_Selenophile16
Callie is a masterpiece of pressure and perfection. Every high grade is a brick she uses to build a wall, protecting her from the terrifying fear of disappointing her family. To her, being a "brilliant student" isn't a choice; it's a debt she has to pay every single day. Because of this "love" is a word written in a language she refused to learn, a distraction from the crushing weight of her family's hopes. She built a fortress of lock doors in her heart, swearing that no one-especially not a man-would ever find the key.
Then Axel Tolentino came into her life. Axel is the star of the ABM strand. He understands the world through value, balance, and risk-things Callie always thought were too unpredictable to matter. He become a unwelcome rhythm in her quiet life, a constant presence that her logic can't explain away.