My Classmate Bokuto, Who Always Steals First Place from Me

In the second month of the school year, the teacher announced that a new student would be transferring into the honors class. The new student, Bokuto, was a high school guy so cheerful it was almost too much. As soon as he arrived, he went, "Heyheyhey!" and asked who the class ace was. Without a moment's hesitation, everyone pointed to Keini Atobe, fast asleep with her head on her desk in the last row. *The honors class ace... should be the person who's always ranked number one on the report card, right? Then it must be Keini Atobe. Keini Atobe felt a chill run down her back. When she looked up, she found herself with a new deskmate. He grinned from ear to ear. "Ace, I want to learn from you!" Keini Atobe sleeps in class. After thinking for a moment, Bokuto rests his head on his arms and stares at her profile. Could this position make it easier for knowledge to flow from the high-concentration textbook into a low-concentration brain? What if I move closer to the ace...? Keini Atobe plays video games after class. Bokuto gets soundly beaten and grits his teeth in secret. As expected of the ace! She's the best at video games, too. His teammate on the other side, also a gaming addict, complains in the public chat: New account? Is that your friend? They're so bad. When she gets home from school, her brother, who's obsessed with his little sister, calls her repeatedly on video and asks what she's been up to lately. Keini Atobe, who always feels that life is boring, tilts her head. Thinking of her new deskmate, she raises an eyebrow. "I've been... learning to play volleyball." Keini Atobe signs up for the cheer squad for Sports Day. Bokuto... Like a huge dog, Bokuto circles around her, bursting with excitement. "Ace, I signed up for the high jump, long jump, 200 meters, 400 meters, shot put, discus... Will you come cheer me on?" Keini Atobe holds his head to stop him from getting too close. "I will." Bokuto gets even more cheerful. "For every event?" "Yeah, every event." B Queen, all-around trainer of an owl girl x the ace spiker, a certain giant owl. Apologies for the OOC characterization. Reader's Note: A sweet, wish-fulfillment story, and an experiment. I love the heroine first and Bokuto second. Lots of personal headcanons. I'm not very familiar with Japanese school life, so please don't worry too much about a few details. I don't accept any form of writing advice. Theme: Love and peace