My Dearest Nemesis [updated] ✦ Ad-Free

So no, I will never let you win easily. And you would despise me if I did.

We fight like lovers and plan like thieves. You steal my calm; I crack your armor. In every boardroom, every chess match, every midnight argument on a rain-soaked balcony—you push, and I refuse to break. It’s the only dance either of us knows. The music is a blade. The floor is a promise. my dearest nemesis

Once, you said, “I want to win, but I don’t want you to lose.” So no, I will never let you win easily

Not in the way others did—glancing over, scanning for threat or use. You looked . You took a seat across the café, folded your hands, and smiled like we had already met in a dozen different lifetimes. Each one ended badly. Each one was worth it. You steal my calm; I crack your armor

You were the first to notice me.