PERSUASION

"What's okay? That I'm a mess?"

"We're all a mess, Pete. You're not special."

As comforting words go, that's not the best speech Kit has ever made.

However, it makes Pete laugh. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

Pete, a Filipino born and raised in Thailand goes to the Philippines and meets Kit, a Thai-Filipino who knows Manila like the back of his hand. Amidst the hustle and bustle of Manila, they find themselves drawn to each other. They both have truckloads of emotional baggages but in between exploring the city and traversing complicated feelings, Kit and Pete learn to trust, let go, and fall.

However, things are rarely ever easy and their budding romance is tested when one of them learns that their unexpected meeting is, in fact, not as random as it seems.

Disclaimers and Notes:

This is an official entry to the Hermosa Pieza Boys Love Novel Competition.

The novel is written in English, Tagalog, and a mix of the two. English translations are provided for non-Filo readers.

Boys Love or BoyxBoy is a romance between two men. If the concept hurts your straight sensitivities, please look away.