but... uh... i mean that's a trope that works fine, and turning it into "actually he's just being nice the whole time :) no misunderstandings here" doesn't introduce any interesting tension or any aspect of his character to really chew on lmao
Hah yes! Like, as someone who genuinely doesn't like enemies-to-lovers or the "misunderstandings driven by overhearing half a conversation and then refusing to have an adult conversation about it" trope in most circumstances in general, I wouldn't have minded (and would probably have actively liked) the ~deconstruction if it had leaned more into the deconstruction aspects, but instead it just sort of... continues with her still hating him but for thinner reasons now? Which somehow makes it even more annoying. XD
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Date: 2026-02-11 07:12 am (UTC)Hah yes! Like, as someone who genuinely doesn't like enemies-to-lovers or the "misunderstandings driven by overhearing half a conversation and then refusing to have an adult conversation about it" trope in most circumstances in general, I wouldn't have minded (and would probably have actively liked) the ~deconstruction if it had leaned more into the deconstruction aspects, but instead it just sort of... continues with her still hating him but for thinner reasons now? Which somehow makes it even more annoying. XD