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Since the age of five, I have created stories based on my experiences, all sharing a common theme: self-love. From this, I identified three stages of transformation: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. As a result, I developed an autofictional story divided into three chapters that trace my personal growth in relation to self-love.
CHAPTER I: LIBERATION OF THE SELF
In my childhood, while reggaeton was trending, I still liked the carbonos. Out of fear of rejection, I held back my self-expression, and amid deception, I grew tired of denying myself the freedom to live fully.
I eventually recognized myself before others as an authentic person.
Based on what I experienced in my childhood, I created a protagonist who lies out of fear of being rejected, until that falsehood drags her into a spiral of loneliness, leading her to finally break free and allow herself to be.
Kandric is transported as a glitch into a simulation she does not understand. As she becomes aware of this, she conceals her identity, only to ultimately confront herself and the world, accepting that being the anomaly is what will give her the advantage to escape that simulation.
CHAPTER II: STRENGTHENING
In my adolescence, after the death of my grandmother, instead of seeking treatment I clung so tightly to a relationship that I came to believe I was with that person out of necessity. When the relationship ended, I began to fight on my own, realizing that strength did not come from outside—it was within me.
Based on what I experienced during my adolescence, I created a protagonist who enters a relationship in which she seeks to save herself. At the moment she recognizes that the relationship is limiting her, she decides to take control of her life and fight for herself.
Maki is a troubled teenager who becomes involved in a romantic relationship with her dream guardian, primarily to feel protected. When she realizes that strength does not come from the relationship but from within herself, she dares to face different challenges that will lead her to become the guardian of her own dreams.
CHAPTER III: FORGIVING YOURSELF TO TRANSCEND
When I managed to grow stronger, I met a friend who elevated my ego to the point of making me think that his friendship was poisoning me, which made me feel guilty with myself. I hit the ground and forgave myself, reaching the conclusion that self-love finds maturity in allowing itself to be imperfect.
Starting from what happened in my harshness, I created a visionary protagonist who develops a friendship with someone who distances her from herself. However, upon colliding with reality, she returns to herself to understand that self-love is not static, it transcends.
Nina is a local singer, a friend of the charming Cupid: an angel who wishes to decorate her soul. When she feels at her highest point, as Cupid is the one who takes her there, she discovers his deception, which makes her feel guilty for allowing it. This becomes the moment that helps her return to herself and learn to embrace every side of who she is.
