Anguished Declarations of Love in Webcomics.
- In Avialae, Bailey's first anguished declaration of love
to Gannet doesn't go over too well with the then-love averse Gannet, but his second tearful declaration of love after several chapters of relationship development is reciprocated by Gannet who by then has become a full Mankiller In Love. - Lucy in Bittersweet Candy Bowl finally admits to her feelings for Mike. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned.
- In El Goonish Shive, Lucy gives one to Diane after Diane's very public attempt to dispel the rumors about her. To her surprise, it's reciprocated.
- Girl Genius:
- Gilgamesh Wulfenbach hasn't gotten to make one of these to Agatha yet but has twice declared his love for her to her best friend. First he was anguished because there was strong evidence that she was, in fact, the Big Bad, but the second time he was only anguished because the best friend kept hitting him whenever he asked her to relay a message she considered stupid, like "I am anxious to speak to her so that we can overcome our mutual obstacles."Gil: Ow! Why are you hitting me?! I love her and I want to help her!
Zeetha: Now that, I'll pass along. - Tarvek gave one to Agatha, without actually going out and saying it.
- It looks like Airman Higgs is starting one for Zeetha. She accepted it.
- Larana is forced to make one because her father is so steeped in melodrama he's seemingly incapable of understanding the concept "I don't want him dead" unless it's phrased as:
Larana: Spare the surface worlder, father! I LOVE HIM! - Gilgamesh Wulfenbach hasn't gotten to make one of these to Agatha yet but has twice declared his love for her to her best friend. First he was anguished because there was strong evidence that she was, in fact, the Big Bad, but the second time
- Mayonaka Densha: Hatsune, while trapped inside a bank that's being held up by a group of American bank robbers, notices Tom in the crowd outside and screams out the window that she loves him. Unfortunately, he couldn't hear her over the crowd.
- Most relationships in Ménage à 3 are casual or weird, but every now and again someone tries to express something deeper, usually in a comedic and confusing way. At one point, Gary receives a confused declaration from Yuki — when she's not even clear that she's not a lesbian, and in front of another naked woman who's making a play for him. Much later, he, in turn, tries to tell her he loves her (again in a scene involving nudity, it's that sort of comic) …and discovers that he can't, because he's not sure it's true.
- In this The Order of the Stick strip, Haley, who's suffering from aphasia, can only gibber meaninglessly as Nale tries to convince Elan that Haley's fallen for Nale, gone evil and is trying to sell out the party. Haley finally breaks through her aphasia to scream, "I THOUGHT HE WAS YOU! I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU, AND I THOUGHT I WAS KISSING YOU!"
- Shortpacked! gives us this rather odd take on it, caused by the resident Heroic Comedic Sociopath being blackmailed into a relationship by the Broken Bird daughter of a Domestic Abuser and the two of them genuinely falling in love. It's notable for being one of two cases in the webcomic's ten-year runtime where Mike genuinely lost his temper.
- Its Alternate Universe comic, Dumbing of Age, has Becky give one to Joyce, who'd acted as their Closet Key... and unfortunately runs headlong into Incompatible Orientation.
- Its Alternate Universe comic, Dumbing of Age, has Becky give one to Joyce
- Sunstone: Telling the person you live with and are in a polyamorous friends-with-benefits situation involving power plays and BDSM that you love them is not easy, but Ally manages to complicate it further by being stone drunk.
- In Tripping Over You, Milo takes a while to phrase his declaration in a way that Liam can even understand. Milo is invited to help out in what he thinks is a date between Liam and a girl. As he has a crush on Liam, he tries to dominate the evening, and then finds out, to his chagrin, that the date is not between Liam and the girl, but between Archie and the girl. Confused and mortified, he flees to the loo, and when Liam finds him there, he begins to try to make Liam understand.Liam: Anyway, if you don't like her, then what's the problem? Why hide out in the loo?
Milo: You don't understand then. Let me put it this way. You and I get on, right?
Liam: Yeah? I'd say so. We've been friends for, what, five years now?
Milo: And that's a long time! And we get on well don't we? We're close?
Liam: Sure.
Milo: So we're a good match. We're like... we're like Fred and Ginger.
Liam: Er... is that a new series? I don't watch much telly.
Milo: Heh. Let me put it another way. I just... I wouldn't have wanted to see you with... her. Or anyone, for that matter, anyone else.
Liam: You mean like... what?
Milo: Well, I just- I was jealous, you know? I... wanted you to myself.
Liam: You... wanted me?
Milo: Yes, exactly. And we get on so well, I thought you might... want me too.
