I WAS LEFT BEHIND
What happens when the people who are supposed to support you oppose a love they refuse to understand? Will Lucas and Santiago make it to the end, or is their story destined to be cut short?
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Lucas Castro's life began to fall apart the moment he introduced his boyfriend on a day meant to celebrate his senior high school graduation. Instead of acceptance, he was met with rejection, control, and the belief that who he was was nothing more than a phase... a mistake they were determined to fix.
In a desperate attempt to change him, his parents moved him to Cavite, hoping a new environment would erase everything he felt.
But fate had other plans.
In college, Lucas met Santiago Perez, an architecture student who made him feel seen and understood. What started as an unlikely friendship slowly turned into something deeper. It took one alcohol-driven kiss to force them to confront emotions they had long tried to resist. But with both of them coming from families that would never accept who they were, love became more than just a feeling... it became a risk.
And in a world that refuses to understand them, how far are they willing to go for a love they are unsure?
DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish