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Rivals to lovers: make the reel for your book

Rivals to lovers is a trope in which two characters competing for the same prize, such as a job, a title or a trophy, fall for each other along the way.

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Opening lines for your rivals to lovers video

  • only one of them can win
  • academic rivals with a shared library desk
  • she wanted to beat him, not kiss him

Tropes that go with rivals to lovers

Questions and answers

What is the rivals to lovers trope?

Rivals to lovers is a trope in which two characters competing for the same prize, such as a job, a title or a trophy, fall for each other along the way.

How long should a book video about rivals to lovers be?

A trope reel made with Tropereel runs about eight seconds with five lines, which suits TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

Which tropes go well with rivals to lovers?

Books with rivals to lovers often also have enemies to lovers, workplace romance, forced proximity and slow burn.