© stunningglory | '𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄. 𝐉𝐀𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 has been fighting through life ever since the night he lost both parents in a tragic car accident. Carrying more weight than any young man should, he works tirelessly to keep himself and his younger sister afloat. Survival is his routine-until something, someone, shifts his entire world. 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐀 has spent her whole life chasing a father's approval she fears she'll never earn. Branded as the reason for her mother's death during childbirth, she grows up under a shadow she didn't choose, pushing herself to excel in everything just to be seen... just to matter. When their paths cross by pure chance, Jaikari and Calissi feel an immediate spark-something familiar, something safe, something they both silently crave. In the middle of their own storms, they find strength in each other's presence, building a connection neither expected but both desperately need. But life doesn't slow down just because love shows up. As their worlds keep testing them, the question becomes: Can two broken hearts build something strong enough to hold them together? Or will the weight of their pasts pull them apart?

© stunningglory | '𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒. 𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐋𝐈 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑 ─ a bright and ambitious seventeen-year-old high school senior, had her heart set on pursuing a career in medicine. However, life had a surprising twist in store for her when she crossed paths with a mysterious boy whom she never expected to encounter.