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'''V''': That's the most beautiful thing you could have ever given me.|''[[V for Vendetta]]''}}
Death seems imminent for a character. Her grief-stricken [[Love Interests]] who has been doing the [[Will They or Won't They?]] sidestep with her decides that he'd better let clean with his feelings for her or else he'll have to live with the thought of [[Never Got to Say Goodbye|never having said it to her]].
In other cases, it's the dying person who [[Anguished Declaration of Love|confesses her love]]. Apparently, looming death is the best time to make those tragically intense romantic declarations that you [[Cannot Spit It Out|cannot spit out]] when your love is healthy and you are, too.
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May include a [[Now or Never Kiss]] (but hopefully not a [[Last Kiss]]).
Oftentimes, it turns out that the person is actually [[Not Quite Dead]], usually right after the confessor declares his feelings, and he tries to back out of what he just said. Or the revelation that she'll live comes right before the critical word (a [[Last Second Word Swap]] may be required) to keep the [[Will They or Won't They?]] situation alive.
Has a 50:50 chance of being subverted nowadays, but far from being a [[Discredited Trope]]. Common subversions include the confessed-to becoming irritated that it took a death threat for the confessor to ''finally'' overcome his [[Cannot Spit It Out]] problem, the dying person faking it, or helpfully pointing out that the death bed is not the most ideal place to say those words. In some cases, the person who's about to die (or otherwise lose any chance of being with his or her beloved) will consider doing this, but decide not to for certain reasons, such as not causing undue anguish to the person he or she is going to leave behind, making this an [[Aborted Declaration of Love]].
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Formerly known as [[Going Down With the Ship]], which has now been reappropriated for the traditional (and more literal) use of that phrase.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* Technically, she doesn't die, but the effect is still the same as {{spoiler|Ixpellia}} from ''[[Audio Adaptation|StrikerS Sound Stage X]]'' of the ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' franchise tells Subaru that she loves her as she rests in Subaru's arms and falls into a [[Convenient Coma|deep sleep that would last for ten years... or a thousand]].
* In ''[[Rave Master]]'', when Haru and Elie finally confess their feelings for one another Haru is about to die. {{spoiler|He doesn't, of course. And while the viewers find that out in the next chapter, it's a whole year before he wakes up after suposedly being killed and gets reunited with Elie}}.
* Simon, from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' does not admit his feelings to Erza until he's three seconds from dying. Subverted in that he never actually confesses to her (he just thinks it, and [[Everyone Can See It|all his friends knew]]). He did try to tell her once ''eight years ago'' but was interupted by an attack, since he [[What an Idiot!|decided to tell her while she was leading a rebellion]].
* In ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]'', {{spoiler|Keiichi Maebara has one in the Minagoroshi-hen arc of Higurashi Kai, confessing to Mion after being shot by Miyo Takano. In the anime of Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Kai, the confession is censored, with Keiichi unable to actually confess. Due to the world resets, the confession matters little in the end}}.
* From ''[[Katanagatari]]'' episode 12 - {{spoiler|the mortally wounded Togame asks Shichika if it's alright for her to have fallen in love with him for real, after also admitting that he was a pawn in her scheme and she meant to kill him at the journey's end}}.
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{{quote| The Doctor: If I don't make it back, tell Rose... tell her... oh, she knows.}}
* {{spoiler|Ianto}} in [[Wham Episode|Day Four]] of the ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'' miniseries ''Children of Earth'' {{spoiler|finally says 'I love you' to Jack after their relationship of two seasons as he dies of an alien virus. Unfortunately, this death actually sticks.}}
* [[The Mentalist|Bosco and Lisbon, anyone?]]. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|So]] [[Tear Jerker|damn]] [[No Hugging, No Kissing|tragic]].
* In [[Castle]], (warning: major S3 season finale spoilers follow!) {{spoiler|Beckett is shot during her eulogy at Montgomery's funeral. Castle pleads with her not to leave him, then finally says "I love you," just before she falls unconscious. Her [[Plot Armor]] will save her,}} but only time will tell how the rest of the trope plays out.
** Why, with yet another season of [[UST]], of course.
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== Visual Novels ==
* In ''[[Fate Stay Night|FateStayNight's]]'' Fate route, [[Bittersweet Ending|Saber admits she loves Shirou right at the end of the game.]] Then she fades back to her real world and falls asleep wondering if she can dream herself into Shirou's world again. [[Tear Jerker|She dies in her sleep.]]
** An earlier example could be Shirou's first vocal declaration to Saber. He's been stabbed through the chest, and is about to go up against [[The Epic of Gilgamesh|THE strongest fighter]] in the whole Grail War [[Curb Stomp Battle|who just wiped the floor with]] [[Lady of War|Saber]] [[One
{{quote| '''Saber''' What are you doing?! It is impossible! Please stop! I do not need you to save me! Why... Why do you not understand that? No, if you die because of something like this, I-<br />
'''Shirou''' SHUT UP! ....Just... be quiet for a second... You can rely on others... rely on...<br />
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== Web Original ==
* In a deleted scene from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
{{quote| '''Bakura''': Marik, I... I hate you. I hate you with all my heart. I hate you more than I've ever hated anybody. I hate you so much I can barely take it. In fact, I want to go on hating you for the rest of my life. And if our world is destroyed, well, I won't be able to hate you anymore.<br />
'''Marik''': Oh, Bakura! I had no idea you felt that way about me! I-if it makes you feel any better, I hate you too. I think I hated you from the moment I first met you.<br />
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{{quote| '''Bob:''' Dot, I... want to tell you....<br />
'''Dot:''' I know, Bob. I know. }}
* ''[[The Avengers:
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