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{{trope}}
[[File:KimRonAboutToKiss.jpg|link=Kim Possible|thumbnail|[[Moment Killer|Mood killer]] in 3... 2... 1...!]]
{{quote|'''Leela:''' A black hole!
'''Fry:''' Talk about a mood killer.
|''[[Futurama]]''}}
It just may be the cruelest, most frustrating thing a writer could ever pull. Two characters are finally about to bring all their [[Shipping|shippers']] dreams to fruition. They're about to resolve all the [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] and cross the [[Just Friends]] line, at last. They're staring mesmerized into each others' eyes, inching forward ever so slowly, less than a millimeter away from lip-to-lip contact. ''This is it,'' the fans scream in their minds. ''They're finally going to kiss!'' And then...
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{{examples}}
== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'': Shinji almost kisses Asuka when she sleepwalks right into his bed, but [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma|stops himself]] when she whimpers in her sleep about her mother.
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== Fan Works ==
* Occurs in the [[Axis Powers Hetalia|America×England]] fanfic ''You Can't Take the Sky from Me'', when [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|America and England]] are in England's cabin... then [[Deadpan Snarker|Prussia]] walks in and [[Moment Killer|
== Films -- Animation ==
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== Films -- Live-Action ==
* This is a genre standard in [[Bollywood]] films. Up until very recently, kissing in movies was censored in India (it is still seen as racy), so filmmakers perfected the art of showing the leads caressing with lips oh-so-close to each other. (This is especially common in dance numbers.) Note that, unlike in other instances of this trope, an actual kiss (or more) is usually implied to have taken place.
* Averted in ''[[2012]]'': Dr. Heimsley and Laura are about to kiss when they are interrupted by a broadcast. They ignore it and continue their business.
▲** Done in ''[[Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham]]'' during the number "Yeh Ladka Hai Allah".
* Happens in ''[[Dragnet]]'' (the 1987 movie) twice with Joe Friday and Connie Swail.
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'': Happens twice between Dolores and Eddie, while in the movie theater and toward the end of the movie after reading the will, when Roger intervenes.
* [[The X-Files (film)|The first
** In the DVD commentary, Chris Carter tries to peddle the idea that the emotions from the almost kiss in the hallway plus the CPR scene later in the movie equals a kiss. Not surprisingly, nobody buys that.
* A [[Running Gag]] between Troy and Gabriella in ''[[High School Musical]] 2'', to the frustration of preteens everywhere. They made sure to make up for it later, though.
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* In ''[[Dragonball Evolution]]'', Bulma and Yamcha almost kiss in a bar, as they talk about how the world is about to end. The moment is ruined by a loud guy nearby and both nervously laugh it off.
* In ''[[Speed Racer (film)|Speed Racer]]'', Speed and Trixie nearly kiss while relaxing in Speed's car. They're interrupted when they hear Sprittle making gagging noises in the trunk.
* Happens in ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'', between [http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/419780-louis_armand.jpg Louis and Armand]{{Dead link}}.
* Happens in the first Christopher Reeve ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]'' movie near the end. Oh, that wacky, mood-killing Jimmy Olsen!
* ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]] and the Deathly Hallows''. After Ron walks out on them, Harry tries to cheer Hermione up with a dance that ends with a moment of sexual tension... then Hermione guiltily turns away. Harry's [[Like Brother and Sister]] comment from the book is noticeably missing from the scene after Ron destroys the Horcrux (which had been taunting him with illusions of Hermione loving Harry).
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* A [[Running Gag]] in SM:TV Live's ''[[Friends]]'' parody ''Chums'': Dec and Cat are always interrupted when they are about to kiss by the doorbell.
* Watch the gag reel for ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', if anyone forgets their line and ends up just staring they will start moving in.
* ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' in the episode "Objects in Space": It's taken [[The Stoic|Simon]] and [[Genki Girl|Kaylee]] [[Will They or Won't They?|the whole series]] to reach that moment. They're having a heart-to-heart. They're [[Held Gaze|staring]] into each other's eyes. They're inching closer. His hand starts to reach out to caress her cheek. They lean in for the kiss. [[Moment Killer|And then Book walks into them]].
{{quote|'''[[DVD Commentary|Joss Whedon]]:''' Oh, thank you very much, Book. Way to ruin the kiss!}}
* Played darkly and subtlely in ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]''. Guy of Gisborne has just proposed to Marian and been accepted. He moves in for a kiss, but she looks tearful and uncertain, and both turn their heads away fractionally. (Reasons being that he's just threatened her with execution after accusing her of being in cahoots with Robin over a missing necklace. She proves him wrong by producing it - Robin has just passed it to her through the window, and is privy to everything that goes on inside the room).
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** Subverted at the end of ''Jak X'' when Daxter interrupts Jak {{spoiler|and Keira yet again, only to continue, "Will ya kiss her already! Sheesh!"}}
* The remake of ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', ''The Twin Snakes'', has Meryl and Snake almost kiss after the fight with Liquid; unfortunately they were interrupted by a codec call from Otacon. This isn't present in the original [[PlayStation]] game.
* A "deleted scenes" example here: at the end of ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]] Adventures'', Krystal, the love interest of Fox McCloud comes aboard the team's ship. Originally, Fox would have offered her a place on the team, with her replying she would only do so if he would kiss her. The rumored reason for this scene not happening is that Rare's animators couldn't convincingly portray the kiss (this is somewhat similar to the ''Chicken Run'' example). Unused audio of this scene can be found here; [http://files.krystalarchive.com/ka/audio/adventuresVoice/55-KP1_5-IfYoullKissMe.mp3\]{{Dead link}}
* A version sort of happens in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]''as although they were never going to kiss, to the player it looks like they will. Near the start of the game after Link has {{spoiler|won the Annual Bird Flight Ceremomy and has been given the sailcloth}}, Zelda says that, in what seems like an embarrased way, that there is "something else that they are supposed to do at the end of the ceremony...". Link's expression at this, and the opinions the player is given on how to reply ("Uh...", "Oh Oh!", "Hell Yeah!") it's extremely heavily implied they are going to kiss. {{spoiler|Just before it looks like Zelda is going to kiss Link, she instead turns him around and pushes him of the each of the statue they are standing on as part of the final test of the ceremony}}
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== Web Original ==
* ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-
* Speaking of [[Felicia Day]], it's [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in the
* Lampshaded by Thalia in ''[[Thalia's Musings]]'' [http://thaliasmusingsnovels.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/1-7-please-be-seated/ as it happens to her and Apollo].
{{quote|"The Almost Kiss. Such a classic trope in romantic comedy. The concept I am about to reveal to you may be beyond your mortal comprehension, so listen carefully: ''Romantic Comedy'' is what happens when my domain and [[Moment Killer|Aphrodite’s]] intersect. The fact that she and I have never gotten along terribly well is the reason works in this genre so often fail at being either romantic or comical."
* Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long of ''[[RWBY]]'' come within inches when they're reunited in episode 10 of volume 8. (They finally get past "almost" in the middle of volume 9.)
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Ben 10:
** Gwen and Kevin have an Almost Kiss in the episode "Darkstar Rising",
** [[Running Gag|Well,that happened a lot of times already...]] Two of the many Almost Kiss moments happened in "The Transmogrification of Eunice" (Ben and Eunice, of course) and "Revenge of the Swarm" (Ben and Elena).
* ''[[Code Lyoko]]'': In episode "Routine", Yumi's and Ulrich's [[First Kiss]] after Ulrich saves her from falling into the Digital Sea is interrupted when Aelita resets time.
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* ''[[Kim Possible]]'': Way too many times in Season 4 when Kim and Ron are about to kiss. Wade, Monique, and Bonnie are just a few of the people who interrupt would-be kisses between Kim and Ron. The [[Word of God]] admitted it is an intriguing gag. It wasn't as frustrating as most Almost Kiss scenes are, because it isn't used to delay or step back from a [[Relationship Upgrade]].
* Occurs in the second season of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' during April and Casey's [[Not a Date|un-date]], before they're interrupted by a rampaging Nano.
* ''[[
** Dot and Bob suffer from this on several occasions. Once by the appearance of Rocky the Rabid Racoon, and once by the appearance of a second Bob!
** Another occurrence is in the first season episode "Talent Night", where Dot nearly kisses a very shocked Bob in front of the entire city. Of course, she ends that one herself by putting a hand on his face and pushing him to the ground.
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