Friends-to-lovers

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  1. 1
    A trope in romance fiction (particularly fan fiction) involving the development of a friendship into romantic love. attributive, often, uncountable

    "When I started the Mafia Moguls series, I knew I wanted a friends-to-lovers trope—one of my absolute favorite storylines."

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"When I started the Mafia Moguls series, I knew I wanted a friends-to-lovers trope—one of my absolute favorite storylines."

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