Write a story that includes (or subverts) the enemies-to-lovers trope.

Posted in Romance on Jan 28, 2022

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“To Hate Bernard Hastings” by Jess Norton

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For the life of her, Eleanor could not think of a single thing she hated more than Bernard Hastings. There had to be something. Slow walkers, people who chew with their mouth open, or the person who always stands a bit too close to you at the grocery store. A close runner up may be the movie “The Bridge to Terabithia” which she blames for the reason she is such a pessimist and is still single in her late twenties. It was deeply rooted in her heart, at the young age of ten, that there is no such thing as happy endings. &...

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“All's Fair in Jokes and War” by Catherine Douglas

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Upon hearing that the Brandt farm had requested a work detail from Stalag V C again, Private Jahn didn’t hesitate to storm into Captain Westheimer’s office to say, “If you decide to take the prisoners to the Brandts, I am not coming with you.” Westheimer raised an eyebrow. “And what makes you think that tone of voice will convince me to let you stay here, son?” “You know how much I hate Griselda, and she hates me. So much so that she’ll stop at nothing to make our stay a living hell for me.” “You are both adults. You can be around each...

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“Too Much Familiar Pain” by Dre Spivey

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(Mental Health, Suicide and Self Harm) Waking up in the morning, going to school, and hearing things about me and my family had been normal for years. My mom who committed suicide, and now with an emotionally absent father; it’s been lonely, but the norm for my little brother and I. Moving to Marfa wasn’t a plan or a choice agreed to, but to get away from the godforsaken town my mother died in wasn’t a second thought. Still, I hated what she had done to us as a family. Dad's grief seemed all encompassing and eternal; EJ’s too young ...

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“Icy Velvet” by Kevin Schenk

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The restaurant was busy and there were many patrons. It would have been hard to an amateur with limited memory skills to find the target in such a place. But this place was no match for her. She had been trained since she was a young woman to become what she is now. A world class spy. Maybe even solar system wide class? No, that would be pushing it too hard. She smiled to herself at her own modesty. She truly was an achievement of society. The waiters seemed to swim by as they expertly navigated quickly lifting elderly women, fast-paced re...

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“Garden of Dreams” by Danielle Azoulay

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“Girls, girls! Please come to the parlor at once!” I watched patiently as my sisters scurried into the house. Today, I will take my time. The sky was a bright, cerulean blue and the sun was friendly, embracing my pale, rosy skin with a refreshing touch of warmth. I drew delicate lines across my sketchbook, envisioning a bright, beautiful escape of marigolds and long, tall grass ruling the pages.“Rayna!,” Mother’s shrill tone quivered through the wind.I stumbled into the parlor, nearly losing my balance at the door. ...

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“Point to Point” by Emily Vacay

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First, it was Existentialism.He heard her voice ring out, shrill and self-assured, before he’d even taken a proper look at her.“Man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world, and defines himself afterwards. These were the words of John Paul Sartre in his 1946 essay on Existentialism and Humanism, which first laid out the philosophical framework of existentialism. As you will see, it still holds radical potential for us today...”The way she held herself, regal-like, with an air of pomposity as she reeled off French phras...

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“The Tune-Up Case” by Rosalind Sterling

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TW for mild language, and mentions of drugs, death, and injury. ***** "Picture it. It's the year two thousand. A new century has begun. The crime rate is peaking. And the majority of McDonald's ice cream machines are out of order- making the hardships of the world progress faster than inflation prices. But amongst the chaos, one man decides to lend his help to this deteriorating society.” Richard's voice added a ray of emotion to the once quiet detective office. He was thirty, pale, blond, and could look like a chad if it wasn’t for the ...

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“The Brilliance of Cowards” by Lady Libris

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If I had been a carpenter or stone mason’s daughter, my earthly life would probably be behind me, snuffed out most inelegantly by the noxious fumes of the monthly witch’s pyre held every Friday night after midnight Mass in the town square. Because my father was a notoriously rich and well connected pervert, I was spared death and disgrace by way of a wedding. When I was caught “fornicating with the devil,” my father gave me an ultimatum: burn in hell (literally and figuratively, as it turned out), or become a wife. When I asked if I ...

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“I May Destroy You (but even when I had nothing, I had you)” by CJ Rodgers

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Somewhere in Northern Africa, 252 BCEThey were soldiers on either side of the First Punic War and their battle was intense. Under the hot North African sun, Carthage locked blades with Rome. Their swords dented and dulled with each blow. Rome refused to fight fair and resorted to hitting Carthage between the legs, knocking him to the ground.And as Carthage lay dying, he looked up at Rome and grasped the other man's bare leg."You will not escape me," he gritted out. "I will hunt you down. I will kill you. No matter how many times it takes. No...

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“Love at war” by E. Roux

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They were coming from different words. They’ve been raised under different cultures. She was the blood high priestess. He was the respected Lord General of humans. They had only one thing in common, they hated each other to the bone. For centuries, the relations between those two realms were tense. Nowadays, it was just natural to hate each other. Until something appeared out of nowhere, threatening the existence of life on this planet. That was the point where they decided to make a truce, put their differences on the side and unite forc...

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Write a story that includes (or subverts) the enemies-to-lovers trope.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 25 stories

“To Hate Bernard Hastings” by Jess Norton

“All's Fair in Jokes and War” by Catherine Douglas

“Too Much Familiar Pain” by Dre Spivey

“Icy Velvet” by Kevin Schenk

“Garden of Dreams” by Danielle Azoulay

“Point to Point” by Emily Vacay

“The Tune-Up Case” by Rosalind Sterling

“The Brilliance of Cowards” by Lady Libris

“I May Destroy You (but even when I had nothing, I had you)” by CJ Rodgers

“Love at war” by E. Roux

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Write a story about two characters whose first impressions of one another are wildly inaccurate.

Start your story with the arrival of a new person in a town full of gossips.

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Set your story in a drawing room.

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