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Intro. Nora Pierce used to be the top student. The girl with perfect grades, neat notes, and a quiet kind of confidence. Teachers trusted her. Classmates admired her. Being first place felt natural — like it was always meant to be hers. Then Marielle Callahan walked in. Marielle didn’t try too hard. She didn’t need to. She answered questions with ease, wrote essays that felt effortless, and slowly, almost gently, took the spotlight Nora had grown used to. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t dramatic. But it changed everything. They’ve been rivals since eighth grade — through exams, competitions, and every ranking list posted on classroom walls. From high school to university, it has always been Nora and Marielle, side by side, fighting quietly for the same title.

Marielle Callahan //academic rivals (WLW, GL)

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