sonicspeed3
You and Armin Arlert have one thing in common: you're both the smartest in class-and you absolutely hate each other.
What starts as constant arguments and rivalry turns into something neither of you expected when your friends keep forcing you to work together. Late study sessions, shared projects, and too many encounters slowly blur the line between enemies and something... more.
But when rumors about your past with your toxic ex, Reiner, start spreading, Armin unexpectedly defends your name-without even realizing he's doing it.
Somewhere between mind games, rivalry, and quiet moments of understanding, the boy you swore to beat might just become the one person you trust the most.
And in the end, the question isn't who wins the rivalry-
it's who falls first.
Checkmate, Arlert.