Off Script

Kiara Oberoi wasn't just popular-she was unforgettable. The girl everyone noticed the second she walked into a room. Brilliant without trying too hard,effortlessly beautiful- kind that made heads turn twice , sharp-tongued, and impossible to ignore. She carried herself like she had the world figured out, and maybe that's exactly why no one ever dared underestimate her.

Ayaan Roy was the definition of a golden boy. The school's star student, captain everyone admired, ridiculously good-looking, and somehow good at almost everything he touched. Confident, witty, and annoyingly impossible to beat, he was the kind of person teachers praised, juniors idolized, and seniors respected.

Together?

They were chaos.

Academic rivals since they were old enough to spell the word competition, Kiara and Ayaan had spent years trying to outscore, outsmart, and outdo each other. Their names had always appeared side by side-on scoreboards, debate trophies, quiz championships, and every list that mattered.

Everyone knew one thing.

If Kiara came first, Ayaan came second.

If Ayaan won, Kiara wasn't far behind.

Their rivalry had become legendary.

Surrounded by an unforgettable group of friends who somehow managed to survive their constant bickering, the two had one rule that had never been broken.

Never let the other win.

Until Class 11.

One school play.

One unexpected decision.

And suddenly, the rules they'd lived by since childhood didn't seem to matter anymore.

Maybe the rest of the school wasn't so crazy for secretly shipping them after all.

Because sometimes, the line between rivalry and something much more dangerous is thinner than either of them ever imagined.