Catching the Afterglow

Maya Marceline always believed she had life figured out: finish college, become a nutritionist, and finally give her family the stability they deserve and Aren Ybanez was just supposed to be her quiet, brooding best friend, her constant in a world that kept falling apart.

Pero paano kung sa bawat gabing sabay na pagrereview, sa bawat hatid, at sa bawat tahimik na sulyap... unti-unti silang nahulog sa isa't isa?

They were each other's safe place. Maya hid her broken family behind her bright smiles while Aren masked his loneliness with his cold stares.

They promised it was just friendship. No expectations. No labels. No risk.

But the closer they get, the more they realize they're not just scared of losing each other. They're terrified of what happens if they finally admit what's been there all along.

They weren't chasing each other. They were chasing the afterglow. That warm, lasting feeling that stays even after everything else ends.

But will they be brave enough to catch it before it disappears?