KomorebiLumina
[ A Slow-Burn Romance & Coming-of-Age Journey ]
Bekasi, 1998. For Tyas, life was a series of logical equations to be solved with precision. As an ambitious student chasing perfection, she lived by rigid standards: Achievement was everything, and love was merely an inefficient variable. Her ideal was Arkana-the school's shining star.
Then came Aru. A social underdog in a navy blue jacket, with zero manners and an appearance far from charming. To Tyas, Aru was an anomaly. He didn't fit the criteria. He was stiff, weird, and enigmatic. Yet, through a letter written in a cryptic "Namek" cipher and the clumsy strumming of a 90s pop song, this "Hidden Gem" offered something no one else had: a sincerity that burst forth like the palm sugar inside a Klepon-a sweet surprise hidden within a plain shell.
Twenty years later. This emotional Second-Chance arc reaches its peak amidst the rain of 2025. A single bite of that traditional sweet rice ball pulls Tyas back to those memories, forcing her to confront her biggest regret: discarding the "sweet core" of sincerity to chase a superficial shell of ambition.
KLEPON is a Diverse Literature piece about a girl who was too busy thinking to remember how to feel. A story of logic shattered by pure devotion, and fate working silently in the background for two decades.
Does a second chance still exist for the girl who realized too late? Or will Aru forever remain just a scent trailing across the timeline?
( Indonesian Setting | Slow Burn | Underdog Story | Regret )