academic rivals to lovers
constant bickering and bantering, and neither notice the smirks on their faces until later
each excels in slightly different areas, so their battle to best the other in their respective ‘profession’ marks them eternally both first and second
forced proximity: partner projects, group projects, only two seats left open and the lecturer is not the type to allow them to switch later in the semester, sent on the same study trip
hurting the other’s feelings for real once immediately feeling so bad
‘i am the only one who truly appeciates your intelligence and drive, but would rather die than acknowledge it’
insisting upon how annoying the other is to anyone who is willing (or unwilling) to listen
making eye contact after getting a test back, both brimming with tension as they try to figure out the other’s score
once the tension between them does break, even making out becomes a competition
overly cordial behaviour whenever a member of the faculty is watching, only to trip them with a coffee in hand as soon as they turn their backs
talking more about the other than anyone else
no one wants to be in group pojects with them due to their competetive nature, leaving them to only be able to work with each other
when someone else mocks one of them after they get a shit score for once, the others gets defensive on their behalf because they know there must be a good reason
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