"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.
The past 4 years have been very rough for Alec. He joined a choir halfheartedly, giving himself a chance to find a place where he belongs. His best friend Jessica says that he's multitalented and intelligent, yet lacks a bit on the social side. Talk about being #introverted.
As he enters the 11th grade, he meets a boy, whose name shall remain unsaid. The first time they met was not at all pleasant. Despite that, the two develop a relationship, one might say, even more than that of friends. Feelings for each other? Who knows? Someone even wrote a song for another, that cutesy-in-love type of songs. I wonder who that would be.
After Alec's last heartbreak, he looks forward to start all over again with him. Just as he is about to open his heart, he is left hanging, all alone. Could this be a sign that he should stop trying? Will he ever be able to love again? Somewhere out there, a blue soul is finding its way home.
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This novel is participating in a writing competition, namely Hermosa Pieza BL Novel Competition, the Philippines' first official Boys Love Novel Competition. It is Co. presented by Raikentopeni Philippines along with its other sponsors.