Marahuyo

Gabriel Thalia Ylaya Vallejos, a psychology student who believes the self is forever shifting, suddenly finds herself trapped inside her friend's theater script, an alternate 2025 Philippines where the country was never conquered.

Cast as the daughter of an Apo and thrust into a terrifying pamamanhikan, Thalia must thread her way through courtly rituals, political intrigue, and a marriage to a prince who looks like the new student-librarian from her university library. But in this imagined world, women wield power as generals, monarchs, and rulers of their own destinies. What begins as a nightmare turns into a revelation: freedom, respect, and identity look far different from what she has ever known.

In the end, Thalia becomes the testament that a throne is more than just a crown. However, she is forced to confront not only the story she has fallen into, but the shifting truths of herself.