ARE WE RIVALS? (Ryeji Fanfic)

Shin Ryujin and Hwang Yeji were inseparable since they were five. But everything changed the day Ryujin's family perished in a car accident. Orphaned at only 8, Ryujin was taken in by the Hwang family-a picture-perfect household known for owning Korea's most successful food empire. From that moment, the once sweet friendship between Ryujin and Yeji began to sour.

Living under one roof changed everything.

At 13, the two girls were constantly at each other's throats over petty things: clothes, food, money-even though there was plenty. Their clashing personalities didn't help-Yeji being a perfectionist always needing order and control, while Ryujin, was cool-headed, detached, and unpredictable.

Now at 18, both attend Gangnam High School-one of Seoul's most elite schools. Yeji was always the school's queen bee: gorgeous, smart, and adored. But Ryujin quickly rose as top of the class, catching the admiration Yeji once monopolized. Jealousy simmers. To Yeji, it feels like Ryujin is stealing her life-her spotlight, her achievements, and even...

...but are they truly rivals?

Or is there something deeper-buried under years of misunderstood emotions, unspoken truths, and a bond too strong to be broken?

The truth will change everything.