Rivals Series

Rivals by Reiya/Kazliin (ao3/ tumblr) is a two-part novel-length Yuuri Katsuki/Victor Nikiforov Yuri!!! on Ice fanfiction series.
Series Summary: "An altered universe where a single event changes the course of both Yuuri and Viktor's lives, a rivalry is formed that spans across many years and both of them tell a very different side to the story"
==Synopsis==
The first part, Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches, is from Yuuri’s perspective and the second part, Of Bright Stars and Burning Hearts, is from Viktor’s. Both fics have unreliable narrators. Yuuri and Viktor often fail to communicate what they feel and misinterpret each other’s actions, Yuuri’s perceptions, in particular, being extremely biased because of his anxiety and self-esteem.
It also contains multimedia elements, with news articles and online fan interactions adding context to the events of the main narrative. In the universe of the story, an RPF community develops around the public rivalry between the two famous skaters
===Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches===
Part 1 of the series. Told from Yuuri’s perspective.
Summary: ‘…Of all the rivalries in the world of sports over the years, perhaps none has become so legendary as that of Russian figure skater Viktor Nikiforov and his rival, Japanese Yuuri Katsuki…’
A single event changes the course of Yuuri’s life, throwing him into a bitter rivalry with Viktor Nikiforov that spans across his entire skating career. But as the years go on, rivalry and hatred begin to develop into something very different and Yuuri doesn’t seem to be able to stay away, no matter how hard he tries.
Hatred and love are two sides of the same coin and even though everything changes, some things are still meant to be.
===Of Bright Stars and Burning Hearts===
Part 2 of the series. Told from Viktor’s perspective. It covers the same timeline as Part 1 and beyond, showing the aftermath of Part 1.
Summary: Viktor doesn’t remember the first time he met Yuuri Katsuki.
This however, is what Viktor does remember…
Part 2 of the Rivals series and companion fic to ‘Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches’. One small change alters the course of both Viktor and Yuuri’s entire lives, creating a rivalry that spans across many years and a world where they both tell a very different side to the story.
===Rivals - Past, Present and Future===
Summary: A one-shot collection set in the Rivals universe, featuring snipppets of Yuuri and Viktor's life in the future, missing scenes from the previous fics, alternate POVs and more
==Reactions==
As of January 2019, Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches has over 20.2k kudos, 5.8k bookmarks, 465k hit counts, and 8.4k comments on AO3. The fic has the most kudos, bookmarks, and hits of all Yuri!!! on Ice works on the site. The fic is considered a classic in the fandom and is frequently recced.
Reiya was interviewed by viktuurificwriters in June 2017 regarding her success in the YOI fandom: Getting to Know Reiya.
As of January 2019, Of Bright Stars and Burning Hearts has 12k kudos, 2.4k bookmarks, 257k hit counts, and 5.7k comments. Rivals, the series, has over 2,000 bookmarks.
As of Feburary 2019, Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches is the most popular work by kudos in the, Rivalry, Hate Sex,and Confessions tags on AO3. It is the second most popular work in the Enemies to Lovers and Hate to Love tags.Found via the tag search and sorting February 2019.
===Reviews===
==Links==
* Translations are available in Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and others.
* Rivals Series on TV Tropes
* The author frequently posts extra content on her tumblr (kazliin).
**Rivals Series General Tag
**Rivals Worldbuilding – Posts expanding on the Rivals universe
**umfb&mha general tag – General posts relating to ‘Until My Feet Bleed and My Heart Aches’
**obs&bh general tag – General posts relating to ‘Of Bright Stars and Burning Hearts’
** umfb&mha timeline
**Rivals fanworks index.
==Artwork==
* Fanart tag on the author’s tumblr
* comic, Stay close to me (And never leave), and chapter 13 by tosquinha
* "Apart" by ifellfromtheskies
==References==
Category:Slash Fanfiction
Category:2017 Fanfiction‎