Heartwarming / House of Anubis

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• Despite starting out rocky, Patricia and Nina's friendship becomes incredibly strong throughout the series, leading to a bunch of heartwarming moments showing how much they care for each other:
  • After Nina steals the key for the initiation ceremony, Victor confronts the kids during a party and tries to figure out who took it. Nina admits it was her, and Fabian jumps in to insist it was him. What ensues is an I Am Spartacus scene, and while most of the defenses could be interpreted as defending the person who went before them (for example, Mick defending Fabian, and Mara defending Mick), Patricia is very clearly focused on Nina, proving by how she grins at her. Nina is stunned, as this marks the first time Patricia was actually nice to her.
  • Once they can finally talk through their differences (something that Nina was shockingly willing to do, even as Patricia expected her to brush her off), Nina is completely trusting of Patricia, welcoming her into Sibuna with no struggle or initiation. This is especially notable as the oath is about swearing loyalty to the club and to the secrets of Anubis House, implying that Nina trusted her enough to let her bypass the entire process.
  • When Patricia gets kidnapped by Rufus, Nina is very insistent on rescuing her, showing more concern than Fabian and reminding Amber that Patricia's their friend and needs their help.
  • After Joy writes the attack article on Nina, everyone in the House is upset with her, but Patricia is in an understandably conflicting situation as both girls are her best friends. While she still tries to check in on Joy once her friend begins to lash out and self-isolate, Patricia still ultimately sides with Nina, defending her against the very person she'd tormented Nina over in the first place.
  • Late in Season 2, Nina gets captured in the Senet game. All of Sibuna are understandably horrified about this, but Patricia's reaction in particular stands out. In the morning, she's insistent about going back to the game, even arguing with Fabian about it. Then, when Sibuna are discussing candidates for someone who can lead them through the Senet match, Patricia is very firm about not asking anyone — because she knows that it's not what Nina would want, being that it'd drag one more person into danger.
  • After Patricia and Amber both get captured, Nina is shown helping Patricia up. It's a small moment, but it shows just how far they came.
• Alfie returning Amber's dress after Jerome pulled a prank on her by stealing it. She was about ready to call off even going to the prom, the thing she was obsessed with, until Alfie showed up to return it. Then he admits that he was her secret admirer, King Tut — and, while shocked, Amber was excited to discover it was him, and happily agreed to go to the prom with him.
• Fabian and Nina:
  • Nina and Fabian finally getting together at the end of the season finale. After a season of ship teasing, in-universe teasing, interruptions, and life-threatening scenarios, the two were finally able to be happy and in bliss.
  • When they reunite in the second season finale, every single Anubis housemate gathers around clapping and hugging them. Shippers On Deck indeed.
  • Fabian is in a serious Heroic BSoD after Nina gets captured, spending the entire episode getting progressively more unstable until he finally has a freak-out in class. Then he and Amber hear Nina's voice through a vent, and things turn around, with Fabian being extra giddy and having his motivation restored.
  • When Fabian is cursed with memory loss, he quickly begins to forget everything ranging from what someone said to him five minutes ago, to who Joy was. However, he holds onto Nina's memory for as long as possible, and insists that he won't forget her because she's his best friend. Even when he eventually does forget her, he instinctively trusts her with his life. In fact, aside from his own name, Nina's identity was the very last thing he forgot.
  • Fabian is instantly welcoming to her when she joins the house, going so far as to defend her in private and call out Patricia at dinner. This is especially notable as he had been best friends with Patricia and Joy, so logic dictates that he'd side against her. Instead, he displays repeated acts of kindness that make Nina immediately grow attached to him, cementing the two as best friends within the first few days.
• Victor:
  • When Victor finds out Vera's non-stone Taken for Granite state, and is threatened to return the other 3 items the kids need, he does it with little to no hesitation on his part. In fact, he even puts them in easy-to-find places and outright lets the kids take them from him. He even planted a small kiss on Vera's forehead, when he thought he had failed her.
  • Victor Rodenmaar Sr's final request to Nina:
  Victor: Pass my message to my worthless son. Tell him I'm sorry...and that I was the worthless one.
  • And afterward, Nina giving Victor the message from his father. The look on his face afterward, and the way he looks like he's about to cry, truly makes you feel sorry for this guy. Despite everything he's done, Victor really was just a man desperate to fulfill his father's goals. Nina's message touched him deeply.
  • Victor giving up the last Tear of Gold, the missing ingredient for his immortality elixir recipe (which he's been looking for the entire season), to revive the dying Joy. It shows that despite his ways, he truly does care for the kids.
  • A small one compared to the others, but when Victor encourages Nina to give Rufus the mask, he calls her "Nina". Not "Nina Martin" or "Miss Martin", just "Nina". For him, that's showing a great deal of warmth.
  • Victor was willing to defend Vera blindly even as the kids insisted that she was evil. The thing that made him finally start to distrust her? Seeing her willingly put the kids in danger, a line he was repulsed to see her cross.
  • In The Touchstone of Ra, Victor teams up with Sibuna to take down Sophia, the first real alliance between them in the show. Later, when he decides to retire, he calls all of Anubis House back to see him deliver one last pin drop, ending the scene with a fond "miscreants" as they cheer and watch him go.
• Despite his Jerkass tendencies, Jerome always comes through for his friends and family:
  • When Alfie was sent to the hospital in Season 1, the cracks began to show, as he was desperate for help to get Alfie out of the cellar and nearly in tears after he got taken away. The desperation turned into anger as he tried to threaten Patricia to spill the beans, but for the first time, this anger was portrayed as justified, even if he was ultimately unable to get any information.
  • Late in Season 1, Jerome proved repeatedly untrustworthy as he continued to work for Rufus and became increasingly panicked, resorting to betraying to Sibuna on occasion to save himself. When Rufus accused Jerome of betraying them once again in the climax, Jerome freaked out, insisting that he didn't do that this time — and Nina quickly announces that they believe him.
  • In Season 2, he ended up in a subplot about rebuilding his family by first finding his father and then rescuing the Frobisher gem that his father had stolen decades ago. This subplot is nothing but heartwarming moment after moment, as Jerome's true good side begins to unravel, and he begins to focus on something truly selfless no matter how hopeless it gets. When he loses the gem, he thinks his father will hate him for it, only for his father to be proud of all the work he put in to find it. Then, he and Poppy collaborate on a statement to get him released from jail, and while he's kidnapped and thus unable to actually attend the hearing, the family share hugs when they manage to reunite at the party.
  • Late in Season 2, he ends up working for Rufus again. This time, though, he's doing it for the selfless reason of trying to rescue Trudy. To a lesser extent, his selflessness includes Fabian, as he's aware of the threat Jasper is under and even tells Fabian as much later, apologizing for not coming clean but acknowledging that Fabian would've been in danger if he told. Later, when Nina is captured, he briefly panics when he believes that it was Rufus's doing, and gets angry at the idea that Sibuna wouldn't have told him about something so important.
  • His relations with Mara, Joy, and even Willow are heartwarming, as well. While his relationship with Mara ended badly, the girls brought out the best side of him, showing the golden heart under his jerkass exterior. Even when he and Mara are split up and she's dedicated her time to hurting him, he tells Joy that he's willing to let her humiliate him if it makes her happy - a sentiment that clearly shocks Joy, who expected him to be plotting revenge. Later, Joy approaches him for help getting Willow a new hedgehog after she and Mara let it escape, he's understandably distant... But he still gives in and agrees to help her. It then crosses over into showing how much he still cares about Willow, as he tells Joy he only did this for her because she doesn't deserve this sort of thing. Deep down, he clearly never stopped having a spot for them even after they hurt him.
  • Trudy giving Jerome advice on how to get back with Joy over hot chocolate, and him trying to write a letter to her about his feelings. He then mentions that he's messing up with his letters because he's terrified that if he writes the wrong thing, Joy wouldn't want to be with him again, and he'd have to live with it every day of his life. Trudy's response? "Then write that."
• Eddie:
  • When Eddie's Osirian powers first awaken, he immediately panics and insists on helping Nina, despite not knowing what's going on. He frantically runs to find her, startling Patricia, and he manages to get to the library just in time to save her from Senkhara — even trying to stop her before she put on the mask.
  • In Season 3, Eddie's still trying to live up to his Osirian status. Though he struggles to be the protector, he has some good moments that reveal the truly heroic heart he has. He selflessly claims he's the one who stole Victor's parcel despite not understanding the situation, all just to try and get KT's key back for her and get the heat off of his friends. Later, he desperately tries to protect his friends from the sinners, and while he's bad at telling which one of his friends is evil, he goes out of his way to defend everyone regardless.
  • Late into season 3, Eddie believes that KT is the sinner, and ostracizes her along with the rest of Sibuna. Despite this, he repeatedly shows his care for her by offering her several chances to try and prove her innocence. While he does ultimately treat her as a villain, he never goes out of his way to be rude in the way everyone else does, and even reacts calmly and compassionately to her when she approaches him spontaneously in private.
• When Joy and Fabian hugged after completing the senet game, followed shortly by this exchange-
  Joy: (Slapping Fabian) You promised you weren't going to do it! ('it' being do the final move for the senet game)
  Fabian: Well someone had to trust you, and it wasn't going to be you! (They both laugh)...Joy, you were right. I've been a coward.
  Joy: No, you were really brave.
  Fabian: Not about the game. I meant about our relationship.
  Joy: It's okay. I think I've known for a while that I've missed my window. A girl can still hope, right? Friends.
  Fabian: (Shaking her hand) Friends.
• Eddie and Patricia:
  • The kiss between Eddie and the Sinner-turned Patricia, and how Eddie nearly burst into tears at the idea of Patricia not remembering her feelings towards him, even claiming that if he didn't have her it might as well be he end of everything. The references to their kiss, and their love-hate relationship helped. It was never made clear if the kiss was meant to trick him, or if the real Patricia's feelings leaked out for just a moment — but that doesn't take away from how cute the moment was.
  • Patricia pulling an I Want My Beloved to Be Happy moment and telling Eddie that he can be with KT if he wants. After a season of jealousy and drama, she was willing to give up if he wanted to be with someone else. Of course, Eddie tells her that she's the one he wants, and they banter a bit, before finally kissing.
  • Patricia spent a few days trying to discourage Eddie from writing the ghost article, and he spent a few days pulling an Operation: Jealousy on her. When they finally get to talking, Eddie admits that her jealousy gave him confirmation that she does like him, and then starts to gush about the project. Hearing this, Patricia changes her opinion on a dime and encourages him not only to write the article, but to do it the way he and Mara want, rather than the clickbait Joy wants. It's a sweet moment that really showcases how much the two of them care for each other, despite their BST.
  • Eddie admitting that he's falling for Patricia in a romantic speech. Though a bit hampered by the fact that Patricia had to frantically make him perform the chamber task in secret, and with the rest of Sibuna listening in silence, what he says is incredibly sweet.
  • Patricia's efforts to be romantic. Eddie is her first boyfriend ever, and her implied insecurities make it difficult for her to really get close to him. Whenever she pulls away though, she displays obvious guilt over it, and attempts something to make up for it, even if it's awkward and unnatural for her, and even if her efforts usually backfire.
  • Patricia invites Eddie to dance at the end of "The Touchstone of Ra":
    Eddie: But you hate dancing.
    Patricia: I could make an exception for a superhero.
    Eddie: I'm not...not anymore.
    Patricia: You are to me.
• KT getting to talk to Frobisher, her great grandfather, once the curse had been lifted from him. It was just so sweet because during the entire time of him wanting to destroy Sibuna and her struggling to do anything against him, seeing them finally get to act like family was incredibly touching.
• Anubis House as a whole has moments where, despite their bickering and drama, they come together and prove they really all do love each other:
  • While it's short-lived, after Joy disappears, everyone initially takes Patricia's search seriously. Throughout the season, all of them continue to care about where Joy went, such as all flocking to the laptop when Patricia received an email from her, and Mara getting excited when she discovered the others were in contact with her.
  • Just after Patricia had a nightmare during class, she ran out screaming. Cue every Anubis House resident running after her without hesitation, followed by a search for her. Alfie found her in the laundry room and the two of them wound up bonding over their shared experiences with bad dreams, and agreed to hang out more often if it meant peace. This led to a close friendship between them.
  • Everyone comforting Fabian after they found out Nina wasn't returning to the house that year. They designate "Fabian duty" to make sure he's doing okay, and even Jerome seems to be genuinely sympathetic to him under the scheming, encouraging him to read the letter in Eddie's bag.
  • Every Anubis student rallying to keep Mara from getting kicked out of school thanks to her article on Vera. They even ended up busting into Mr. Sweet's office and demanding they keep Mara around. Eddie, who indirectly caused the problem, even tried to get Mr. Sweet to stop taking his anger out on Mara. It worked.
  • After Sibuna was expelled for disrupting the ceremony during the eclipse, Mara, Jerome, Joy and Willow, without really knowing what was going on or why their friends were expelled, all vowed to work until their friends get admitted back into the school. Joy even discussed taking it to court. It was touching that despite their own drama, the four of them put everything aside for their friends.
• Joy:
  • Joy talking to KT after Patricia accused her of causing Amber to leave, and later the rest of the girls allowing KT into the sisterhood, including Patricia. Even with Patricia's usual snark it was still sweet.
  • Joy and Mara getting over their differences to help Willow get over being dumped by Alfie. Despite having been fighting over Jerome, both girls unite to care for their friend. Mara then decides to help Joy get back with Jerome by tricking her into reading his letter.
  • After a season of pulling cruel tricks and alienating all of her friends, Joy was expecting to be berated by Fabian when he approached her in the hallway. She was shocked to discover he wanted her help, and jumped at the chance to join Sibuna and help Nina, becoming offended when Amber implied she'd leave Nina down there. After Patricia made it very clear that Sibuna did need her, Joy became highly dedicated to learning Senet, practicing for several hours and getting annoyed when Fabian attempted to try other methods. After she rescues Sibuna, she and Nina then make up, with Joy insisting that Nina doesn't owe her anything.
  • Joy's relationship with Jerome, though originally built as an Intentional Heartbreaker scheme, became incredibly heartwarming. She opened up to him about her relationship with her father to make him feel better about his own father problems, comforted him after Mara insulted him, and tried to convince Mara to drop the breakup scene.
• Joy and Patricia's friendship throughout the show. While it had ups and downs, both girls remained loyal to each-other:
  • Patricia was clearly dedicated to her in season 1, but what's easier to overlook is Joy's own loyalty back. She sneaks out of her house to speak to Patricia while not knowing about Sibuna's efforts to find her, and only stays silent when it's clear that speaking up would endanger her friend. Later, when they have a video call, the very first thing Joy does is ask if Patricia is in the room. In the finale, the two are inseparable, and can be seen dancing together.
  • They spend a lot of time together in season 2. Most of their scenes involve Patricia trying to give Joy advice to deal with her crush on Fabian, and Joy tries to console and advise Patricia on her relationship with Eddie. Joy is the only one who knows who Piper is before being introduced and is shocked to learn that she never kissed anyone, acknowledging that she knows everything else about her friend. Later, when Joy begins to hurt everyone, Patricia doesn't give up on her and continues to check up on her. Patricia is later the one to console Joy when Amber upsets her.
• Sibuna becomes True Companions rather quickly, leading to a lot of cute moments between the members:
  • Fabian assures Eddie that Patricia does like him, and that Sibuna needs his help while they were stuck in the crypt, at a point where Eddie was beginning to question his use and his relationship.
  • When the team discovers there's a sinner among them, Fabian's reaction is disbelief, insisting that he trusts and has trusted everyone in the club with his life.
  • Sibuna rallies behind Nina faithfully, from jumping at the chance to help her get the mask to continuing to help her when her grandmother is in the hospital. They're all panicked when she gets captured in Senet, and their motive mantra repeatedly includes "For Nina".
  • In a more general sense, Sibuna repeatedly abides by the idea of "nobody left behind". They continually sacrifice their safety for each other, panic whenever one of their own disappears or his taken, and gains their strength from The Power of Friendship.
• A small one, but the reason Alfie ended up sinning? Willow was threatened. He cared about her so much, he was driven to immediate wrath when Frobisher implied he'd go after her.
• Mick flying in from Australia just so he could see Mara. It ended badly for him, but it was a sweet gesture, and he clearly wanted to patch things up the right away.
• Jason being concerned for the kids' well being when Rufus takes them hostage. In a deleted scene, he and the other teachers are all glad to see the kids are alright, and then he and Patricia finally get some closure with their destroyed friendship.
• Amber choosing Fabian and Nina as prom king and queen over herself and Alfie at the end of series one. It was incredibly sweet, especially since she spent the entire time gushing about how she'd be prom queen, she put her best friends first and let them have their moment.