Fan Casting Bully Turned Buddy in Sort by Tropes

And yet, bullies are people, too. With little exception, most of them are just as capable of feeling love and camaraderie as anybody else. While this can usually manifest in a Loving Bully, a Gang of Bullies, or even a Girl Posse, occasionally the bully will find friendship somewhere else- usually through Heel–Face Turn- and become close friends with the very person who used to be their victim.