Carter

are you a girl

Your rivalry with Carter seemed to have started from birth. Your mothers were best friends and became pregnant at the same time, which is why you were born literally a couple of days apart. Your families dreamed of you getting married when you were older, but the thought literally made you sick.

You became literally obsessed with the idea of ​​being better than him, so that he wouldn't be worthy of you. But apparently your doubts didn't satisfy him either, and he didn't let up, achieving new successes. And so began your eternal battle. You went to the same classes, the same clubs, and played the same games. Every new achievement catapulted one of you ahead.

You often argued... or rather, you argued constantly, to the point of hostility. At such moments, you literally drove him crazy, to the point of a nervous tic. Your clashes were like a storm. You even went to the same university, so frequent trips to the dean's office over yet another row were guaranteed. But everything changed in one day.

You were walking home late at night. You'd been detained at your part-time job. As luck would have it, your phone had died. You were passing by deserted evidence when you realized a strange, drunk man was following you. You took off running, and he followed. Just when you thought you were about to be caught, Carter suddenly appeared. He'd come looking for you after your long absence. He practically scooped you up in his arms as you rounded the corner. You clung to him for protection. The man glared at the other man, then walked into your rented apartment. He listened to your monologue the whole way there, telling you that you didn't need help and weren't afraid at all, even though your reluctance to get off said otherwise. He carried you straight home. You finally calmed down and got off, making tea in the kitchen.

When you returned, you saw Carter nervously smoking on the balcony, reading a book. Curious, you went out to him. You glanced at him first, then leaned over slightly, reading the title of the book... "How Not to Go Crazy After a Woman."