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{{quote|''"You know, if I ''was'' [[Iron Man]], I'd have this girlfriend who knows my [[Secret Identity]] and is always worried that something bad is going to happen to me--but at the same time is so proud that I'm out there saving the world. She's conflicted and that only makes her crazier about me."''|'''Tony Stark''', ''[[Iron Man (Film)|Iron Man]]''}}
[[Alice and Bob]] are talking, and Bob has decided that it's time to come clean. He's going to tell her his dark and terrible secret. This secret could be one or more of any number of unpleasant or shocking or dumbfounding things. Maybe Bob is secretly a [[The Cowl|crimefighting vigilante]], or a [[Agent Provocateur|spy]], or some kind of [[Secret Identity|superbeing in disguise]], or [[The Mole]], or maybe he [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|really likes reggae music.]] Whatever the secret is, it's going to be something that causes Alice to see Bob in an entirely new light, and totally reinterpret much of Bob's behavior.
Bob spills his guts. Alice is surprised, initially, but her surprise does not turn into shock, horror, fear, disbelief, or hatred. Instead, Alice... [[The Glomp|glomps Bob]] and commences chewing on his face. [[The Reveal]] is apparently a massive turn on for Alice.
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[[Coitus Ensues|Sex is not always involved]], nor even necessarily a make-out session, but there's always some sort of "[[They Do]]" moment. This trope is one means by which writers may achieve [[Strangled By the Red String|red-string strangulation,]] or a [[Last Minute Hookup]]. A reveal that involves displaying a physiological abnormality may prompt [[But Your Wings Are Beautiful]].
This trope may overlap with [[Gender Reveal]], which involves revealing a character's true gender. Contrast [[You Make Me Sick]], [[My God, You Are Serious]], and [[
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