Mostly an anime trope. When Alice and Bob both
Cannot Spit It Out or have had an
Unresolved Sexual Tension for a long time, it's not rare that
fate helps a little by making one of them trip for some reason (often
a fight) and fall on the other. In some cases, they will
separate and apologize, or Alice will
scream and slap Bob,
calling him a pervert.
But if this trope is in action, neither will happen. By the magic of the position they fell into, they will
look intensely into each other's eyes and their lips will slowly get closer, before locking into a
True Loves Kiss. If there is no immediate kiss, it will at least be a
Aw Look They Really Do Love Each Other moment.
Compare
Crash Into Hello, which has little chance to result in a kiss for obvious reasons.
A
Sister Trope to the less romantic and more comic
Suggestive Collision, which can result in
Marshmallow Hell or
Thanks For The Mammary but is
much less likely to end well. Compare
Meet Cute, which introduces a future relationship between two characters. Also see the logical conclusion,
Official Couple.
Examples:
Anime And Manga:
Literature:
Live Action TV:
- During Buffy The Vampire Slayer's amnesia episode, "Tabula Rasa", Willow and Tara fall on each other and share a moment.
Western Animation:
- Lion King does this during the "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" montage with Simba and Nala tumbling down a hill.