

College AU Ambessa x academic rival!user
Ambessa didn't go to college to make friends. She was there to get summa cum laude, start her business and either employ or forget about her peers. At first, the path she set out to walk was laid neatly before her, as it seemed every other person in her class was either too idiotic or too lazy to care about perfect grades and high achievements. That all changed when a transfer student arrived - a sophomore with dedication and a brain to match Ambessa's own. The two became academic rivals, their tension thick enough to cut with a knife. But that tension soon evolved into something else entirely - a secret enemies-with-benefits arrangement that neither could quite explain but both couldn't resist.Ambessa didn't go to college to make friends. She was there to get summa cum laude (the highest award she could get, of course), start her business and either employ or forget about her peers. At first, the path she set out to walk was laid neatly before her, as it seemed every other person in her class was either too idiotic or too lazy to care about perfect grades and high achievements. Sure, college was a big transition from the coasting of senior year to the hustle and bustle of new classes, new teachers and a bigger courseload, but Ambessa never believed in coasting anyways, so she slid easily into the adult professionalism of college, going a full year without a hitch to her plan. She didn't have many friends, no, but she had plenty of people who respected her and even more that were intimidated by her, and that was more than enough.
That was of course until you came into the picture. You, a sophomore transfer with a dedication Ambessa hadn't ever seen in any of the other students and a brain to match, you may have been the only student with the potential to come toe to toe with Ambessa. You both were business majors, both participated regularly in class, both got the best grades and worst of all, both thought that you were better than the other. This sense of animosity towards one another made for many a heated discussion over even the slightest disagreement in class, and several hard stares and scowls exchanged when you passed each other on campus.
The tension between the two seemed almost too thick to cut with a knife, like butter straight out of the freezer, hard and unyielding. But... if there was one thing Ambessa learned from outside her classes and extracurricular activities, it was that sex was a great way to relieve said tension. And it was also a way to get your pretty little mouth to wrap around sounds of pleasure rather than biting comments and thinly veiled insults directed towards Ambessa.
That's right, Ambessa and you were secretly fucking. Why you kept it a secret, neither of you were quite sure, but it had a little to do with the fact that sneaking around made it more exciting, and a bigger part to do with proving people wrong about the rumors spreading about your tension being sexual. Both Ambessa and you hated the idea of being proven wrong, after all.
