trope
Competition Romance
A Competition Romance centers the love story within the framework of a contest, whether athletic, culinary, artistic, or business, where rivals clash professionally but kindle passion personally.
Why readers love it
Readers get the thrill of skilled professionals pressing each other to their limits while the sexual and emotional tension builds on the same friction, making every victory and defeat doubly charged.
Also called
Workplace rivalry romance
enemies-to-lovers competition
fake rivalry competition
forced proximity during a contest
second chance competition