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Maru Tuazon's personality is a big mystery to Nori dela Trinidad -his makeup artist.
Nori often wondered how Maru's laughter seemed to sparkle under the camera lights, his bright voice and effortless charm like the world had never given him a reason to frown. But then, when the spotlight dimmed and the echoes of applause bled into silence, that warmth vanished. What remained was someone else entirely. Quieter. Colder. A stranger wearing the same face.
Beneath the spotlight, Maru was trapped in the weight of his own past, haunted by regrets and the endless questions of what he might have been if only he had made different choices. He carried disappointment like a shadow, letting it gnaw at him in silence. And though part of him ached to unravel, to show the world of who he was- he chose distance instead, keeping himself untouchable.
Nothing was more terrifying than the risk of being loved up close, only to leave ruins behind.
Would Maru let himself unfold for Nori? Could Nori accept Maru, despite his broken edges? Two souls on a journey, seeking for another glimpse of what could have been.