In pain
Tender
Tender adjective - Easily injured without careful handling.
Both terms in one sentence
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Averted in Pain and Gain, as one of the main promotional items of this movie is how tender and emotional these burly body-builders are around each other.
Source: Real Men Hate Affection -
Tender Tears: There's a lot of focus in this story on Xavier's sensitivity, and he's either close to tears, shedding a few of them, or openly weeping when someone he cares about is in pain.
Source: Film / X-Men: Apocalypse
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