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* ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'': In "The Heartbreak of Brock", [[CasanovaWannabe Brock]] grabs the GirlOfTheWeek when she trips and falls, leading to a RescueRomance that's one-sided on her part. Turns out, she does that every man she meets and ironically, this happens to be the one time where Brock doesn't want have relationship with (at first).

* Happens in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' between [[CasanovaWannabe Brock]] and a GirlOfTheWeek, leading to a RescueRomance that's one-sided on her part.

An obvious, yet effective way to put a stealth hug between two characters, especially in NoHuggingNoKissing worlds.

However, both characters don't move away from each another right away. They take their time. Maybe to comfort each other (which may evolve to CryIntoChest). Or maybe they are [[ShipTease too busy]] [[HeldGaze looking into each other's eyes]]. Some extreme cases can even involve an AccidentalKiss, and some more moderate ones can lead to an AlmostKiss.

* Casting agent Farley Wink nearly throws his secretary, Sawyer, into Danny's arms in Turner Features Animation's ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance''. "He's new in town. Be nice." It doesn't help that Sawyer encountered Danny previously, and regards him as a frenetic lunatic.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Episode V ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': While the ''Millennium Falcon'' is inside the asteroid, there's a sudden tremor. Princess Leia falls backward and Han Solo catches her. He doesn't let go immediately, and continues to hold her even after she gets uncomfortable and asks him to let go. They then have a bit of banter that's intended to foreshadow their growing attraction to each other.

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', after [[spoiler:Estelle manages to break Alexei's mental control]], [[spoiler:she]] is in mid-air. [[spoiler:She]] falls down and [[spoiler:Yuri]] catches [[spoiler:her]]. They don't seem to be in any rush of braking the "catch" afterwards.

-->'''Han:''' "Don't get excited!"
-->'''Leia:''' "Captain, being held by you isn't ''quite'' enough to get me excited."

* Casting agent Farley Wink nearly throws his secretary, Sawyer, into Danny's arms in Turner Features Animation's ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance''. "He's new in town. Be nice." It doesn't help that Sawyer encountered Danny previously, and regards him as a frenetic lunatic.

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* In ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'', when the titular character leads Jasmine to his hideaway, the girl trips and falls into Aladdin's arms. Needless to say, they don't break the embrace right away.

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* In ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', Tohru trips and falls down a slope, prompting both Yuki and Kyo to try to rescue her, accidentally hug her, and turn into animals.
* Happens in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' between [[CasanovaWannabe Brock]] and a GirlOfTheWeek, leading to a RescueRomance that's one-sided on her part.

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* ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. While the Millennium Falcon is inside the asteroid, there's a sudden tremor. Princess Leia falls backward and Han Solo catches her. He doesn't let go immediately, and continues to hold her even after she gets uncomfortable and asks him to let go. They then have a bit of banter that's intended to foreshadow their growing attraction to each other.

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* In heavy overlap with FallingIntoHisArms, ''Series/OnceUponATime'''s Rumplestiltskin catches and saves Belle when she falls off a ladder--and the two immediately spend way too long [[HeldGaze staring at each other]] [[ShipTease in amazement.]]

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However, both characters don't move away from each another right away. They take their time. Maybe to comfort each other (which may evolve to CryIntoChest). Or maybe they are [[ShipTease too busy]] [[HeldGaze looking into each other's eyes]]. Some extreme cases can even involve an AccidentalKiss, and some more moderate ones can lead to an AlmostKiss. If played right, it can be a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

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* In heavy overlap with FallingIntoHisArms, ''Series/OnceUponaTime'''s Rumplestiltskin catches and saves Belle when she falls off a ladder--and the two immediately spend way too long [[HeldGaze staring at each other]] [[ShipTease in amazement.]]

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* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' good ending [[spoiler:Meryl drops from the remnants of Metal Gear REX into Snake's arms. The whole base is falling apart around them, but they just don't seem to care.]]

An obvious, yet effective way to put a stealth hug between two characters, specially in NoHuggingNoKissing worlds.

* ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. While the Millenium Falcon is inside the asteroid, there's a sudden tremor. Princess Leia falls backward and Han Solo catches her. He doesn't let go immediately, and continues to hold her even after she gets uncomfortable and asks him to let go. They then have a bit of banter that's intended to foreshadow their growing attraction to each other.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', when [[spoiler:Zelda wakes up from her thousand years old slumber, she falls down but Link catches her just in time in what looks like a tender hug]].

* In ''PandoraHearts'' Gil frequently does this to [[HoYay Oz]].

* In ''TalesOfVesperia'', after [[spoiler:Estelle manages to break Alexei's mental control]], [[spoiler:she]] is in mid-air. [[spoiler:She]] falls down and [[spoiler:Yuri]] catches [[spoiler:her]]. They don't seem to be in any rush of braking the "catch" afterwards.

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* Casting agent Farley Wink nearly throws his secretary, Sawyer, into Danny's arms in Turner Features Animation's ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance''. "He's new in town. Be nice." It doesn't help that Sawyer encountered Danny previously, and regards him as a frenetic lunatic.

* In a ''MaisonIkkoku'' comic book, Kyoko is trying to fix the porch globe light when Yusaku arrives, startling her. Kyoko falls off the ladder and not only do they end up hugging as he catches her, but their lips touch as well. Since no one else saw it happen, and they're both supposed to be dating other people, they decide to pretend all that happened was that Kyoko slipped and dropped the globe.

* ''{{Tactics}}'': Haruka once does this to [[HoYay Kantarou]].
* In ''FruitsBasket'', Tohru trips and falls down a slope, prompting both Yuki and Kyo to try to rescue her, accidentally hug her, and turn into animals.

* Happens in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' between [[CassanovaWannabe Brock]] and a GirlOfTheWeek, leading to a RescueRomance that's one-sided on her part.

However, both characters don't move away from each another right away. They take their time. Maybe to comfort each other (which may evolve to CryIntoChest). Or maybe they are [[ShipTease too busy]] [[HeldGaze looking into each other eyes]]. Some extreme cases can even involve an AccidentalKiss, and some more moderate ones can lead to an AlmostKiss. If played right, it can be a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

* Used more than once as an explanation by Rene in ''Series/AlloAllo// to his wife as to why she had just caught him and one of his mistresses wrapped around each other.

* Used more than once as an explanation by Rene in Allo Allo to his wife as to why she had just caught him and one of his mistresses wrapped around each other.

* ''TheEmpireStrikesBack''. While the Millenium Falcon is inside the asteroid, there's a sudden tremor. Princess Leia falls backward and Han Solo catches her. He doesn't let go immediately, and continues to hold her even after she gets uncomfortable and asks him to let go. They then have a bit of banter that's intended to foreshadow their growing attraction to each other.
* In ''{{Aladdin}}'', when the titular character leads Jasmine to his hideaway, the girl trips and falls into Aladdin's arms. Needless to say, they don't brake the embrace right away.

* In ''TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', when [[spoiler:Zelda wakes up from her thousand years old slumber, she falls down but Link catches her just in time in what looks like a tender hug]].
* In ''MetalGearSolid'' good ending [[spoiler:Meryl drops from the remnants of Metal Gear REX into Snake's arms. The whole base is falling apart around them, but they just don't seem to care.]]

* Casting agent Farley Wink nearly throws his secretary, Sawyer, into Danny's arms in Turner Features Animation's CatsDontDance. "He's new in town. Be nice." It doesn't help that Sawyer encountered Danny previously, and regards him as a frenetic lunatic.