Almost Kiss: Difference between revisions

* A late chapter of ''[[Hana Kimi]]'' {{spoiler|actually subverts this. Sano and Mizuki have finally admitted their feelings for each other and they're ''this'' close to kissing... when [[Moment Killer|Noe knocks on the door]]. Mizuki turns away to answer it, but Sano basically refuses to let the moment be ruined and spins her around and kisses her anyway, initiating the most intense make out in the entire manga. It was amazingly satisfying after twenty two volumes of [[UST]] between the two.}}

* {{spoiler|Hamel and Flute}} in a late chapter of ''[[Violinist of Hameln]]''. They're ''finally'' about to kiss when [[Big Bad|Chestra]], [[Moment Killer]] extraordinaire, sets off an extremely untimely earthquake.

** The first is with Rin and {{spoiler|Sia}}: When they get separated from their friends during the [[Beach Episode]], they act like they've crossed into another world where they're alone and go for the kiss. Hilarious in that Primula walks behind them looking for seashells; both parties ignore each other's presence.

** The second instance is when Rin walks {{spoiler|Asa}} home after the latter twisted her ankle. Both are sitting on her bed, and Rin is getting teased. When the poor girl stands up, she trips and falls on Rin, pinning him to the bed. She leans in for the kiss, but her mother comes home and goes up to the room; when she opens the door, we see the two separated, with Rin sitting at the desk (as is, of course, proper for a gentleman).

* ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]''. Penny and Billy are in the laundromat, looking deep into each others eyes. It looks as though she and Billy are drawing closer, and closerrrr....and then she brings up Captain Hammer. Ouch.

* Speaking of [[Felicia Day]], it's [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in the "The Guild" music video, "Game On" -- lyrics: "Level up/Feel the bliss/Forward-slash/Almost kiss..." For those not familiar with MMORPG terminology, forward slashes are used for emotes (especially in [[World of Warcraft]], which is The Guild's main source of parody). So /kiss would cause your character to blow a kiss to his or her target. Naturally, in the music video, they perform an Almost Kiss immediately after the line.

{{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." [http://thaliasmusingsnovels.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/1-7-please-be-seated/\] }}

 

** And another, ''far'' less ambiguous one when they dance together in the second episode of the third series, ending with both of them [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|panting and sweating heavily]].

** Sokka and Suki also share an Almost Kiss-moment on a moonlit night, which is exactly why Sokka can't go through with it (his last girlfriend died and became the Moon Spirit). He makes up for by the end of the episode with two [["Shut Up" Kiss|Shut Up Kisses]].

* ''[[Futurama]]'' does this between Fry and Leela in two different episodes. DVD commentaries of the episodes in question make it clear the creators are fully aware of just how frustrating some people find this.

* ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron]]''