He looked up, and seeing his face full-on made my chest tight, and it was suddenly hard to breathe.

James came to attention and tried to make his chest stick out farther than his belly-a losing effort.

Even the thought of that made Banks's chest tighten, though he told himself not to get upset, not to interfere.

That last thought made my chest tight, but what was I supposed to do?

He padded barefoot towards us, and it made my chest tight.

It was hard to be angry when the sight of him made my chest tight.

The effort that it took to just sound normal over the phone made my chest tight.

Just watching him walk toward me made my chest tight.

Just breathing it in made his chest feel heavy, as if a weight was on it.