History Main / AnguishedDeclarationOfLove

** PlayedForLaughs with [[HornyScientist Miu Iruma]] in her fourth Free Time Event. At this point, Miu has very clearly fallen in love with Shuichi, but she is trying really hard to deny it. Even after confessing to him [[ImmediateSelfContradiction she tries to insist that]] ''he'' is in love with her instead.

** Four seasons later, Branson gives what can only be described as an anguished declaration ''for'' love when his sister-in-law Mary breaks up with her latest LoveInterest -- only thanks to the RelationshipWritingFumble between them, it feels a bit like he's declaring his love for ''her'':

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Lucy [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/tlod-026 gives]] one to Diane after Diane's very public attempt to dispel the rumors about her. [[spoiler: To her surprise it's recriprocated.]]

* On ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'', after two seasons of [[CanNotSpitItOut not being brave enough]] to tell Pam how he feels, Jim finally comes clean with a supremely anguished declaration in "Casino Night". She doesn't take it well, setting up another full season of [[WillTheyOrWontThey dancing around the subject.]] Eventually it all gets [[TheyDo figured out.]]
** Also occurs in the [[FollowTheLeader British version]] of ''Series/{{The Office|UK}}'' during the Season 2 finale, when Tim ([[CuttingTheElectronicLeash presumably]]) admits love for and is rejected by Dawn.

* ''Roleplay/DeptHeavenApocrypha'' has this happen while Milanor is trying to talk a distraught and slightly-less-than-sane Nessiah down from losing it completely; Nessiah winds up confessing while trying to figure out what to say. [[spoiler:This is mirrored later on when Milanor has to try to convince Nessiah that his feelings are genuine, under rather unfavorable circumstances.]]

** PlayedForLaughs with [[HornyScientist Miu Iruma]] in her fourth Free Time Event. At this point, Miu has very clearly fallen in love with Shuichi, but she is trying really hard to deny it. Even after confessing to him [[ImmediateSelfContradiction]] she tries to insist that ''he'' is in love with her instead.

** The anguish gets cranked UpToEleven when she denies both parts of his statement, screams at him to leave her alone and the whole thing culminates in her fiance punching him.

'''Angie:''' '''''I''' DID!''

'''Angie:''' ''I'' DID!

** PlayedForLaughs with [[HornyScientist Miu Iruma]] in her fourth free time event. At this point, Miu very clearly has developed a crush on Shuichi, but she is trying to deny it and insist that ''he'' is in love with ''her'' instead. She then confesses to him anyway.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2008-11-28 Slick manages to make one.]]

* ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'': Mr. Darcy delivers a speech like this to Elizabeth Bennet halfway through. This one might be trope-defining. Darcy's anguish over his distaste for Elizabeth's family injures her pride, and she'd never liked him anyway, so she rejects him. [[spoiler: Consequently, the reaffirmation of his feelings at the end is a bit more humble.]]

* Played with in ''Fanfic/StoryOfTheCentury'': neither L or Erin actually say how they feel, but [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther rather communicate it through their actions]] [[spoiler:during their last conversation/fight, before [[ShooTheDog she leaves to go home.]] Since L is dying [[YourDaysAreNumbered (though not right away)]], it could double as a DyingDeclarationOfLove.]]
-->'''Erin''' ''(thinks)'': ''I hate you. I hate you. I love you so much.''
** This after [[WhatTheHellHero she's torn]] [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech him a new one]], keep in mind.
** [[MadLove Misa]] plays it straighter when she gives Light one of these in response to [[spoiler:his accusing her of betraying him when they're caught. [[UngratefulBastard Light doesn't even acknowledge it]], [[ItsAllAboutMe the whole time appearing more concerned about the fact that he's just been found out.]] Ryuk unceremoniously offs him afterward by writing his name in his notebook, and Misa can only watch and beg helplessly as he dies.]]
--->"What? No! Th--that's not true! Why would Misa ever turn on you like that? Misa--I don't care what you are or what you do, Light. B--because I… I'll always love you. I always have."
** The trope comes up again in the sequel, ''Fanfic/AndTheStoryContinues'', inverted and played straight. [[spoiler: After Erin tries to explain to Umbra [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove what love is]], he decides that this is in fact what he feels for her and calmly and even happily tells her so, not understanding the gravity of what he's saying. (For one thing, it's not something he would have done [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie when he used to be L]].) Erin's response is very anguished.]]
--->"Did you love me then, too?"\\
Erin sniffed, wishing she could make like the Wicked Witch of the West™ and melt into a puddle. What a world! "You know? I think I did. I had to work towards that point but I--I did love you a little. I still do. Then and now a--and every moment in between."\\
''And sometimes I really wish I didn't. I wish I'd never ever met you.''\\
"Thank you so much for telling me. I am pleased. Oh, you're crying. Why are you?"

-->"I like you so much that I want to die! That's how I feel! And... and..."

** Subverted during Shizune's route. After Hisao [[SexForSolace "comforts"]] Misha [[AboveTheInfluence or not]], he meets her on the roof, where she dejectedly confesses her love...[[spoiler:for [[SchoolgirlLesbians Shizune]]]].

* Ben Affleck and his friend Matt Damon wrote the award-winning ''Film/GoodWillHunting'', which featured an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq0apHW6Ezw emotional scene]] in which Will admits to being an abused kid of many foster homes to his girlfriend, Skylar. They get into a fierce row over him "not needing to be saved", and desperately, she sobs, "I love you." ...to which Will responds, "I don't love you." Then he leaves. Ouch. [[spoiler: This is just Will being a jerk for the moment, and the ending implies heavily how he really feels.]]

* In ''Series/{{Dracula}}'', after being tricked by Lady Jayne into thinking Mina is in love with her, Lucy comes out to Mina and confesses her feelings.