He stole my valedictorian seat. I stole his peace of mind. Fair trade. Perth has been #1 since freshman year. GPA: 3.97. Streak: 4 years. Ego: massive. Until Santa beats him by 0.01 and takes the valedictorian seat. Now the dean's "genius idea" has shackled them together for a year-long thesis project. Late nights. Shared lab. One pedestrian bridge. Zero personal space. Scoreboard so far: Perth 14 - Santa 14. Until today. Now it's 15-14. Santa. They fight. They compete. They sabotage each other's coffee. Perth thinks Santa's just a cocky golden boy who wins at everything. Santa thinks Perth's a cold perfectionist who only cares about grades. But then Santa's ex comes back to Thailand. And suddenly "I hate you" starts sounding a lot like "Don't leave me again." Perth keeps misunderstanding every text, every late-night call, every look Santa won't explain. And Santa keeps pretending he's fine while his past tears him apart. Who wins in the end?
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