Almost Kiss: Difference between revisions

* 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|ruinesruins the moment]]. [[Shipper on Deck|(Although he later wishes he hadn't...)]]

* ''[[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.

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

* ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]''

** Gwen and Kevin have an Almost Kiss in the episode "Darkstar Rising", interrupedinterrupted by the Highbreed Commander busting through the wall.