The Year That Almost Was
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What happens when you meet the right person at the wrong time-or worse, when you're too afraid to make them stay?
Marco never planned to fall for the exchange student who spilled coffee on his notes. Elise wasn't supposed to mean anything-she was only staying for a year. But between library study sessions and Christmas lights, 365 days became everything.
She offered him a future. A chance to follow her across the world. A choice between safety and love.
He chose safety.
Three years later, he finally finds the courage to go to Singapore. But some people don't wait forever. Some chances don't come twice.
A story about the love we let slip away, and the regret that follows us home.
"You could have chosen me. Just once, you could have chosen something you wanted instead of something safe."
🕰️ Sometimes the saddest words aren't "what if" but "too late."
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Mandrake dances to say the words he cannot speak. Each step carries a secret, each movement a confession too heavy for his voice. His videos reach far beyond Cebu, and it is through them that Riku finds him, a Japanese student who sees not just the dancer, but the silence beneath. When their eyes meet on campus, the world slows, yet no words are spoken. A glance lingers, a smile falters, and the moment is gone. They circle each other like shadows, wanting to draw closer, yet afraid of the light it might bring. Days pass, and Riku's time grows short. Mandrake feels the ache of what he cannot say, even as every chance slips quietly away. Between them lies a love unspoken, fragile as breath, haunting as memory. Will they find the courage to speak, or let silence decide their fate? And if they remain silent, will regret be the only voice that follows them?
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