Aisha Maive Clemente has always carried the weight of leadership on her shoulders. As the captain of their senior high school's volleyball team, she's known for her discipline, warmth, and quiet strength. Soft-hearted yet determined, Aisha is the kind of person who puts everyone else first, even when it breaks her. But behind her calm eyes lies the pressure of expectations, the fear of failure, and the silent battles no one sees.
Then there's Ruiecole Lozano - an academic achiever who prefers to stay behind the spotlight. He's the type who keeps his head down, focuses on grades, and avoids trouble. Shy, reserved, and thoughtful, Ruiecole finds comfort in silence, until Aisha's world collides with his.
When the captain who carries everyone's weight meets the achiever who hides behind his books, their quiet worlds begin to change. Between late-night talks, shared glances, and the struggles of chasing dreams, they'll learn that sometimes, strength isn't about how much you can carry-but who carries you when you finally fall.
A story of leadership, quiet courage, and finding someone who sees you even when you don't see yourself.
We Couldn't Explain This Either (While We Were Here Series #1)
5 parts Ongoing
5 parts
Ongoing
Some connections don't fit in theories or logic. or the timing we thought we had.
Ivonie was the type of person who analyze everything, why people left, why they stayed, why some people never learned how to treat and love properly. As a psychology student, she could label every emotion but didn't know how to feel them without overthinking.
Aiden was the type of person who keep quiet in everything, an IT student who made sense of systems, not people. His world was built on patterns, codes, and the safety of logic. And feelings were the kind of bugs he never learned how to debug.
They were from different faculties, majors to be exact. They have different ways of thinking. Different ways of surviving.
But maybe the mind doesn't always follow the rules. And maybe some connections, no matter how improbable it is defy the need to be explained.
This isn't about love at first sight. It's about the quiet unraveling of two people who weren't looking for each other, but found understanding in the same silence.
Because in the end, they couldn't explain it either.
start: 10/09/25