Where Winning Feels Like Losing
Sweet Rivalry Series #1
They said first place was everything.
For Viya Gabriella Reyes, being number one was never just an achievement.. it was a survival. In a world where rankings mattered more than feelings, she built her life on discipline, pride, and proving everyone wrong.
Then there was Elias Caleb Ramirez. The boy who stole first place with one perfect score and never gave it back.
Cold, brilliant, and impossible to ignore, Elias became the rival Viya measured every victory against. Every exam, every competition, every achievement always ended the same way:
One of them won.
One of them lost.
Neither of them was ever satisfied.
But when the university's top academic rivals are forced to become partners for the biggest competition of the year, their carefully built hatred begins to crack.
Late-night review sessions. Shared victories. Dangerous silences. Unexpected understanding.
Because sometimes, the person you want to defeat the most... is the only one who truly understands your pressure, your ambition, and the loneliness of always needing to win.
In a game of grades, pride, and hearts-
what happens when beating each other stops being the goal?
And what if first place was never worth losing each other?
(◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。
Started: May 6, 2025
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