enemies-to-friends-to-lovers

== English == === Alternative forms === enemies to friends to lovers === Pronunciation === === Noun === enemies-to-friends-to-lovers (uncountable) (often attributive) A trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of a rivalry into friendship and eventually romantic love. Coordinate terms: enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers 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 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. 2023, Megan Freedman, "How When Harry Met Sally... remains a timeless romcom", The Medium (University of Toronto Mississauga), 13 February 2023, page 12: The movie's plot is the epitome of the enemies to friends to lovers trope. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:enemies-to-friends-to-lovers.