A Slow Burning Candle *Main story completed, additional scenes to be added*

Not too many outsiders come to Encanto, but when the local maestra retires, she sends a letter requesting a replacement.

The woman who arrives is Luz Estrada, a new teacher alone in the world and looking for a place to call home after the death of her parents. She settles into life in the Encanto valley, ready to make the best of her situation, but finds herself caught when she realizes that the village outcast is developing feelings for her - feelings she realizes - that she reciprocates.