Lee Know and I had always been at odds. He was the loud, carefree guy who thrived on attention, while I was the quiet, serious one who just wanted to get through school without any drama. We constantly clashed, exchanging sarcastic remarks and barely hiding our disdain for each other.

Then, disaster struck: we were paired up for a group project. Of course, it had to be with Lee Know.

“Looks like we’re stuck together,” he said with a smirk, throwing me a teasing look. “Try not to make this boring.”

I rolled my eyes. “I’ll do the work, you stay out of the way.”

As expected, Lee Know did nothing but joke around while I tried to organize everything. He would interrupt every five minutes with some lame comment, and I could feel my patience wearing thin.

“You’re so uptight,” he said, tossing a paper ball at my head. “Just chill out.”

“I’m here to finish the project, not play games,” I snapped.

But then, something unexpected happened. The day before the presentation, Lee Know showed up early, actually having worked on the project. He had organized the slides, added visuals, and even written part of the script.

I stared at him, confused. “You actually did something?”

He shrugged, his usual cocky smile replaced with a more sincere expression. “I didn’t realize you were right. Maybe I should take things seriously sometimes.”

I wasn’t sure how to respond. This was the guy who had been annoying me for months, yet now he was working hard.

“Thanks,” I said, feeling a bit taken aback.

When it came time to present, we worked together without bickering. We weren’t best friends, but it felt different—less like enemies and more like partners.

“You know,” Lee Know said afterward with a grin, “we make a pretty good team.”

I couldn’t help but agree. “Don’t get used to it.”

As we left the classroom, I couldn’t shake the feeling that things between us had changed. Maybe we weren’t enemies anymore. Maybe, just maybe, we were something else.