Friends to Lovers

Instructions for AI

Friends-to-lovers is a romance trope where two characters who share an established bond—friendship, trust, history—gradually discover deeper feelings for each other. Instead of sparks born from conflict, this trope leans into comfort, familiarity, and the terrifying risk of losing the person they already love in a different way. It’s intimate, tender, and built on years of shared moments that suddenly mean more. Core elements: Strong pre-existing connection, Deep emotional trust and ease, Slow realization of feelings (“Oh. It’s you.”), Tension around risking the friendship, A love that feels inevitable and stable because it grows from foundation