Wow, thank you for sharing! I have a friend who won't shut up about these books. He knows I'm into damsels in distress, I'm surprised he hasn't brought up this scene.
I love these scenarios in fantasy more than any other genre. While the passage I'm about to quote is more DiD than TUG, I would love to contribute it to this thread. It's from
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. While both of her series have their share of DiD scenes, there are notably more in the
A Court of Thorns and Roses series. The third book has a few, even one from the POV of the main character! This is my favorite passage of all time, from any book:
Azriel emerged from the deep shadows in the corner of the tent a heartbeat later. He jerked his chin toward the curtains in the back. I began intoning one of Ianthe's many prayers, a pretty speech I'd heard her say a thousand times at the Spring Court.
We rushed across the rugs, dodging tables and furniture. I chanted her prayers all the while.
Azriel slid back the curtain-
Elain was in her nightgown. Gagged, wrists wrapped in steel that glowed violet. Her eyes went wide as she saw us- Azriel and me-
I shifted my face back into my own, raising a hand to my lips as Azriel knelt before her. I kept up my litany of praying, beseeching the Cauldron to make my womb fruitful, on and on-
Azriel gently removed the gag from her mouth. "Are you hurt?"
She shook her head, devouring the sight of him as if not quite believing it. "You came for me". The shadowsinger only inclined his head.
This scene is just so thrilling to me, especially after the build up. It surpassed my expectation of any book and I often find myself imaging back to it...
"You'll never get away with... MMMPH!"