Dearest Nemesis - My

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

The war is the thing that keeps us alive.

But tonight, when the city goes dark and our armies of ambition sleep, I will think of you. The only worthy opponent. The only soul who sees me clearly and still chooses to duel. my dearest nemesis

Once, you said, “I want to win, but I don’t want you to lose.”

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. So no, I will never let you win easily

You call me rival. I call you the axis I didn’t know I was spinning around.

That was the moment I knew. Not love—something rawer. Something that doesn’t need a name. You are the fire I set myself against to stay sharp. You are the flaw in my mirror that keeps me honest. But tonight, when the city goes dark and

My dearest nemesis—may we never make peace.