Chasing With Our Hands Tied
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Lady Therese Ignacio is an average students burdened by above-average expectations. In their home, excellence is a requirement. Ever since she was little, her love for drawing was seen as just a phase, never a future. When she fails the qualification exam for the Star Section, she was moved into lower section, far from the pressure and prestige she's always known.
Psalm Conrad Blancaflor is a jack-of-all-trades, master of some, and almost always unbothered. He doesn't know exactly what he wants out of life, but he knows how to enjoy it. When Therese enters his orbit, her world begins to shift. Through laughter, late-night conversations, and quiet moments of art and mischief, she starts to loosen the tight grip of expectation and see the world through brighter, freer eyes.
In a world where success is measured by standards set long before and every misstep is met with harsh judgment. Will she have the courage to fight for their love and defy constraints that her mother has imposed upon her? Will she find a way to break free and hold onto each other, or will her hands remain tied, forever out of reach?
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