Topoftheclass Stories

"He wanted first place. She never let anyone win." Levana Hale doesn't lose, not in academics, not in debate, and definitely not to a boy who shows up late to class with coffee in one hand and a perfect score in the other. Louis Zavern is chaos wrapped in charm, the only one bold enough to challenge her at the top of the class and the only one who's ever gotten under her skin. They're rivals. Enemies. Names etched beside each other on every leaderboard since freshman year. But when a late-night bet turns into a high-stakes promise "If I get first place, you're mine." everything shifts. Because he wins. And she lets him. Now, tangled in library whispers, rooftop silences, and a love she never meant to fall into, Levana is forced to confront the one thing she can't control: What if winning isn't everything? What if he is?

He lives by logic, grades, and carefully planned silence. She lives in laughter, chaos, and unfiltered joy. They were only best friends-nothing more was supposed to happen. But what if her laughter became the only thing that could quiet his mind? Between logic and laughter, love found its way.

4 friends from preschool: Mindy, Rylan, Jeremiah, and Veronica, are in the top school for chosen cadets. They are becoming friends and they're growing a special relationship while learning about their community.

Mina Jansen has secretly crushed on Luka Novak for years, but as the total opposite of Luka, she's never had the courage to speak up. Instead, she leaves him a note folded into a paper plane, asking, "If you could say one thing without fear, what would it be?" What starts as a secret exchange of notes soon becomes a deeper connection. But as their feelings grow, so do their fears. Can they find the courage to speak their hearts out before the silence between them becomes too scary?

At one of Thailand's most elite international universities, two names rule the academic scene: Lookmhee Punyapat, the sharp-tongued, fully Thai science prodigy who's never known failure-and Sonya Pedersen, the poised, Thai-Danish debate queen whose intellect and charm make her unstoppable. They've been rivals since freshman year. Topping every list. Breaking every record. Challenging each other in everything from GPA to student elections. Everyone calls it a cold war. But what if it's something else? When they're forced to co-lead the university's International Summit Team, tension ignites. Every meeting becomes a battlefield. Every glance feels loaded. Every word cuts too close. And under the rivalry? A heat neither of them wants to admit. Because brilliance can burn-but sometimes, that fire feels a lot like falling in love.