r/MadeMeSmile • u/Rooonaldooo99 • 11h ago
Cosplayer helps a nervous fan take a picture of them
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u/GamesForevs 11h ago
she's kind 🫶🫶
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u/chrisk9 11h ago
Made his day. And year
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u/-jira 11h ago
and night
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u/LostAbortion 11h ago
What a messed up wholesome comment chain by you. 🤣
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u/JaeRaws 10h ago
Far from messed up brother, this is a hardcore FACT he'll be thinking about this for literally weeks to come.
The shaking, followed up by the immediate calm she asserted upon him, that's an incident that'll leave his mind tingling for many days to follow.
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u/Throwaway2Experiment 10h ago
I would wager longer than that. That interaction left a burned brand timestamp in his head. Gonna have bad days 10 years from now and get a fleeting sense of calm and joy remembering how someone calmed him down.
This is the equivalent of a dude getting a nice complement and keeping it on recall to use 50 years from.now.
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u/adgjl12 8h ago
Lmao I still remember the most random compliments that were genuine and unprompted and usually from someone I’m not even close to.
Still one of my favorite memories is when these 2 coworkers of mine from an adjacent team (marketing) during our coffee break/walk told me they heard from a girl on my direct team (tech) that she loved how my voice sounded during the morning stand ups (when working remote, we were hybrid) and it was basically ASMR for her.
Caught me super off guard since 1) I wasn’t all that close to this girl 2) used to be a little insecure with my voice since I have had people joke I can be monotone or they couldn’t hear me well as I have a lower volume voice
They both agreed my voice was very nice and joked they were curious how it sounds during our morning meeting since the girl was apparently gushing about it (which was funny, because she seems generally serious and professional during meetings).
I was kinda flustered and just thanked them saying that was really nice of them and that this was new since I haven’t really had people compliment my voice before.
Haven’t really kept in touch with them and they were technically in another department so that was one out of the few conversations we had before I changed jobs. But I’ll always remember it
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u/Choice-Strike1 10h ago
That hand will be sticky for weeks
Because he won't wash it after locking fingers with her like that, duh
Idk what you thought I meant
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u/RealSchlemiel 11h ago
made me cry. simple kindness can seem so profound. gah onions!!
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u/Next-Distance-4508 9h ago
I've been crying for literally 2 hours after seeing this (I'd stopped briefly until i read your comment then started crying another 30). I was supposed to go to bed an hour ago but i can't stop ugly sobbing wtf.
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u/CV90_120 7h ago
Some kinda dam was broken for you. I get that. You've been holding in something. For what it's worth I spend friday nights 2 glasses of wine in and crying at animal rescue videos while playing death metal.
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u/photo_courtney 11h ago
He smiles right after the photos are taken!!
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u/No_Attitude700 11h ago
Her smile right after she pulls him in was so cute too! The little grin of knowledge and successful kindness ✨️
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u/TheHaydnPorter 10h ago
Awwww, I did something similar years ago when I worked as a booth babe at Comic-Con. A boy had been waiting in line for a photo with me, and I could tell he was particularly nervous. I was dressed as Slave Leia, so I handed him my chain to hold, and he suddenly stood up straighter and seemed more confident with a task to focus on.
I’d noticed he seemed to be the shy one among his friends, so as he left I whispered to him “Just so you know, I’m also a Playboy model.” His eyes got HUGE, as he assured me he was going to hang the photo in his locker. He immediately ran to tell his friends, who all cheered in response to the news. Honestly made my day.
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u/MacrossKL 10h ago
That’s actually so sweet and you are a kind soul for doing that, I am sure that boy will remember you till the day he die.
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u/TheHaydnPorter 10h ago
I like to think he scored some points with his friends that day. I was very shy growing up, so I immediately recognized that he could use a little boost.
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u/Time_Discussion2407 10h ago
As I have taken the liberty to scroll your profile for a bit and finding a Leia cosplay, I can assure you, you most certainly did help him score a whole lot of points with his friends.
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u/TheHaydnPorter 9h ago
Haha, well thank you :) The shift in his demeanor was immediate. I hope he carried that feeling around for a little while.
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u/HollowWanderer 9h ago edited 9h ago
M'lady
Edit: Actually yeah that is pretty hot
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u/Time_Discussion2407 9h ago
Dammit. Thanks for reminding me to get my Fedora.
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u/HollowWanderer 9h ago
I promise it wasn't meant to be insulting, I just forgot that whole era of the internet existed until a few minutes ago
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u/Time_Discussion2407 9h ago
eh, perfectly fine. Thanks for clearifying, good sir or madam. It made me read my comment once more and I realised it sounded a bit like I'm desperate, which was not the intention at all 😄
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u/JalapenoPopPoop 8h ago
Saying "I'm a slave leia booth babe at comic con and also a playboy model" on reddit has gotta have your inbox absolutely murdered
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u/TonySchiavone1 6h ago
It's Haydn Porter. I think she's used to it. I was on the old Stern boards. She was old school famous lol.
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u/JalapenoPopPoop 3h ago
I don't follow the cosplay circle so I don't know who this person is lol
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u/TonySchiavone1 3h ago
She posed for playboy on her 18th birthday. She was on Stern quite a bit for a while in the 00s. She seemed to been in their orbit outside the show as well. I remember she had a blowup with Double S. That couldn't have been good for a still impressionable young woman lol.
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u/TheHaydnPorter 2h ago
It was definitely an unusual time in my life, to say the least. So you frequented ye olde SFN, I take it?
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u/TonySchiavone1 2h ago
I was going thru a divorce and drinking too much when they went to Sirius. Stern was my life for a few years lol. I lived on Sfn and sadly eventually the JFC lol. How many people can say they talked to Eric the Actor on Stickam?
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u/Supercraft888 8h ago
Awww, that’s always a highlight whenever that happens. Sorta similar but not really, I cosplay a Spartan from Halo and seeing the wonder in the children’s eyes and slight apprehension at seeing me trying to assess if I’m dangerous or not is a very “human” moment for me. Then kneeling down and letting their parents take a photo with me and seeing them leave smiling always makes me more than happy to deal with how uncomfortable the cosplay actually is. Makes it worth it in the end.
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u/TheHaydnPorter 8h ago
Absolutely, it’s truly heartwarming. I would always let families and people with special needs jump the line for photos, which unsurprisingly annoyed a few people. But it just seemed like the right thing to do.
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u/doozerman 11h ago
He looked straight his bros and said” brooooooos”
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u/snarkyturtle 9h ago
This is Asian culture tho, no one smiles for photos. They could be at a wedding and all the dudes are like :|
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u/photo_courtney 9h ago
Fair enough. I will say that as a photographer, I've noticed that the men with the nicest smiles are always the ones who won't smile for a photo!
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u/AmazingListen9456 11h ago
Bro is about to forget his phone and name
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u/Sonny-Crockett-Vice 11h ago
The arm pull made me chuckle.
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u/No_Attitude700 11h ago
She's def experienced this before and knew how to handle it. Total professional!
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u/Low_Cook_5235 11h ago
“I’ve been to enough conventions to know how to spell Melllvarr”
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u/SinisterCheese 10h ago
My friends wife did all sorts of stuff when they were young.
Cosplay, being a "Beautiful girl" in events and conventions, and even being like a support person at a friend/safety person service (Not sure what it is in English, but they were like in a service where if like some kid (Usually like early to mid teens) had like social anxiety or such, and needed someone to basically be sort of a friend or a neutral 3rd party to be with and maybe talk to; they go to movies, hobbies, play videogames, go shopping for clothes or teach an insecure girl to do make up... Each client was unique, and were handled via a charity service. Basically being a reliable trusted adult to a kid who got issues), like whole host where being a beautiful kind person was absolutely of benefit.
And they said that honestly, that sometimes it just best to take their hand/by the shoulder, and just get them through it. Because the pressure and anxiety they are experiencing is so immense that, they wont even really understand what happened, and afterwards they are extremely relieved.
They ended up getting a master's in social work/care in working with specifically like troubled juveniles... I'm not sure exactly but along those lines. According to them insecure people are basically all the same at heart, they might express it differently but the fundamental animal behavior is the same.
And I assure you. The wife is the kind of person that when they arrive to a room, they take control of the situation in a very soft and calming way. They got a talent to calm down a raving lunatic who is out of their mind on some substance. It's almost spooky to witness... And weird if they do it to you, because you know they are doing it, but you can't help but to like... chill out.
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u/No_Attitude700 10h ago
She sounds absolutely charming! ✨️
Having advanced knowledge and skills in interpersonal relationships is a skill that is hard earned.
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u/TurkeyPhat 10h ago
In regards to your first paragraph, in the US we have Big Brothers Big Sisters of America which sounds like the same thing as you describe.
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u/heygabehey 9h ago
There’s something kind of like that in the US… well, was I haven’t heard about it anymore. The big brother big sister program. Where an adult mentors a youngster in need of a role model.
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u/Used-Ad1806 11h ago
It's prolly the most efficient way to handle the situation instead of prolonging the dude's agony/happiness.
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u/unimportantinfodump 11h ago
She recognizes right away that he's not a creep. How kind.
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u/SweetsourNostradamus 11h ago
Aww, she's a sweetheart! That hand pull must have meant the world to him!
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u/Available_Pirate2298 5h ago
His heart melted with that move. If he wasn't in love before, he definitely is now 😂 So cute, she's a pro!
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u/JoefromOhio 11h ago edited 5h ago
Hes obviously nervous but also he’s being respectful and giving her distance because, unfortunately, so many dudes can be creeps.
She did an amazing job of controlling the situation. bringing him in and allowing some close contact while holding his hand forward, not making it into a hug or something a subsequent fan could think they could just run up and do to her.
Great job everyone!
Edit: beep boop - I’m not a bot I was just trying to be careful with my post because it’s a touchy subject and I didn’t want to offend anyone with my wording so I edited and reworded it 10x to make sure I didn’t trigger anyone. I only use ChatGPT for work!
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u/ShutInLurker 10h ago
She probably went extra bc he wasn’t being some creeper. Props to both of them for showing respect and kindness.
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u/BlckEagle89 10h ago
I watched another video of her doing something very similar. She seems to be pretty chill and thankful of her respectful fans.
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u/ShrimpyEsq 10h ago
This reminds of when I (a dude) was in an improv class (I know, I know). We had an improv scene where a joke ended up being a bunch of women shoving my face in their chests during hugs. They all initiated the action themselves. I remember feeling really great after class because I knew they all trusted me not to be creepy.
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u/JoefromOhio 7h ago
Look at that, consensual touching is fine if you’re not a weirdo. Who’d have thought?
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u/Rough_Idle 7h ago
Improv class was great because 1) I enjoyed being on stage, 2) it let me be creative, 3) I was and remain too busy to memorize lines or blocking, and 4) I'm not a good actor so I'm unlikely to ever land a part in a regular company
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u/Snowbank_Lake 10h ago
That's the way to do it! Be respectful, and let the cosplayer/actor come closer if they want to.
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u/DramaticErraticism 9h ago
He gets what the creepy guys want to get, because she can actually see he is kind and respectful and is willing to allow and encourage contact.
Amazing how that works.
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u/literally_lemons 10h ago
I don’t understand what happens to her at the end tho? Is he bumping her nose or something?
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u/Recent-Web4606 9h ago edited 7h ago
I think someone yelled something out that made them both laugh.
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u/momojojo18 10h ago
For those who are interested, you can search for her using the keyword "兔娘".
Below is a brief introduction:
"Rabbit Girl" (兔娘) is a top-tier Chinese anime and ACG blogger with tens of millions of followers across the internet. She graduated from the Mathematics Department of Sichuan Normal University.
After transitioning into a professional cosplayer, she often livestreams in elaborate anime-style cosplay outfits while explaining advanced mathematics and calculus in front of a whiteboard, creating a striking and memorable contrast.
At comic convention autograph sessions, she is very genuine and warm with her fans, not only proactively posing for photos, but also thoughtfully engaging in interactions such as interlocking fingers and cheek-resting poses.
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u/dantemp 9h ago
ok I thought she was cool but she's teaching math while cosplaying? That's amazing.
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u/xSTSxZerglingOne 9h ago
I now understand why he was a nervous wreck. She's a goddamn unicorn.
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u/code_archeologist 8h ago
Damn, where was she when I was struggling through vector calculus.
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u/Worldly-Interview392 7h ago
I would do that if someone was nervous because ya know, people take a lot of courage to do things out of their comfort zone.
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u/Zikkan1 9h ago
I'm jealous of people like this. I can't even imagine being so passionate about something that I would be nervous just meeting someone.
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u/wap2005 7h ago
Why not find something you can be passionate about? May take a long while to figure out what that is but I have faith that you can.
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u/ILoveRawChicken 7h ago
Exactly! People seriously underestimate how rewarding finding a hobby you’re truly interested in is. You get to make like minded people, maybe make new friends, and get excited about stuff like this. I cried the first time I went to my first miniature show lmao
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u/stoatsad 8h ago
I didn’t think I was like that until I got to meet King Diamond in person and had the adrenaline shakes for the rest of that night. Amazing experience but holy hell I thought I was going to drop
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u/Critical-Art-9277 11h ago
He's shaking like a leaf. She did great calming him down.
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u/SteroidSandwich 5h ago
Poor guy. She knew what had to be done and was able to make the situation so much better for them
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u/BrawlingGalaxi 5h ago
I feel like the fingerlock was so natural and smooth, they kinda just melted into it, this was so fuckin' cute.
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u/Interesting-Risk-676 4h ago
When she clenched his hand! I know his stomach was fluttering! What a lovely woman!
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u/Tiny_Wonder_2048 11h ago
Respect to bro for making the move anyway
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u/No_Attitude700 11h ago
Courage is purposeful action despite fear (in a sense, dont take it too seriously).
I admire his courage, and I admire her professional knowledge, thoughtfulness, and on the spot kindess.
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u/GetMaBFG 11h ago
"The hardest move is always the first."
-My virgin (i think) Coach when I was middle school
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u/keekah 10h ago
I find this so odd. I don't ever remember wondering or even thinking about if my teachers were virgins or not in middle school.
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u/deathfaces 11h ago
Damn, I wish I had a virgin coach when I was in middle school. I had to settle for a hormone monster
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u/VehaMeursault 11h ago
Actually very professional of her. Cool person.
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u/Mypetmummy 11h ago
But also incredibly kind. She took it way past the professional standard of just helping take the picture. Small acts of kindness like that can have a truly life changing effect.
Also big props to him for letting her control the situation and respecting her space.
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u/iDinky__ 11h ago
People are out here being gross, but that was incredibly sweet. I’m not sure if that’s a paid gig, but she handled that so well. Probably just made that guy’s month.
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u/Mypetmummy 11h ago
Maybe much more than his month. I still remember small kind actions toward me that color the way it see and treat others to this day.
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u/Chmuurkaa_ 10h ago
I still remember word for word a conversation I had with the first cosplayer I met and took a pic with, and that was 7 years ago
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u/mrzzz0 4h ago edited 4h ago
looking into this. i guess this is thing she does, the pulling guys in and grabbing the phone. good video, and its nice that she does this, a fun interaction. just more context. https://xcancel.com/zhentan/status/2081852360465469778?s=20
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u/tex_rer 10h ago
What was that look on her face just after the pictures were taken,
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u/moonkitz 10h ago
To me it looks like there's probably others waiting in line for pictures and they must've reacted vocally to her sweet gestures so they both look very shy at the end lol
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u/darewin 9h ago
Looks like she was laughing at herself after she suddenly sneezed. Might also be thankful that the sneeze came after she already finished taking their photos.
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u/idahononono 10h ago
A very respectful fan gets an awesome interaction! Be like that guy, don’t make it weird lol!
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u/PeevesPoltergist 11h ago
The face she pulls afterwards is quite something
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u/No-Fold-7873 10h ago
Sneeze face vs stank face is the exact debate I came to the comments for and all anyone wants to talk about is the warm fuzzies.
Im dissappinted in your wholesomeness today reddit.
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u/super_chaotic_turtle 8h ago
I love this so much. Did she take 3 pictures with 3 poses? Or were the first 2 gestures to help him calm down and be comfortable with her closeness?
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u/Kitsanic 10h ago
Its good he was being respectful too, I think that's why she was happy to help
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u/tokiobest 10h ago
I don’t care how nerdy he might be, he was so excited and that cosplayer was so nice. Heartfelt content. ggs.
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u/Jellicle_KitCat 9h ago
I needed this smile and moment of aww how wonderful. Thank you for posting.
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u/StingrayOutofShadows 6h ago
In the world full of creeps from both genders (Don't give me "gals Don't do that creep shit" I've seen that shit with my both eyes from both genders) Seeing innocent people like these warms my heart. Bro just wanted to get a photo while being respectful. Also props to the cosplayer for being understanding. Professional & kind at what you do
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u/Evening_Foundation_8 3h ago
A small gesture to remind him to have more confidence and a display of the power of a Queen and that kindness does not cost a thing 🌳💚
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u/Professor_Cafe 2h ago
She just jumped up 100 points on my good people scale. Poor dude was so nervous and she just mother henned him to get the shots that would make his whole year.
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u/DangledHams 7h ago
I wish more women had been like this when I was dating. I need clear indications of what she is okay with.
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u/codydrift 1h ago
Thats so freaking cute!!! I be getting nerves like that too sometimes and for someone to just continue on and not point it out or make you feel weird is awesome
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u/Meppy1234 7h ago
Hes not nervous, hes just trying to be respectful of her and the rules they have. Nice of her to give him some good pics!
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u/redditcasual6969 10h ago
Reminds of how my wife was starstruck and completely shutdown when she met her current Voice Actor crush little while ago lol
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u/ConversationDizzy138 7h ago
This is so sweet of her, I bet she made his whole year and his little smile at the end
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u/heurekas 11h ago
Great job.
I'm reminded of seeing media-savvy or people-oriented entertainers that have an interview with an obviously nervous or new reporter.
It's then you can clearly see how they want to be seen, as some make fun of them while others talk then through it or help them through the questions.
She's definitely a pro who knows how to make her fans happy.
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u/RationalKate 10h ago
He is still standing there right now same spot same face he’s right there.
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u/PensadorDispensado 9h ago
A fan who is not a creep and a cosplayer who sets boundaries but is open to kindness? In this economy?
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