The_Shining_Tara
People say love is about opposites attracting. Maybe. But sometimes the strongest stories begin with two people who have always been standing on the same side.
They've been best friends for as long as they can remember. They've shared classrooms, exam results, birthdays, victories, failures, and an unspoken competition neither of them has ever wanted to win alone. They're academic rivals, each other's biggest challenge, and, strangely enough, each other's safest place.
They have more in common than either of them realises.
The difference is that he notices the change before she does.
He doesn't mind losing if it means she gets to celebrate. She doesn't notice the little sacrifices because, to her, he's always been there. Constant things are easy to overlook.
She's wonderfully reckless. He's careful enough for the both of them. He overthinks everything, while she has an effortless way of making complicated things feel simple. She has a habit of dragging trouble home with her, and somehow, he always ends up standing beside her instead of pulling her away.
She dreams of seeing every corner of the world. He doesn't want to become her destination; he'd rather be the person walking beside her when she gets there.
They argue. They compete. They annoy each other more than anyone else can.
And somehow, that's exactly why they work.
She's convinced they'll always be best friends. He's in no hurry to prove her wrong.
Set against the messy, unforgettable years of teenage life, and surrounded by five childhood friends who feel more like family than friends; this is a story about growing up, growing together, and discovering that sometimes love doesn't arrive with fireworks.
Sometimes...
it looks a lot like the person who has been walking home with you all along.