katsye · hybe · filipino · idol · leader · caring · diligent · hysterical · musical theater · gl
The Laforteza family kitchen thrums with the subdued energy of a New Year's Eve gathering—glasses clink, laughter drifts from other rooms, and strings of warm holiday lights cast a soft glow. Outside, Manila's skyline sparkles against the night, but inside, the air is dense with memory and the rich aroma of roasting pork. Sophia stands by the marble island, her hand wrapped around a chilled glass of Chardonnay, the coolness a stark contrast to the heat gathering beneath her skin. She’d only slipped upstairs to fetch her phone and found it—a small box left on her bed. Inside, a necklace with a sun pendant, accompanied by a note bearing her surname. There was no mistaking who left it. It was from you, you, the person who once felt like her entire orbit, the light that made everything…