History Main / FlamesOfLove

Till they’re ready to die

* "Starlight" by Music/MarinaAndTheDiamonds: Old loves are described as burned-out stars; you can still see their light even though the star has been dead a long time.

* ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'': Kongou's CatchPhrase is "Burning Love!", usually shouted when she's around her Admiral or when she's in battle. She's that energetic.

* "Starlight" by Marina and the Diamonds: Old loves are described as burned out "stars of love", you can still see their light even though the star has been dead a long time.

* In the live action ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' movie, Roger and Anita's romance begins with them drying their clothes by the fire. When things get clearly romantic, there's a lingering shot of the clothes catching on fire before a SmashCut to the characters getting married.

* In ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'', Charlie and Mary get close in front of a fireplace. But then [[ParentsWalkInattheWorstTime the parents interrupt]] their date.

* ''Franchise/StarWars Film/AttackOfTheClones'': Anakin and Padme first acknowledge and talk about their budding secret relationship illuminated only by a fire place late at night.
* Parodied in ''Film/TopSecret'', when Nick and Hillary first fall in love. As they begin kissing, the camera pans over to a romantic fireplace. They roll over in their embrace, in front of the fireplace... and the camera pans to where another fireplace is burning. They roll over again, in front of that fireplace, and the camera pans to yet another fireplace.
** Later, they share a tender kiss while parachuting. The camera pans away from them... to show a fireplace also suspended by parachute.

* In the live action ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' movie, Roger and Anita's romance begins with them drying their clothes by the fire. When things get clearly romantic, there's a lingering shot of the clothes catching on fire before a SmashCut to the characters getting married.
* In Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld, this trope is taken quite literally as Scott's PowerOfLove sword is of the [[FlamingSword flaming type]].

* In ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Judge Claude Frollo's VillainSong compares his "[[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny burning desire]]" for Esmeralda as "{{Hellfire}} in [his] skin". He [[EvilIsBurningHot sings in front of a huge fireplace]], sees a fiery version of Esmeralda in there and ends his musical number with flame-like shadows surrounding the scenery.
* In ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', a recovered Zippo lighter becomes one of many {{Arc Symbol}}s for the love between WALL-E and EVE.

* At the end of ''{{Discworld/Pyramids}}'', Pteppic says Ptraci and Chidder will get along like a house on fire.

Contrast with SnowMeansLove and ElectricLove. Can overlap with SexyDiscretionShot when the fireplace is what the camera pans away to when the couple get hot and heavy. Compare FireOfComfort which deals with the notion of comfort/domesticity/home. For more fire motifs, see FanaticalFire and BurningWithAnger. Completely unrelated to FlirtingUnderFire.

* In Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld, this trope is taken quite literally as Scott's PowerOfLove sword is of the [[FalmingSword flaming type]].

* In Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld, Scott's PowerOfLove sword is [[ExaggeratedTrope literally on fire]].

* A few romantic fireplace encounters take place in ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf''. One takes place where Empath and Smurfette, who were at point still just friends, cuddle with each other on a cold winter night. The other takes place in an Imaginarium setting where Papa Smurf lies with a fantasy version of his deceased wife ready to embrace... when he is interrupted by his son Empath reminding him that he needs to take care of settling Baby Smurf in for the night.

* At the end of ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'', both the title character and Liz, who has fire powers, seal the deal with a kiss while the flames she emits cover them.

Contrast with SnowMeansLove. Can overlap with SexyDiscretionShot when the fireplace is what the camera pans away to when the couple get hot and heavy. Compare FireOfComfort which deals with the notion of comfort/domesticity/home. For more fire motifs, see FanaticalFire and BurningWithAnger. Completely unrelated to FlirtingUnderFire.

We have FireOfComfort, which deals with the notion of comfort/domesticity/home. But then there is also fire as a metaphor for sexual desire. People are portrayed as getting intimate around fireplaces or candle lights.

Fire is a romantic element, symbolic of love and desire. In the Victorian language of flowers, red camellias mean "you are a flame in my heart." When a passionate relationship ends, they say "[[DeadSparks the fire's gone out]]" and the ex- becomes an "[[OldFlame old flame]]." When love goes unrequited, they say the unrequited is "still carrying the torch for them." LoveAtFirstSight or a sudden re-"kindling" can be described as "sparks flying." ''Many'' songs use this.

Contrast with SnowMeansLove. Can overlap with SexyDiscretionShot when the fireplace is what the camera pans away to when the couple get hot and heavy. For more fire motifs, see FanaticalFire and BurningWithAnger. Completely unrelated to FlirtingUnderFire.

* In ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung'', Siegfried and Brünnhilde meet and fall in love against a backdrop of fire (the RingOfFire that she was imprisoned in) and their story also ends in fire, with them being ReunitedInDeath on a funeral pyre.

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* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'', episode "The Ring": Brunhilda falls in love with Gabrielle and turns herself into a wall of fire to protect Gabrielle who falls into a magical coma.

* At the end of {{Discworld/Pyramids}}, Pteppic says Ptraci and Chidder will get along like a house on fire.
--> '''Pteppic''': [[BelligerentSexualTension Screams, flames, people running for safety...]]

* In the Divine Comedy, fire is often associated to the love of God towards its creation. On the other hand, many of the types of IronicPunishment describe in the first part don't include fire, but darkness and even ice on the lowest circle. Satan himself is stuck on the ice of Giudecca as punishment for having rebelled against God. In an ironic twist of his torment, he constantly keep the lake frozen solid (and traitors as well) by flapping his huge six wings.

* ''The Flames of Love by Smokey Bennett & The Hoops''
* ''First Fires'' by Bonobo with lyrics sung by Grey Reverand. Its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Z4ibZFA6c surrealist music video]] depicts a forest fire, a man mourning a broken relationship, and remembering time with his lover by a bonfire in the woods.
* "Starlight" by '''Marina and the Diamonds''': Old loves are described as burned out "stars of love", you can still see their light even though the star has been dead a long time.
* ''Ring of Fire'', most famously performed by Music/JohnnyCash, is about how painful and dangerous love can be.

* "Eternal Flame" by Music/TheBangles, even the video has the band singin in front of a wood fire in the beach
-->''Am I only dreaming, but is this burning an eternal flame?''
* At the beginning of Music/{{The Lonely Island}}'s "Dick In a Box" one of the guys is lounging in front of a fireplace drinking champagne with his gal before giving her his special present.

* Series/{{Xena}}: Episode "The Ring": Brunhilda falls in love with Gabrielle and turns herself into a wall of fire to protect Gabrielle who falls into a magical coma.

* VideoGame/KantaiCollection: Kongou's CatchPhrase is "Burning Love!", usually shouted when she's around her Admiral or when she's in battle. She's that energetic.

* In WesternAnimation/AdventureTime, Flame Princess's flames burn hotter when she's in love, and could potentially destroy the world. [[spoiler: Princess Bubblegum makes ''two'' attempts to murder her for it.]]
* In ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame", Judge [[VillainSong Claude Frollo]] compares his "[[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny burning desire]]" for Esmeralda as "{{Hellfire}} in [his] skin". It does help that he [[EvilIsBurningHot sings in front of a huge fireplace]], sees a fiery version of Esmeralda in there and ends his musical number with flame-like shadows surrounding the scenery.

* In the live action ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' movie, Roger and Anita's romance begins with them drying their clothes by the fire. When things get clearly romantic, there's a lingering short of them catching on fire before a SmashCut to them getting married.

* In the Divine Comedy, fire is often associated to the love of God towards its creation. On the other hand, many of the types of IronicPunishment describe in the first part don't include fire, but darkness and even ice on the lowest circle. Satan himself is stuck on the ice of Giudecca as punishment for having rebelled against God. In an ironic twist of his torment, he costantly keep the lake frozen solid (and traitors as well) by flapping his huge six wings.