Naked in España

Singco James Bautista was never supposed to fall for him.

Fresh off a quiet fall from grace after getting kicked off the varsity team, Singco finds himself adrift until he joins Banda Rito, a reformed university band full of noise, tension, and second chances.

Then there's Apollo Diaz: the band's lead guitarist, a psychology major with a sharp gaze and a softness Singco wasn't prepared for.

What was meant to be casual slips into something deeper-something dangerous. Between late-night practices and glances that linger too long, their secret begins to swell with everything left unsaid.

As tension rises within the band and between them, Singco is forced to face a truth he's spent his whole life running from. To keep living a lie is to risk losing everything-the music, the boy, and the freedom to finally be himself.

Language: Filipino-English