Dear Love, Dear Valentine was the first GL story I’ve ever written, and it was also written during the time na unti-unti kong nadi-discover yung sarili kong preference as a bisexual woman.
Siguro kaya naging personal sa ’kin sina Love at VK because their confusion toward their feelings reflected a part of what I genuinely felt back then. Yung uncertainty, denial, fear, at yung feeling na pilit mong iniintindi kung ano ba talaga ang nararamdaman mo.
Looking back now, may mga parte pala ng sarili ko na naisulat ko sa kanila without even realizing it at the time. Maybe that’s why the story will always feel special to me no matter how many years pass.
Then Book II happened—Love & Valentine. That was the time na napaisip ako deeply because of one of my professor’s lectures about genetic sexual attraction. Parang doon nanggaling yung “what if?” at yung mga tanong na, kahit considered taboo sa society natin, nangyayari pa rin in real life.
I became curious about emotions people are afraid to admit, relationships society immediately condemns, and how complicated human attachment can become once morality, longing, guilt, and identity start colliding with each other. Maybe that’s also why I became drawn to writing morally gray stories—not because I agree with everything inside them, but because I like exploring uncomfortable questions that people usually avoid talking about.
Have you ever read a story that made you question something you thought you already understood?
Have you ever seen a part of yourself in a story you never expected to relate to?
