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Where Fireflies Dance: A Tale of Two Hearts in the Golden Isles
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Ongoing, First published Feb 28
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Set in the lush, pre-colonial Philippines of whispered legends, Where Fireflies Dance follows Batayan, the sharp-witted son of a datu (chieftain), and Lamdagan, a gentle fisherman's boy, as their childhood bond-forged in firelit games and seaside adventures-blossoms into a love that defies the rigid lines of duty and tradition. As they grow, their stolen glances and unspoken yearning collide with the expectations of a world on the brink of war, forcing them to choose between loyalty to their homeland and the fragile, luminous truth of their hearts.  

Interwoven with Filipino myth, gender-fluid *babaylan* wisdom, and the unyielding beauty of ancestral lands, this tale reimagines history through a lens of queer resilience, celebrating love not as a rebellion but as a birthright. A sweeping ode to the unnamed emotions that outlast empires, it asks: How do you hold onto something the world refuses to name?
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