JCipherNoir
Title: Thirty Days
Rence Villanueva has always been the invisible boy-the quiet student at the back of the classroom, hiding not only from the world but also from the truth about himself.
Everything changes during his Grade 10 year when a newly hired substitute teacher becomes their homeroom adviser for just thirty days. In that short time, a few words of kindness awaken Rence's love for writing and quietly change the course of his life.
Years later, as a college student still carrying the memories of those thirty days, Rence meets Elias Noir-a warm-hearted book lover who slowly breaks through the walls he's spent years building. Between shared coffees, silent afternoons in the library, and conversations that feel like home, Rence begins to discover that love isn't meant to be rushed, and healing isn't meant to be faced alone.
Thirty Days is a slow-burn LGBTQ+ coming-of-age romance about first admiration, self-acceptance, friendship, and the kind of love that waits patiently until you're ready to choose yourself.
Sometimes, the people who change your life stay for only thirty days.
Sometimes, the ones who truly love you... choose to stay forever.