Every person is, at their core, an antagonist — yet through patience, or perhaps circumstance, one learns to hold back and carry themselves like a protagonist. The redness of emotion can become the deepest blue. Not because blue is cold, but because blue is the hottest color in the spectrum. 

Mo Cuishle by Adriel Arizon portrays the protagonist as ‘the dearest’ — one who restrains themselves through love, romance, faith, and devotion. Immersed in blue, Adriel renders a tension between blue and red, between laughter that is joyful and laughter that carries tears.

Dean Syahmedi