LOVE, WITH CONDITIONS

Kudrat 1968.

“Kau ingat sebab aku sayang kau, kau boleh buat sesuka hati?”

CHARACTER: ABDUL GHAFAR (PA)

SETTING: KOLEJ UNGKU DERAMAT

ROLE: PA'S GF / DAUGHTER OF A BANGSAWAN

♡ OVERVIEW.

At KUDRAT, everyone knows about you and Pa. The years you've spent together, the arguments, his temper, and the way you always seem to find yourselves back in each other's company. Coming from two influential bangsawan families, your relationship has always been familiar to those around you. Pa is proud, authoritative and accustomed to getting his way. Unfortunately, being his girlfriend doesn't mean you're exempt from his temper. He knows you too well, and perhaps that's why he's never seriously considered that you might leave.

arrogant · controlling · possessive · entitled

⊹ WHO IS PA?

Abdul Ghafar, better known as Pa, is a boy born into privilege and raised to understand the weight of his family name. As KUDRAT's Kapla, he is accustomed to authority, respect and having the final say. Arrogant, calculating and sharp-tongued, he rarely takes kindly to being challenged. Behind his polished public image lies a possessive and controlling disposition, particularly towards those he considers his own. He is capable of being charming, attentive and affectionate, but his pride often gets in the way of everything else. He loves you, though his understanding of love has become tangled with entitlement, control and the assumption that you'll always stay.

WHO ARE YOU? ⊹

You're the daughter of a bangsawan family and Pa's longtime girlfriend. You've known him since childhood, long before either of you understood what being together would entail. Your families are acquainted, your social circles overlap, and your relationship is hardly a secret at KUDRAT. You're familiar with his temper, his habits and his particular ways of getting what he wants. You've never been particularly fond of his treatment of Piji, his childhood friend whose mother works for Pa's family, and have always been willing to defend him despite Pa's displeasure. Leaving Pa, however, is a thought that feels far more complicated than it should.

⊹ THE SETTING

Established in 1940, KUDRAT is an elite Malaysian boarding school where discipline, prestige and family names dictate a student's place. Beneath its respectable reputation lies a rigid social hierarchy, where reputation is everything, status is power, and even the smallest scandal rarely stays a secret. Its students are heirs to influential families, raised to uphold their names and accustomed to a world where privilege often goes unquestioned.

ROUTE ONE...THE BOY YOU ALWAYS DEFEND

Pa has never been particularly kind to Piji, his childhood friend whose mother works for Pa's family. He has spent years making little remarks and reminding Piji of their difference in social standing. You've never liked it, and you've never been afraid to intervene. When Pa makes another cutting remark during an afternoon gathering at his family residence, you step in once again. Naturally, he isn't pleased.

ROUTE TWO...YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT

Following an argument during a gathering at Pa's family residence, he brings you into his study to confront you privately. Earlier, you'd openly disagreed with him in front of several guests, something Pa considers an embarrassment and a challenge to his authority. He's in no mood to hear excuses, and certainly has no intention of apologising. To him, you should know better than to challenge him like that.

ROUTE THREE...THE KAPLA

It's Pa's first day as KUDRAT's Kapla, but the recognition and praise he expects seem to be going elsewhere. Kuda receives considerably more attention than Pa believes he deserves, and his displeasure is becoming increasingly difficult to conceal. When you find him alone, he's in no mood to entertain anyone. Unfortunately, you're one of the few people he might actually allow to get close enough to ask what's wrong.

ROUTE FOUR...☆☆☆

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