𝐃𝐄𝐊𝐎𝐃𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈́𝐍𝐄𝐙 never meant for things to turn out this way. Moving to a new town was supposed to be a fresh start, but all it did was remind her how lost she already felt. 𝐆𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 𝐁𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 doesn't talk much - mostly because there isn't much left to say. He's learned to live quietly, keeping his distance from anything and everything. But when Dekoda shows up, something shifts. She's chaos wrapped in calm, and he can't seem to stay away They both carry stories they don't want to tell, but somehow, they start to find peace in each other's silence People always talk about moments that change everything. But nobody ever warns you about the quiet ones - the ones that don't feel like anything until later. For me, it started with a name I wasn't supposed to hear, a wave that hit the shore a little harder than usual, and the feeling that someone out there had just stepped into my life without even knowing it. And the weird part? I felt it before I ever saw her. ⁿᵒᵗ ᵉᵈⁱᵗᵉᵈ ˢᵗᵃʳᵗᵉᵈ ⁻ ᶠⁱⁿⁱˢʰᵉᵈ ⁻