Ever at odds, and they say opposites attract.
Never ending duals to prove something to the other, and themselves.
Squall the naïve protagonist, fueling the rivalry, competing to prove to himself that he can take on any challenge without breaking. He wants to throw away his painful past, to become strong enough to move on. Squall just wants to understand himself. His enemy aids in the training, and distracts him from his pain.
Seifer, the cynical antagonist, he sparks the rivalry, hoping for their competition to remain an everlasting romantic dance. He is desperate to be the only one on the Lion's enigmatic mind. Seifer wants to be the only one that ignites the passion within the stoic Squall, who's emotions are always under lock and key. Even if that means remaining his enemy forever.