History Main / OvercomeWithDesire

* ** Inez - a former nun - and the novitiate she slept with experienced this; one moment the novitiate was crying in Inez' room and Inez was consoling her, the next they were embracing and kissing and one thing led to another. The way Inez describes the encounter implies she'd been suppressing her sexuality for a long time (both because of her being a nun and the general societal taboo against homosexuality), but their close proximity and emotional intimacy in an enclosed, private space brought the feelings to the forefront. They were both forced to leave the convent when they were discovered.

A sister trope of both MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces (where the locale is problematic, though not necessarily due to risks or potential consequences) and SexStartsStoryStops, but whereas SexStartsStoryStops diverts attention from the plot, this trope becomes a driver of it. LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces, LoveIsInTheAir, or a LovePotion can all lead to it, and it is a common behavior for InsatiableNewlyweds (or MakeOutKids in less explicit stories). Can result in an oblivious form of CoitusUninterruptus if they fail to notice an urgent situation arising (aside from [[DoubleEntendre the one in their pants]], that is), which may in turn lead to SexSignalsDeath for one or more people, though not necessarily the ones making out. See also, LustMakesYouDumb, which this trope can overlap with.

* Several of the stories recounted in ''Series/SexSentMeToTheER'' involved two lovers losing their self-control in ways that endangered their health.
* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': Agent Lee would deliver something to Palmer and they would promptly sneak into a closet or something similar. While it never actually endangers them, it certainly could have, and everyone knew what they were up to anyway.

* Happens twice in ''Series/{{Angel}}''. The first time is in "[[Recap/AngelS03E13WaitingInTheWings Waiting in the Wings]]", Angel and Cordy are possessed by the spirits of ballet performers. They're interrupted before they can get past second base, but it leaves Angel [[SomethingElseAlsoRises in an uncomfortable position]]. The second time is in "[[Recap/AngelS05E05LifeOfTheParty Life of the Party]]" when an odd bit of phlebotinum causes Angel and Eve to have sex over and over and over until the phlebotinum is undone.

* In the ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode [[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonVIPsirens "Psirens"]], Lister immediately recognizes that "Pete Tranter's sister" is really a psiren in disguise, but he ultimately can't resist his lust for Pete Tranter's sister and gives in to the psiren's charms. If another psiren (disguised as Kryten) hadn't intervened to [[VillainousRescue kill the first one]] and snapped Lister out of it the illusions, Lister would be dead.

* In the ''Series/RedDwarf'' episode [[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonVIPsirens "Psirens"]], Lister immediately recognizes that "Pete Tranter's sister" is really a psiren in disguise, but he ultimately can't resist his lust for Pete Tranter's sister and gives in to the psiren's charms. If another psiren (disguised as Kryten) hadn't intervened to [[VillainousRescue kill the first one]], Lister would be dead.

** This was the key plot point in the second season, as Angel's FaceHeelTurn was the direct result of him and Buffy making love (due to the particular curse Angel was under, him finding happiness would cause him to lose his soul again).

A sister trope of both MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces (where the locale is problematic, though not necessarily due to risks or potential consequences) and SexStartsStoryStops, but whereas SexStartsStoryStops diverts attention from the plot, this trope becomes a driver of it. LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces, LoveIsInTheAir, or a LovePotion can all lead to it, and it is a common behavior for InsatiableNewlyweds (or MakeOutKids in less explicit stories). Can result in an oblivious form of CoitusUninterruptus if they fail to notice an urgent situation arising (aside from [[DoubleEntendre the one in their pants]], that is), which may in turn lead to SexSignalsDeath for one or more people, though not necessarily the ones making out.

->''"I came to you in service of my Ninth Labor, sweet queen...''\\
''Charged to steal your girdle... a gift from your sire, my hated brother Ares...''\\
''But once I saw your face...and you saw mine...''\\
''The only thought we gave to garments...''\\
''Was how fast we could ''remove'' them."''

* ''Literature/GameOfThrones'': There are several moments when Jaime and Cersei go at it regardless of where they are or what they're doing. Sometimes even prefaced by an exchange of "Someone will see us" - "I don't care."
* ''Literature/TheMagicians:'' during the TrainingFromHell that is the fourth year at [[WizardingSchool Brakebills]], the students are given a break from mind-numbing exercises conducted in single rooms with no socialization or [[LostVoicePlot even speech allowed]], instead being given a fun practical lesson on how to [[VoluntaryTransformation transform into animals]]. Unfortunately, it's also designed to humiliate the students by allowing them to experience the logical results of combining [[TheMindIsAPlayThingOfTheBody animal instincts]] with several months without sex, and the young magicians all end up screwing each other senseless in the form of arctic foxes. Afterwards, the students gladly return to social restrictions rather than make eye contact with their former romantic partners... all except for Quentin and Alice, who actually find themselves inspired to start a relationship.

* ''Literature/SkippyDies'': Within fifteen minutes of having a drink, Aurelie and Howard are so eager to sleep with each other that they have sex on a classroom desk, even though they're supposed to be supervising the Halloween Hop and [[spoiler: are both in relationships]]...

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A sister trope of both MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces (where the locale is problematic, though not necessarily due to risks or potential consequences) and CoitusEnsues, but whereas CoitusEnsues diverts attention from the plot, this trope becomes a driver of it. LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces, LoveIsInTheAir, or a LovePotion can all lead to it, and it is a common behavior for InsatiableNewlyweds (or MakeOutKids in less explicit stories). Can result in an oblivious form of CoitusUninterruptus if they fail to notice an urgent situation arising (aside from [[DoubleEntendre the one in their pants]], that is), which may in turn lead to SexSignalsDeath for one or more people, though not necessarily the ones making out.

A sister trope of both MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces (where the locale is problematic, though not necessarily due to risks or potential consequences) and CoitusEnsues, but whereas CoitusEnsues diverts attention from the plot, this trope becomes a driver of it. LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces, LoveIsInTheAir, or a LovePotion can all lead to it, and it is a common behavior for InsatiableNewlyweds (or MakeOutKids in less explicit stories). Can result in an oblivious form of CoitusUninterruptus if they fail to notice an urgent situation arising (aside from [[DoubleEntendre the one in their pants]], that is), which may in turn lead to DeathBySex for one or more people, though not necessarily the ones making out.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'': In the episode "Dye Dye My Darling", Daria is in a car with Tom (her best friend's boyfriend) when their BelligerentSexualTension, which had been building all season, overcomes them and they start kissing passionately. They don't do anything more than kiss, but repercussions affect the rest of the series.
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* ''Film/FatalInstinct'' parodies a similar scene from ''Film/BodyHeat'' where the male protagonist, driven mad with lust for the FemmeFatale, breaks down a door to consummate their affair. [[SubvertedTrope Turns out he just forgot his car keys]].

* ''Film/FatalInstinct'' parodies a similar scene from ''Film/BodyHeat'' where the male protagonist, driven mad with lust for the FemmeFatale, breaks down a door to consummate their affair. Turns out he just forgot his car keys.

* ''Literature/TheMagicians:'' during the TrainingFromHell that is the fourth year at [[WizardingSchool Brskebills]], the students are given a break from mind-numbing exercises conducted in single rooms with no socialization or [[LostVoicePlot even speech allowed]], instead being given a fun practical lesson on how to [[VoluntaryTransformation transform into animals]]. Unfortunately, it's also designed to humiliate the students by allowing them to experience the logical results of combining [[TheMindIsAPlayThingOfTheBody animal instincts]] with several months without sex, and the young magicians all end up screwing each other senseless in the form of arctic foxes. Afterwards, the students gladly return to social restrictions rather than make eye contact with their former romantic partners... all except for Quentin and Alice, who actually find themselves inspired to start a relationship.

* The trope is present in its mildest form in a flashback to the Ramona and Jung's [[TheirFirstTime first time]] in ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'', but the crucial consequences turn out to have been comprehensively averted. The sudden passion kicked in in the privacy of Ramona's own home, and Jung, having anticipated the possibility, was [[CrazyPrepared well prepared]]; he'd been studying ''The Joy of Sex'', and managed to get a condom on without Ramona even noticing. In any case, they subsequently realized that it wasn't required, as they were both virgins and Ramona, being [[{{Transgender}} intersex]], is infertile.

* ''Literature/TheMagicians:'' during the TrainingFromHell that is the fourth year at [[WizardingSchool Brskebills]], the students are given a break from mind-numbing exercises conducted in single rooms with no socialization or [[MuteEpisode even speech allowed]], instead being given a fun practical lesson on how to [[VoluntaryTransformation transform into animals]]. Unfortunately, it's also designed to humiliate the students by allowing them to experience the logical results of combining [[TheMindIsAPlayThingOfTheBody animal instincts]] with several months without sex, and the young magicians all end up screwing each other senseless in the form of arctic foxes. Afterwards, the students gladly return to social restrictions rather than make eye contact with their former romantic partners... all except for Quentin and Alice, who actually find themselves inspired to start a relationship.

Sometimes, love (or simple lust) is more than a couple can take. No matter how important what they are doing was, how fraught with implications their relationship is, or [[MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces how dangerous the location is]], the moment they get alone, they begin to take off their clothes and embrace each other. All thought of consequences are forgotten: they are Overcome with Desire beyond all reason.

The consequences may or may not come to pass, but they are potentially there, and the lack of consideration for them, and/or the belated realization of them, is the key factor in the trope; the existence of the risks has to be at least a side plot or discussed at some point for it to count.

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