My Banana Bubblegum - Bk 1

Thayu is learning how to carry silence, both at home and in school. The spaces where childhood should have been louder. Then, there's Malik, with his easy laughter, steady presence, and a warmth that arrives without asking. At first, their worlds collide minimally. Through shared moments, familiar corners, and a sweetness in the air that lingers longer than it should.

But what begins quietly, grows steadily in the margins. Through walks that stretch too long, half-finished sketches, moments that almost happen, and feelings without names. Meanwhile, all around them, the world watches, friends linger and expectations hum as the future presses closer than either of them is ready for.

My Banana Bubblegum is a slow-burn romance about closeness before confession, the ache of almost, and how some connections don't arrive loudly, they simply settle in, and choose to stay.