Best *blank* to Lovers?

Over protective friend to lover, I love cute little I don’t want them to be close to anyone else. But I don’t know what that feeling is called I must see them as someone to protect. With a sprinkle of denial and running away. Then doing a dramatic reunion were they say shit like “you know I liked you- a lot back then” with a sad face or if ......   reply

Childhood/Friends to Enemies to Lovers. Peak drama and bleeding angst, sexual tension, too much history and memories, miscommunication, misunderstandings, storyline from kids to adult, makes it even more stressful yet intriguing. Slow burn heart attack timelines and wasted opportunities, cardiac arrest fights hurting feelings. I love it and I ha......   reply

i like the fake lovers to lovers trope, but also a basic one like enemies to lovers, EXCEPT i’m picky and dislike most enemies to lovers plots (based on if it’s reasonable). but i actually hate the childhood best friends to lovers trope. i cannot understand the ones where one of them or both start liking each other suddenly or after one inciden......   1 reply

as all of my fellow enemies to lovers enthusiasts have pointed out that it is THE best trope if done right so i won't iterate any further on this. instead, i would say Strangers to Lovers is also one of the best tropes out there, though basic, it's highly versatile and is beginner friendly. probably the foundation of all tropes if you think about i......   reply

Enemies to lovers but I also have a thing for "best friends who cut each other off and haven't met in years" to lovers (I'm definitely projecting with this one)   1 reply