Lithium is a Stardust

Lithium is a Stardust

PerksofBeingARose

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Votes 4
Parts 2

Ongoing<5 mins

Last published Wed, May 21, 2025

chicklit coming-of-age heartache heartbreaks inspirational

What if a love story were told not just to remember, but to forgive? In a quiet classroom flooded by golden sunlight, two lives slowly begin to intertwine. Aveline and Gareth-both haunted by memory, by silence, and by what they cannot say-find each other in small, tender moments. What forms between them is something rare, like stardust-beautiful, fleeting, and impossible to forget. But as their story unfolds, so does the truth. Si Aveline ay isang babaeng sanay magtago sa likod ng kanyang sariling anino. Hindi siya mapansin, hindi siya kailangan. Hanggang sa isang araw, isang tanong sa Science class ang bumasag sa katahimikan at isang sagot ang nagbukas ng unti-unting pagkatuklas. Si Gareth-tahimik rin, pero hindi dahil sa hiya. May mga tanong siyang ayaw, o hindi niya kayang tanungin. May mga alaala siyang pilit niyang kinakalimutan, kahit ang bigat ay nananatili sa bawat galaw niya. They weren't meant to meet, not really. But like stars destined to collide, something pulls them toward each other, bit by bit, word by word, glance by glance. Sa pagitan ng mga interaksyon, mga tanong na hindi masabi, at mga lihim na binubulong lang ng hangin, Aveline and Gareth find themselves slowly orbiting each other. In a world full of noise, their silence begins to speak. But when the past starts to echo louder than the present, and when connection starts to hurt as much as it heals, they'll each have to choose: Will they become each other's lithium-rare, fragile, beautiful or will they burn out before they get the chance?

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