TITIBO-TIBOK

A Ninjafootsteps Original

"The throne is made of glass. The EMPEROR is a lie. And the Heart? It's a battlefield."

Sa bawat pagtitig ni Melay Del Lerio sa salamin, isa lang ang nakikita niya. Perfection. She is the self-proclaimed Emperor nang pinaka gwapo sa buong mundo-isang obra maestra perfection nang hitsura at yaman. She doesn't just want to be noticed, she demands to be worshiped. Para sa kanya, ang kaguwapuhan ay isang kapangyarihang siya lang ang may karapatang magtaglay. But then came Andres. A scholar with a heavy silence and a gaze that cuts deeper than any insult. He is respectful, grounded, and utterly indifferent to the "Del Lerio" name.

Sa mundong sanay na yumuyukod sa kanya, si Andres ang tanging pader na hindi niya matibag. He doesn't see a King or a EMPEROR . He only sees a nuisance. "Aksaya sa oras. Unano." Ang isang salitang iyon ang naging mitsa ng isang digmaan. In a desperate move to reclaim her pride, Melay will turn into a shadow. She will provoke. She will insult. She will compete. If Andres' heart is looking elsewhere, Melay will make sure she burns that world to the ground-not because of love, but because a Emperor refuses to be ignored. And how far will Melay go to win a game she never should have played?

In the clash between a "Emperor's mind" and a poor man's pride, the first one to feel the "tibok".....is the first one to bleed.

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Started: January 2026 - FIRST STORY
Status: RAW & UNEDITED
Language: Classy Taglish (Melay's POV) / Raw Tagalog (The World)
I do not own the photo used for the book cover. All credits to the owners.

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