Yes! I found the Whumpapedia sometime in the last couple years and it's pointed me to some nice male crying scenes (it seems mostly focused on male whump). I search for 'cry', 'sob' and 'tears', as all three terms are used.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IZWQiaw1pWnAENmNXaxy5YPoFYwABarK6M83VWMzTFI/edit#gid=0

From the whumpapedia.fandom site:

Whump is defined differently by each individual, but the general consensus is that it is a fandom term used to describe situations where a fictional character is hurt, be it emotionally or physically.

Seeing our favorite characters cry is a form of emotional whump, also sometimes called hurt/comfort if there's comforting.

History of the last 50 years of whump discourse in fandom:
- https://whumpapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Hurt/Comfort_and_Whump_in_Fandom_Discourse:_A_Timeline_(1970%E2%80%B2s_-_2020)

A couple of links elaborating on the meaning and appeal of whump:
- https://hermitshobbies.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/what-is-the-appeal-of-whump/

- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HurtComfortFic

- https://forum.gateworld.net/general-stargate-discussion/40577-what-s-so-great-about-whumping-spoilers-if-you-feel-like-it

- https://fanlore.org/wiki/Hurt/Comfort

- https://wincemag.wordpress.com/2021/07/10/neurophysiology-of-whump-a-research-proposal/


 

Last edited by PhoebeOnThePhone (March 11, 2023 6:12 pm)

Thanks for these links

"vulnerability is alluring"

I think that sums it up pretty well, for me at least 🙂

Also this quote about whumperflies "can best be described as a fluttery tightness in one’s stomach and chest similar to the sensation of having figurative butterflies in one’s stomach as a result of an anxiety-induced adrenaline rush"

All my life I've experienced this feeling particularly when I see crying unexpectedly, or when a crying scene is especially realistic or very intense. An actual physical sensation, so weird

Ella wrote:

Thanks for these links

"vulnerability is alluring"

I think that sums it up pretty well, for me at least 🙂

Also this quote about whumperflies "can best be described as a fluttery tightness in one’s stomach and chest similar to the sensation of having figurative butterflies in one’s stomach as a result of an anxiety-induced adrenaline rush"

All my life I've experienced this feeling particularly when I see crying unexpectedly, or when a crying scene is especially realistic or very intense. An actual physical sensation, so weird

I definitely recognize that sensation