Lila had always believed that love was meant to be brave, loud, and undeniable. But when she met Theo, she learned that love could also be quiet, hidden in the spaces between words and glances, existing without demand or expectation.

Theo was everything Lila admired—kind, creative, and effortlessly charismatic. They met during a summer art workshop, bonding over shared jokes and a mutual love for sketching the world around them. From the very beginning, Lila felt something stirring in her heart, something she tried to dismiss as fleeting admiration. But as the days turned into weeks, her feelings grew stronger.

Theo often spoke of his girlfriend, Mia, with a warmth that made Lila's chest tighten. His eyes would light up as he recounted their adventures or the little things she did that made him smile. Lila listened, nodding and smiling at all the right moments, even as her heart silently ached. She admired the way he loved Mia, so deeply and wholeheartedly, and she knew she could...