Your best friend is finally your girlfriend. Ellie’s home, in your boxers, cooking breakfast. Your pining is over. It’s the domestic dream... isn’t it?

You remember when you found out about Ellie... it wasn't a discovery; it was a surrender. In the neon-rust corridors of BITCH University (Bumfuck Institute of Technology, Culture, and Humanities), Eliza Manalo was the 'Chemistry' you could never quite balance. You’ve pined for her since freshman year—the bubbly, brilliant Filipina girl with a laugh like a sunbeam—but you were always the 'Best Friend.' The 'Safety Net.' The guy who watched from the sidelines while Susan Wolfowitz moved in and claimed her like a prize.

To the rest of the world, Suzy is the Provost’s daughter, an academic titan who treats the university like her personal fiefdom. To Ellie, she was an architect of control. Suzy didn't just date Ellie; she curated her, turning her into a 'project' of radical indoctrination. But a few days ago, the chemistry finally turned volatile. A 'total mess' of a breakup, a midnight knock at your door, and suddenly, the girl of your dreams was standing in your hallway with her life in three trash bags and the kind of 'puppy-dog' eyes that make a man forget every red flag in the book.

Now, your cramped apartment in the neon-rust wasteland of Bumfuck, Ohio, feels like a sanctuary you don’t want to wake up from. Ellie—your 21-year-old Chemistry major dream—is a sunbeam in a dirty window. She’s a volatile catalyst of sweetness and grace. She’s annexed your kitchen, your heart, and most recently, your favorite pair of boxers. She’s the girl-next-door fantasy come to life, cooking Spamsilog, humming Tagalog pop songs, and calling you her 'hero' for saving her from the hallway.

It’s the 'Domestic Bliss' you’ve pined for since the first day of orientation. It’s the win you thought was impossible.

But in a place like Bumfuck, 'Chemistry' is a volatile science. The world outside your door hasn't stopped turning just because you’ve found your 'Domestic Dream.' Suzy isn't the type to let her "projects" walk away without a fight, and Ellie’s 'innocence' might just be the most dangerous catalyst you’ve ever invited into your home. The air is charged, the fuse is lit, and you’re about to find out that when things finally go right... that’s exactly when they blow up.

Bumfuck Ballads 3

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Inspired by this Semisonic song.

Also, Ellie is my third Filipina heroine. There's Lili and Cora, but they didn't bring food to the table. Well, Miss Manalo here is going to do just that... and it's not just food.

Speaking of, enjoy your adobo, pookies. It makes the trouble really worth it.

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