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The Outcast
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ZPenwritter
Ongoing, First published May 02, 2025
Mature
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"The Outcast" is a raw and unfiltered look into the mind of Nathan, a 24-year-old man slowly unraveling under the weight of unspoken pain. From the outside, he's quiet, polite, and functioning-just another tired soul in the city. But inside, he's drowning.

Each chapter brings readers deeper into Nathan's private world, where suicidal thoughts are not loud or dramatic-but quiet, consistent, and devastating. The story exposes how depression hides behind smiles, how cries for help are often misunderstood, and how well-meaning people sometimes don't know how to help at all.

Told through a mixture of English and Tagalog, The Quiet Weight captures the Filipino experience of mental illness, exploring stigma, family pressure, toxic positivity, and the suffocating silence that many carry daily.

There are no easy answers in this story. No inspirational recoveries. Just a brutal honesty about what it feels like to be on the edge-and how easy it is for the world not to notice until it's too late.

This is not a story of healing.
This is a story of being unheard.
A story meant to make you stop, think, and listen.
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