With Ink and Love, Cecilia
29 parts Ongoing MaturePEARL OF THE ORIENT SEAS SERIES
In modern-day Manila, Kaye Dominique Torrepalma, a young historian and writer, stumbles upon a hidden chest of letters in an antique shop. The letters, written in elegant yet fading ink, tell the love story of Leonardo Matías Ramírez, a Spanish-Filipino soldier, and Cecilia Victoria Payad Ortega, a brave Filipina poet and revolutionary.
Habang binabasa ni Kaye ang mga liham, unti-unti niyang binubuo ang kwento ng dalawang pusong nagmahal pero pinaghiwalay ng digmaan, pagtataksil, at mahigpit na panuntunan ng kolonyalismo. Si Leon, isang sundalong inatasang labanan ang rebolusyon, at si Cecilia, isang makatang lihim na lumalaban para sa kalayaan. Dalawang kaluluwang nasa magkasalungat na panig ng kasaysayan, pero pinag-isa ng pag-ibig.
Their final letters hint at an escape plan, a desperate attempt to defy fate and be together. But Cecilia's last message was never answered, and Leon's final letter was never sent.
Determinado si Kaye na malaman ang kanilang naging kapalaran, so she followed the scattered remnants of their love, chasing the echoes of a story that time tried to erase.
Start Date: February 23, 2025