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enemies-to-friends-to-lovers en · NOUN

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1. (attributive, often, uncountable) A trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of a rivalry into friendship and eventually romantic love.
   • The connection between Emma and Regina goes beyond one of the Saviour against the Villain, though the trope of enemies to friends to lovers played a big part of the initial interest in their interactions. 2022, Victoria Mello Veríssimo da Fonseca, "Fanfiction as a Literary Text: A Narratological Study of Fanfiction Writing", paper submitted to the Universidad Federal de Río Grande del Sur, page 36
   • The movie's plot is the epitome of the enemies to friends to lovers trope. 2023, Megan Freedman, "How When Harry Met Sally... remains a timeless romcom", The Medium (University of Toronto Mississauga), 13 February 2023, page 12
   • I wanted more time for the two together, especially more witty barbs, since I revel in an enemies-to-friends-to-lovers trope. 2020 January 29, Nathalie Graham, “Sweet As Vanilla Ice Cream”, in The Stranger, page 29:

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