Some days ago, "The Next Competitor" by Keira Andrews got me in tears. The story about a figure ice skating guy named Alex Grady who was also obsessed being the best champion and winning gold medal in Olympic. It should have not got me in tears because Alex's character was an arrogant jerk but with vulnerable heart. Then his romance that had some UST with fellow figure skater was sweet and steamy. But then, there came the scene where Alex fell down and lost the chance to win medal and suddenly I was sobbing. How come this jerkass MC losing got me in tears? It was so unexpected . . .

It was the same when I read "Anything Could Happen" by Will Walton. A typical LGBT+ story about a boy called Trench who had unrequited crush on his best friend. The first and middle parts of the story were kinda dragging I nearly decided to DNF. But then came a scene where Trench fell down to an icy lake and then was saved by his father who mistook him having suicidal crisis. That, unexpectedly, had got me soon in tears and determined to finish the book to know how it ended.

So, anyone has similar unexpected in-tears moment reading some MM/LGBT+ books that should've not got you cry in the first place?

Tell Me It's Real by TJ Klune has one scene that if it doesn't make you cry a little you probably aren't human.

Tell Me It's Real by TJ Klune has one scene that if it doesn't make you cry a little you probably aren't human.

But I haven't yet read "Tell Me It's Real", though. I thought T.J. Klune wrote pure romance/humor for that one. Unlike his "Wolfsong" that indeed got me Wookie Cry Face.