Staring as the Leaves Fall

Stare spends her days among books, tending to the library habang dala ang ache of the past. Ang pa ulit-ulit na araw ni Stare ay magbabago nang dumating si Keileave, isang curious na fine arts student, visiting constantly, asking questions, laughing, and slowly capturing her attention, parang autumn leaves drifting down, impossible not to notice. But Stare, still healing, chooses to let the leaves fall without catching them, pushing him away even as her heart quietly aches, unsure if trusting again is worth the risk. "Ang makilala ka ang pinakamalalang sakit at loving you became an ache that never learned how to leave."