Silk And Stone Series #1 Roz Lualhati

Chesca enters college hoping to leave behind the shadows of her past and finally live as her true self. Armed with a new name, a new identity, and quiet determination, she blends into the background-careful not to draw attention, not to invite judgment. All she wants is to survive her classes, finish her degree, and exist without question. But one small accident in a busy hallway changes everything. When Kyle, a quiet engineering student, stops to help her-not out of pity, but with an unexpected gentleness-Chesca feels something she hasn't in a long time: she feels seen.

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Blaire knew love could be messy pero hindi niya inasahang mahuhulog siya sa isang taong halos hindi marunong magmahal. Zagreus is the campus golden boy confident, untouchable, at laging may kasamang babae. Pero sa likod ng mga smirk at tahimik na titig, may lalim siyang hindi basta-bastang mababasa and somehow, Blaire saw through it. What started as harmless teasing turned into late-night calls, lingering glances, and a tension neither of them wanted to name. Sa bawat "wala 'to," mas lalo silang nahulog. Until secrets, pride, and timing got in the way. Kung minahal mo ang isang tao sa paraang buong-buo... paano mo siya bibitawan nang hindi nawawala yung sarili mo?

They always say love is simple. But babe, I've never been anyone's "simple." I'm the color they skip when they're too scared to paint outside the lines. The shade that makes them squint, not because it's ugly-but because it's undeniable. I'm the softness they never learned to touch right-just stare at, or worse, try to mute, edit, correct. I walk these hallways like they're mine-heels clicking like commas in a poem they'll never have the courage to finish. They stare, they whisper, but none of them know how heavy it is to wear your truth like perfume-sweet, unapologetic, impossible to ignore. I am Elian Reyes. Not your phase. Not your curiosity. Not your headline. Just a girl who's loud, dreams too fiercely, and lives too boldly to be simplified.

"He used to bully me for being different. Now he burns at the thought of losing me." She was the poor, shy, effeminate boy he humiliated every summer in Limasawa. Now, she's a brilliant transgender woman who got everything he said she never would-beauty, brains, and a life that doesn't revolve around him. Aurelia Ysabelle Villamonte thought she had buried the past with the name Esten. But fate had other plans. At UP Diliman, she crosses paths with Leonardius Santiago Madrigal III, a powerful, arrogant Atenean and heir to one of the country's richest old-money families. He doesn't recognize her at first. When he does, his shame turns to obsession... then jealousy... and something dangerously close to desire. He hates that he wants her. She hates that he still has power over her. This isn't a fairytale. This is a story of revenge that turned into longing. Of survival becoming love. Of a woman who rose despite the cruelty and a man who fell because of it. What happens when the boy who broke you becomes the man who begs for your love? Would you forgive him... in spite of everything? This is a Transwoman × Straight Man love story

What if you're someone who craves for love but ends up in an arrangement where love is the one thing you're not allowed to feel. They say it's just physical. No feelings. No strings. No damage. Pero paano kung katawan lang ang usapan, pero puso ang nadamay? Paano kung sa bawat gabi ng init, may unti-unting lumalamig sa sariling damdamin? They had rules. Clear. Simple. Walang komplikasyon. Pero hindi lahat ng walang label, walang sakit. At hindi lahat ng bawal, sinusunod. In a world where your truth is either judged or ignored... Can a heart that's been guarded for so long still risk being broken? Book Cover: Designed by me via Canva. Images used are not mine; credits to original creators found on Pinterest. Disclaimer: This is a transXman story! Warning: Read at your own risk.

Cyril Kim Hernandez x Gavin Sylvio Villamor