In a world where obedience to tradition and the strength of authority dictate every action, a young woman finds herself bound by the sacred chains of marriage. The path she's forced onto is one of submission, governed by the will of a powerful man who has mastered the art of control. Her life, once filled with freedom and dreams, becomes a silent battlefield of power, respect, and secrets.
The man she marries, a figure of unyielding dominance, commands not just her body but her will, leaving her to question her place in a world where she is both valued and dehumanized. With every passing day, she finds herself torn between loyalty to a system that binds her and the quiet yearning for a life of choice.
As their lives intertwine and the rules of their union grow more suffocating, she begins to understand that freedom comes at a price. Will she ever find the strength to break free from the man who holds her in his grasp, or will she surrender to the expectations of a love that is less about affection and more about control?
*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems*
CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT
Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto.
In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.