Mabye Meant to Be

Rafayel Hall had always been untouchable - valedictorian every year, the top of his class, and admired by everyone. His grades, his popularity, his status: all unchallenged. That was, until the day he met Leon, the transfer student who came in the senior year.

It started with just a small accident in the hallway. He didn't think much of it at first, even though he was quite happy with it. Soon then they ended up in the same class, then was put in a group for a project together. It had to be fate

It wasn't long before the competition started. Leon wasn't like the others. He didn't care that Rafayel was the top student, and worse, he was actually beating him. For the first time in years, Rafayel wasn't valedictorian. Leon's name appeared at the top of the leaderboard - above his.

Their rivalry grew with every exam, every project, every interaction. They clashed constantly, their disputes becoming more frequent as they tried to avoid each other. But no matter how much they fought, they always ended up together.

Every group project, every partner assignment, it was always them. No matter how much they disagreed, no matter how hard they tried to keep their distance, fate kept forcing them together.

The tension wasn't just about grades anymore. It wasn't just about who was the smartest, the best. Something else was starting to grow between them, something neither could understand or control.

And they had no idea where it would lead.