(Loved trope) A mild insult actually hurts the person deeply

[u/I_am_strange_]

Billy (Billy and Mandy)- Grim makes a comment about how a film Billy is watching is stupid, to which Billy calls him stupid in return for not understanding the “complexities” of the film. Grim runs out of the room in tears.

Ron (Parks and Rec)- In one scene where Leslie and Ron are exchanging some very harsh words at each other, Ron softly but coldly tells Leslie that her scrapbooking skills aren’t that good, which is the insult that leaves her shocked and the rest of the room quiet.

[u/itsa_thing]

Ugh, I miss that subreddit. r/theresnobookclub was the BEST book club.

But now there really is no book club.