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* ''VideoGame/{{Nicole}}'': As far as [[LoveInterest Love Interests]] go, a variation occurs toward the end of [[spoiler:Jeff]]'s route; in this case, it's not a sudden realization of what he's doing, but rather [[spoiler:that he never intended to do it in the first place. He just wanted to make Nicole hate him by scaring the hell out of her. Not that it makes it much ''better'', but at least the intent was never there -- no matter how she reacts, he'll back down. Hell, the best way to shut him up is to ''dare him to do it'', which gives a +5 boost to the relationship[[note]][[DoNotTryThisAtHome THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN REAL LIFE]][[/note]]. The implication is that as much as he ''wanted'' to scare her off, what he ''needed'' was to hear that she knew him well enough to know that it was all bullshit]]. Still, the scene is genuinely creepy and frightening and ''wrong'' on every level, and it's played that way. Nicole shivers when he first touches her and she realizes what he's doing, but it's from nerves, not any kind of enjoyment or desire. At no point during the scene does she feel anything besides fear [[spoiler:and, once she realizes his true intent, ''severe annoyance'' and anger]].

* ''WebOriginal/SurvivalOfTheFittest''

* This happens in the ''Manga/HanaYoriDango'' episode "Domyoji Tsukasa Snaps". When Makino starts crying during their ForcefulKiss, Domyoji stops.

* A poignant scene like this happens in ''Manga/RoseOfVersailles'': [[spoiler:Upon hearing Oscar choosing to live as a man in the navy, her ward Andre, who at this point is going blind due to an injury, tries to rape her. It's when he rips Oscar's shirt off and she starts crying that he stops. He even [[AllLoveIsUnrequited confesses his feelings]] for her after that.]]

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* In ''FanFic/{{Shatterheart}}'' Kurogane pins down Syaoran and threathens to rape him after the latter expresses disappointment that [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe nothing happened when they were drunk]]. He backs off when he sees that Syaoran is terrified of him.
* In the ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' fanfic ''Retribution'' this very nearly happens to Anna, thanks to Hans. It comes out of nowhere, is brief, and then hardly mentioned at all throughout the rest of the fic. For the reader, the suddenness of it can be jarring and interrupt the flow of the story.

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* In the pre-[[UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode Hays Code]] drama ''She Had to Say Yes'', Loretta Young's character is nearly raped by her boyfriend when he suspects she's a "loose woman". After she stops resisting and asks if that's all she means to him, he stops himself. Then, not only does she forgive him, [[ValuesDissonance she ends up offering herself to him in the end]].

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* Many [=PVs=] of the Kurousa-P Music/{{Vocaloid}}'' song "Cantarella" featured this. Keep in mind that a lot of versions change up the exact characters featured (i.e. Gakupo or Len replacing Kaito as the male lead and Rin replacing Music/HatsuneMiku), but many of them end up like this:

* Music/{{Vocaloid}}'s song "Cantarella" featured this.
** The original tale has Kaito spike a cup of wine and gets Miku to drink it and pass out. In some versions, he then attempts to rape her but stops when the sight of her brings up their childhood memories together, followed by her waking up and telling him she loves him, waking up and killing him, or never waking up at all due to overdose or poisoning.
** In other versions, Miku was either awakened early or never drugged. In these versions, Kaito corners her and hesitates or at least ties her up before the scene pans away.
** There are yet other versions with Gakupo in place of Kaito or both replaced by Len and Rin respectively.

* The main character in ''Manga/MysteriousGirlfriendX'' acts this way after he gets a bit carried away after his girlfriend gave him permission to touch her breast seen [[http://fanfox.net/manga/mysterious_girlfriend_x/v04/c021/11.html here]].

* The main character in ''Manga/MysteriousGirlfriendX'' acts this way after he gets a bit carried away after his girlfriend gave him permission to touch her breast seen [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/my_mysterious_girlfriend_x/v04/c021/10.html here]].

* Used loosely in a British cautionary advert where a young teen watches himself through a glass window as he forces sex on his struggling girlfriend, at that point convinced she wants it. The teen is banging on the glass, crying, and shouting "You're raping her!" at his other self, who cannot hear. The advert ends with the warning, "If you could see yourself..."

* Gérard in Umberto Giordano’s ''Andrea Chénier'' has been obsessed with Maddalena since childhood, and after he comes into power, he tracks her down for about an act and a half. When she comes to him for help, he tries to rape her. Just as she [[ScarpiaUltimatum resigns to her fate for her beloved’s sake]], he stops, moved, and decides to help her and Chénier instead. He’s too late and Chénier and Maddalena, who decides to share his fate, are executed, but she forgives Gérard and they part as friends.

* ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'': A vacation episode has a pair of guys sneak into Aoi's room to take advantage of her, while she's sleeping. Minutes later, they leave the room stunned after finding out [[{{transsexual}} she]] had ''[[UnsettlingGenderReveal a penis.]]'' Aoi was a male patrol officer who "went native," while working [[DisguisedInDrag undercover]] to catch would-be muggers and [[TheChikan rapists]].

This trope also covers other My-God-I-am-nearly-a-rapist situations, such as drunk people stepping back just in time, and reluctantly paying attention when your partner says no.

%% * ''GeneralHospital'''s Luke and Laura fit this.

* At one point in the ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' manga, [[spoiler: Guts almost rapes Casca due to the strain of constantly fighting the monsters that are drawn to the their brands and watching over Casca in her [[CuteMute post-Eclipse state]] (which isn't made any easier seeing as Guts is [[HeartBrokenBadass desperate for Casca's emotional and physical intimacy]], adding that she also [[InnocentFanserviceGirl gets indecent a lot]]). His stress and desires eventually gets to be too much for Guts, and he almost succumbs to his [[EnemyWithin inner Beast]]. Luckily Guts stops himself before things go any further, but in doing so he physically attacks her and the emotional damage inflicted on Casca is done.]]

* At one point in the ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' manga, [[spoiler: Guts almost rapes Casca due to the strain of constantly fighting the monsters that are drawn to the their brands and watching over Casca in her [[CuteMute post-Eclipse state]] (which isn't made any easier seeing as Guts is [[HeartBrokenBadass desperate for Casca's emotional and physical intimacy]], adding that she also [[InnocentFanserviceGirl gets indecent a lot]]). His stress and desires eventually gets to be too much for Guts, and he almost succumbs to his [[EnemyWithin inner Beast]]...]]

* On ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' in Season 15, serial rapist/murderer William Lewis nearly rapes Olivia Benson twice. The first time he is interrupted (and thus not the trope), but the second time he changes his mind at the last possible moment; he anticipates Olivia trying to resist his assault and when she remains mute and refuses to resist his advances, he is displeased and backs off.[[spoiler:Although Lewis decides not to rape her, what he decides to do next proves to be just as traumatic.]]

* On ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' in Season 15, serial rapist/murderer William Lewis nearly rapes Olivia Benson twice. The first time he is interrupted (and thus not the trope), but the second time he changes his mind at the last possible moment; he anticipates Olivia trying to resist his assault and when she remains mute and refuses to resist his advances, he is displeased and backs off [[spoiler: although Lewis decides not to rape her, what he decides to do next proves to be just as traumatic.]]

* ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'': A vacation episode has a pair of guys sneak into Aoi's room to take advantage of her, while she's sleeping. Minutes later, they leave the room stunned after finding out [[WholesomeCrossdresser "she"]] had ''[[UnsettlingGenderReveal a penis.]]'' It's later explained that Aoi was a male patrol officer who "went native," while working undercover to catch would-be muggers and rapists.

* In the ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' Fan Fic ''Retribution'' this very nearly happens to Anna, thanks to Hans. It comes out of nowhere, is brief, and then hardly mentioned at all throughout the rest of the fic. For the reader, the suddenness of it can be jarring and interrupt the flow of the story.

* In the ''SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PrisonIslandBreak'' Shadow breaks into the infirmary during the riot arc and threatens to rape Amy, but is talked down by her in a scene that echoes Shadow and Amy's ARK scene in ''SonicAdventure2'', concluding with him breaking down in tears. Then more convicts turn up and Amy admits she can't talk them all down at once.

* In the ''SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PrisonIslandBreak'' Shadow breaks into the infirmary during the riot arc and threatens to rape Amy, but is talked down by her in a scene that echoes Shadow and Amy's ARK scene in ''SonicAdventure2''. Then more convicts turn up and Amy admits she can't talk them all down at once.

* In the ''SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfic ''Fanfic/PrisonIslandBreak'' Shadow breaks into the infirmary during the riot arc and threatens to rape Amy just to teach her a lesson about how cruel the world is, but is talked down by her in a scene that echoes Shadow and Amy's ARK scene in ''SonicAdventure2''. When more convicts arrive however, Amy admits she can't talk them all down at once.

Keep in mind that this is not about remorse or guilt after the act, but the attacker must stop of their own free will (although a varying degree of persuasion on behalf of the potential victim is allowed), not as a result of being fought off or somebody else stopping them. Contrast DateRapeAverted, AttemptedRape, DudeShesLikeInAComa.

* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'': In episode 4, Tanukichi begins receiving love letters from a possible stalker. So he and Ayame decide to lure them out by leaving a note on the door saying it was unlocked and that he reciprocated. When [[spoiler: Anna]] sees the note inviting her in, she takes it as a love confession and assumes they wanted [[DoYouWantToCopulate the same thing.]] So she binds Tanukichi, then strips him and herself, but doesn't go further than making out with him[[note]]she didn't know what else to do, since her parents never taught her about intercourse[[/note]]. Ayame walks in at that moment, causing [[spoiler: Anna]] to become flustered with embarrassment, gather her clothing, and leave.

* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'': In episode 4, Tanukichi to Ayame for advice about the love letters he'd been receiving from a possible stalker. So they decides to lure them out by leaving a note on the door saying it was unlocked and that he reciprocated. When [[spoiler: Anna]] sees the note inviting her in, she takes it as a love confession and assumes they wanted [[DoYouWishToCopulate the same thing.]] So she binds Tanukichi, then strips him and herself, but doesn't go further than making out with him[[note]]she didn't know what else to do, since her parents never taught her about intercourse[[/note]]. Ayame walks in at that moment, causing Anna to become flustered with embarrassment, gather her clothing, and leaves.