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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''Oh <small>COME ON</small>!''|'''[[Lois and Clark|Clark Kent]]''' after this happens}}▼
{{quote|''Oh <small>COME ON</small>!''
The hero and heroine, usually a [[Will They or Won't They?]] couple, are outdoors when rain or other inclement weather kicks up. They are take shelter in the same house, cave, or car, and [[One Thing Led to Another|one thing leads to another]].
A subtrope of [[Snowed In]], closely related to [[Together Umbrella]]. See also [[Snow Means Love]], [[Happy Rain]].
Compare [[Rain, Rain, Go Away]] for a more general application of the trope. See also [[Ten Minutes in
{{examples
* In ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'', Tenchi and Ayeka take cover in a shed. An awkward moment for Ayeka as she has a sprained ankle and treated Tenchi rudely because she believes him to be the lover of the woman who killed her brother, IIRC; Tenchi is very gentlemanly towards her. Nothing happens between them except conversation, but
▲== Anime & Manga ==
▲* In ''[[Tenchi Muyo]]'', Tenchi and Ayeka take cover in a shed. An awkward moment for Ayeka as she has a sprained ankle and treated Tenchi rudely because she believes him to be the lover of the woman who killed her brother, IIRC; Tenchi is very gentlemanly towards her. Nothing happens between them except conversation, but afterword Ayeka joins his [[Unwanted Harem]].
* A major [[Ship Tease]] moment happened in ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' when Hikaru runs off to look for Haruhi during a storm. The situation didn't play out quite as you may have expected, "thanks" to Haruhi's severe [[Fear of Thunder]].
* Quite a pivotal point of Hachibe and Tenmaku's relationship in ''[[
* Happens in ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' when Kohta and Yuka are looking for Nyu and it suddenly starts raining. By the time they find shelter at a nearby shrine, they're both drenched, so they huddle together for warmth. Yuka admits her feelings for him, kisses him unexpectedly, and tells him that she doesn't want to be separated from him again. Kohta wipes her tears away and returns the kiss. The rain stops just as suddenly as it started, and when Kohta comments on it, Yuka realizes what she did, panics a little, and falls off of Kohta's lap. Cue [[Panty Shot]], [[Accidental Pervert]], and [[Megaton Punch]].
** The manga takes their encounter a few steps further...
* ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]''. Fuse and Kei kiss while hiding from their pursuers on a rain-drenched rooftop playground.
* In another possible [[Ship Tease]], Kyon and Haruhi are trapped in a cave after falling down from a cliff in an episode in ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''. The [[Ship Tease]] however does not come from getting stuck in the rain, but because of the hand holding and worried expression on Haruhi's face beforehand.
* Ai once ran into the rain to comfort Mew in one chapter of ''[[Psychic Academy]]''. This was necessary due to [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Mew's crippling fear of rain]], which made her have a panic attack when she was caught out in it.
* Another one of the cave of convenience scenarios comes with Guts and Casca from ''[[Berserk]]''. After they fall off a cliff together during a battle, Guts and an unconscious Casca wash up on shore and take shelter in a nearby cave, where [[Intimate Healing]] comes into play. They don't dive right into a romantic relationship, but the time they spent together does allow for Casca, who didn't take well to Guts, to warm up to him and they both learn that they [[Not So Different|weren't very different people.]]
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* This happens in ''[[First Knight]]'' which gives Guinevere and Lancelot a moment to play in the rain water and just talk.
* Happens to Brad and Janet in ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''. Subverted in that, after they find shelter, they end up having sex with [[Tim Curry|Dr. Frank N Furter]] rather than with each other.
* This trope is skewered for uncomfortable laughs in [[
* In the last scene of ''[[Breakfast
* This is how Jane and Kevin first hook up in ''[[
* ''[[Something New]]'' The pivotal moment between Brian and Kenya's relationship occurs when they are on a hike and it begins to rain, causing them to seek shelter beneath a tree. {{spoiler|This of course brings on the obligatory kiss}}
== Literature ==
* In ''[[
* ''[[Snow Falling
* At the end of ''[[Little Women]]'', when Jo shares an umbrella with Mr. Baer, a proposal soon follows.
* Evidently [[
** In ''[[Sense and Sensibility (
** Invoked by Mrs. Bennet in ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' when she sends Jane on her visit to the Bingleys on horseback so the pending rain later that day will force her to spend the night. The plan [[Gone Horribly Right|Goes Horribly Right]] when a cold forces her to stay several days.
** Rain forces Fanny to seek shelter one day at the parsonage in ''[[Mansfield Park]]'', sparking her closer friendship with [[Foil|Mary Crawford]]... going by a loose definition of "friendship."
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* Happens in ''[[A Woman Of Substance]]'' with the heroine and the cad who is after her sheltering a cave after being caught in the rain on a picnic (although it's not love, merely lust). It's certainly in the TV mini-series. I don't know about novel.
* [[
* Spoofed on ''[[The Golden Girls]]'':
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'''Dorothy:''' Ah, your first kiss was in the rain?
'''Blanche:''' [[Shower of Love|No, it was in the shower.]] }}
* A variant in ''[[
* Mary Margaret and David have to take shelter together in [[Once Upon a Time]].
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[[Category:Instant Index, Just Add Water]]
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[[Category:Love Tropes]]
[[Category:Weather and Environment]]
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