Hatle Stories

Jacob Kim arrived in Cebu alone, a surfboard case hanging from one shoulder, long brown hair tied into a messy man-bun that still dripped from the flight's humidity. He was eighteen, free-spirited, legally allowed to drink and smoke, a new adult excited for new romance. He had flirted with girls countless times - kissed a few, even... but somehow, none of it ever stuck. Something was always missing. He never imagined the missing piece would be a person he hadn't even met yet.