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''[[Trope Namer|When she smiles]]"''|'''Nine Days''', "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"}}
A character is described as plain or unremarkable, except, well, [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|when they smile]]; when you get them to crack a grin, '''[[Hello, Nurse!]]'''! A [[Slasher Smile]] or [[Psychotic Smirk|evil smirk]] doesn't do it - it's something about the sheer happiness in that smile that makes whoever's watching immediately feel welcome, or better, and very often want to make them smile again. Preferably a lot. Depending on the application, can lead to [[Love At First Sight]], a [[Love Epiphany]], or a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]. It's very effective for a [[Broken Bird]], [[The Stoic]], a [[Shrinking Violet]] or a [[Perpetual Frowner]], but is in no way limited to them. The key element is that the smile adds a ''lot.''
It's not actually [[Always Female]]; the title comes from the song "[[Refrain From Assuming|Absolutely]] (Story of a Girl)". [[Go Out
'''[[In Universe]] examples only, please.''' This isn't an [[Audience Reaction]].
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== Fan Fiction ==
* Kyon, already described as average-looking in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero (Fanfic)|Kyon Big Damn Hero]]'', whose smile is a source of security and relief to Tsuruya.
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* [[A Song of Ice and Fire]] occasionally lists several major flaws in Ygritte's appearance and then comments that when she smiles they are much less noticeable.
** Subverted with Brienne of Tarth; when she wins a spot on Renly's Rainbow Guard, her delighted smile lights up her face, but it doesn't make her any less hideously ugly.
** Played with in the case of Tywin Lannister. He has apparently never smiled since his wife died, which is lamented by his brother and other people who [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid|knew him when he was a nicer man]]. His son [[The Unfavorite|Tyrion]] is present on several occasions when Tywin almost smiles, but instead of being a heartwarming moment, the look is described as "terrible", probably because the context suggests it would be a [[Slasher Smile]]. The only time a true smile appears on Tywin's face is {{spoiler|after he has been killed, and even then the maesters say the smile is not genuine, and is only a tightening of the facial muscles as the body starts to decompose. [[Go Out
* Another male example: Sheftu from Eloise Mcgraw's ''[[Mara Daughter of the Nile]]''. Another male character mentions that Sheftu is actually so plain as to be almost ugly, but his smile (along with his super-suaveness) prevents any woman from realizing this.
* In ''[[The Witch of Blackbird Pond]],'' Kit is unaware of her dazzling smile, and confused by the romantic overtures it invites.
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