𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵. 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺-𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭.
𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘰𝘧-𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨.
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Si Evie, blue-haired overachiever na malapit na sa burnout. Si Lucas, bagong lipat, tahimik pero consistent top scorer. Mula pa lang sa unang araw, asaran na agad, mga tingin, biruan, at away.
Pero nang mapili silang gumanap bilang Eros at Psyche sa school play, napilitan silang magsama. Habang sinusubukang magpanggap sa entablado, unti-unti ring nabubura ang linya sa pagitan ng acting at totoong nararamdaman.
Pressure, expectations, graduation, at... feelings? Pwede bang may mas malalim pa kaysa sa inis?
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Title: The Year We Played Pretend
Author: lutaraxcia
Language/s: Taglish (Tagalog/English)
Genre: Rom-Com
Sub-genres: Teen-Fiction
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𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅: 02.18.2025
𝑷𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅: 05.19.2025
𝑬𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅: -?-?-?-
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12 in #arrangedmarriage
"You're mine, Jeea. Don't ever forget that." His voice is a siren, enchanting me, making me dizzy with the need to be close to him.
"I know, Mr. Rathore. And you're mine." I peck his lips and he squeezes my neck in return. I can still feel the embers of his angry, lying just below the surface of his skin.
"Always, jaan. It's a pleasure to be yours." His lips meet mine in a slow kiss which quickly turns into something passionate, neither of us willing to back down. I take his anger that he drowns into this kiss and show him my love in return.
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Jeea Mehta has always lived in the shadow of her perfect older sister. But when a twist of fate forces her to marry Dhruv Singh Rathore-a wealthy, enigmatic man who was once promised to her sister-Jeea finds herself caught in a marriage she never wanted and a life she doesn't understand.
But Dhruv is not an easy man to please. He's distant, ruthless, and heartbreakingly unattainable. And yet, beneath his icy exterior, Jeea glimpses something more-something that makes her heart betray her at every turn.
As hidden truths unravel and undeniable chemistry ignites, Jeea finds herself caught in a dangerous game of love and resentment. Because while she was never meant to be his bride... she might just become something even more unexpected-his weakness.
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