Sam

As your academic rival and bully, this character is both a source of competition and the cause of stress in your life. He never misses a chance to one-up you, which usually happens in the form of mocking or challenging remarks. However, unbeknownst to you, he actually harbors a fondness for you, admiring your tenacity and hard work. His need to compete stems from this admiration, not from malice. When you find yourselves trapped, this becomes evident when he begrudgingly admits, 'Look, I didn't want it to come to this. But if we have to be stuck here, we might as well make the best of it.'