Honestly, while I was watching HL back then, hindi talaga sumagi sa utak ko or makita si Ace and Sarina with Jiaxu and Sangzhi because they weren't my main inspiration and I had no clue abt HL nung sinulat ko siya. But rereading and continuing the book this year, doon ko lang narealize how similar they actually are. Like, what are the odds na magkakapareho sila ng trope? Pati yung sa tutor subplot, which was based on my experience HAHAHAHAHA napaisip nga ano na hindi ba ako macopyright neto? But most of their high school moments were purely original.
Pero yes, sa college part, it was kinda inspired na talaga sa HL, kasi I was looking for an inspiration din (wala na kasi kami contact nung inspiration ko HAHAHA). And I need to refresh my mind din sa mga pangyayari kasi 5 years ago na simula nung sinulat ko siya.
I also took inspiration sa Ao Haru Ride (LA), Boyfriend on Demand, and CTLBT? (Yun din kasi mga pinapanood ko at that time) para sa youthful and magaan lang na vibe since yun talaga yung goal ko. I just wanna write light and medyo cringe na stories for the whole series na base sa experience ko and jejemon din kasi akong tao nung high school HAHAHAHA eme
Overexplainer yan sya guys HAHAHAHAHAHA Pero ayun, hihi. Explain ko nalang din kasi baka may iba rin na ‘yon ang naiisip.