To her, enemies-to-lovers can go one of two ways. Lori Morimoto is an independent researcher of fan culture whose work has been featured in everything from Becoming: Genre, Queerness and Transformation in NBC’s Hannibalto A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies. However, when it comes down to it, there are certain features that must be present to truly belong to the trope.ĭr. Often dramatic and sometimes tragic, the enemies-to-lovers trope is as complex as it is simple there are many iterations and versions.Įnemies-to-Friends-to-Lovers is a subtag on Ao3, and as such is a derivative of the trope, taking the flip from hate to love a bit slower for an arguably more realistic (but still self-explanatory) turn. Canon or not, they all have one thing in common: Boy, did they hate each other. Modern examples include Buffy Summers and Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Emma Swan and Captain Hook from Once Upon a Time, and Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter from Hannibal. Sometimes there are pit stops in between, but the trajectory is much the same: You hate someone until the second you realize you love them. There are just over 53,000 works tagged enemies-to-lovers on Archive of Our Own - stories of people going from viciously hating each other to sharing the same bed. It’s an age-old trope hundreds of years in the making. They showed us that sometimes you just need a little push to make you realize the emotion you’re feeling isn’t hatred. Not to mention the delightful revelation that was Catra and Adora in She-Ra. The tumultuous relationship trajectory of Han and Leia, or say, The 100’s Clarke and Lexa, are perfect examples. When two characters really hate each other - driving up the drama and the banter and the suspense - it makes for some good media. But where do they come from, and what about them resonates so deeply? This month, as part of our Origins of Fanfiction series, SYFY WIRE explores the origins of enemies-to-lovers and how its perception in modern media is in flux. From hurt/comfort to University AU, these tropes are popular for a reason. In the world of fanfiction there are tropes - common themes and storylines that writers and readers flock to, be it out of interest or a desire to scratch a specific itch. Welcome to Read This Fanfiction, a monthly deep dive into the world of fic: its history, its future, and all its splendors.
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