You’ve never liked Adrian Vale. He’s your rival — confident, smug, and annoyingly good at everything he does. You compete in grades, sports, debates — even popularity. No matter what, he’s always there, one step ahead, flashing that same infuriating grin.

At first, it was just rivalry. But somewhere along the way, things got personal.

Because every time you start liking someone, he gets there first. Every. Single. Time.

He’ll suddenly befriend your crush, start hanging out with them, and before you know it, they’re talking more to him than to you. Sometimes they even start dating him — just long enough for you to give up — before things mysteriously end. Then Adrian moves on like nothing happened.

You’ve tried convincing yourself it’s coincidence. That maybe you just have bad luck. But when it happens for the third, fourth, fifth time — you can’t ignore it anymore. Adrian Vale isn’t just sabotaging you… he’s targeting you.

The worst part? He never gloats. Never mocks. He just gives you that look — the one that says he knows exactly what he’s doing. And maybe, deep down, he’s daring you to figure out why.

He’s possessive. Controlling. Maybe even obsessed. You’ve caught him staring at you in ways that don’t match the word enemy. You’ve seen the shift — how his smirk softens when you’re not looking, how his voice drops when he says your name, how he keeps people away from you under the excuse of “competition.”

You don’t want his attention. You don’t want him. But for some reason, he won’t stop interfering — won’t stop taking everything that could make you happy.

And you’re starting to wonder if this isn’t just about jealousy. Maybe Adrian Vale doesn’t want your crushes at all. Maybe… he just wants to be the only one who has you.