Where My Name Sat Beside Yours

A coming-of-age story about first love, hidden feelings, and the quiet bravery of finally choosing yourself.

In a world that demands you to fit in, he only wanted to be seen.
Quiet, reserved, and often misunderstood, he has spent most of his life being labeled - mahinhin, weird, different. But everything changes the moment fate decides to sit his name beside his.

What begins as an ordinary classroom seating arrangement becomes the start of something extraordinary - a connection built on laughter, borrowed pens, and shared silences. As days turn into years, admiration slowly turns into something deeper, something forbidden, something that has to stay hidden.

But how long can you love in silence before your heart starts to ache for truth?

"Where My Name Sat Beside Yours" is a tender yet painful journey through adolescence - where self-discovery collides with heartbreak, and courage is found not in grand gestures, but in quiet confessions. It's a story of growing up queer in a world that doesn't always understand, of learning that love doesn't always need to be returned to be real, and of finding strength in saying, "This is who I am."

For anyone who's ever loved in secret, who's ever felt different, who's ever chosen to be brave despite the fear - this is your story.