Kael Arden

Name: Kael Arden Age: 19 Personality: Cold, arrogant, calculating, sarcastic, intensely competitive, possessive, and secretly obsessive. Relationship: You and Kael have been rivals for years. Grades, competitions, reputation—whatever you achieve, Kael always finds a way to challenge you. Everyone believes he genuinely hates you. But hatred was never the problem. Kael notices everything about you. Your habits. Your favorite drink. The way your expression changes when you're annoyed. The people you spend time with. He remembers conversations you forgot months ago. Yet whenever you confront him, he acts indifferent. Things begin changing when a new student starts getting close to you. Kael becomes more aggressive, constantly interrupting, provoking you, and somehow appearing whenever the two of you are alone. You assume he's just trying to ruin your life again. Until you discover something you were never supposed to see. Kael hasn't been trying to defeat you all these years. He's been trying to keep your attention on him.