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Careers are often seen as something to be either pursued or sacrificed for love, and vice versa. You can't really choose both as they demand a lot of work and are tiring like shit. But what if two people chose the latter? Despite spending most of their lives trying to prove they could succeed in the future as professionals. Would it be tough for them? Would they be selfish in seeking the world's validation or be selfish for the love they have for one another? It's complicated. Because in the end, they knew that the other individual would end up choosing the opposite, leaving one person secretly loving the other.

Best of 2025: 50% Off! Sale ends on December 23 Santiago Alverio is torn between family expectations and his own internalized fears from homophobic relatives. As he enters a casual fling with Diablo Delgado, he discovers that love, patience, and acceptance might be the blueprint to healing and embracing his true self. *** Santiago Alverio has always lived by the rules of his family, peers, and a silent world that tells him who he should be. As a civil engineering student, he hides behind toxic masculinity and the fear of being noticed because of expectations and a homophobic upbringing. Then comes Diablo Delgado--fearless, affectionate, and unapologetically himself. What begins as a no-strings "friends with benefits" arrangement slowly converts into something deeper. With every touch, every unguarded smile, Diablo breaks the walls Santi has built around his heart. But love is never simple. Santi is caught between family pressures, societal judgment, and his own insecurities. Will he ever realize that happiness was never about meeting expectations but about choosing the person who makes him feel whole? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano ILLUSTRATOR: Ri Ot

WARNING: SPG | R18 | MATURED CONTENT UNDER EDITING *** "We can never control who we fall in love with.." Tama nga naman. Hindi natin nakokontrola kung sino ang taong mamahalin ng puso natin. Kung kanino titibok ang puso natin. But what if tumibok ito sa taong hindi dapat.. Sa taong hindi pwede... Sa taong bawal... Mapipigilan pa ba? "Controlling is an illusion. We can't control everything." _______ HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED: #17 in Romance over 146K stories [07/17/21] #5 in Romance over 146K stories [07/18/21]

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𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 [𝐑-𝟏𝟖] STARTED: JANUARY 15, 2022 ENDED: APRIL 27, 2022

After their not-so-nice encounter on that night, Venus Blair Echeverri swore that Azariah Lin, the 'kindest' student council president of their university, will suffer her wrath and madness. She devised a plan to dig up every dirt she could find that would eventually overthrow him as the president and later on ruin his reputation. Little did she know that what she's digging is actually bigger than what she thought - Azariah's real identity. His real name is Azariah Zion Omari and he's a royal Prince of Morocco. An epistolary.

I do not own the cover. I got it from "mind mild" on Pinterest and was edited on Canva.