Where To Run? CINNAMON N' LATTE SERIES #1

Louise Ambrucio Medrano, 21, is the kind of guy who turns heads without trying. Calm, polished, a perfectionist with a habit of flirting and cracking jokes-he's well-loved in university. But behind the charm and gentle nature hides a struggle he's carried since he was fifteen: he can't sleep. Not naturally. Ever since his grandmother died, sleep only comes with pills, melatonin shots, or complete physical exhaustion.

He's long avoided the noise of his controlling family, choosing to live alone in a high-rise condo where everything is exactly how he wants it-quiet, clean, and visitor-free. That peace is sacred... until he meets Brynn.

Brynn, 19, is a second-year Hospital Management student working at a local café. He's kind, observant, and quietly caring-but don't mistake his silence for sweetness. He's got attitude, sass, and enough bite to throw Louise off balance. Yet strangely, Louise finds something in Brynn that he's never found in years of therapy or medication: rest. When Brynn is near, Louise can sleep. No pills. No shots. Just calm.

Desperate for that comfort, Louise invites Brynn to live with him as his "maid"-cleaning, cooking, helping him around the unit. It's the first time Louise has ever let someone into his space. What starts as a convenient arrangement slowly becomes something deeper and more meaningful.

Because for someone who's been running from expectations, from pain, and from himself...
Louise might have just found the one person who makes staying feel like peace.