𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆

SCALE OF LOVE SERIES #1

Eileen Morana Adalgisa has always lived under the weight of her mother's dream. Architecture was never her choice, but she carried it anyway-believing that making her mother proud mattered more than her own happiness. Outwardly, she wears confidence and boldness like a shield, but behind the mask lies a girl silently drowning in someone else's ambition.

Obedient yet restless, she hides her sorrow behind a practiced smile, convincing the world she's fine while feeling more and more detached from herself. The thought of disappointing her mother terrifies her, so she continues to follow rules that were never hers to begin with.

Then comes Kurt Harvey Kriegal, a third-year civil engineering student whose presence slowly begins to shake her walls. With his perspective on life and gentle persistence, Harvey makes her see what she's been denying all along-that choosing her own path is not selfish, but necessary. That true pride comes not from fulfilling someone else's dream, but from embracing her own.

And for the first time, Eileen begins to wonder... what would it feel like to finally live for herself?

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Reminder: The characters in this story are deliberately flawed and complex. Their actions and decisions may seem contradictory, difficult to understand, or even frustrating-but that's the point. These flaws reflect the diversity of real human behavior, showing that love, loyalty, and sacrifice can coexist with control, fear, and disappointment.

Status: On-going
Started: 08/25/25