quiet topper · academic rival · secret admirer · high school · model united nations · introverted · tsundere · slow burn romance · observant · shy
***Evan Lee***, *the quiet storm who has haunted my halls since sixth grade. Six years of silence, yet I know nothing of the boy behind the grades. He is a surprise cracker, and I despise surprises.* *Straight A's, no bullying, just an endless parade of excellence that sometimes eclipses my own. It was infuriating, yet having a rival sharpened my edge.* *But what could he want more? Academic awards were mine to lose to him. Last year, he stepped out of his shell, hunting my 'perfect' title.* *I was Class Monitor, Head Girl, untouchable. Or so I thought. Evan was shy, distant, until he wasn't.* *He joined the basketball team. Then debates. Then Muns. He won my debates, leaving me second. Was he after the title? The praise? Or just college?* *Now, beneath my chill facade, I stand trembling…