And now, for some Friends-to-Enemies-to-Lovers Prompts!
[Also check out my mini arguement on why I think friends to enemies to lovers is supperior to just enemies to lovers.]
• Former best friends now lead opposing factions, and every negotiation meeting feels like a meeting after a breakup they never got to have. Did I mention sexual tension?
• “I thought we were the same side.” — “I was, until your side stopped including me.”
• “If you wanted me gone, you could’ve just said so.” — “I did.” — “No. You fucking left.”
• One of them betrayed the other to save their life, and never explained why. Now the truth comes out way too late.
• Or, better (worse) yet, you can't even say the truth because you can't blow your cover / you're always observed, so the "villain" pleads with their eyes to the "hero", hoping they'll somehow, somehow understand they're not their enemy.
• “I didn’t betray you.” — “Yeah, sure, you just walked right off where I couldn't follow / and told me not to follow you.”
• “If I ask you to come back...” — “Don't." — "Will you?" — "I can't."
• “Say it.” — “Say what?” — “That it meant nothing to you. That I'm just another face on the battlefield. That you would seriously let the world burn with me in it. Fucking say it!”
• “If I turn around and just fuck off, because I've had enough of this conversation, will you try to stop me?” — "Do you want me to?
• A childhood gift (ring, charm, shared symbol) resurfaces as proof that they're still bonded, regardless of this messy situation, like bro trust me.
• They trained side by side. Only one of them was chosen. The other never forgave them for moving on without them.
• After years apart, they meet again as enemies, and realize they still fight in perfect sync without meaning to, like a fucking choreography, like muscle memory.
• And the hot make out session that abruptly ends the fight like muscle memory idk how complicated things were between them before they separated okay.
• "Touch me like you used to.” — “After everything?” —“Especially after everything.”
• "Fuck me raw right here and now." — "What, now, here?" — "Did I fucking stutter?"
• One became everything they once swore to destroy. The other still believes they can be saved.
• They know each other’s weaknesses by heart (habits, tells, fears) and use them ruthlessly in battle. I'm talking not knife-to-the-neck, I'll-cut-your-throat, you're-beautiful. I'm talking actual psychological warwafe.
• “You always do this.” — “Do what?” — "Run away from your problems or any sense of responsibility." — "Wow, are we really doing this now?"
• “I see you still do that lip biting thing when you're scared.” — “You don’t know me anymore.” — “I know you better than you know yourself.”
• The villain keeps sparing the hero.
• The hero keeps calling them by their old nickname.
• Better yet, they aren't conflicted by this at all and are simply, flat out secretly dating while screwing with their respected factions.
• "I was sent here to arrest you." — "Can I use my get-out-of-jail-free card?"
• "I was sent here to kill you." —"Is you trying to kill me and failing, like, more of a 2-hour movie date or just long enough for a messy blowjob?"
• Even better, they flat out flirt with each other during battle and confuse the heck out of everyone else. People dread them fighting, mostly because it gets super awkward and uncomfortable to watch.
• Forced into a temporary alliance, they fall back into old rhythms. Laughter and jokes come pouring out before either of them can stop it or even think about it.
• “I don’t know how to fight you without letting you win, you were always bad at this.”
•Holding them at knife-point. "I miss you."
And an honorable mention to Tulio and Miguel, even if it was a theatrical friends-to-enemies in the moment lol:
• "You fight like my sister!" — "I fought your sister before, it's a compliment!"
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