiesEverAfter lots of kids with him,]] and how [[LoveRedeems having Kurt in his life makes him a better person]]. The anguished part is that [[ForegoneConclusion Kurt still wants to go back to McKinley]].
** Nick also tells Jeff "I love you" while stoned, drunk, and upset. Thanks to the first two parts, he doesn't remember it until Jeff reminds him a ''year'' later.
* In ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fanfic ''Fanfic/IfThemsTheRules'', Ginny tries to sway Harry into staying by declaring her feelings for him. He rejects hers because [[CelibateHero he believes himself incapable of romantic love]].
* ''Fanfic/ImGivingYouANightCall'': Edward was physically and emotionally exhausted from being kidnapped by the new Homunculus Gang, fought his way out and got his automail arm painfully torn off. When Roy asked for an explanation to why he never told him that Edward was Fullmetal, he goes on an angry rant before finally telling Roy that he loves him.]
* ''Fanfic/TheImmortalGame'': ''Very'' strongly implied to have happened between [[spoiler:Applejack and Rarity]] when they thought [[BigBad Titan]]'s mega-storm would wipe them out during the [[FinalBattle Battle of the Everfree]]. However, it's hard to say for sure, since the storm made it impossible to actually hear anything, which is rendered in the narrative as them having to lipread, which doesn't really confirm anything for the reader.
* In ''Fanfic/InTheBrilliantLightOfDay'': [[spoiler:Reimu finally declares that she loves Marisa at the end of the story, right as a brainwashed Marisa is about to fire a Dark Master Spark at her. This results in Marisa snapping out of it and firing it at Seija instead.]]
* ''Fanfic/InnerDemons'': The narration reveals that Rarity does return Spike's feelings for her, but hasn't told him yet because she wants to take things slowly. Then, she ends up having to [[spoiler: pull a YouShallNotPass on [[TheDragon Trixie]] to give him and Apple Bloom time to escape]], and chokes out one of these once he's gone.
-->"I love you so much…Spikey… Wikey… (''note that she was crying during this'')
** Rainbow Dash confesses her love to a near-catatonic Pinkie Pie as they're [[spoiler:trapped in the burning CMC clubhouse. They survive.]]
** There's a more straightforward example of the trope when [[spoiler:Lezard confesses to having been in love with Apple Bloom [[LoveAtFirstSight since they met]].]]
* In the ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' fanfic, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3657630/1/Its_not_fair It's Not Fair!]]'', Sarah gives one to Jareth after he has transformed into an Unseelie and about to be sentenced to death, in the hopes he will hear her and change back. [[spoiler:It works]].
* In ''Fanfic/LePapillonRising'', Adrien has plenty for Marinette.
* ''Fanfic/MarinetteDupainChengsSpitePlaylist: Remix'': Adrien makes one right as Marinette is on the verge of being akumatized into Princess Verity, helping pull her back from the DespairEventHorizon. The fact that he pairs it with [[spoiler:a BigDamnKiss]] certainly helps.
* In ''Fanfic/MayIHaveThisDance'', Weiss has one towards Pyrrha, but it turns out to be for nothing because Pyrrha likes her back.
* Wind Slicer's declaration to Midnight Star in ''Fanfic/MidnightStarTheFrozenEmpire'' helps her snap out of the spiral she was descending into from utterly defeating the Frozen Empire's leaders.
* ''Fanfic/MuchAdoAboutShakespeareLovesLaboursWon'' (''Horatio Hornblower'' TV 'verse fic):
** Declaration of love through Shakespeare's sonnets with much anguish and {{gayngst}}. Acting Lieutenant Archie Kennedy gets too enthusiastic and recites poetry to his friend, Lieutenant Horatio Hornblower. They bet that Archie must speak in Shakespeare quotes only for 6 hours and all must be relevant to the situation... He actually checks himself and does not finish the revealing final couplet. Horrified, he runs away and has a panic attack. Archie also thinks he's not good enough for his ace of a friend ''and'' he thinks that Horatio still mourns somebody he loved and lost recently. The anguish continues even when he starts to believe that Horatio loves him back because of his troubled past.
** When Horatio finds the sonnet in a book and realizes how it ends [''If this be error and upon me proved,/I never writ, nor no man ever '''loved'''''] and what it means, he wants to confess his love to Archie also. His feelings are anguished as well, mostly because he does not know how to do it properly and how to convince Archie he truly means it. There's also the Navy thing: They will both be court-martialed and hanged if they are ever found out.
* Draco pulls one in ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' when confronted by Dumbledore, [=McGonagall=] and Snape after getting caught doing it with Ebony in the Forbidden Forest. This somehow results in them getting off scot-free. Later, Hagrid does one as well.
* ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionR'': Asuka does this to Shinji, though he remains unaware due to her [[GratuitousGerman speaking in German]].
* In ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'':
** In Episode 6:
-->'''Asuka''': "It's okay. I can manage on my own. You be happy with Rei… Shinji… I… I love you…"
** In Episode 9:
-->'''Shinji''': "Well, I don't! I don't care! I don't care if you can't pilot those goddamn things again! I love you for who you are, not because you're a pilot!!!"
* In ''Fanfic/APikachuInLove'', [[spoiler:Pichi does this at the climax of the fic, though unlike most examples she ''did'' rehearse it a little off-screen in hopes if she worded it right, Pikachu would stay with her. Sadly, though Pikachu does admit he loves her too, he already decided his bond with Ash was too strong to break like that…]]
* In ''The Hobbit'' fic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1205443/chapters/2462317 Prayers to Broken Stone]]'', Bilbo delivers one to a [[GoldFever gold-sick]] Thorin when the latter refuses to believe that Bilbo might have a reason to stay with him other than being a spy for Gandalf or wanting Erebor's treasure for himself.
-->'''Bilbo:''' ''Because I love you!'' I've loved you from the moment you first sang, from the moment I ran out my door after you! I love you, and I almost lost you because of that damned stone, and I am losing you again to this sickness, and I will not be silent and proper a moment longer! It doesn't matter how much I want to leave this place or how frightened I am, because I will never leave you here alone! Do you understand me, Thorin Oakenshield? I will fight for you, and I will stand by your side so long as there is even a ''shred'' of hope, and I would stay even if there were none! Not because of a wizard's orders, or for treasure or fame, I am staying for ''you''!

* In the first chapter of ''Fanfic/BringingMeToLife'', Smith does this to Neo who been killed in the real world by a Sentinel. The entire thing, it's quite long, boils down to:
-->'''Smith:''' "Neo, Neo, come back. Please, you have to, you can't leave me, I... and I love you!"

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Before the final battle, Shinji tries to talk Asuka into staying behind and safe, but Asuka will have nothing of it:
-->'''Asuka''': "I love you, [[GratuitousGerman du verdammt]] [[GratuitousJapanese baka]]! [[BattleCouple Live or die, you're staying right by my side]]! Together! You promised!"
* In ''Fanfic/DirtySympathy'', Klavier gives one to Apollo before leaving because he was triggered by Apollo's post-coital talk after Kristoph's arrest.
-->''Apollo'': If I'm not a [[RescueSex one-night]] stand then stop [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] treating me like one!\\
''Klavier'': For a one-night stand, [[ImpersonatingTheEvilTwin I would not have]] [[FrameUp gone to the]] [[StrangersOnATrainPlotMurder Borscht Bowl Club]].
* ''Manga/Evangelion303'':
** In Chapter 13 Shinji confessed to Asuka as he was trying to talk her into staying with him. He tried to choose his words carefully because otherwise, she would leave forever.
** In Chapter 14, after months of self-denial, angst, self-recriminations, doubts, fights, separations, and reconciliations, Asuka finally managed to gather her courage and confessing:
-->'''Asuka''': I kinda… love you. …damn it, I love you!
* The ''Series/StargateSG1'' fic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6551183/1/None-So-Blind-Mature-Version None So Blind]]" opens with Jack and Sam pursuing a relationship after Jack officially retires, prompting Daniel to make arrangements for a permanent transfer to Atlantis. When Sam comes back from her holiday early and learns about Daniel's planned transfer, she confronts Daniel directly to ask him about his reasons, driving Daniel to admit that he's been in love with her for years and doesn't want to have to deal with seeing her and Jack be happy together when he'd wish it was him every time he saw them together.
* In the ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' AU fic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9901930/1/Twist-of-fate Twist of fate]]", a blind Jade becomes convinced that Tori (in a wheelchair in this world) has feelings for Beck and runs out of the classroom after listening to Tori and Beck do an emotionally charged scene involving their characters confessing their love for each other. Tori is so determined to correct Jade's assumption that she ends up abandoning her chair and crawling down stairs to catch up to Jade and affirm that she's in love with ''Jade'' rather than Beck.
* In Chapter 35 of ''[[Fanfic/{{Dangerverse}} Facing Danger]]'', Hermione is still unable to [[spoiler:be near anyone male]]. Everyone but Ron has tried and failed, to be near her. Ron overhears Letha and Danger discussing, and gets rather upset since nobody had talked about it to ''him''. So when (he thinks) she's asleep, he sneaks into her room and starts [[ConverseWithTheUnconscious talking to her]].
-->Ron: ''I'm so sorry. I didn't want you to get hurt. I didn't want anyone to get hurt, but you least of all…''
* In Chapter 7 of ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaPinkEyes'', Jammed Gun, a guardspony, gives one to a fellow guard Trigger Happy, pleading with her not to throw her life away on finding Puppysmiles. She tells him [[IncompatibleOrientation she's lesbian]] and departs anyway. [[spoiler: However, his declaration won her over, and she returns the sentiment when she survives.]]
* ''Fanfic/TheHeartTrilogy'': In the epilogue of ''Heart of Ashes'', [[VillainProtagonist Smaug]] is for the first time in his life feeling remorse and so afraid that Kathryn will deny him her heart because of his evil deeds that he gives a heartfelt speech which he finishes by saying for the first time that he loves her. She agrees to give him a chance after he promises to settle down with her and forget about taking Erebor back.