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* Rick Mitchell gives his coat to his daughter Katie in "WesternAnimation/TheMitchellsVsTheMachines" when they have sleep in their car; a sign of the improving relationship between the two.

* ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. There's an instance of Dawson placing a blanket over a sleeping Mr. Brooks, but surely it must have happened with the members of the love triangle as well.
** It does. Season 3's "A Weekend in the Country" has Pacey pull a blanket up around Joey's shoulders when he finds her sleeping on the couch.

* In ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'' Gotoh and Shinobu get stuck in a major storm on their way back from a conference. The only place they find to stay is a [[LoveHotels love hotel]], which naturally only has a single bed. When Goto offers to sleep on the couch, Shinobu points out there's only one blanket as well. Later in the night Shinobu sneaks over to Goto's couch as if [[ShipTease contemplating joining him]], but drapes a bath towel on him instead.

* Trafalgar Law's flashback in ''Manga/OnePiece'' features this. Corazon puts a blanket over Law as he sleeps and he himself considers the compassion and sympathy that's driven him to go so far to help Law, who he barely knows.

* In ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'', Ashitaka does it to San. Then San does it to Ashitaka.

* In the second season of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]] Tieria'' does this for one of the BridgeBunnies, though not so much as a romantic device as a demonstration of exactly how much Tieria has [[CharacterDevelopment grown as a character]] from the {{jerkass}} he was in season one.

* In Episode 3 of ''LightNovel/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'', when Sorata falls asleep sitting on the floor in the LoveHotel, Mashiro covers him with a blanket. And then another. [[OverlyLongGag And another, until he's under 8 blankets]].

* A brief scene in Anime/DigimonTamers has Takato drape his sweatshirt over a sleeping Guilmon.

* At the end of the [[AllJustADream DreamDream]] ending theme in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Ash drapes a blanket over a sleeping Serena and her Pokémon while he, Pikachu, Bonnie, and Clemont all silently agree not to disturb them.

* In the episode "Someday in the Rain" of ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', Kyon wakes up in the clubroom with two cardigans over him. [[{{Tsundere}} Haruhi]] demands hers back, but the owner of the second is up to the {{shipp|ing}}ers. (Kyon makes sure the viewer knows that Mikuru did return to the room, but doesn't think about who left the second cardigan).

* Happens twice in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''. The first time is in Toriel's house after she shows you to a bedroom. When going to sleep on the bed, the player character will lie on top, and the screen will fade out. It fades back in with them covered up before getting out. After Toriel's boss fight, this won't happen if you sleep on the bed again, as she's either dead or observing the flowers in the game's first room depending on if you killed her or not.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', Pacha covers a shivering Kuzco ([[BalefulPolymorph in llama form]]) with his coat even though Kuzco has been nothing but a {{jerkass}} to him so far. This gesture of kindness marks the first step up in relations between Pacha and Kuzco.

* A particularly funny example from "Film/WetHotAmericanSummer" in which Coop sees Katie shivering, so he gives her his flannel. Then Coop is chilly without his flannel, so Katie gives him her sweater. Katie remarks how nice Coop's flannel is, which reminds him how much he likes it.

* Used in the opening scene of ''Literature/{{Paprika}}''.
* One of Hatori's flashbacks in ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' showed him doing this to Kana, whom he'd eventually date [[spoiler:before things went ''very bad'' with Akito]].

* In the episode "Someday in the Rain" of ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', Kyon wakes up in the clubroom with two cardigans over him. [[{{Tsundere}} Haruhi]] demands hers back, but the owner of the second is up to the {{shipp|ing}}ers. (Kyon makes sure the viewer knows that Mikuru did return to the room, but doesn't think about who left the second cardigan).
* ''Franchise/MyHime'':
** In the ''Manga/MyHime'' manga, Yuuichi does this to Mai.
** Early on in the [[Anime/MyHime anime]], the usually cold and aloof Natsuki does this for Mai.
** Sergei also does this in ''Anime/MyOtome''.
** In Episode 6 of ''Mai-Otome'', after Arika helps Nina try to make up for her humiliating near-drowning experience by dealing with the creature that caused it, Nina drapes a blanket over her after she falls asleep writing a letter to her AnonymousBenefactor.

* Mamori covers a sleeping Hiruma with her school jacket in one episode of the ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' anime (but not in the manga). He doesn't seem cold beforehand and isn't noticeably affected either, but Mamori has a reflexive [[TeamMom maternal streak]].

* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'': In an episode, Lum is trying -- ''trying'' -- to take care of a bedridden Ran. However, her efforts get Ran's house and kitchen wrecked and Ran -- who has grown increasingly angry -- tells her to clean her mess and leave, and goes to bed. Lum, though, stays by Ran's bed and falls asleep on the chair. When Ran wakes up at midnight she notices Lum and covers her with a blanket.
* Seto Kaiba from ''Anime/YuGiOh'' once used his longcoat to tuck in Mokuba, who had fallen asleep in a chair.

* Seen in one chapter of ''Manga/VampireKnight'' Kaname Kuran comes back to the Moon Dorms and sees Yuki sleeping on the stairs after she waited for his appearance. He covers her with his coat.

* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
** Winry does this for Ed, but it's [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend totally platonic]]. Yeaaaaah, that's [[SelectiveObliviousness what he tells himself.]]
** Riza Hawkeye wraps her jacket around Ed at one point. He's awake, but it's been raining and he lost his coat in a recent fight.
* A brief scene in Anime/DigimonTamers has Takato drape his sweatshirt over a sleeping Guilmon.

* Used a couple of times in ''Anime/GunXSword''. Van gives one of the early hints of his heart of gold by covering Wendy with his coat after she faints (all we see is her waking up to discover the coat). Later in the series, Ray demonstrates that he still cares about his brother by covering him with a blanket while he naps.
* In ''Anime/{{K}}'': Return of Kings, some of the HOMRA Clansmen find Anna, their TokenMiniMoe [[spoiler:[[AChildShallLeadThem and]] [[SheIsTheKing King]],]] sleeping in their headquarters, and one of them suggests doing this for her, which they do.
** There is also an official art showing Saruhiko sleeping at a desk, with his King, Reisi's coat on his shoulders like this (you can tell it's his because of his CustomUniform).
* Used in the ''Anime/FullMoon'' anime when Takuto finds Mitsuki asleep at her desk. He shows his [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold his heart of gold]] by covering her with a blanket and smiling warmly. Though later when she inquires about it and thanks him, he blushes and decides to change the subject. In another episode, he covers her up with his parka while she's sleeping inside a lighthouse.
* In ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'', on seeing cyborg girl Triela lying on a bed clutching one of her teddy bears, her [[TheHandler handler]] Hilshire pulls the blanket over her.
* In ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'' Hidenori does this for Literature Girl after he manages to knock her out as an end of her unlucky combo.
* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', during an argument with his father, Ranma leaves home in frustration, however it is snowing and very cold. He plans to have a fight with his father once and for all, but wakes up with a comforter on, and sees panda paw prints in the snow. When he confronts his father later, his father gets ready for battle, but Ranma simply says "Let's go home" and walks away, with his father following moments afterwards.
* Gin from ''Manga/GingaNagareboshiGin'' does this with his owner Daisuke before joining [[LaResistance the wild dogs]]. The two of them had lived together for most of Gin's life and hunted bears together, so it would be different without his owner from now on. Even his mother Fuji sees this and sends him on his way with comforting words.
* In one of the comics in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', Japan draped a blanket over Italy after the latter fell asleep.
* Trafalgar Law's flashback in ''Manga/OnePiece'' features this. Corazon puts a blanket over Law as he sleeps and he himself considers the compassion and sympathy that's driven him to go so far to help Law, who he barely knows.
* Episode 389 of ''[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto Shippuden]]'': A flashback of Hinata and Hanabi when they were little, they were playing together and Hinata fell asleep. Hanabi grabs a blanket and covers Hinata (and herself) with it.
* In ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'' Gotoh and Shinobu get stuck in a major storm on their way back from a conference. The only place they find to stay is a [[LoveHotels love hotel]], which naturally only has a single bed. When Goto offers to sleep on the couch, Shinobu points out there's only one blanket as well. Later in the night Shinobu sneaks over to Goto's couch as if [[ShipTease contemplating joining him]], but drapes a bath towel on him instead.
* In ''Manga/SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair'' Shidan once covered Garak with his labcoat shortly before they completed their apprenticeships in Lyrias when she fell asleep on the couch. He also came inches from [[DudeShesLikeInAComa kissing her]] before stopping himself and retreating to another couch to read.
* At the end of the [[AllJustADream DreamDream]] ending theme in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Ash drapes a blanket over a sleeping Serena and her Pokémon while he, Pikachu, Bonnie, and Clemont all silently agree not to disturb them.
* Renge does this for [[CoolBigSis Kaede]] in ''Manga/NonNonBiyori'' after the latter spend the whole day taking care of her while she was sick.
* Seen in ''Anime/OhSuddenlyEgyptianGod''. Wenet had been asleep outside all day, it's getting late and none of his friends are able to wake him up, so they decided to cover him up with a blanket and then go home.
* In Episode 3 of ''LightNovel/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'', when Sorata falls asleep sitting on the floor in the LoveHotel, Mashiro covers him with a blanket. And then another. [[OverlyLongGag And another, until he's under 8 blankets]].

* There's a scene in the ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'': Forevergreen arc (by the notorious Barry Blair) where the villain Door sees one of his scantily-clad slave boys sleeping on the floor and puts a cloak over him. Definitely a capricious gesture since Door has killed other slaves on a whim.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' "The Search" has Sokka placing a blanket over his sister, Katara, and Zuko questions why he looks out for her despite the fact that she always waterbends snow in his face and treats him like a ButtMonkey. Sokka explains that this is how their relationship works and since she's his sister, he doesn't mind getting the short end of the deal. This leads to Zuko borrowing a blanket to drape over Azula who is shivering from the cold and her own insanity.

* Played with in the ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' fic ''Fanfic/{{Maslow}}'', in a scene where Shego throws a blanket over Drakken (who had fallen asleep while working on one of his [[MadScientist projects]]), then immediately removes it because she couldn't stand him ''knowing'' she'd done it. She goes back and forth several times before giving up and leaving the blanket draped over him.
* A non-sexual one in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2344822/1/SWKOTOR_Destinys_Pawn_Leviathan Destiny's Pawn]]'' Kairi (Revan) has trouble sleeping and checks in on Mission. While she's adjusting the blanket, Carth catches her. This leads to a conversation about WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove where they both admit that they love the girl "as if she were [their] own."

* Skinner does this for Elizabeth twice in ''Fanfic/ThePrivateDiaryOfElizabethQuatermain''. She dozes off in the Amazon rainforest, and again in the library of the ''Nautilus''. The first time he covers her with his coat; the second time he carries her to her own bed.
* The ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4118672/1/Out-of-Sight Out of Sight]]'' has Danny (as Phantom) do this for his father, who's fallen asleep in his chair in the hospital. Maddie Fenton, who's been accidentally separated from her body and can't be seen by anyone, is shocked to see this. It makes more sense to her once she figures out Phantom IS Danny.
* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MemoriesBornOfFire'', Chapel comes in to find Spock asleep on Kirk's shoulder and covers him with a blanket.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Guardian}}'', Auron gives his coat to Lulu after he, Braska, and Jecht find her injured outside of Yojimbo's cave and then carry her to the temple once they see that Ginnem and her sister are dead inside.
* ''Fanfic/SomebodyThatIUsedToKnow'' has an odd example with the scene where Detective Badd drapes his trademark trench coat over [[spoiler:a heavily {{BSOD}}ing Juan Corrida, who is in shock from having just discovered the dead body of Celeste Inpax. It is a sweet little detail buried inside an otherwise completely tragic scene.]] It's an odd example in that it isn't romantic, the characters don't know each other, and the one being comforted isn't asleep.
* In ''Fanfic/TangledUpInYou'', Adrien falls asleep in Marinette's room and she pulls a blanket over him before lying down herself.
* In ''Fanfic/SayItThrice,'' Lydia wakes up to find herself covered in Betelgeuse's striped jacket. It's actually the smell of the jacket that wakes her.

* In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', [[DotingParent Inko]] gently reminds Izuku to go to bed after she catches him snoring into his textbook in the dead of night. After he collapses on top of his bed from SleepDeprivation, she drapes another comforter over him before turning off the lights.
* ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'': After the incident that traumatized her (almost being killed by a Grimm), Lillie wakes up to find someone tucked her in. It's subverted, unfortunately, since after seeing Lusamine petting a big Grimm Lillie wants to stay far away from her and the thought of Lusamine being in her room makes her uncomfortable.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'' Oddly enough, the scene involves a character that IS a blanket. %%Needs more context
* In ''WesternAnimation/PoohsGrandAdventure'', Rabbit puts a map over a sleeping Pooh.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'', Tommy and Dil feud over a blanket. They tear it in half with their fighting. Dil angrily takes most of the blanket for himself, but seeing how cold and sad the former is, he pets his big brother and shares the blanket.

* ''Film/TheOutlawAndHisWife'': A variation as Halla's affection for Kari is established when she gives him a comforter for use in his cot in the servants' quarters.
* In ''Film/SnakeInTheEaglesShadow'' the Old Man does this for Chien, who is the whipping boy for the martial arts school where he's been raised.
* Used as an intentionally cliched romantic device in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''. Lone Starr gives Princess Vespa his jacket in the middle of the cold desert night... then promptly has to act like he's not freezing without it.

* Both main stars of ''Film/LookWhosTalking'' (baby excepted) do this to each other.
* Earl uses this trope to play matchmaker with Valentine and Rhonda in ''Film/{{Tremors}}''.

* Skeevy example in ''Film/FishTank'', when the sleeping fifteen-year-old Mia is carried to bed by her mother's boyfriend, who proceeds to take off her shoes and trousers before tucking her in. This could easily be interpreted as a fatherly rather than inappropriately sexual act until later events make it clear how he sees her.

* A particularly funny example from "Film/WetHotAmericanSummer" in which Coop sees Katie shivering, so he gives her his flannel. Then Coop is chilly without his flannel, so Katie gives him her sweater. Katie remarks how nice Coop's flannel is, which reminds him how much he likes it.
-->'''Coop:''' That's actually my favorite shirt.\\
'''Katie:''' Oh!\\
'''Coop:''' So you're going to have to give it back. Now.
* Twice in the 1927 film ''Film/{{Sunrise}}''. Near the beginning, the Wife covers the Man with a blanket after he comes in late, even though she knows he's been out philandering. Then, near the end, the Man shields his wife from the wind with his coat as she sleeps on the boat.
* In ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'', Elwood does this to Jake.

* A variation comes at the end of ''Film/WestSideStory1961'', Baby John covers Maria's head and shoulders with her scarf--one of the first gestures of friendship shown by one of the Jets towards one of the Sharks. Maria isn't sleeping, she's crouched over Tony's body, mourning.

* Zachry does this for a sleeping Meronym in the film adaptation of ''Film/CloudAtlas''.

* A variation occurs in ''Film/ResidentEvilRetribution''. After the final showdown, Leon takes off his winter coat and wraps Ada up in it. Justified, since Ada was dressed in nothing but her red UsefulNotes/{{qipao}} and unconscious in the middle of Antarctica.
* In ''Film/ForbiddenGames'', young Michel tucks in little orphan girl Paulette, after his family agrees to let her stay with them.
* The hero of ''Film/MyWeekWithMarilyn'' gently covers Creator/MarilynMonroe with a blanket in one scene.
* In the first live-action ''Film/DeathNote'' movie, there's a moment when L appears to be asleep ([[TheInsomniac though he really isn't]]), and Chief Yagami drapes a blanket over his shoulders. Possibly a hint that Soichiro is developing some kind of paternal affection toward L (who likely [[ShadowArchetype reminds him of his own son]]).
* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''. While a uniformed officer in ''Film/BatmanBegins'', Gordon wraps a coat around a young Bruce Wayne as he waits in the police station after the murder of his parents. This act of kindness affects Bruce so much, he mentions the incident to Gordon as his InternalReveal of Batman's SecretIdentity in the [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises final film]].
* In one scene in ''Film/IvansChildhood'' we see Galtsev carry sleeping Ivan to his bed and cover him up.
* ''Film/TheTerminator''. Detective Traxler gives his own coat to Sarah Connor while inviting her to flake out on his couch, [[TemptingFate telling her not to worry about that nutcase hunting her as there are thirty cops in the building...]]
* ''Film/MadameRosa'': Madame Rosa is shown tucking in the young kids in her unlicensed home orphanage, showing that she really does care about them.
* In ''Film/DrunkenAngel'', Matsunaga comes into Dr. Sanada's office blind drunk and passes out on the floor. The doctor and his assistant Gin put a blanket over Matsunaga as though they were tucking him in.
* ''Film/GrimPrairieTales'': In the second story, Tom gives Jenny his jacket because she looks cold. When she goes to sleep, she takes the jacket off and wraps it round herself like a blanket.
* ''Film/TheSilenceOfAdultery'': When Rachel visits the Harvott family home, she sees Michael's autistic son Steven asleep in his bed and pulls the blanket over him.
* Twice in ''Film/FieldersChoice'', Zach falls asleep somewhere, and Philip carries him up to his room and pulls the blanket over him.
* In ''Film/BackstreetDreams'', Dean walks into Shane's room to find him asleep in bed, with Stevie asleep in a nearby chair. Dean pulls the blanket farther over Shane and kisses his cheek.
* In ''Film/ReturnToOz'', Jack puts a cloth over Dorothy as she sleeps.
* ''Film/TheMillionDollarDuck'': Albert and Katie go into their son Jimmy's room, where they find him asleep next to Charley, the duck that lays golden eggs. Albert pulls the blanket over Charley, leaving Jimmy uncovered, to Katie's dismay.
* ''Film/SweetHostage'': During Doris Mae's first night in Leonard's cabin, he sleeps on a mattress on the floor, while she sleeps curled uncomfortably in an armchair. She closes her eyes and opens them to find Leonard standing over her. He drapes his jacket over her and goes back to his mattress.

* In ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'', Jerin carries a wounded soldier to the family farm, and tucks her in, in his sister Corelle's bed, to take revenge on Corelle for not being there, as would be her duty. It still emphasizes his caring, nurturing personality, which makes him attractive to potential wives… [[FlorenceNightingaleEffect and the soldier herself]].
* In ''Literature/DragonBones'', Ward does this for Oreg while camping in the wilderness… further fueling Tosten's jealousy. It's all non-romantic, Tosten is his younger brother, and angry that Ward makes Oreg, seemingly a distant relative, his priority. It emphasizes the fact that Ward treats Oreg like a brother, although Oreg is actually his slave. AWizardDidIt, Ward inherited him and can't free him. As Ward has been PromotedToParent early in life, because his father was abusive and his mother became TheOphelia, Tosten feels he has no one else to rely on and lashes out when he fears that protection is taken away from him.
* Done in Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold's ''Literature/ShardsOfHonor'', as a hint that our heroine isn't as revolted by the hero as much as she likes to think she is.
* In ''Literature/MasterAndCommander'', [[IncompatibleOrientation Marshall]] drapes a blanket over a sleeping Jack.
* Monsieur Paul does this for Lucy Snowe in Literature/{{Villette}}

* In a complicated example, Cartwright does this for Adrian in ''Literature/TheLiarNovel''. Except Adrian's only pretending to be asleep, and he's not so happy about it since he was hoping for [[DudeShesLikeInAComa something else entirely.]]

* In a later episode of ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', Kevin covers his soon-to-be-wife Lucy with a blanket when she conks out while studying.

* ''Series/RoyalPains'': Divya slips a coat over a sleeping Evan when he falls asleep waiting for news on his father. Given her normal perpetual state of annoyance at him, it's really sweet.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'', the first of two romantic scenes. ThereIsOnlyOneBed, so Cless and Mint look embarrassed at each other for a couple of seconds, and then Cless mumbles, "I-I'll sleep on the floor..." and practically runs away. A moment later, he's fast asleep, and Mint brings him a blanket and pillow.
* In the original ''VideoGame/TheSims'', if a parent and child have a high positive relationship, the parent will often perform the action "Tuck In," which consists of pushing in the sheets a little and kissing the child on the forehead. This action cannot be selected by the player and doesn't affect any stats--it's just there to be sweet.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', Mitsuru drapes her [[PrettyInMink white fur coat]] over her unconscious opponent in one of her win poses.

* When [[Webcomic/{{Sinfest}} the Devil]] goes on vacation, Lil' Evil holds a candlelight vigil and falls asleep by his booth. [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=1470 Seymour brings him a blanket.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'': Winston does this with Florence, who chose to sleep in his laundry basket. [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2700/fc02692.htm Happens between panels]].
* When Lydia falls asleep watching ''Film/TheExorcist'' with him in an early chapter of ''Webcomic/CobwebAndStripes'',[[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Betelgeuse]] picks her up and tucks her into her bed.
* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Emil does this for Lalli in Chapter 8 [[http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php?page=375 while he's sleeping in a chair]], with his own coat. Later, a tug-of-war happens when he tries to get it back.

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' has Jack spending time in a cave with a [[NobleWolf noble]] [[WhiteWolvesAreSpecial white wolf]] as they recover from their wounds. During the night, he starts shivering from the cold, so the wolf curls itself around Jack to keep him and itself warm with its thick fur.