The One Before Everything
Mark Era - A Prequel to Mikey's Love Era)
Before Ronric. Before Daniel. Before Jerome.
There was Mark - the boy who taught Mikey what love could feel like... and what it meant to let it go.
Series Overview:
It's 2025. Mikey, now happily in a relationship with Jerome, is celebrating their first anniversary at Festival Mall. While waiting for their meal at Italianni's, Mikey steps out to retrieve something from the car. But outside, a tap on the shoulder stops him - and he turns around to see a face from the past holding his wallet.
It's Mark.
His first love. The boy who once made his heart beat the loudest.
This moment opens a window into the past: back to 2009, when Mikey was a hopeful, closeted teen from Section 4 at Muntinlupa Business High School, quietly crushing on the handsome, chinito heartthrob from the star section. A handkerchief, a shared elevator glance, and a fleeting memory would soon spark a story that would define Mikey's college life.
Their story unfolds at PLMun - through late-night inumans, jealousy-fueled fights, noisy classroom PDA, hallway kisses, and silent heartbreaks. Mark and Mikey's college romance was never perfect, but it was honest. And like all first loves, it had to end - not in hatred, but in growth.
This is the story of the one before everything.