The Spaces In Between

TSIB Reading Guide

Hello!

Sorry, this is not an update haha.

Nabanggit ko na ang TSIB Reading Guide na 'to sa Author's Note ng Come On, Collide Chapter 1, but I guess no one reads ANs nowadays (lol) kaya eto, ipo-post ko na rin dito :)

I made this TSIB Reading Guide para sa bagong readers na kakatapos lang basahin ang The Spaces in Between at sa mga sobrang nabitin kasi duh girl, hanggang dito na lang ba? Wala nang book 2? Kwento ng pamilya nila? Kwento ng maging anak nila? blahblahblah?

If you follow me on Twitter (@lengsungit btw), ilang beses ko nang nabanggit doon na imposible nang magkaroon ng Book 2 ang TSIB. Never kong pinlanong magkaroon ng sequel ang kwentong 'to dahil gusto kong maiba siya sa mga kwentong sinusulat ko. (And let's face it, I suck at writing sequels. Look at TMEUAS lmao). Nasa outlining stages pa lang ang kwento na 'to noong 2013 (fuck, five years ago na!!!) noong napagdesisyunan ko na instead of writing a sequel, why not write a Side B of the story? Kaya merong Come On, Collide ngayon na retelling ng TSIB in Andreau's POV. Mabagal ang updates no'n, though haha.

Meron naman akong one shots (but I prefer to call them ficlets kasi style lmao) ng established relationship nina Andreau and Zade, post-TSIB. In case interested kayong mabasa kung anong nangyari sa kanila after the story, meron akong listahan ng one shots sa ibaba na pwede niyong basahin for your AZ fix. You don't have to read them all, though. Most of them are quite short, and a handful of them are very explicit (*After Hours*) kaya please, reader's discretion is advised.

Ito ang tamang pagbabasa ng kwento nina Andreau Cortez at Zade Pascual (in order na 'to mga bes). You can find the other chapters in Anthology and After Hours:

The Spaces in Between (Chapters 1 - Epilogue)

Established relationship one shots (pwedeng mabasa sa Anthology na nasa works ko)

Anthology: AZ's first day as a couple - set immediately after Chapter 55

Anthology: took a faithful leap - aka: the key giving fic; set between Chapter 55 and Epilogue

Anthology: Babe - five times Andreau called Zade "babe", and one time she did

Anthology: Height Difference - Zade muses their lack of height difference, but Andreau thinks otherwise

Anthology: Cold Feet - Zade loves to steal Andreau's socks whenever she sleeps over ;)

Anthology: Text Meme: Emergency - another slight sleep over fic

Anthology: Multimedia ficlet: AZ interview diaries #1 - established AZ na ininterview sila ni Beau Perez; it includes GIFs na baka hindi magload sa Wattpad app, though (sorry!)

After Hours: #1: Little Black Dress - Andreau and Zade's Valentine's Day (drunk) sexy timez (aka: their second time)

Anthology: Fast Talk With Andreau and Zade - Another Beau Perez interview

Anthology: AZ Texts: "Maybe we should try and..." - Andreau & Zade in New York fic #1; set three years after TSIB's Epilogue

Anthology: AZ Texts: "Can we both just take a day off..." - Andreau & Zade in New York fic #2; set three years after TSIB's Epilogue

After Hours: #2: MAC Ruby Woo - aka: the infamous blow job fic. Ahem. (will never be sorry for this)

Anthology: AZ: "This is too dramatic for my tastes..." - AZ watching One More Chance

Anthology: Aye, Captain - Andreau lands a small role in an indie film called Heneral Luna as Gregorio del Pilar. Zade has other ~ideas with his army costume, though ; mature rating (sayang, hindi ko kayang gawing explicit lmao)

After Hours: #3: you call the shots (babe) - aka: the Christmas sex fic + Andreau's strip tease + table sex + aprons (really, i'll never be sorry for this)

Anthology: Text Meme: "The bed is definitely broken..." - AZ fucking like rabbits to the point they broke their bed

After Hours: #12DaysofSmut Day 8 - AZ - Andreau going down on Zades fic (aka: Hail Andreau's Tongue)

After Hours: #4: Birthday Girl - Zade's last birthday as Ms. Scheherazade Pascual and she wants to try something new (spoiler alert: car sex) -- or: the brown Jeep sex fic; set a month before Come On, Collide Chapter 1

Anthology: Practice Makes Perfect - Drunk Andreau calling Zade after his bachelor party ; set two days before Come On Collide Chapter 1

Anthology: "Holy shit! She's on her way here right now!" - obligatory morning after fic (aka: we're gonna get married in 6 hours but yeah, we still have to have sex ok fic) ; set after, well, six hours before Come On Collide Chapter 1

Come On, Collide - aka: TSIB in Andreau's POV - still ongoing; very very slow updates (kasi mahirap isulat si Andreau, okay?); starts on their wedding reception (Chapter 1) then puro flashback na to TSIB timeline)

Future fics (aka: after marriage fics -- to be updated)

After Hours: Overdue book - married!AZ roleplay + Andreau's librarian kink - set a year after their wedding

After Hours: Pre-shoot Ritual - Pregnant Zade blames it on her hormones ; set x years after their marriage

Anthology: Dialogue ficlet: Andreau x Zade - "we're trying to fool around while the kid is asleep but we heard a noise and now we're freaking out if they heard or seen us or not"

Kung gusto niyo naman makabasa ng iba pang kwento nina Andreau at Zade, marami silang ficlets sa Anthology:)

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Gusto ko lang ulit magpasalamat sa mga nagbabasa pa rin ng TSIB hanggang ngayon, be it new readers or old readers na laging nagre-read ng TSIB. This story has always been my happy pill, my savior, my ultimate weapon against my demons. Baka matawa kayo pero totoo yan. I conceptualized and wrote this while I was struggling with personal problems and I really needed something light, happy and fluffy. Kaya eto, maumay kayo sa slow burn at tooth-rotting  fluff. I really wish I could write a proper sequel for this pero hindi ko talaga kaya. Feeling ko masisira ko ang kwento nina Andreau at Zade kapag may Book 2 (see: TDG Book 2 lmao; natuto na ako doon).

So, there. Maraming salamat ulit!