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Tropes are the shorthand of romance. They signal to the audience the specific "flavor" of emotional journey they are about to undertake.

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The Appeal: It validates the idea that true love requires friction. We are secretly afraid of boredom. The "enemies to lovers" arc suggests that if you can survive hatred, you can survive anything. The Modern Tweak: We are tired of actual cruelty. The modern iteration replaces "enemies" with "rivals." Think The Hating Game or Shin Chan and Kaguya. The characters respect each other’s intelligence before they admit the attraction. Tropes are the shorthand of romance