![]() Xueli's mother convinces her that a good way to get the attention of her childhood friend Haoyi is to compete and be better than him at their studies. Deconstructed in Cupid's Chocolate-ing.For his part, Matsuri hasn't noticed Soga's infatuation and only considers him a rival, but takes Friendly Rivalry to the point you could easily mistake him for being in love. Ayakashi Triangle: Soga is almost obsessed with being Matsuri's rival, but after the latter is turned female, Soga can't help but fall for him.At worst, the Love Interest will hate the other person's guts (maybe because of bad sportsmanship from one side or the other), but that suitor will still prefer the negative attention to that love interest not even knowing they exist. ![]() ![]() Or, acknowledge the other party as a Worthy Opponent who will provide a challenge, as "iron sharpens iron". At best, the object of affection will be left with the impression that they're into the same things and see the suitor as someone (s)he can banter and have fun with. The type of significance one character will have to another will depend on the nature of their rivalry. Or, alternatively, the courter may not really care for the activity (at least not initially) and drop it once the courtship ends, since the point of taking it up in the first place had always been to make a good impression on and successfully romance the other party, with whatever other achievements being corollary. The courter may actually enjoy the activity they're engaged in, going on to do great things with the prospective relationship giving them just one more reason to perform well. ( Friendly Rivalry often also works like this, albeit platonically.) I Was Just Passing Through and The Only One Allowed to Defeat You may come from this. It can also happen in the reverse order, i.e 2 characters being straight rivals at first, then one of them coming to like the other's company and care about them. ![]() Said suitor may start out as an Unknown Rival in the beginning, but since success depends on the individual's level of ambition, this is likely to be a plight characteristic of a determined, yet disciplined romantic. Neither person has to know about the other's harbored affections, or lack thereof, but the suitor must strongly feel that they have something to prove in order to be taken seriously. The characters may be strangers to each other, or they may already be familiar with each other either way, one person develops feelings for and decides to pursue the other. The fields can be academic, athletic, or something more mundane like board game tourneys, as long as they can contend. A character in a story becomes romantically interested in someone and believes that the best way to get their attention is by being just as good as they are, if not better, at something that they do. ![]()
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