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enemies-to-friends-to-lovers

enemies-to-friends-to-lovers noun: a trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of a rivalry into friendship and eventually romantic love.

Noun

enemies-to-friends-to-lovers (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often) A trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of a rivalry into friendship and eventually romantic love.
    • 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
    • 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

Forms of enemies-to-friends-to-lovers

alternative formenemies to friends to lovers

Questions about enemies-to-friends-to-lovers

What does enemies-to-friends-to-lovers mean?
Enemies-to-friends-to-lovers means a trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of a rivalry into friendship and eventually romantic love.
What part of speech is enemies-to-friends-to-lovers?
Enemies-to-friends-to-lovers is a noun.

Words near enemies-to-friends-to-lovers in the dictionary

  1. enemie
  2. enemied
  3. enemies
  4. enemies of the people
  5. enemies of the state
  6. enemies-to-friends-to-lovers
  7. enemies-to-lovers
  8. enemy
  9. enemy action
  10. enemy combatant
  11. enemy combatants

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