Enemies to Lovers

Admittedly, I can enjoy this trope when it's done well but most of the time, it's not. The enemies to lovers trope can be a well-written trop about forgiveness and recovery but when it is done in media it is boiled down to: punch then kiss five seconds afterwards. Enemies to lovers is a trope, that needs time to build on the characters. They should hate each other, then slowly grow to like each other and finally become lovers. In many pieces of media, the middle part of that is skipped. The characters alternate between the first and the last parts. For example, in "Shera and the Princess of Power", Catra and Adora's relationship Arc feels very rushed into the plot, even if the show went on for five seasons. There wasn't a lot of buildup into WHY they should be seen as romantic. In the show, they would be fighting to the death and their romantic feelings aren't shown until the finale of season five. Shera isn't the only victim of this, and this isn't an attack on the show. This is just what happens in many enemies to lovers stories, they forget "to lovers". Enemies to lovers can be done right, but often times, in eagerness to write the well-loved trope, many forget how much buildup it needs. It can take a long time for people to forgive someone for doing something wrong and I don't like it when Enemies to Lovers gloss over that to make two people get together.