History Main / FlirtingUnderFire

* This is how [[spoiler:Ron and Hermione get together]] in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'': [[spoiler:Ron realizes someone needs to warn the house-elves of the impending attack. [[ZombieRightsAdvocate Hermione]] drops everything to plant a big wet kiss on Ron, who responds with enthusiasm.]]

* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E2DayOfTheMoon Day of the Moon]]", the Doctor and River trade flirtatious quips while Amy Pond is held prisoner feet away, and the Silence trying to manipulate the 69 Apollo moon shot. Amy ends up snapping them out of it with a barbed remark.

Compare GladToBeAliveSex, as well as CoitusUninterruptus, where the lovers aren't aware of a disturbance until they've already begun romancing one another. SisterTrope to CasualDangerDialogue, where characters crack jokes and one-liners under similar circumstances.

* In the ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' universe, a key part of the numerous {{Ship Tease}} moments between Harry and Carol is their ability to snark/flirt at each other [[CasualDangerDialogue no matter the situation]]. Seriously, they can be in the middle of a top-secret Red Room base, fighting an immortal necromancer and his hellish minions, or generally facing the end of the world and they will ''still'' be flirting.

* {{ComicBook/Sabretooth}} & Monet do this in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015'' when they trade barbs in battle, with Psylocke calling them out on it.

* In the ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' universe, part of the numerous {{Ship Tease}}s between Harry and Carol is their ability to snark/flirt at each other [[CasualDangerDialogue no matter the situation]].

--> '''Psylocke:''' Not hardly. But if you two have time to squabble...or flirt--if that's what you're doing, then I can't be convinced we were all needed for this mission.

* {{ComicBook/Sabretooth}} & Monet do this in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen2015'', with Psylocke calling them out on it.
--> '''Psylocke:''' Are you two still going at it? Why not just get a room.
--> '''Monet:''' Do I detect a hint of jealousy?
--> '''Psylocke:''' Not hardly. But if you two have time to bicker, or flirt, if that's what you're doing, then I can't be convinced we were all needed for this mission.

* In the first AmeliaPeabody novel, ''The Crocodile on the Sandbank'', Emerson kisses Amelia right before the final battle, "even at the risk of surviving to face the consequences."
* In [[HandOfThrawn Vision of the Future]] Luke proposes to Mara before they know if they could actually escape or not after a life and death battle with nearly indestructible enemies. It is also notable it that it is the rare time in which she is completely honest as she is [[SugarAndIcePersonality extremely sarcastic most of the time]].

Compare GladToBeAliveSex, as well as CoitusUninterruptus, where the lovers aren't aware of a disturbance until they've already begun romancing one another. SisterTrope to CasualDangerDialog, where characters crack jokes and one-liners under similar circumstances.

--> '''Lily''': Mmm. Yeah, I guess I could do that. You have a nice voice… nice face…

* ''VideoGame/Undertale'' As Frisk in the Neutral and pacifist routes you can flirt with literally EVERY Boss except Omega-Flowey and God of Hyperdeath Asriel and quite a number of normal monsters too

* This is how [[spoiler:Ron and Hermione get together]] in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''.

* ''Undertale'' As Frisk in the Neutral and pacifist routes you can flirt with literally EVERY Boss except Omega-Flowey and God of Hyperdeath Asriel and quite a number of normal monsters too

* ''IndieGame/Undertale'' As Frisk in the Neutral and pacifist routes you can flirt with literally EVERY Boss except Omega-Flowey and God of Hyperdeath Asriel and quite a number of normal monsters too

* ''VideoGame/Undertale'' As Frisk in the Neutral and pacifist routes you can flirt with literally EVERY Boss except Omega-Flowey and God of Hyperdeath Asriel and quite a number of normal monsters too

* In ''AustinPowers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', Austin and Felicity have a tender moment... while standing in a laughably pathetic DeathTrap.
** In Goldmember, Austin's father flirts with Foxxy Cleopatra while tied to a slow-moving machine that threatens to melt off his genitals. But his nonchalance is probably due to the number of times he's gotten out of similar situations, easily.

* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'': Will proposes to and marries Elizabeth during the climatic final battle, to Barbossa's annoyance.

* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Katniss builds her romance with Peeta during the Hunger Games.

* In one chapter of ''Fanfic/GloriousShotgunPrincess'', a Dragon-Blood warrior pulled into the ME-Verse (courtesy of Autochthon, naturally) tries this with Shepard when a demon horde breaks into the Presidium. Made slightly disturbing in that the Dragon-Blood is from House Mnemon and, for some reason, Shepard looks just like Mnemon who is said Dragon-Blood's grandmother. (For those unfamiliar with ''TabletopGames/{{Exalted}}''; Dragon-Bloods can live for several centuries)

* In ''MetalGearSolid4'', Johnny admits his crush to Meryl while they're both in the middle of battle, and he even asks her to marry him. Meryl of course [[LampshadeHanging comments on his impeccable sense of timing]] and refuses...and then asks ''him'' to marry ''her'' instead. Then they share a good kissing in the middle of their assailants' line of fire.

* ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': This actually happens during [[OfficialCouple Kamina and Yoko's]] first meeting. She comes down through the roof, firing at the enemy gunman, and he's instantly attracted to her. When he starts flirting, Yoko's baffled that he isn't running for his life instead.