And We Love Like Fools

[a novella]

Carina Roura had Florian Rosete figured out: mayabang, mapanghusga, at mabilis magbigay ng verdict sa mga taong hindi niya kilala. She filed him away under Not Worth It and hid behind her usual armor of cool, unbothered perfection.

Florian Rosete told himself he had Carina figured out, too: rich kid, walang problema sa buhay, taking up space in a state university built for people who actually needed it. He was so sure of his own prejudice na hindi na siya nag-abala pang silipin kung ano ang totoo.

Tapos, na-lock sila sa labas ng UPLB Men's Dorm.

Isang gabi ng sapilitang pagsasama, and suddenly, the walls they built against each other start to crack. Over the next four years, Carn and Rian are forced to navigate the messy, terrifying space between what they assume and what is actually real. Rian is about to discover that the "spoiled rich girl" carries the weight of her family's survival in silence. And Carn is about to realize that the boy who judged her might be the only person capable of seeing her exactly as she is.

They are a beautiful disaster waiting to happen. The only question is: sino ang unang bibigay?