SAME SAME SAME literally stole the words right outta my mouth, agree with everything you said.
Its just so much more interesting and fun to see a relationship build from the beginning as the characters learn things about each other that makes them fall for each other, the way the tension increases, the new and sudden ba dumps, the chemistry is just so beautiful! There's just soo much there to know like the past of both characters being different and how they tell each other about it and their reactions just sooo many things in general that you can find out.
When it's childhood bestfriends to lovers it's like okay you guys basically know each other your whole life atp you're just a married couple without a marriage certificate you know? Like there's nothing new or much to add to it, just clearing miscommunication and a love confession so obviously it's boring and just dragged out!
Im always happy when I find like-minded people on here.
This is why friends to lovers can never be in my top 10. its such an overused trope and people will say enemies to lovers is an overused trope, but lets be for real..its very rare to come across a really good enemies to lovers story, most of the time the hate is one sided and secretly one of the characters has secretly always been in love
NO, give me proper enemies to lovers. there needs to proper hate.
OH MAH GAWD!? are we the same person!!?
again stole the words right outta my mouth, I LOVE ME SOME GOOD ENEMIES TO LOVERS, it'll never get old and always be my fav trope out of all but yes the problem with stories in this trope is the half assed hatred! Like whyy you gotta like your enemy first!!? let the plot develop so that you both catch feelings together! ʕಠ_ಠʔ Another thing i hate about the popular stories with this trope is losing their original personality after the confession, like during the hating period both characters would be so smug, sarcastic and funny but as soon as they confess it's like they're a whole new person and lost all their personality!? Its all just lovey dovey and mushy, please keep at least a lil tension that was present before catching feelings!
You know it's a good enemies to lovers when you get butterflies in your stomach just by seeing/reading the part where the characters touch or do the smallest service of affection despite their hatred! (｡♡‿♡｡)
YES, EXACTLY!!!
Maybe its just me, but Ive never been super intrigued by stories where 2 characters already have some sort of foundation in their relationship. whether its childhood friends, best friends or just friends, exes, friends with benefits. Ive always found it boring.
I love when characters have no inimate connections and the story builds the foundation of their relationship. this is why co-workers, old classmates (not friends) ect are my favorite type of stories.
Personally its feels like if characters know each other for a long time its just easier to put them together. its feels like "oh theyve known each other for 8 years, yesp perfect reason to make them a couple"
because Ive noticed with a lot of comment sectios on here, the mindset is "history equates to endgame"
also I guess I prefer to see the relationship progress in the current moment, instead of waiting for flashbacks