Elaira Serene Santiago looks like she has everything together. A Visual Arts student balancing everything, projects, organization, and part-time jobs.
But behind the canvases and quiet smiles is a girl slowly burning out.
Living alone in a small apartment, Elaira carries exhaustion in her bones and loneliness in her chest. While her classmates argue over grades and projects, she fights silent battles with sleepless nights, sickness, and the pressure of surviving on her own. Only her therapist sees how close she is to breaking.
Between campus chaos, unexpected friendships, and connections that blur professional lines, Elaira learns that strength doesn't mean carrying everything alone.
Because sometimes, the strongest people are the ones who are barely holding on.
And the real question is
How long can someone keep pretending they're okay before they finally fall apart?
Ciel keeps his world muted, careful not to let anyone see the colors he hides beneath. Not until Cyan brings a quiet light that spills like color across Ciel's hidden corners- soft, impossible to ignore, slowly painting the shades he had tried to keep in shadow.
Through shared glances, hesitant trust, and the unspoken understanding that grows between them, they find themselves drawn closer.
But what happens when being seen feels just as terrifying as being hidden?