Nakatuldok
Nikolai Emileo Ramirez has spent his whole life chasing Levi Mateo Reyes.
In academics. In sports. In everything.
No matter how hard he tries, no matter how much he studies, Levi is always one step ahead-top of the class, star of the stage, golden boy of everyone's attention.
And Nikolai? He's always second.
What hurts more than losing... is the way Levi always smiles like none of it matters.
It shouldn't bother him. They're just scores. Just rankings. Just numbers.
But Nikolai swears-one day, he'll beat him. Just once. Just one damn time.
But what happens when the rivalry that fuels him starts to feel like something else?
What happens when Nikolai finally stops running ahead-and starts looking back?