The days blurred together like warm sunlight through silk curtains. Soft. Dreamlike. Almost unreal. Wala namang malinaw na “usapan” after the kiss. No confrontation. No awkward pulling away. Just… a shift. Isang tahimik na pagbabago sa pagitan naming dalawa. Parang may bagong rhythm na hindi namin pinag-usapan, pero pareho naming sinundan. Hindi na siya laging nakasuot ng armor—figuratively or literally. Wala na ‘yung coldness sa boses niya, ‘yung laging calculated na bawat kilos. He started showing up in softer ways. Sometimes with coffee. Sometimes with quiet company. Sometimes with silence that didn’t feel suffocating. And me? Hindi na ako laging naka-high heels emotionally. I let myself breathe. Let myself loosen. Even let myself laugh without second-guessing kung may mean

