Just Within Reach

WRITTEN IN TAGLISH | SLOW BURN | SAPPHIC

Set within the quiet, busy halls of a prominent estate, a slow-burning connection forms between two women leading vastly different lives.

Sue accepts a position managing the daily care of the household's younger children, expecting only routine and professionalism under the supervision of the family's two career-driven mothers. But her arrival soon draws the notice of Yasmine, the family's eldest daughter.

Caught between the pressures of college and the loneliness of a home governed by schedules rather than warmth, Yasmine finds in Sue a rare sense of grounding. For the first time, she has someone her own age to talk to-someone who is neither an authority figure to answer to nor a child to look after. What begins as shared moments and quiet conversations away from the rest of the household gradually deepens, blurring the line between employee and confidante. As friendship gives way to an undeniable, gentle pull, a quiet romance blooms, growing too strong for either of them to ignore.

✍🏻: 04/25/26 - Ongoing