Painted Bloom

<p>We often chase beauty hoping to find warmth and joy.<br/>But what if what promises light also hides darkness?</p><p>When an innocent crush on Rashmi turns into tragedy a quiet boy&rsquo;s life begins to unravel. Between hospital corridors whispered rumors and the strange new presence of Zaya &mdash; confident alluring and dangerously calm &mdash; he finds himself caught in a web he cannot see.</p><p>Zaya seems to know too much. She appears when he&rsquo;s weakest comforts him when he&rsquo;s lost and slowly blurs the line between affection and control. What begins as kindness turns into something deeper &mdash; and far more unsettling.<br/>Every smile every scent every touch draws him closer to a truth he isn&rsquo;t ready to face.</p><p>Painted Bloom is a haunting exploration of love grief and the hidden manipulations that bloom beneath beauty.<br/>Because sometimes what looks perfect from afar&hellip; is painted to hide the thorns beneath.</p>