AzialeIce
Celeste grew up in a life where most things were already decided for her-comfort, expectations, a family business waiting in the background, and a future that made perfect sense on paper.
Then she met Lia.
Lia didn't flatter her. Didn't chase her. Didn't give her the answers she was used to getting.
And for the first time, Celeste wanted something she couldn't simply have.
But this isn't a story about winning Lia.
It's about the flowers she gave, the almost that never became a relationship, the friendship that remained, and the quiet realization that wanting someone doesn't mean they have to choose you.
Somewhere between love, rejection, family expectations, and the life everyone thought she should want, Celeste begins asking a different question:
What would I choose if the choice were finally mine?
Because maybe growing up isn't about getting everything you want.
Maybe it's about learning which things are worth choosing for yourself.