Pasadena 1: Pacific

"Kapag tropa, tropa. Walang talo-talo." Sa kasabihang ito umiikot ang samahan ng magkakaibigan. There's a certain unspoken rule that men abide by. They value brotherhood and friendships more than anything else. At least, that's what Pacific knows until a breathtaking vixen enters the picture and decides to turn his most preferred lone, solitary world upside down.

Simple lang naman ang kalakaran. To keep their league solid, men should avoid getting involved with their women friends. Mahirap nang magkamali at madali ang samahan kung sakaling humantong man iyon sa hiwalayan. The brotherhood will suffer the consequences. Higit pa roon ay ayaw nilang malagasan ng isang kapatid o kaibigan.

Pacific knows better. He cares about their sodality. Men, women, all are respected within their lot. Kaibigan lamang ang tingin nito sa mga babae. He's not interested in complications; hangga't maaari nga ay iniiwasan niya iyon. As for his personal needs? He doesn't have to worry about it. Women fall at his feet faster than a raging bullet shot through the heart.

Enter Marga Madrigal. Pacific loathes this beautiful lass to bits and pieces. Para sa lalaki, ito ang tipo ng kasalanang mahirap iwasan. Isang bisyong mahirap iwanan at patuloy na babalik-balikan. Isang ipinagbabawal na prutas ang dalaga. Pacific can't fuck himself up. He's downright frustrated and horny as hell. Tuwing nasisilayan ang dalaga ay kusang kumikislot ang kanyang pagkalalaki.

This can't be. Hindi siya makapapayag na isang babae lamang ang makapagpapatalsik ng kanyang peace of mind. Sa isang iglap lang ay naghari na ang imahe nito sa kanyang isipan at halos ikabaliw niya iyon. God. This is why he does it with no strings attached. Complication is the last word in his vocabulary, and wanting Marga Madrigal in more ways than one might be his undoing.

After all, we all break our rules for someone.