Glow up Series #12: Patches of Purity
Glow up Series #12
✧ 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 . . . ✧
Eteri Rylnn Magallanes has always let other people's ideas influence how she sees herself. Growing up with a condition of her vitiligo, she received a lot of unwelcome comments, prejudices and judgments, which worsened her insecurities. Despite wearing a bright smile and maintaining a pleasant online presence as the anonymous vlogger Sunshine Grin, she's still on a road to learning how to love herself.
As a library science student, she was just trying to finish her thesis, meet her deadlines, complete numerous readings, and deal with the stress of her college life. All that Eteri needed was a fresh start.
But life had a different plan. Steele Ridge Sasaki, the Japanese exchange student and chemical engineering student who had captivated her heart before disappearing without a trace, re-appears in her life. Eteri now needs to face the pain she believed she had moved on from.
Steele is determined to put things right, so he proposes an agreement. He wants Eteri to be his model, believing that she will finally realize the beauty he sees in her and that they may share the spotlight together.
Old feelings resurface, and deep wounds begin to heal. Eteri must choose between being imprisoned in her fears and taking a chance on herself and the man who once hurt her. Sometimes the hardest person to love is oneself.
Now he has a plan to help her discover her beauty, even if it means sharing the spotlight with him. Can two broken hearts help each other heal, or will their pasts bring them down?
{Written in Taglish}
Date Started: September 26, 2022
Ended: July 22, 2025
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This marks the final installment of the Glow Up Series! Thank you for following along this far! A special thanks to @whoisleav for the fantastic book cover art!