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* [[The Second Try/Heartwarming|The Second Try]]

* [[Shinji and Warhammer40K/Heartwarming|Shinji and Warhammer 40 K]]

* [[~~Starkits~~ Prophecy/Heartwarming|Starkits Prophecy]]

* [[Starkit's Prophecy/Heartwarming|Starkits Prophecy]]

* [[Stars Above/Heartwarming|Stars Above]]

* [[A Sticky Situation/Heartwarming|A Sticky Situation]]

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* The ending of the [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] fic: [http://ladyemme.livejournal.com/17633.html Man Eater], where after a virus had turned most of the countries into mindless zombies and leaving only {{spoiler|Germany and England}} still alive, they are rebuilding their homes and gaining new nations, such as {{spoiler|Franitalia and Americanada}}. The fact that they got together and are raising the new nations who were once their significant other, despite all the mental torture they both went through, was just as heartwarming.

* The Hetalia fanfic arc 'What The Heart Forgets' is full of these. Lots of heartbreak too, granted, but so much pure love to counteract it that it made this Troper cry.

* Someone on one of the anonymous [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] LJ groups posted a [http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/10530.html?thread=16596514#t16596514 request for fics featuring the nations interacting with their people and helping them.] Every single one of the responses probably qualifies for this trope. Tissues are recommended when reading.

* An [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] one showing how Kumajirou and Canada met. Kumajirou having been abandoned/seperated from his family was alone and cold, wrapped in a tattered blanket. Until he met Canada, who gave him a new blanket and took him into his home. Their first conversation of "Who are you?" and "I'm Canada" was never more heartwarming than this.

* One ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' [[Doujinshi]] (''Zettai No Idea'') shared on the [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Giripan]] LJ community is so effective at invoking this trope that you ''feel'' it even if you can't read a word of the Japanese text, as it's clear that the plot is about how Japan and Greece, in spite of them clearly being in love and even having sex with each other, are still not truly together because of Japan's [[Cannot Spit It Out|inability to be honest about his feelings]]. Then after Japan returns back to his country, apparently believing that his [[Anguished Declaration of Love]] went unheard (due to it being drowned out by an airplane passing overhead) and having resigned himself to this, he finds out that Greece perfectly understood what he had meant to say and has in fact followed him back home. Cue a smiling Greece saying what can't be anything less than an "I love you" in Greek, and Japan tearing up and throwing himself into Greece's arms like he's dreamed of doing for a long time. The subtle yet profound differences between the doujin's two color spreads just clinch it.

* "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes", an [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] fanfic. The end. Full stop.

* In an [[Axis Powers Hetalia|Canada x Russia]] fanfic "Giving In", one chapter had Russia [[Heroic BSOD|overwhelmed by his past.]] He was alone in his room when Canada (who didn't know of his present condition) entered, returning Russia's scarf that had dropped earlier. But in his unstable state, Russia snapped and tried to strangle Canada. Then Canada whispered "Доверься мне." Which means {{spoiler|"Trust me."}} And Russia did.

* In this wordless [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] doujin, little Canada wanted to go to a bakery, but when he tried to tell them, America, England and France didn't notice him. Sadly, he stared longingly at the store, tears running down his face. Then, his family realized he was crying and tried to comfort him. America led the way by bringing Canada into the store. When Canada looked behind him, both France and England had stopped bickering and was ushering him inside with smiles on their faces. The last panel was Canada with tears in his eyes. This time, in happiness.

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'''Prussia''': You want to know why I came back? Because I can't think of a reason why I wouldn't help my little brother! }}

* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6633307/1/Let_Your_Heart_be_Light Let Your Heart be Light] has America and England celebrating their first Christmas together as a couple. The interaction between these two are so cute and heartwarming this troper couldn't help but tear up a little.

* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6942599/1/bA_b_bLullaby_b_For_bA_b_bStormy_b_bNight_b# Lullaby For A Stormy Night]. This troper was smiling and d'awwwwwwing through the whole story.

* [http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/21125.html?thread=86580357#t86580357 Regarding your Request for my Return], a non-kinky [[Kink Meme]] fic; the request was for a fic showing England's difficulty raising a child with [[Super Strength]], and the response was this little piece of adorableness.

* [http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/20749.html?thread=80676621 Shadows on the Walls] is about Germany being misinformed that Russia has raped Prussia and trying to help in a terribly awkward way when Prussia comes back. The ending where the truth comes out is a CMOH in itself, but that's not the bit that made this troper gooey. No, it was the bit where the Berlin Wall comes down:

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* A rather twisted version in a '''NSFW''' ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fan fic: Bellatrix has been keeping Hermione prisoner, and they are involved in a [[Squick|BDSM]] relationship. After another night of sexual torture, Hermion blurts out [[Victim Falls For Rapist|"I love you, Mistress!"]] Bellatrix thinks to herself that Hermione deserves to be beaten for speaking out of turn like that. Instead, she just smiles and says {{spoiler|"I love you too, my pet."}} Awww...

* The following Harry Potter fanfics of the slash variety:

** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2476535/1/ Harry Potter and the World that Went Bloody Insane] by The Slice, in which Harry is oblivious and Ron is patient and protective.

** [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3247611/1/ New Beginnings and Old Tree Houses] by The Treacle Tart, in which Ron adopts three werewolf children with the help of Remus.

* There was this fanfic about Harry and Draco meeting again after their sons had become friends. Of course, Draco being Draco mocks and sneers while Harry is just as casual and just as insulting, though they were both more friendly than hostile. At the end, when Harry takes his son back home, he holds out his hand and Draco takes it.

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== Metal Gear Solid ==

* In the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' [[Time Travel]] epic [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2711502/1/Stray Stray], the Shadow Moses arc has a few of these, since it's when we get to see the results of Ocelot's efforts to [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]. {{spoiler|Snake and Liquid's relationship in particular. There's something both heartwarming and bittersweet about the fact that, at least in one [[Alternate Universe]], MGS's Cain and Abel actually like each other}}.

** Also, Chapter 25 (31 according to ff.net), for the combination of [[Screw Destiny]] and [[The Power of Love]].

* The [[Metal Gear Solid]] fanfic [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5704545/1/Howling_At_The_Moon Howling At The Moon] manages a few in the more recent chapters, the bigger ones starting out at the end of [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5704545/7/Howling_At_The_Moon chapter seven] with Sniper Wolf trying to lift Liquid Snake's spirits after he got pistol-whipped by Ocelot (which ends up starting their inevitable romance in the long run).

{{quote|'''Wolf:''' For future reference, Liquid, don't make horrible puns when a teammate is in danger of dying of blood loss, infection, or both at once

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{{quote|'''Luffy''': "Zoro?"

'''Zoro''': "Always." }}

* From the [[One Piece]] Fic The Vanity Princess:

{{quote|Luffy:"I wish I could see you, Nami," he whispered, his eyes closed with his face buried into her hair, "but… I'm glad that I could see you like this. Thank you, Nami, for showing it to me. And… thank you… for loving me anyway."}}

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The knee-jerk response flew out of his mouth unplanned, but it was the vehemence behind it that shocked him utterly. He heard an anger in his own voice that he had no right to feel. Anger, or was it only the protective harshness that so often covers one’s fears? }}

* Albert Green's ''[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=67732 A Thin Veneer]'' is full of so much win and awesome, from the concept to the battles, that the whole thing should be considered a CMOA, but what sticks in this troper's mind the most is the scenes between 'Deathwalker' Jha'dur and Sarek of Vulcan. {{spoiler|Jha'dur has just offerred Sarek the means to save Amanda's life and information against the Minbari at the cost of betraying everything he ever stood for. Sarek plays Jha'dur in a complicated gambit to get her to expose her information without committing. When Jha'dur realizes she's been screwed over and that Sarek admitted he never intended to go through with the deal, she says: "You lied to me!"� "Vulcans do not lie."� "We had a deal!" "I accepted no such deal. You merely fooled yourself into believing I had."� "What about Amanda?"� Jha'dur spat. "I am the only one who can save her!" Sarek shook his head. "Your drug would damn her and me for accepting it. To live at the cost of others is too high a price. It may save her life, but it would kill her soul." Jha'dur bared her teeth in a cold smile. "Remember that when she dies in your powerless arms."� "I will be thinking of nothing else."�}}

* There are more [[Crowning Moments of Heartwarming]] in the classic Trek fic "Atlas" than this troper knows how to mention, but the one that moved this troper the most was after a slooooooooooow building slash subtext in an otherwise adventure-centric story, {{spoiler|Kirk, who up to this point has been kind of a [[Jerkass]] [[Gary Stu]] (albeit an incredibly well written, in character one) breaks down at the bedside of a comatose Spock and confesses to how much Spock means to him, how he's become a better person because of knowing Spock. In any other fic it would be eyerolling and sappy, but "Atlas" is so in character it works beautifully.}}

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** The name of the chapter was {{spoiler|[[Aladdin (Disney film)|One Jump Ahead]], which adds a comparison to Aladdin.}}

* The ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' doujin ''Childcare is War'' involves little kid versions of Rin and Sakura summoning Archer... somehow. Rather then play the idea for comedy (which could be done) it instead plays the heartwarming part to [[Beyond the Impossible]] levels. a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] in ''every other page''

* Regardless of whether or not you liked her in Persona 4; [[Shrinking Violet|Ayane's]] heartfelt explanation of why she's "positively furious" at the Protagonist {{spoiler|after she confronts her shadow and gains her Persona}} in the fanfic "[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4982177/1/Solo_Performance Solo Performance]" is guaranteed to tug at most of your heart strings.

* The ''[[Beyond Good & Evil (video game)|Beyond Good and Evil]]'' fic "[http://z6.invisionfree.com/BGE2_Revolution/index.php?showtopic=540&st=0 Human, All Too Human]" has a beautiful moment where Jade is worrying that {{spoiler|1=her connection to the DomZ}} makes her too dangerous to be around. She asks Double H if he will protect her orphans from anything--even if that something happens to be her. He fiercely, adamantly, ''beautifully'' refuses:

{{quote|{{spoiler|1=It is never going to happen. You are not going to turn on the kids, or me, or IRIS. You have the best heart of anyone I've ever known. I have seen you fight against being put under DomZ control...and win. You expelled their high priest from your mind and vanquished him single-handed. Jade, you are not predestined for evil. You are not a DomZ monster in human form. You are my friend, my partner, my compatriot, and I will never raise a hand against you. You will never make me have to.}} }}

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDOIphuCv0k This] [[Fan Vid]] somehow goes and makes ''[[Yume Nikki|Yume frikkin' Nikki,]]'' [[Nightmare Fuel]] in its purest form, into something sweet and beautiful... And Masada, Kyunkyun, Poniko, and Monoko all team up to save Madotsuki from the original's [[Downer Ending]].

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGLgpIuWqeo&sdig=1 This] ''[[I'm a Marvel And I'm a DC|I'm A Marvel...And I'm A DC]]'' video, where it turns out Harley reciprocates Gobby's feelings.

** And let's not forget Batman's encouraging words to Spider-Man.

*** And the "Dark Knight" style ending. Hell, when the series isn't being side achingly funny, chances are it's either being bunch the air awesome or full of warm n fuzzy. Hard to believe it started out as just a simple parody of Mac/PC ads.

* The entire ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' fic [http://nosilencehere.livejournal.com/7359.html Finding His Footing]. Who knew Xigbar could be so patient, especially with a Demyx who doesn't know how to stand?

* The ''[[Firefly]]'' fanfic ''[[Forward]]'' is pretty much packed with these, especially in the first story arc. One of the more potent ones is when {{spoiler|Jayne and River are being tortured by Niska, and he manages to grab her hand and hold it to keep her from breaking.}} Or pretty much any scene between them while {{spoiler|they are escaping Niska's ship, with Jayne forced to carry her on his back.}} And later on in the third arc, where Mal tries to comfort River {{spoiler|after she has a mental breakdown after killing Ott's pirates.}}

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** The epilogue for "Silver" has an ''adorable'' scene between Kaylee and Simon, and also has a powerful scene where River confesses to Book what she feels was a very bad thing she did, with flashbacks to her {{spoiler|confronting one of the men who hurt her at the Academy who himself deeply regrets what he did. Ultimately, he asks for her to forgive him, and River does.}}

** The ending to "Fourth Interlude." River has basically been put through ''[[The Woobie|so much crap]]'' over the last few chapters, what with {{spoiler|the [[Mind Rape]], losing control of herself and flying into berserk frenzies, then crashing on a border planet and forced to walk across a desert on serious injuries, all the while suffering hallucinations and then getting horribly injured fighting a group of pirates}}. At the end of it all, after she passes out, River has a flashback to when Simon rescued her from the Academy, and then comes to. The reader's probably expecting something even worse for River when she wakes because, well, [[Trauma Conga Line|that's how the story's been going.]] Instead, she finds herself in a hospital, being tended to by an old doctor who she can tell is honestly concerned for her safety, and she finally lets herself relax and feel safe. After everything else she's been through recently, encountering a decent human being on the Border who isn't scared of her and just wants to help her recover is a powerful scene in its own right.

* [http://twitter.com/Tali_Zorah/mass-effect-universe The Mass Effect 2 Twitter Series], normally a hilarious fan made group made in a light hearted way took a serious turn when [http://twitter.com/Niv_Aseef Niv'Aseef], who is completely fan made and notorious for hitting on [[Anything That Moves]] announced he'd return to the flotilla. Prior to him leaving he gets asked on his formspring account whether he wants to screw Tali, where he then responds with a ''beautiful'' paragraph and a half about how much he respects her as a friend and that although he initially had a crush on her, he now just wants her to be happy with Shepard.

** [http://www.formspring.me/NivAseef/q/339464436 His response to being told how incredible that was?]

** The big hitter? Niv ends up on Tali's dad's ship, the Alerei. Which, if you've played [[Mass Effect]] 2...

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* The ''[[Naruto]]'' fanfic "Chained to the Whirlpool" averages 2 per chapter. Which is odd for a bondage fic.

* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3909697/1/ This] [[National Treasure]] fic. Just all of it.

* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4175371/1/ This Fic] We That Are Young is a [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] fic that shows the lives and childhood of Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye that is filled with crowning moments of awesome,heartwarming,and tearjerkers. There is one that takes the cake however. Riza is grieving the lost of a friend of the family,and her father who becomes a bigger jerkass with each of the later chapters {{spoiler|and a semi Complete Monster by the end of it}}is shaking her and screaming at her to shut up. Roy finally gets fed up with it [[Calling the Old Man Out|calls him out on his verbal and physical abuse.]] and eventually punches his alchemy teacher in the face.

* ''[[Tiberium Wars]] has one in Chapter Seventeen, where Commander Karrde requests volunteers from the remnants of 4th Battalion's troops to do recon work for the armored assault on the White House. He expects most of the men to deride and hate him for how many of them were killed under his command. Instead, nearly the entire battalion volunteers, believing that without him in command, they would have been completely massacred. Their response moves the commander to tears.

* Chacron's [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] fanfic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3269284/1/Heavens_Rejects Heaven's Rejects]'' becomes one long string of these in its middle segment, with military [[New Meat]] Rex Christensen being comforted by his friends and family after a ''massive'' [[Heroic BSOD]], kindly Dr. Draftwood (a [[The McCoy|McCoy]] to end all [[Mc Coys]] and a character who is a spark of true [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]] in a [[World Half Empty]]) being reunited with his long-lost wife and son, Sonic and Sally having their first child, and a beautiful [[Meaningful Funeral]] scene. However, the mood in the final third of the story becomes such a depressing [[Tear Jerker]] that it makes [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]] look upbeat.

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* Not fan''fiction'' per se, but [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpy8OynMg-M this] [[Fan Vid]] to "[[Crowning Music of Awesome|How Far We've Come]]" will make any [[Ouran High School Host Club]] fan smile. (Unless, perhaps, I didn't warn them about the major end-of-series spoilers.)

* The Pokemon fic "[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4908689/1/Lullaby_for_a_Stormy_Night Lullaby for a Stormy Night]" is a rare fic that centers around the mother-son relationship between Ash and Delia. The story takes place when Ash is 6 during a rainstorm, which lil' Ash is afraid of. The story also has subtle allusions to Ash's past and is even a songfic--a well-written songfic, to be exact.

* Stargate Atlantis - [http://synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/59305.html Freedom's Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose], and how. {{spoiler|John died protecting Atlantis, and Rodney is a professor on Earth, trying to build a new life and staying away from the military and SGC}} It's actually a very hopeful story about survival after the one you love has died and you've left your home and family behind, but dear lord it makes me cry like a baby every single time. "Every year, a few more flowers bloom." and "Five and a half years of loving someone, of being loved, as much as you can love in the city on the edge of forever, which is sometimes too much and sometimes not enough at all." "And I wish you could be here to see how happy I really am." * weeps*

* ''Appositus Obscurum'', a [[Super Mario]] fanfic by [[Ms Devin 92]], holds many CMOA, CMOF, [[Nightmare Fuel]], [[Tear Jerker]]. It also holds tons of CMOH. But this troper's favorite one is {{spoiler|O'Chunks and Nastasia's first kiss}}. Especially if you take in account the fics ''Who are thou?'' and ''Centum'' by the same author. Put together, they make a very credible and beautiful {{spoiler|evolution of her opinions and feelings towards him. She thought at first he was nothing but a stupid, incompetent klutz. ''Who are thou?'' shows her [[Warrior Poet|he's not stupid]]. Not very intelligent, but surely not a dumbass. ''Centum'', that shows some scenes of the three minions' life after the game, show she begins to have some friendship and affection to him. Finally, the events of ''Appositus Obscurum'' make her realize he's ''not'' incompetent (he just had the bad luck to fight Mario and co, who were far stronger than him), which is summed up by this thought:}}

{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Nastasia''': Being the Count's right-hand woman, I was, well, always at his right side... I guess I never had the chance to look and see O'Chunks for the strong-hearted warrior he really is...}}}}

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** The scene when {{spoiler|Hakoda and Ursa are reunited after Boiling Rock. The fact that he finds out ''everything'' and accepts her unconditionally made me cry happy tears. However, Ursa's reaction to hearing about Zuko made me ''bawl''}}.

* The [[Knights of the Old Republic]] Game Mod ''Brotherhood of Shadow'' pulls some beautiful ones with a side order of [[Tear Jerker]]. Perhaps the most beautiful one was Koybayshi's [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]] against {{spoiler|Channa Mae's self-loathing}}. [[Anguished Declaration of Love]] mixed with [[Not So Different]] as he reveals that {{spoiler|he was a failed Padawan who lost his Force connection with his master's death - just like Channa Mae was}}. The sheer amount of [[The Power of Love]] is enough to {{spoiler|snap her out of the Brotherhoood's spell, and complete the last of her renunciation of the Dark Side}}.

* After months of agonizing over how to reveal the secret of Sleepwalker to his family and friends, Rick Sheridan's finally ready to tell his family and friends the truth. Unfortunately, his life falls apart for a second time when he has a nervous breakdown after he learns that {{spoiler|his parents were murdered by Psyko}}. Despite his having alienated them while trying to cope with Sleepwalker's presence in his mind, Rick's friends come to support him when he needs them most and help him put his life back on track.

* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5491910/1/Twofish Twofish], a ''[[Good Omens]]'' fanfic, is absolutely full of these.

{{quote|"Which was why it was so dangerous. Aziraphale could just as easily kicked over mailboxes and burnt down neighborhoods. He was, after all, The Enemy. But instead, every movement the angel made tasted like creme brulee or felt like a back rub or sounded like a violin concerto or spoke of other lovely things that are beyond human understanding."}}

* The ''[[Half Life]]'' [[Half-Life (series)/Fanfic Recs|fanfic]] ''Typical Moments in the Horrible Life of Gordon Freeman'', has one when {{spoiler|Alyx and Gordon’s lives are being weaved together – [http://a-mere-child.livejournal.com/9508.html from Alyx’s point of view]}}.

{{quote|{{spoiler|And now there's another presence, one so achingly familiar that she's drawing toward it before it even begins to 'speak.’ ''I love you, Alyx. More than I've ever loved anyone in my life. I can't go on without you. I don't want to go on without you. I'll do anything for you. Just come back to me. Please.'' The tendrils around her release their hold just long enough for her to draw close to him. Then they return, wrapping around and them both, taking the fibers of his being and threading them between hers. He's in her, and around her, and through her, the two of them woven into a fabric stronger than either of them could be alone. She thought she knew him before, through his speech and actions. What she called 'knowledge' before is nothing compared to this. His every thought, every memory, every secret desire and fleeting emotion--everything he is has been laid bare before her, and she before him, as they are twined together as one. She won't retain all of this when she returns to her body. She couldn't. It's too much for one vessel to hold. But they're going home, together, and that's what matters.}}}}

* The final chapter of [http://lparchive.org/Monster-Rancher-4/ this] ''[[Monster Rancher]] 4'' [[Let's Play]] (which sort of straddles the boundary between that and [[Fanfic]]) has one for iScream, the [[Butt Monkey]] of the monster team throughout the entire playthrough. Sure, he carried his weight, usually, but he was typically mocked for his weirdness, surreal movements, and overall unnerving design. {{spoiler|He gets reborn as a Zan, one of the slickest-looking monsters in the series.}} But the reason the [[First-Person Smartass]] provides for this? A killer:

{{quote|{{spoiler|With three such powerful monsters, it would be easy to forget the importance of [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|heart]] in a team--if only to keep them from ripping your head off. A Zan would seem an [[Obviously Evil|odd choice]] to provide that heart. Which is why iScream was a critical element in this fusion. As a Kagura, [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|he will truly be the hero he always could be]].}}}}

** This also doubles as a [[Brick Joke]] (of a [[Meaningful Echo|less jokey variety]]), since earlier, the main character wonders if it is possible to {{spoiler|raise a strong Zan with kindness instead of cruelty.}}