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    William and Est have always been academic rivals – equal in age, height, and talent, but complete opposites in every other way.

    William is confident, playful, and sharp-tongued, the kind of man who fills every room with his presence; Est is quiet, studious, and soft-spoken, all calm focus and hidden warmth.

    When they’re paired to co-present a paper before their final thesis defense, long nights in the empty campus blur rivalry into something dangerously intimate. William, protective and hopelessly drawn to Est’s quiet charm, finds his usual composure slipping – and beneath Est’s calm, a shy curiosity starts to bloom. By the time the defense arrives, competition is the last thing on either of their minds.

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