tears of blade

In the heart of a bustling Manila, where the endless flow of people is matched only by the weight of responsibilities and expectations, Kailani Inaiah Fabroa is a young woman who wears her struggles like a badge. Kin is a determined Accountancy student with a sharp mind, but a heart that's been hardened by life's harshest lessons.

She's the kind of girl who builds walls around her heart, choosing to stay detached, believing it's safer that way. Yet in the midst of it all, there's one person who constantly breaks through, Ibrahim Archer Llorente.

It started with a chance encounter on a bus-two strangers crossing paths in a city too big for coincidences. Ibrahim, with his golden retriever personality-warm, persistent, and charming-would soon become a recurring presence in Kin's life. That first meeting led to a string of unexpected run-ins, from band practices to jeepney and bus rides home, a reminder of the line between familliary and the chaos.

She tried to keep her distance, especially when she found herself laughing at his jokes. Pero kahit anong effort niya, Ibrahim had a way of pulling her closer. His teasing became a game they both secretly liked, one that blurred the line between annoyance and something Kin didn't want to name.

But Ibrahim-still haunted by a love that never truly ended, refused to let anyone in. Even when he saw something building between them, he held back. He told himself they were just friends. Nothing more.

Still, fate had its way. Their quiet moments, their accidental rides home, became harder to ignore.

For her, falling was never the plan. But sometimes, in the middle of the city's chaos, love will always find a way to knock on the walls you've spent your whole life building, and it doesn't always wait for permission to come in.