True Love's Kiss

"Sweet princess, if through this wicked witch's trick, a spindle should your finger prick... a ray of hope there still may be in this, the gift I give to thee. Not in death, but just in sleep, the fateful prophecy you'll keep. And from this slumber you shall wake, when true love's kiss, the spell shall break."

- Merryweather True Love's First Kiss is an iconic staple of fiction, common in fables, fairy-tales and love stories. True love is often portrayed as the most powerful force in stories, overcoming all obstacles and plights, as such a kiss, a symbol of the concept, particularly one between two soul-mates can hold great significance.

As evil magic is often an embodiment of evil itself and many an iconic evil sorcerer/sorceress use such forces to curse specific characters or even the land itself, it has long been thought use of symbols of pure good concepts, like True Love's Kiss, can act as an anathema to such curses, undoing tragedy and heralding an end to evil.

Even when the kiss itself holds no great magic such kisses are usually significant in the story as a point of major character definition. It is rare but there are cases where the kiss needn't be romantic (eg, as an apology, Maleficent gives Aurora a good-bye kiss on the forehead after Prince Phillip's kiss doesn't work, and then Aurora awakens).

There are a few ways the kiss can occur or even how it can be used.


 * The Hero/Heroine, saves the Damsel/Dude in Distress and is rewarded with a kiss from the rescued, symbolizing true love.
 * The Hero/Heroine steals a kiss from an unsuspecting love interest who will prove to be their soul-mate later on.
 * The Kiss is used as an admission of love.
 * The kiss itself is used to break some evil spell.
 * Sometimes the kiss can be a friendly kiss if you're a friend of the protagonist