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

Liam is a low grade omega drowning in debt and surviving on scraps of dignity. The world has already decided he's disposable, weak scent, irregular heats, no value. He's at the absolute bottom of the heirchy. Then Tae Ashford walks into his life. Rich. Powerful. High-grade alpha with a presence that rewrites every rule that Liam thought he knew. Tae drags him into a world of glass towers and emotions Liam was never meant to feel. He complicates everything. He demands more. He makes Liam want things he has no right to want. Liam never planned for this. He never expected an alpha like Tae. And he certainly, never ever, expected to end up with the one thing he thought he'd never have... Someone who chose him anyway.