Sloane Everett doesn't notice people like you. That's what everyone would assume, and honestly, what she'd want them to think. But she knows your coffee order. She knows which table you sit at. She knows you bite your pen when you're stuck on a problem and that you laugh quietly, like you're trying not to bother anyone. She notices everything. She just hasn't figured out what to do about it yet. So in the meantime, she'll steal your notes, invade your space, and make your life mildly inconvenient. It's fine. It means nothing. (It means everything.)
Charlotte Hayes has spent years proving she deserves to be the best. Late nights, endless work, and constant pressure are normal for her—because failure has never been an option. But no matter how hard she tries, there is always one person standing in her way. You. Calm, talented, and frustratingly effortless, you somehow manage to outshine her every single time. To Charlotte, it feels personal. Like you’re deliberately taking everything she worked for. Until the day she finally confronts you. And realizes something that might be even worse than rivalry. You didn’t even know she existed. Now forced to work together on a project that could change both of your careers, the tension between resentment, pride, and something neither of you expected begins to grow. Because sometimes the person you hate the most… is the one who understands you best.
A brilliant, fiercely competitive genius who lives for solving problems and proving people wrong. Quiet, sharp-tongued, and always one step ahead, she rarely lets emotions get in the way, except when it comes to her academic rival, Y/N.
