History Main / AlmostKiss

*** When Tifa is recovering from [[spoiler:falling into the Lifestream]], Cloud finally opens up to her about memory problems. They lean in... and the moment is spoiled by an eavesdropping Yuffie whispering "[[ShipperOnDeck Kiss, kiss!]]" on the other side of the door.
*** On the Gold Saucer date, Cloud and his partner (Aerith, Tifa, or Yuffie) participate in the "Loveless" play as the lead couple. At one point, they lean in for TrueLovesKiss, but are interrupted by the play's villain, played by Barret. Later on the Skywheel, the Aerith date has her falling into Cloud's arms. Their mouths are close for a few seconds before they take separate seats. Meanwhile the Tifa date ends with a BaitAndSwitch with Cloud leaning in to embrace her... [[spoiler:at least in the Standard version. In the Intimate version of their date, he lays TheBigDamnKiss on her]].

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'' after the event at Drake's Breath during a visit to the infirmary Clive unintentionally places his hand on Jill's, which has them both start leaning in towards one another... only to be stopped with their lips less than an inch from each other when [[spoiler:Gav's races into the infirmary]].

* ''Anime/CodeGeass" Taken to ridiculous degree between the two Tsundere Kallen and Lelouch where almost all of their interactions end up either in a moment of UnresolvedSexualTension or with an AlmostKiss that never happens because of different type of interruptions. They eventually tie the knot and share a BigDamnKiss that will not stop them of standing on the opposite side of the battlefield so maybe almost kissing was better.

Were they interrupted by a knock on the door or falling meteor? Did one of them remember the dead TemporaryLoveInterest they promised never to forget? Was the thought of a RelationshipUpgrade suddenly just too scary? Well, for some reason, no doubt connected to StatusQuoIsGod, they can't or won't go through with it. They may be giggling afterwards, or they may be crying a river.

* "Fanfic/ForTheLoveOfPikachu": Pikachu and Buneary almost shared a kiss during their date before Laura scared Buneary away, leaving Pikachu heartbroken.

* "Fanfic/FortheLoveofPikachu": Pikachu and Buneary almost shared a kiss during their date before Laura scared Buneary away, leaving Pikachu heartbroken.

* "Fanfic/For the Love of Pikachu": Pikachu and Buneary almost shared a kiss during their date before Laura scared Buneary away, leaving Pikachu heartbroken.

** Jak gets back at Daxter by [[spoiler:interrupting his kiss with Tess]] at the end of ''VideoGame/Jak3Wastelander''.

* ''Anime/CodeGeass" Taken to ridiculous degree between the two Tsundere Kallen and Lelouch where almost all of their interactions end up either in a moment of UnresolvedSexualTension or with an AlmostKiss that never happens because of different type of interruptions. They eventually tie the knot and share a BigDamnKiss that will not stop them of standing on the opposite side of the battlefield soo maybe almist kissing was better.

* A version sort of happens in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' as although they were never going to kiss, to the player it looks like they will. Near the start of the game after Link has [[spoiler:won the Annual Bird Flight Ceremomy and has been given the sailcloth]], Zelda says that, in what seems like an embarrased way, that there is "something else that they are supposed to do at the end of the ceremony...". Link's expression at this, and the options the player is given on how to reply ("Nope.", "Sort of...", "Uh-oh...") it's extremely heavily implied they are going to kiss. [[spoiler:Just before it looks like Zelda is going to kiss Link, she instead turns him around and pushes him off the each of the statue they are standing on as part of the final test of the ceremony.]]

** The remake of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', ''The Twin Snakes'', has Meryl and Snake almost kiss after the fight with Liquid; unfortunately they were interrupted by a codec call from Otacon. This isn't present in the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation game.

* Happens several times in ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}''
** The first is with Rin and [[spoiler:Sia]]: When they get separated from their friends during the BeachEpisode, they act like they've crossed into another world where they're alone and go for the kiss. Hilarious in that Primula walks behind them looking for seashells; both parties ignore each other's presence.
** The second instance is when Rin walks [[spoiler:Asa]] home after the latter twisted her ankle. Both are sitting on her bed, and Rin is getting teased. When the poor girl stands up, she trips and falls on Rin, pinning him to the bed. She leans in for the kiss, but her mother comes home and goes up to the room; when she opens the door, we see the two separated, with Rin sitting at the desk (as is, of course, proper for a gentleman).

* In ''VisualNovel/EveryDaysDifferent'' on Yoko's route she and the protagonist come close to cofirming [[ChildhoodFriendRomance their mutual feelings]] a few times, held back from actually kissing by their equally mutual nervousness.

* ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'':
** In Yukimura's route, Yukimura and the female main character almost kiss at one point but [[MomentKiller the moment is killed]] by the kid they were looking after waking up and happily shouting at them, "Smooch!"
** In Hideyoshi's route, a friendly moment between Hideyoshi and the MC becomes heated when Hideyoshi [[LoveEpiphany realizes]] that he loves her and that he's standing awfully close to her and can't stop staring at her lips... before he pulls away and tries to go back to treating the MC [[LikeBrotherAndSister like a sister]], much to her disappointment and frustration.

* In ''VisualNovel/YearningAGayStory'', if you get left alone in the movie theater with Carlos as Adam gets snacks, Carlos will come close to kissing you until he realizes what he's doing. Since you're playing as a male character and Carlos is [[ArmouredClosetGay very deep in the closet]], this almost-kiss causes him to panic and act very awkwardly around you for a while afterwards.

** Naomi and Otacon do some Bollywood-esque non-kissing in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'', after which they hook up.

*** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'', Otacon, who has been berating Snake for smoking for most of the game and previous entries, lights Snake's cigarette before his final mission in an intimate shot that resembles a kiss.

* In ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWars'' Steve Rogers and Aayla Secura get interrupted by Karen asking all Avengers to rendezvous for the return of the team that went to Mortis, just AFTER battle of Ultron Citadel in chapter 77. [[spoiler: They did kissed in chapter 85. ]]

* Miss Martian and Superboy in the episode of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', "Bereft".

* In ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWars'' Steve Rogers and Aayla Secura get interrupted by Karen, just AFTER raid of Ultron Citadel foundry in chapter 77. [[spoiler: They did kissed in chapter 85. ]]

* In ''Fanfic/AvengersInfiniteWar'' Steve Rogers and Aayla Secura get interrupted by Karen in chapter 77. [[spoiler: They did kissed in chapter 85. ]]