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{{quote|''"OMOCHIKAERI ''[''I wanna take it home with me'']''~!"''|'''[[Trope Namers|Rena Ryuugu]]''', ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''}}
There are times when something is just so pure, innocent, right and '''[[Kawaisa|adorably cute]]''' that even the most level-headed persons are struck by a quaint phenomenon we Tropers like to call "[[Cuteness Proximity]]", in which all pretences of stoic maturity are dropped to reveal [[Tastes Like Diabetes|an affectionate and nurturing, sweet-tongued]] [[Cuddle Bug|teddy bear who wants
Sometimes, the Cuteness Proximity is ''so'' intense that it stirs not only mere affection, but actual paternal and maternal love. The afflicted will want to actually become the adorable one's father, mother or older sibling, and will:
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* In ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'', the adorably innocent [[Cloudcuckoolander|Ibuki Fuko]] says she wants to do this to little Ushio-chan, {{spoiler|Tomoya's daughter}}, and to be her older sister. Pictured above.
* In ''[[Mahoraba]]'', the eccentric president of the occult club takes an intense liking to Asami-chan, who is the first person to be so innocent that she finds her creepy jokes funny.
* ''[[Ranma ½]]'': [[Kawaiiko|Azusa Shiratori]] is very prone to this, grabbing new "cute" items and giving them a French name, and then claiming ownership of them. If it resists, she'll knock it out. If it's yours, and you resist, she'll knock ''you'' out. In the anime version, she tries to "adopt" a half-eaten rice cake soon afterward. When Genma manages to polish it off before she can steal it, she screams in horror and beats him senseless. Her collection, in the few glimpses we've seen of her mansion, has been shown to include an octopus balloon, a stop sign, and even weirder things. In an anime-exclusive episode, she adopts a [[Youkai|Tanuki]]
* In ''[[Kannagi]]'', Nagi sees a pair of kittens curled up and sleeping outside of Jin's house. She finds them so irresistibly cute that she wants to take care of them herself. Jin's not too keen on the idea, as his current living arrangement prevents animals from taking up residence inside.
* The pet store clerk in ''[[Chi's Sweet Home|Chi's New Address]]'' does this even after discovering Chi has an owner. The reason she ''can't'' have one is because her little brother [[Animals Hate Him|is afraid of cats]]
* ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]''
** Yuki Nagato, [[The Stoic|of all people]], reacts this way in ''The Melancholy of [[Haruhi-chan]] Suzumiya'' when she finds the newly revived "Achakura", proceeding to place her in her bag and ''literally'' take her home. This might be a case of maintaining the [[masquerade]]
** Tsuruya said this about Mikuru in a waitress costume.
** Don't forget the ''original'' case, where Haruhi practically ''kidnaps'' poor Mikuru because of her [[Moe]] factor. {{spoiler|We get to see it from a slightly different perspective in ''Disappearance'', where it's just as hilarious and extremely awesome to boot.}}
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* One story in the Shoujo Jump edition had a girl who helps a friend (boyfriend?) catch a wild rabbit in a snare. After accomplishing the deed we see into her mind the scenarios of her keeping the rabbit as a pet (feeding it, giving it it's own little house, etc) much to her friend's chagrin. She's horrified to discover that her friend has a more "culinary" interest in the animal, and she lets it escape.
* A more serious example occurs in ''[[Bleach]]'' where {{spoiler|in Riruka's flashback, she had done this to the guy she had a crush on, imprisoning him inside her treasure box. She stopped when she realized how badly her powers were affecting the guy and let him go.}} More exactly: {{spoiler|Riruka actually ''weaponizes'' this trope. Anything and anyone she finds cute, she can snatch it with her powers and keep it for herself. She started with petty theft as a little girl (stealing the heart-shaped necklace of the neighbor that bullied her), then used it as described above.}}
* A creepy (though hilarious) version happens in chapter 210 of ''[[D.Gray-man
* Katanashi in ''[[Working!!]]'' is a minicon—someone who thinks anything tiny is inherently cute. Showing him anything small is guaranteed to get this reaction from him—which can be creepy when the object in question is a four year old girl who got separated from her mom.
== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Blackest Night]]''
** Gross example: Larfleeze wants his own Guardian, so when our heroes encounter
** Even grosser is Kryb, the Sinestro Corps member who compulsively abducts infants and keeps them in her exposed ribcage.
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* ''[[The Hill of Swords]]'': Any time Tabitha shows her vulnerable side, Shirou has to suppress an urge to take her home and give her "adorable ponies and dollies and pretty dresses".
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* In ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', Dory the blue tang wants to do this with a cute, very small jellyfish... until she learns that jellyfishes ''sting''.
* In ''[[The Lion King]]'' when Timon and Pumba first run across Simba, Timon's first reaction is to panic because of, well, the food chain. Pumba meanwhile thinks Simba's such a cute little guy that he asks, "Can we keep him?"
* Veruca Salt, in both versions of the film based on the novel ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' is a menacing version of this. Among other things, she demands a goose/squirrel and an Oompa-Loompa. [[Villain Song|And she wants it now!]]
* Played for Laughs in the first ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' movie. The heroes first meet April when Raphael saves her from some muggers. April is knocked out, and seeing as he can't exactly take her to the hospital (as he's a mutant turtle) he brings her to the lair. Splinter clearly does not approve of him doing something so rash, and Michelangelo doesn't help matters by saying, "Can we keep her?"
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* ''[[The Boondocks]]'' did this with Riley of all people being kidnapped by one of Grandpa's blind dates because he was just so cute. Huey and Grandad had to go save him.
* In the ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' Season 2 episode "Date with Destiny", Beast Boy makes mention that Killer Moth's mutant drones are cute enough to keep as pets (in the larval stage). Despite Raven's warning, he manages to hide Silkie up until Season 3's "Can I Keep Him?"
* In ''[[Kung Fu Panda:
{{quote|'''Po:''' Oh please, please can we keep him? Can we keep him ''pleeeeease''? He's even [[Just for Pun|pottery trained!]]}}
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOwogW6RC40 There is a Youtube clip of Pedobear doing this to a child at one of the larger cons.]
* And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sYmUOeOVls this clip] from a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' convention. For a child dressed as a ''Dalek''.
* The reason inter-species adoptions are
* According to her ''[[Misfits of Science]]'' co-star Mark Thomas Miller, the teenaged [[Courteney Cox]] evoked this reaction in everyone who met her:
{{quote|I mean, there wasn't a single person that had any negative to say, not a single person who wasn't in love with her and didn't want to take her home. That’s just who she was.|[http://popdose.com/an-exclusive-excerpt-from-misfits-of-science-an-oral-history/
* [[Andrew Jackson]] was known to have adopted a Native American boy named Lyncoya. Unfortunately, most sources claim Jackson himself was the one who ordered the attack that slaughtered Lyncoya's parents and kin, so his motives are rather murky.
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