Best Mature Rivals to Lovers Fanfics
The 18 most-loved mature rivals to lovers fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. Rivalry is already intimacy: nobody studies you as closely as the person trying to defeat you, and readers love watching that scrutiny turn tender.
Top 18 Mature Rivals to Lovers Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with rivals to lovers and rated Mature.
Shut Up and Dance With Me
by WittyyName
Lance and his friends have been regulars at the Altea Dance Studio for years. Not just for classes, but to hang out, practice, and spend time with good people who love dancing. Every year, they audition to be one of the few representing Altea at the regional dance competition. Lance always auditions
International playboy (don't answer)
by blt_prf
oHI FUCHKED UPI FUUCKED UPYOUR'E NOT NAMJOON yeahwhat I've been trying to tell youorthe one in which Jimin accidentally texts the guy he has a crush on *available to read in multiple languages, check notes
With or Without You
by a1phab3ts0up
“Is it your wedding day?”Shane sputters. “Sorry?”“The tuxedo,” she points out. “You look like you just got married.”“Oh,” Shane says dumbly, glancing down at his rumpled suit. “No,” he adds.-Or the one where that one night in Vegas gets a little out of hand for Ilya and Shane and a marriage by accid
So Lily is just a buddy?
by avid_reader64
Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov never hooked up at the CCM commercial. Now it's 2017. Yuna Hollander is concerned that Shane doesn't have many friends, so she signs him up on a buddy network website.Shane gets paired with someone else looking for a 'buddy', not knowing that it's his on-ice rival, I
Yeah, My Boyfriend's Pretty Cool (But Not as Cool as Me)
by paintmegrey
James and Regulus are nominated for the same award. The media starts calling them rivals.In truth, James is honest to god so hot for Regulus, but he just loves stirring up the Media. Chaos ensues.
Persephone
by sunflowerb
She was meant to be the price for peace; her life in exchange for the mysterious Dragon Master's mercy.Her captor wasn't supposed to be a ghost from her past, and she wasn't supposed to become his ally...or his lover. And when news spreads of a blonde-haired girl at the Dragon Master's side, there w
In the Dark
by Jane_Harl0w
It's their senior year. Izuku, Katsuki and Shoto are allowed on what was supposed to be a short, easy mission—all by themselves. But when things take a turn, Izuku is kidnapped and there's nothing the others can do but wait to save him. When he finally returns, his relationship with Katsuki starts t
It's a Long Fall from the Top
by GlobalBingBong
“Winning a World Cup is never easy, but it’s remarkable that you unseated probable GOAT, Caitlyn Kiramman, to do so. How do you feel about that?”Vi shrugs. “I don’t really know who she is.”ORVi gets plucked from the streets of the young nation of Zaun and thrust into the international sport climbing
Sarcasm and Espresso
by Anonymous
A Modern Folk of the Air AU Jude hated Cardan from the moment they met, and the feeling was clearly mutual. But then he failed to show up at the start of the semester, and she assumed she'd never need to think of him again. Everything seemed to being going her way — if you ignore the fact that she g
thin ice
by willowbent
While navigating college on a hockey scholarship, Ellie isn’t worried about much but her failing relationship and the upcoming semifinals. As long as she can remain a somewhat decent girlfriend, she should be fine, right? Maybe so, if the infamous Abby Anderson didn’t reign hell on the national titl
Unscripted
by castlesan
Actors Jung Wooyoung and Choi San have spent years being the entertainment industry's favorite rivalry. Every award show, every interview, every headline pits them against each other, and neither has ever done much to deny it. So when they're cast as lovers in the year's most anticipated romance fil
Bright Hearts
by MuseumCat
Deacon and Nora decide to go undercover and investigate a settlement run by a charismatic but dangerous leader. Danse crashes the mission, worried the cult may be building a super-weapon.
A Bird May Love A Fish
by valleyghosts
He wouldn't accept that he would never see or talk to them again - with the success of the broadcast generator, he had gotten his tail in the door and Cherri didn't hate him. She wasn't used to someone sticking around, let alone someone that put in effort. She was worth every drop of ink that staine
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
by astral_projection0
For three years, Pinkerton detective Satoru Gojo—known to criminals as The Reaper—has hunted the most infamous outlaw west of the Mississippi. When he finally captures Ryomen Sukuna and boards a train bound for Chicago, he expects a quiet journey to justice. Instead, a bandit attack derails the loco
10 stories to tell to Resurrect your rival
by Rs_loves_math
Techno quickly gave up his search. He sat back down on the bed, leaning against the wall, one leg bent, arm resting on his knee. "Oh," he called out. "Dream." "Hm?" "Is this your new home?" He didn't even look at Dream as he said it. There was a touch of resignation in his voice—not real anger, but
Hiding From The Heavens [Minsung]
by pixiebbokiee
[Magic School Inspired]Han Jisung is very prepared to start his first year at university- until he sees who one of his fellow classmates is.Lee Minho never expected to see his old academic rival (and general rival in life) at the school gates.And in a split second, a familiar rivalry that each of th
and what if I'm an angel? what if I'm a bore?
by AV_1010
Ryo Takeda is pissed, she got suspended, her family is moving away and now she has agreed to move in with her Uncle and finish her schooling in Japan. But school is the last thing on her mind, all she wants is to get out of this stupid town and go live in Tokyo or some other big city were she can ju
mixed beans
by blenny
Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto are the sons of two family owned coffee shop rivals, a more traditional café and a more trendy café. The two have been at each other’s throats since the Gojo family moved in ten years prior. All of this changes when Satoru and Suguru are interrupted in the middle of an ar
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This list of 18mature Rivals to Lovers fanfics spans 1,863,407 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 22,131 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (18 of 18 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Rivals to Lovers · Slow Burn · Rivals to Friends to Lovers · Texting · Drunk Texting.
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