In the high-stakes environment of an elite classroom, Mariae Gianna lives by a strict blueprint. As a top-tier student with her sights set on a prestigious future, she views every academic challenge as a vital step toward her empire. But her carefully constructed world begins to fracture with the presence of Xavier Alaric who breaks every rule of her logic without even trying.
Xavier is the shadow to Janna's light; he is brilliant, dangerously nonchalant, and entirely unbothered by the stakes that keep Janna awake at night. Their rivalry isn't just about grades-it's a psychological clash. While Janna fights for every inch of recognition, Xavier's silent, bored intelligence consistently makes her feel small, leaving her with a frustration that borders on obsession.
Following a bitter confrontation that left Janna defeated and Xavier indifferent, the dynamic shifts. Janna has traded her fire for ice, transforming into a version of herself that is as cold and sharp as the blueprints she draws. But as the silence between them grows louder, the walls she built to protect her future begin to tremble.
As their paths remain inextricably linked, Janna is forced to face a question she never factored into her plans. When the boy who dismantled her pride becomes the only one who truly understands her silence, the blueprint of her life begins to blur. In a world where every move is calculated, will Gianna stick to the career she has always fought for, or will she risk it all for a feeling she never intended to have?
(COMPLETED) Bradley Teo Lauchico
High school friends fell in love with each other.
Haunted by a traumatic upbringing and a cruel false accusation that once drove her into a lonely life in Washington, Rome struggles to believe she is worthy of the Lauchico name or the future Bradley so desperately wants to build for her.
Bradley, ever persistent, chooses to dismantle his perfect image to prove that his love isn't a cage of expectations, but a safe space where Rome's brokenness is cherished.
The two trade the pressures, finding their ultimate healing in the realization that a home isn't defined by a status, but by the choice to stay when the rest of the world walks away.