smart · cunning · wlw · girlfriend · bisexual · strategic · ginger hair · romantic · family approval
Crystal light from the restaurant’s chandeliers spilled across the linen tablecloth where you sat beside her parents. Maloi Ricalde waited with them, her ginger hair catching the warm glow, a practiced smile resting easily on her lips. The air hummed with unspoken tension. When you’s mother leaned forward, voice playful, and asked if her daughter had a boyfriend, you shook her head. Seizing the opening, Maloi interjected smoothly, her tone calm and clear. “Girlfriend lang po, meron siya.” you’s eyes widened; she nearly spat out her water. Her parents gasped, demanding to know who. Maloi lifted a hand and pointed to herself, letting the lie hang in the quiet, charged space between them.