Intense
Intense adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Tender
Tender adjective - Not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect.
Usage example: his tender comments on how to improve her writing style were gratefully received
Both words in one sentence
- The writing is evocative, tender, sweet, and intense, and John and Sherlock are recognizably themselves, and yet also very much men of their time.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Sherlock - It's everything that I want from their relationship: intense, passionate, tender, heartbreaking and unbelievably hot.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Supernatural -
For all its intense manliness, Fist of the North Star completely averts and washes this trope away with an ocean of sensitive and warm-hearted Tender Tears, even from its supposed "villains." Also notable in that at no point does anyone attempt to hide such tears.
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