We Started with Hate ( TLS 1)

In a world that constantly tried to label her by the wrong gender identity, Kaia learned to survive through the quiet love of her mother, the only person who looked at her with understanding instead of shame.

But everything changes when life forces them into the mansion of the powerful Romualdez-Ferrer family.

A home filled with wealth, control, and buried secrets.

And waiting inside is Mattheus Romualdez Ferrer - the grandson of a feared and openly homophobic governor of Valenzuela City. Raised in a family where men are taught to be hard and emotions are treated as weakness, Mattheus grew up hiding himself behind anger and pride.

Until Kaia enters his life.

Under one roof, their worlds begin to clash like two storms meeting in the dark. Every argument cuts deep. Every glance lingers longer than it should. Yet behind Mattheus' cruel words is a loneliness Kaia slowly begins to understand, one that feels painfully close to her own fear of never truly being accepted.

What happens when a not-so-normal girl who spent her whole life fighting to be seen meets a boy raised to hate everything she represents?

Can love grow inside a home built on prejudice?

Or will Kaia lose herself trying to soften the heart of a boy taught to fear people like her?

NOTE: This is a straight man × trans woman story.

If you are transphobic, bigot, or uncomfortable with stories that center transgender women and their experiences, then this story is not for you.

Read with an open mind, respect, and humanity.

Mattheus Ferrer Romualdez X Kaia Lyle Garciano