almost, always. (a mikbrent au)

Amelia Maeve "Amy" Mallari and Lian Benjamin "Lian" Sy have been inseparable all their lives-neighbors, best friends, practically family.
Everyone keeps teasing them about the what ifs of being together, but for them, it's always been simple-best friends lang.

At least, that's what Amy keeps saying.
And what Lian tries to believe.

From barkada chaos and random coffee runs to shared spoons, borrowed shirts, and sleepovers that never raised eyebrows-they've always been almost something.
But when one drunken night at the lakehouse changes everything, "just friends" suddenly doesn't feel so simple anymore.

Now, with Amy's coffee business brewing into something big and Lian finally landing his dream job, they're both trying to move forward-except their hearts seem stuck in the same place.

Because when it comes to each other, moving on was never part of the plan.

Some people fall in love once.
They just happened to fall... almost, always.