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Oh dream weaver.''
->I believe we can reach the morning light."

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!!Examples

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with the {{manhwa}}, the [[FanFic/LoveAtFirstSight fanfic]], or the [[VisualNovel/LoveAtFirstSight kinetic novel]] with the same name, or the Chinese drama ''Love At First Fight''.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Erstwhile}}'', in the comic about the fairy tale "Sister and Brother" [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/brothersister-19/#.UH9ammdHGuI the king and the eponymous sister.]] Within moments of meeting, CrushBlush followed by his proposing and her accepting, with the only condition that her brother come with her to the castle.

* ''ComicBook/{{Chew}}'': Tony becomes enamored with Amelia Mintz (though not knowing her name at this point) upon seeing her eat a burger. When they actually meet face-to-face, Tony can only [[GibberishOfLove awkwardly mumble to her]], leaving Amelia more confused than anything. It takes until the next volume, in a situation too serious for Tony to be really awkward in that Amelia returns his feelings (helped by him saving her from getting shot via SuggestiveCollision) and agrees to go out with him.

* * ''Webcomic/MrBoop'': Sonic towards Spongebob.

Compare FourthDateMarriage, TheDulcineaEffect, and the vocal equivalent LoveAtFirstNote. The SerialRomeo is a character who falls into this over and over again. EngagingConversation happens when two acquaintances hit it off and one jokingly proposes marriage. The opposite is HateAtFirstSight.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The Remnant fairy tale of ''The Girl in the Tower'' tells the story of a damsel who has been locked away by her cruel father until she is rescued by a virtuous hero. The length of time it took them to escape the fortress together is all that was required for them to fall deeply in love. As it's a fairy tale, they lived happily ever after. [[spoiler:Jinn reveals in Volume 6 that this is [[CompleteImmortality Salem]] and [[ResurrectiveImmortality Ozpin's]] story; it ended tragically, locking them into a SecretWar for [[ForeverWar thousands of years]] over the fate of humanity. As BigBad, she seeks the world's destruction; as BigGood, he he seeks its salvation.]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The Remnant fairy tale of ''The Girl in the Tower'' tells the story of a damsel who has been locked away by her cruel father until she is rescued by a virtuous hero. The length of time it took them to escape the fortress together is all that was required for them to fall deeply in love. As it's a fairy tale, they lived happily ever after. [[spoiler:Jinn reveals in Volume 6 that this is [[CompleteImmortality Salem]] and [[ResurrectiveImmortality Ozpin's]] story; their relationship ended tragically, locking them into a SecretWar for [[ForeverWar thousands of years]] over the fate of humanity. As BigBad, she seeks the world's destruction; as BigGood, he he seeks its salvation.]]

* Thugboy fell for Comicbook/{{Empowered}} hard when he first laid eyes on her -- it even broke him out of his terminal "Whatever." mood.

* Tarot and Jon from ''Comicbook/TarotWitchOfTheBlackRose''.

* The title character of ''Comicbook/GoldieVance'' develops a crush on Diane the moment she sees her at a local record store. At first, she is disappointed when she thinks Diane is already seeing someone, but it doesn't take long for the two girls to [[RelationshipUpgrade hit it off]] when Diane helps Goldie solve her first major case.

** Arcueid admits that she fell in love with Shiki at first being horribly butchered, something he reciprocated and spent 90% of the story denying to himself. Arcueid acts rather [[AxCrazy annoyed]] if Shiki goes for the other girls in their routes. Shiki counts much more than Arcuied does. She was more fascinated with him at first, rather than in love, and she was an EmotionlessGirl before Shiki "broke" her. Shiki, on the hand, lusted for her, to the point of insanity, even if it largely due to his [[InTheBlood bloodline]]. He even admits that she was easily the most beautiful girl he's ever seen or will probably ''ever'' see.

* Esperia in ''VisualNovel/EienNoAselia'' fell in love with Yuuto at first sight, however, she wasn't sure what kind initially. She also has a lot of difficult actually opening up to people. [[spoiler:In Kyouko's route, Yuuto becomes an Eternal without her, so she forgets him. When he comes back, she falls in love at first sight and is extremely confused and upset. When she becomes an Eternal as well to follow him, her newly ex-boyfriend does the same. Minus following her, because he probably can't.]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* Nastily {{invoked}} in ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'', as narrated in "Name Hunt Station". Lo Po Bia Elaine was to become selected as a Princess of Jahad, but just before it, she fell in love with a boy at first sight. Unfortunately, he had been sent to test her to see whether she had it in her to become a celibate princess.

* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic

* Spoofed in episode 27 of ''WebVideo/VaguelyRecallingJoJo'' with [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Rohan Kishibe]] and [[VideoGame/{{Kirby 64}} Adeleine]]. During its prediction of said event, Thoth thought it was stupid.

* Colossus and Zsaji from ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'', despite the facts that a) [[LanguageOfLove they couldn't speak each other's languages]] and b) she died days after they met. A popular {{Fanon}} theory states that Zsaji was an empath who either intentionally or inadvertently manipulated Peter's emotions, especially since he went from pining over Kitty to doting over the alien healer so fast that the boy probably got whiplash. And apart from his subsequently breaking things off with Kitty (which was [[ExecutiveMeddling the sole purpose for Zsaji's existence]]), she was almost entirely forgotten within a year and [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain is almost never mentioned]].
* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'': In the seventh issue of [[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1972}} her first solo book]], Kara Zor-El/Linda Danvers remembers how she fell for a guy called Tony Martin as soon as she saw him.
-->'''Supergirl:''' Ohh... What a dreamboat! I thought love at first sight was just for fairy tales -- until now!
* The ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' concept of Recognition is this trope in spades. "Soul meets soul when eyes meet eyes, stands your lover recognized." At times a male elf and a female elf see each other, immediately recognize each others' soul, and are compelled by a biological imperative to have sex. A life-long romance is not guaranteed (Dewshine and Tyldak), but does tend to follow more often than not (Cutter and Leetah).

** Of all the people, this happens to [[spoiler:''Jack freaking Noir'' after encountering Peregrine Mendicant wearing [[AGodAmI the White Queen's ring.]]]]

* ''VisualNovel/{{Grisaia No Kajitsu}}'': Amane claims to have fallen for Yuuji at first sight because she thinks he looks hopeless. [[spoiler:Not really true. Mild attraction at first sight at best that eventually developed into something more genuine.]]

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with the {{manhwa}} with the same name or the Chinese drama ''Love At First Fight''.

Love at First Sight. It's a staple of {{Fairy Tale}}s, love songs, and the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon. Two characters meet, and fall deeply, madly, passionately in love with each other immediately. This is one of the most common story and oldest archetypes.

Love at First Sight. It's a staple of {{Fairy Tale}}s, love songs, and the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon. Two characters meet, and fall deeply, madly, passionately in love with each other immediately. This is one of the most common story archetypes, probably [[OlderThanFeudalism going back]] to Myth/GreekMythology.

** In Rin's route, Saber gets captured early on and then [[spoiler:has an important argument with Archer, who uses his future Shirou credentials to make her reconsider her own motivations, a process which took past Shirou a route and many arguments to complete. She does not spend enough time with Shirou for the remainder of the route for them to hit it off.

** In Rin's route, Saber gets captured early on and then [[spoiler:has an important argument with Archer, who uses his future Shirou credentials to make her reconsider her own motivations, a process which took past Shirou a route and many arguments to complete. She does not spend enough time with Shirou for the remainder of the route for them to hit it off, but the finale then has either her letting Rin have him or [[MarryThemAll deciding to share.]] Saber, however, does not realize why Rin's so happy to have her stick around.]]

* ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'' is a CampaignComic about ''{{Disney/Frozen}}'', and Hans's player includes an ability to induce this as a charisma bonus. So that's how Anna falls for him almost instantly.

** In Rin's route, Saber gets captured early on and then [[spoiler:has an important argument with Archer, who uses his future Shirou credentials to make her reconsider her own motivations, a process which took past Shirou a route and many arguments to complete. She does not spend enough time with Shirou for the remainder of the route for them to hit it off, but the finale then has either her letting Rin have him or [[MarryThemAll deciding to share.]] Saber, however, does not realize why [[BiTheWay Rin's]] so happy to have her stick around.]]

* [[LoveAtFirstSight/AnimatedFilms Films — Animated]]

[[folder:Manhwa]]
* In the {{Manhwa}} ''Manhwa/PigBride'' Ji-Oh and Mu- Hwa get one of the most detailed Love At First Sight sequences ever. 4 pages are dedicated to the few seconds where Ji-Oh first sees Mu-Hwa perched on his dormitory veranda railing and there's even a close up of her reflected in his eye when she springs at him wielding a sword. The strangest part? They're only the ''BetaCouple!''[[note]]Even stranger; they're not even necessarily THE Beta Couple, as the two of them end up in a LoveTriangle with [[AlphaBitch Doe-Doe]] (who falls in love with Ji-Oh after giving up on protagonist Si-Joon) which is still unresolved by the end of the series.[[/note]]
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--> ''I've been dreaming about you''
--> ''Every night and day''
--> ''From the first time I saw you''
--> ''I got swept away''

-->I know this isn't love, but I need to tell you something.
-->I really, really, really, really like you.

-->''When it was over, still nae bed o' clover''\\
''A continent lay bleedin', and tears like ne'er before''\\
''And then ye found her, hard times around her''\\
''And ye knew that yer life had changed forevermore''
* A song by ''Music/{{Styx}}'' is called "Love At First Sight"
-->You and I
-->Strangers lost in a moment
-->Eye to eye
-->We were caught unaware of this passion inside us

->"Oh dream weaver,
->I believe you can get me through the night.
->Oh dream weaver.

->''Just one look and I knew''
->''You would make everything clear''
->''Make all the clouds disappear''
->''You're better than all the rest''
->''Who do I love the best''

[[folder: Toys]]

-->''Ken'': Then one day I looked at you
-->''Barbie'': And one look was all we needed
-->''Both'': Though nobody taught us, we knew what to do\\
I fell in love like-- *snap* --- with you

* ''WebVideo/TheLittlePainter'': Pierre is immediately head-over-heels for Princess Creme Brule when he meets her for the first time.

--> Ki: Nice butt!
--> Nick (that evening, in his diary): I wonder if I should reconsider my self-imposed restriction on dating co-workers.

[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'''s first episode introduces our narrator, Cecil, to the HotScientist Carlos, who had come to investigate the titular paranormal town.
-->He grinned, and everything about him was perfect, and I fell in love instantly.
** Considering that it took an entire year for Carlos to show any sign of reciprocating, one has to imagine he was freaked out by this local-celebrity radio host ([[AmbiguouslyHuman who might not even be human]]) immediately announcing that he's in love with him to the entire town.
*** The entire town feels the same way to some degree, everyone agreeing about his perfect, perfect hair (driving out Tellie the barber for daring to cut it) and not giving him the standard Night Vale welcome of pointing fingers and screaming ''INTERLOPER!!!''

* Sun Quan and Lu Su in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' Their first introduction leads to a date night (and world domination plans), and their relationship continues for decades, only ending with [[spoiler: Lu Su's death.]]

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': In the Golden Age Mint Candy falls in love with Pepita when rescuing her from the mine shaft she'd been tossed in before she even wakes up.

* Colossus and Zsaji from ''ComicBook/SecretWars'', despite the facts that a) [[LanguageOfLove they couldn't speak each other's languages]] and b) she died days after they met. A popular {{Fanon}} theory states that Zsaji was an empath who either intentionally or inadvertently manipulated Peter's emotions, especially since he went from pining over Kitty to doting over the alien healer so fast that the boy probably got whiplash. And apart from his subsequently breaking things off with Kitty (which was [[ExecutiveMeddling the sole purpose for Zsaji's existence]]), she was almost entirely forgotten within a year and [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain is almost never mentioned]].