Wherein Rafaelle and Lea decided to part ways after St. Kilda beach. What happens then? Would they rekindle the past when they meet again 10 years later or leave it as it was? 𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘞𝘦'𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 - 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘺 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘵 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘺 An alternate fic of Spectacular x Hey, Gorgeous.

Where love is tested not by lack of devotion, but by exhaustion, jealousy, grief, and the fragile truth of a body that almost didn't make it. It is about boundaries drawn in blood and vows re-chosen in the small, daily acts that keep people alive. Lea and Rafael try to build something real while the world keeps demanding proof, payment, and punishment. Careers will wobble. Families will choose sides. Old love will refuse to die quietly. The continuation of Rafael and Lea's Before We Called It Love era. An original concept fanfiction from the Spectacular x Hey, Gorgeous universe.

Wherein Rafaelle meets her long-time idol/crush Broadway superstar, Lea Salonga, in person during Lea's concert in Australia. What adventure awaits them? Would they just be new found friends from distant places or perhaps romance is bound to tie them down? "𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴." - 𝘓𝘦𝘢

Wherein Lea decided to write herself a private memoir of the 'in between moments'- the chaotic and even the vulnerable ones. 𝘛𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘓𝘦𝘢. 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. - 𝘗𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘨 A parallel to Spectacular x Hey, Gorgeous.

Wherein Paeng's notes and love letters were kept in a read-only Microsoft Word document file. All for the love of Lea. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶. - 𝘗𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘨

When rising actor Rafael De Torre - the sharp-tongued, soft-hearted transman the industry can't stop talking about - gets cast opposite Broadway icon Lea Salonga, he tells himself it's just work. A May-December romance on screen, nothing more. He's there to learn, to prove himself, to stay professional. Lea, on the other hand, has seen it all - the lights, the applause, the loneliness that comes after curtain call. She doesn't expect her newest co-star to challenge her, much less remind her what it feels like to be seen beyond the spotlight. But as rehearsals turn into late-night conversations, and the script starts to sound a little too familiar, the line between acting and feeling begins to blur. What was meant to be a film about love across years slowly becomes a story of two people finding it for real - messy, beautiful, and impossibly human. An original concept fanfiction from the Spectacular x Hey, Gorgeous universe.

Lea Salonga runs LUMEN, Manila's most prestigious fashion magazine, with the elegance of silk and the precision of steel. Mistakes are not tolerated. Distractions are forbidden. Until Rafael "Paeng" De Torre walks into her world. A magnetic, enigmatic investor and a confident transman, Paeng moves with quiet authority and a presence that unsettles even the untouchable Lea. He sees what no one else does: the strength beneath her perfection, the vulnerability she hides, and the desire she refuses to acknowledge. In a city of glittering glass towers, couture ateliers, and high-stakes galas, every glance is a negotiation. Every encounter is charged with tension. And between boardrooms and red carpets, power, control, and desire collide-and rules are rewritten. Silk and steel. Shadow and intent. And a passion neither of them can resist. An original concept fanfiction from the Spectacular x Hey, Gorgeous universe.

Lea has been a literature professor for years-sharp, respected, and utterly unshakable. She believes in rules, order, and doing things the "right" way. Then comes Rafael, the new trans man on the faculty-bold, brilliant, and infuriatingly cocky. He challenges her at every turn, turning her perfectly structured world upside down. They clash in the classroom. They bicker in the faculty lounge. And somehow... they can't stop noticing each other. Enemies, colleagues... maybe something more? An original concept fanfiction from the Spectacular x Hey, Gorgeous universe.

Atty. Lea Salonga never expected to face her law school almost-something, Atty. Rafael De Torre, in court - or to get completely distracted by his charm mid-trial. Every objection, every sharp retort, every sideways glance... makes it impossible to focus on winning the case - or staying professional. In a courtroom full of chaos, banter, and undeniable chemistry, love is the one thing that's completely out of order. An original concept fanfiction from the Spectacular x Hey, Gorgeous universe.

Rafael De Torre has always sung in secret, hiding his talent behind nerves and self-doubt. When a local talent show gives him the chance to step into the spotlight, he never expects the judge watching him to be Lea Salonga herself-incognito, quietly rooting for him, and secretly captivated by his voice. As Rafael pours his heart into every note, their admiration grows into playful banter, stolen glances, and an unspoken connection neither can ignore. Behind the stage and beyond the curtain, can music bring their hearts together-or will the world's spotlight pull them apart? An original concept fanfiction from the Spectacular x Hey, Gorgeous universe.