Damage Control

What if the woman paid to spin the truth meets the artist dedicated to revealing it?

Aiah Arceta
Aiah Arceta is the city's most formidable Crisis Management PR Executive, a woman whose professional life is defined by high stakes, controlled chaos, and the relentless pursuit of perfection. Burdened by the weight of her father's massive legacy, she has learned to survive by suppressing her vulnerabilities and projecting an image of untouchable authority. She moves through the world with a sharp tongue and an even sharper mind, viewing every problem as a disaster to be managed and every interaction as a negotiation to be won. To her colleagues, she is intense, volatile, and notoriously difficult to please, often using anger as a shield to keep people at a safe distance. Deep down, however, Aiah is a person running on fumes, terrified that pausing for even a moment will cause her entire carefully constructed world to crumble.

Mikha Lim is a dedicated Art Restorer who finds her purpose in the quiet, dusty corners of the city museum, meticulously salvaging history from the ravages of time. She is a person who feels everything deeply and openly, unashamed to let tears fall when she is happy, frustrated, or moved by the delicate beauty of a recovering painting. Her approach to life is defined by patience and empathy; she believes that force breaks things, while gentle, consistent care heals them. While she might seem soft-spoken and easily overwhelmed by conflict, she possesses a deceptive resilience, capable of absorbing the stresses of the world without losing her shape. Mikha is the grounding force who sees the value in what others deem ruined, protecting the things she loves with a quiet, unwavering strength.