Two talented writers with a fierce academic rivalry find themselves reluctantly paired for the university's prestigious poetry competition. When the literature professor selects both as his top students to compete against other universities, their already tense relationship reaches new heights of competition and confrontation.

The student council elections have turned your college upside down. As top students competing for president, you and your academic rival find yourselves in an unexpected battle. What started as friendly competition has escalated into something more intense as campaign tensions rise and lines begin to blur between fair play and sabotage.

A classic academic rivals-to-lovers story set at prestigious Amber Academy. Rhovan Varlin, the Dragon Prince and student council president, reigns as the top-ranking scholar. You're the second top-ranking student, creating an intense competition between you. When a massive blizzard hits the academy, forcing students to share dormitories, fate places you and your rival together under one roof.

You've spent years competing with Dominic for academic supremacy, your rivalry legendary throughout the school. When your language teacher unexpectedly pairs you together for the semester's most important presentation, tensions run high. Will this forced proximity finally push your relationship beyond bitter competition?

Hillside Academy's pristine halls hide dangerous secrets - none more volatile than Ocean Jiang. The moment you topped his grades, you became the object of his twisted fascination. Behind his perfect features lies a predator who won't stop until he claims what he desires most.

Your two lovers are rival football players from bitter opposing teams. Tonight, Liu Xuan Cheng's team crushed Tian Xuning's on the field, and now the tension between them is thick enough to cut with a knife. As you step into your luxury apartment with the two testosterone-fueled athletes, you can practically smell the victory—and the frustration—oozing from their sweat-drenched bodies.

«You see me as a rival, and I see you as my future husband...» (MalePov)

She's your academic rival who won't stop trying to prove she's better than you. The competition between you has intensified since the semester began, with both of you pushing each other to new limits in every class you share.

Zhan Xuan has always dominated every classroom he enters, his reputation for ruthless perfection preceding him like a shadow. As the untouchable top student with a smirk that could dismantle even the most confident rivals, he's never met a challenge that didn't crumble beneath his relentless ambition - until you transfer in, matching his grades and triggering something dangerous beneath his carefully controlled facade.

"There is only place for one of us." Seo Changbin was the best student at an elite university, excelling in everything and maintaining his place on the honor roll—until she arrived. Since transferring into his program a semester ago, she's challenged his position at the top, earning perfect A's and winning over teachers with her impressive debate skills. Now they must compete for a single spot to represent their university at a national conference, where only one will deliver the main speech. Their rivalry has intensified with long nights in the library and constant provocations, creating a tense competition neither is willing to lose.

Everyone knows you as academic rivals with Kim Seungmin, always competing for top grades and school awards. What no one suspects is your secret relationship—hidden behind bickering and competitive banter. When he whispers "Watch your language, girl" with that signature smirk, only you recognize the underlying affection beneath his teasing tone.

You've transferred to Zi Yu's class and immediately become his academic obsession. The top student who once dominated every ranking now can't focus on anything but surpassing you - and possessing you. His competitive nature has mutated into something dangerous, his sharp gaze following your every move around campus.

Liu Xuan Cheng has been your academic rival since elementary school - a relentless competitor who always pushes your limits. But tonight at the bus stop, his usual arrogance transforms into something darker, more dangerous... something undeniably arousing that threatens to unravel everything between you.

Ezra Sorrenti considers you his academic rival, resentment burning bright over your past test results and what he sees as your infuriatingly laid-back attitude toward your studies. Despite his disdain for your apparent lack of dedication, fate has paired you together for a crucial class project. As the highest-achieving student in your program, Ezra's perfectionism clashes with your approach to academics, creating a tension that extends beyond the classroom. Now you must navigate this forced partnership with the university's most relentless overachiever, whose golden brown eyes narrow with barely concealed frustration at the mere sight of you.

Huang Xing - known to everyone as Eliot - is your dangerously attractive academic rival who seems to enjoy pushing every boundary. What starts as bitter competition quickly becomes charged with sexual tension when he makes an aggressive move that changes the power dynamic between you forever.

Being an elementary school teacher at a private school should be sweet and fulfilling. With well-behaved students from good families, your second-grade class makes each day rewarding. But there's one problem: Jeon Jungkook, the teacher in the classroom next door. From day one, he's made it his mission to be your academic nemesis, turning every day into a battle of wits and petty pranks. How long can this rivalry last before something unexpected develops between you?

Your academic rival has always been Qiu Dingjie - tall, intimidating, and fiercely competitive. His dark eyes track your every move, and there's always been something dangerous simmering beneath his intense focus during your battles for top grades.

Zhan Xuan is the ruthless heir dominating your elite university campus, and you're the only one who dares challenge his authority. After your explosive physical confrontation goes viral, your families have forced you into a month-long charade of friendship to salvage their reputations. But behind the fake smiles lies a dangerous tension neither of you can ignore.

Trapped in a confined space with your academic rival Li Peien, the air crackles with dangerous tension as his competitive nature takes on an unexpectedly erotic edge.

He was sick of her treating this as if it was a game. Seungmin has always been the smartest, always been number one. When she shows up at the competition seemingly un prepared yet still manages to tie with him, his fragile ego can't handle it. He's convinced she's taunting him, not realizing she's been trying to impress him all along. It's the classic misunderstanding trope - he thinks she's mocking his hard work while she's actually pinning after him.

As the top scholarship student at Crestwood Academy, you've weathered every sabotage attempt from jealous rival Mia. But when basketball captain Diego Alvaréz—Mia's childhood friend—suddenly asks you out, you're caught between suspicion and unexpected attraction. Is this another cruel game, or could the school's golden boy genuinely see past your rival's lies? Your choices now will determine whether this ends in heartbreak... or a love that defies expectations.

Your rival by tradition. Your ban by legacy. For over 30 years, Omega Kappa Tau and Kappa Nu Alpha have maintained a bitter rivalry stemming from a cheating scandal at the Concordia Cup. As a member of OKT, you've been raised on stories of betrayal and pride. But everything changes when you find yourself drawn to Todd Stevens, the charismatic president of KNA - your fraternity's sworn enemy. In the fall of 2023 at Sumpter University, this age-old tradition faces an unexpected challenge: an undeniable spark between two people who should hate each other.

The lab smells of chemicals and suppressed desire. Zi Yu's reputation precedes him—beautiful, untouchable, and dangerously territorial. You've been rivals since freshman year, but after today's incident, the principal has locked you together for detention. The tension in the air isn't just from your academic competition anymore.

TW: Angst. Dead dove: Do not eat. The relationship between you and Chin-Hae is filled with intense rivalry and resentment. While you excel academically, consistently outperforming others, Chin-Hae harbors deep jealousy and hatred toward you. This animosity stems from Chin-Hae’s abusive home life, where his father punishes him every time you do better in class. Over time, this has made Chin-Hae mentally unstable and aggressive, blaming you for his suffering. Though you may not fully understand the depths of Chin-Hae’s anger, you are locked in a toxic dynamic of competition, with Chin-Hae's hatred fueling his obsession with surpassing you.

They see the honor student, the SSLG vice president. But you've seen the real Liu Xuan Cheng - the one who bends you over his desk and claims you like property. Behind the academic rivalry simmers something darker, more dangerous - a game where submission is the only winning move.

Astric and you have hated each other since middle school. Well, Astric had hated you since middle school. It always felt a bit one-sided but you couldn't help but admit you had a slight enjoyment from it. The back and forth was almost enjoyable and you found yourself pushing yourself further with the other. And he never quite pulled apart from it, getting to the point of studying together in a library and on one of these study sessions got a bit more... close.

In the shadowy world of Saint Minerva, where supernatural beings hide among humans, Li Peien reigns as the dangerously alluring pianist of the Undercover Mythicals. When he spots you with another man at Le Cygne d'Argent, the air ignites with predatory tension as his true nature breaks through his carefully crafted composed facade.

In the hushed atmosphere of the library, you feel Zi Yu's dominant presence before you even see him. What starts as an innocent request to share earbuds quickly escalates into a dangerous game of seduction and control as the aggressive student makes it clear he always gets what he wants - including you.

You've always been academic rivals with Drew - but now he's discovered your most private secret. How will you respond when he confronts you with evidence of your intimate moment in the school bathroom?

"Guess you're second place. Again. God, I love seeing that look on your face. Just makes winning all the more sweeter." Jake was a menace. He knew. He's watched you spend hours at the library, pouring over books. It was cute how hard you were working to beat him in the next examination. He almost let you win the next one, out of pity for you. But he prefers the frustrated look on your face when you lose to him. Those pouty lips of yours and the fire in your eyes. You just make it so easy for him to tease you. Jake and you have been academic rivals since first year of college. You guys constantly battled for first place whenever an exam approaches. More often than you'd like to admit, Jake comes up top. And what's even more infuriating? That boy is at every frat party. As if he's not even studying half as hard as you, and yet, he's always one step ahead of you. You despise Jake. Utterly. It doesn't matter how cute he looks with his glasses, or how good his muscles look when he wears a t-shirt. You still despise him.

You and Suowei have been tangled in a dangerous dance for a year now—too toxic to stay, too addictive to leave. Your relationship is a powder keg of tension and desire, each fight igniting the passion you both crave. Now you're trapped in his car, speeding toward a party where you'll have to pretend you're just friends, while the air between you crackles with unresolved tension.

The competitive tension simmers between you and Liu Xuan Cheng. As the top student in this elite academy, his position at number one mocks your second place standing. Liu moves through school with dangerous confidence—eyes that strip you bare, a smirk that promises trouble, and an arrogance that makes you simultaneously want to slap and kiss him. Now you're trapped in his private training room after hours, the air thick with tension as he towers over your trembling form.

In the hallowed halls of academia, a dangerous game unfolds between you and Eliot - the enigmatic art student whose piercing gaze has followed you since the first day of class. What begins as subtle glances evolves into something far more primal, as his possessive nature refuses to be contained by polite college conventions any longer.

Exam period ignites more than just academic stress when you're left alone with Li Peien, your boyfriend's dangerously attractive best friend. What starts as a simple study session quickly spirals into a high-stakes game of repressed desire and dominance.

"Can you help me?" The words hung in the air as Felix struggled with his physics assignment, the once arrogant academic star reduced to desperation. As academic rivals who constantly battled for top rankings, asking for help seemed impossible - but failing physics would ruin everything. With his pride on the line, Felix must overcome his competitive nature to approach the one person who can save his semester.

Enemies to Lovers ❤️🔥 You're a university student sharing campus with your longtime rival. Since high school, you've competed fiercely for top grades, but now in college, something feels different. Will your academic rivalry evolve into something more intimate and complicated?

RIVALS // ALEX FORBES ♡ Ever since the girls' school and the boys' school merged, a rivalry has been brewing between Alex Forbes and you. Can you win the bets or will you both take on the undeniable tension between you? ♡

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.

A rivalry between Ramond and Nyveth, two equally prestigious institutions bound by the same academic program yet divided by fierce competition. As Nyveth's student council president, you're tasked with maintaining order - until a violent confrontation erupts between students of both schools. The situation escalates when Iskiel, Ramond's arrogant student council president and your rival, arrives on the scene. This is more than just a schoolyard fight; it's a battle for pride and reputation between two rival institutions.

At Hoshino High, academic supremacy is a battlefield, and at its center are Miyu Sakamoto and the school's top students and fiercest rivals. Miyu, a disciplined perfectionist with an unwavering drive to be the best, views her spotless record as a badge of honor. The other top student is a natural genius with a laid-back attitude, effortlessly scoring high while seemingly not taking anything seriously. Their rivalry is the talk of the school, with every test, competition, and debate turning into an all-out war for the top spot. "My name is Miyu Sakamoto. Eighteen years old. Top of my class, president of the math club, and the reigning champion of every academic competition at Hoshino High. If there's a title to win or a score to beat, I'm already there—front and center, with nothing less than perfection in mind."

He doesn't just top the exams—he dominates them with the same intensity he stares at you across the classroom. Zhan Xuan's transfer isn't just about grades; he's here to claim everything, including you.

Public rivals, secret lovers. Tian Xuning's cold stare follows you across campus hallways - everyone knows you're sworn enemies. Your families' prestige protects you from consequences as you exchange venomous words daily. But when the doors lock behind you, the hatred transforms into something dangerous and consuming. How long can you keep this volatile secret?

It's just a coincidence, right..? Yuki used to be in the top 1 for years till you came into the college building, leaving Yuki as top 2. And with that—Yuki developed hatred feelings towards you, mostly cause Yuki is competitive as shit, and he wants nothing else than to be the top 1 once again. Not only Yuki is intelligent but he's popular too—girls would drool over him cause of how attractive and intelligent he is, although he was never interested in any of them.

College AU featuring rival team captains. A bet was made that the loser has to be the other's 'boy toy,' but Dean isn't taking it seriously. Football games get heated, especially when the field is messy due to rain. Dean can't even remember what the bet was about, but that doesn't stop his rival from bringing it up every single time.

Your transfer to Fundamental Paper Education wasn't supposed to end this way. The moment Cheng Qianli laid eyes on you in the corridor, something dangerous sparked in his eyes - something far more intense than ordinary schoolyard bullying. Now you're trapped between his possessive stare and the locker, wondering how this went from harmless teasing to something so much more threatening.

You accidentally bumped into your academic rival at the pool during your school's official senior party, and he's clearly not pleased about it. The clock reads 7:57 PM at Reo's mansion in Los Angeles, California during modern times. What starts as an awkward encounter between academic competitors might just turn into something more complicated as the night unfolds.

Everyone thought Zi Yu was just your academic rival from elementary school through college. But beneath his elegant exterior lay something dangerous - a possessive intensity he barely concealed. The tension between you wasn't just academic competition anymore; it was a powder keg waiting to ignite.

In the hallowed halls of academia, a dangerous presence lurks. Liu Xuan Cheng - intense, commanding, and undeniably magnetic. The psychology department's most controversial prodigy has set his sights on you, his only true intellectual equal. For months, you've felt his penetrating gaze during lectures, caught the subtle territorial shift when you near his desk, sensed the coiled tension whenever your names are mentioned together. Now your professor has sealed your fate by pairing you for the semester's most challenging project. Prepare to be consumed by a man who takes what he wants - and he wants you.

𖤍—The rumors follow him like a shadow. As a new transfer student, you decide to attend the freshman party, unaware that your first encounter will be with Zhan Xuan—the dangerous legend who doesn't take no for an answer.

Lenzi is your bitter academic rival--the arrogant know-it-all who always one-ups you in class and smirks when he does it. You've hated him since freshman year, when he embarrassed you in front of the entire physics class. So why does your body betray you now, sitting astride him in the crowded hallway with his hardness pressing against you?

🪷 . fan rivalry. "that was mine." "nuh—uh." michael and yoichi would rather die than admit they share the same obsession—you. two of the most competitive men alive, turning a merch shop into a warzone over limited-edition goods bearing your face. michael’s love language is buying out everything—just because he can. yoichi’s is meticulous, strategic collecting—until they lock eyes across the aisle, and suddenly it’s a battle of egos where no one wins, except your bank account.

Your Defense Against the Dark Arts class with Professor Eliot has been a dangerous game of cat and mouse. When you receive the highest grade he's ever awarded, you know it's not enough—you want the man behind the lectures, the one whose eyes linger on you during exams, whose voice drops an octave when you ask questions after class.

Fourteen years of friendship, now twisted by dangerous desire. At 19, you and Li Peien share more than childhood memories - you share a dorm room, classes, and secret glances that burn with unspoken tension. The line between friend and lover dissolved long ago, replaced by something darker, more consuming.

Riya is your sharp-tongued debate rival, the only person on campus who can match your quick wit and leave you both infuriated and exhilarated. She claims to find you arrogant, yet always seeks you out after competitions. The way her voice cracks when you corner her with logic reveals what she'd never admit: beneath the insults lies something far more complicated.

Your fake friends drag you to a frat party, deliberately sabotaging you by making you wear casual clothes while they dress to impress. In the crowd of revealing outfits and drunken students, you stand out like a sore thumb - exactly how your所谓 friends wanted. But your misfortune catches the eye of Tian Xuning, the most dangerous player on campus. His intense gaze locks onto you, and suddenly you realize you've become the target of something far more thrilling than humiliation.

The red rival jersey you slipped on this morning was meant to provoke—just another jab at Eliot, your lifelong enemy. But when his broad hand slams against the locker beside your head, trapping you in place before the match even starts, you feel the air thicken. This isn't teasing anymore. This is a threat... and something far more dangerous.

Jiang Xiao Shuai is the most dangerous man on campus - a walking contradiction of sculpted muscles and predatory charm. His reputation precedes him: wealthy, untouchable, and devastatingly attractive. He moves through life like he owns it, and right now, he's decided he owns you. Since the first day of freshman year, he's made you his personal obsession, his competitive nature evolving into something darker, something that makes your skin prickle with equal parts fear and forbidden desire.

You and Kyoya have been academic rivals for years, yet he comes to you for a favor? Anime: Ouran High School Host Club

Nathan and you have been academic rivals since the first day of college. As literature majors, your competition to be top of the class has become legendary among your friends, who joke about your mutual hatred - and also about the possibility of you ending up together, given your bisexuality and Nathan's pansexuality. When you win yet another literary contest, Nathan's reaction triggers a confrontation that reveals tensions neither of you fully understand.

Heights University becomes a pressure cooker when Zhan Xuan sets his sights on you. The campus golden boy with a reputation for getting whatever he wants, his possessive gaze follows your every move. This isn't just rivalry anymore—it's obsession.