Okay hear me out: airigo college (or boarding school) au where where Aiden and Varian are in a mostly friendly competition for first in the class. Hugo is secretly also in the running and the three tend to switch what place they're in all the time, though they don't know it. Hugo acts like he doesn鈥檛 care, never seems sober in class, etc, so Varian and Aiden don't like him much, and Hugo doesn't like how they act like goody two shoes.
UNTIL they have to work together in a group project that makes up a huge portion of their final grade and of course newfound understanding and gay hijinks ensue
I AM LISTENING. I AM ALL EARS.
I love thiiiiiissssss. The lil competition for first place 馃槶馃挄 they are such nerds omg. Modern AUs my beloveds! "Mostly friendly competition", I need to know how often they throw hands
Hugo looks like he sleeps in class and will be all "grades are overrated" but he actually pulls all nighters to study at home 馃様 "why do you look so tired?" "Partying all night." He is lying. He was building a lego set while listening to science podcasts. Hypocrite much. 馃檮
Since they don't know who's actually first do you think they're aware of the competition because the teach is enjoying their shenanigans and alluded to it? Teach liking drama and forcing them to work all together just for funsies haha. All their classmates hate them-
I actually did have a college au forever ago but it was very random (I have no idea how college works 馃様) and I scrapped it for the highschool one. But it followed a similar idea of them not getting along before getting stuck together for a group project!
(Doodle from 2021) I went to reread my notes and its so bad- help- your version is much cuter I like it.