GOLDEN HOURS SERIES #1 In the early days of her senior year, Paris "Rissy" France Batumbakal transferred to a new school after moving with her family to a quieter neighborhood. Trying to adjust to an unfamiliar atmosphere and unfamiliar faces, she meets Kairo "Kai" Emeron Solivante-her neighbor, her mother's friend's son, and eventually, her unexpected constant. What begins as awkward encounters and teasing slowly softens into something warmer. As the seasons change, so do their hearts, and in the quiet spaces between friendship and something more, the two learn that some feelings arrive slowly-like embers from the past you thought you left behind. They don't come all at once. They wait, they flicker, they stay. And sometimes, what you thought had already burned out... still lives, quietly glowing-as if waiting to be remembered. Start: May 11, 2025 Cover: Edited from Canva. Photo isn't mine. Credits to the rightful owner.