my reality is just different than yours

This makes me laugh so hard EVERYTIME

I almost sent this to the chair of my department once.

I absolutely adore enemies-to-lovers and antagonist x protagonist ships. Not the patriarchal fantasy where some dudebro harasses a girl until she’s suddenly into him but the epic, well-written, achingly slow burn ones where two equally powerful people with different worldviews clash and make each other question their beliefs. Where they have to look past their prejudices and loyalties because they connect with each other on a deeper level that they can’t fully explain. I love the story of empathy, of redemption, of equal growth for both characters. In my opinion, those are the most satisfying and compelling of romances that there are (when they are done well).