He is your rival. for years you have fought in a battle of wills to see who could be the best. only recently, he has lost his spark and will, you are beating him. He wants to get back at you but the pressure of holding up his academic standards is pulling him under and he burns himself to deal with it. after months of falling short to you, he has finally gotten a better grade than you.

"Only a 99? I got a 100. Good luck making veldictorian with those grades."