Nineteen housemates filled the living room like a human buffet—
iba't ibang vibes, energies, at kaba level.
Pero may isang spot na bakante.
Yung spot ng late girl everyone kept whispering about.
The room went silent.
As in silent silent.
Parang PBB pa-eviction vibes, but it was literally Day 1.
Ashley, napaka-extra as always, grabbed a throw pillow like mic.
Ashley:
"Kuya, pa-soundtrack naman or baka isipin ng viewers na silent film kami?
Like, hello? Personalities po kami."
Rave snorted.
Rave: "You have too much personality, actually."
Ashley: "You're WELCOME."
Marco, nasa gilid, watched them bicker.
Ashley had been his chaos partner for YEARS.
Now seeing her spar with Rave?
Something inside him whispered, uh oh, replacement arc.
Carmelle clapped loudly.
Carmelle:
"Okay STOP. Before we hit World War 3, relationship roll call.
Sino taken, sino single, sino complicated, at sino LIAR."
The house SCREAMED.
One by one they answered.
Ashley: "Emotionally unstable, physically present."
Marco: "Single. Former love team. Pero solo flight muna."
Rave: "Single. Not desperate. Yet."
Lee: "Single. Focus sa task. Pero, like... depende?"
Anton: "Single. High standards."
Inigo: "Single. Open. With respect."
Heath: "Single. Observing."
Clifford: "Single. Chill lang."
Fred: "Single. Low battery."
Princess: "Single. Goals first."
Sofia: "Single. Hindi lonely."
Winona: "Single. May gusto. Secret."
Then—
Eliza:
"Complicated. With... Miguel."
Ashley CHOKED.
The room whipped their heads toward Miguel.
Miguel smiled shyly.
Carmelle:
"My turn. Single. Untouchable. Walang time mang-uli."
Everyone laughed—
Then Krystal straightened.
Calm. Sharp. Soft but deadly.
Krystal:
"My eyes have been on someone for almost two years.
So even if I'm here... my heart's not shopping."
"And girls," she continued, "if someone likes you, they pursue you. Hindi ikaw ang sisiksik sa space nila. Protect yourself, pero sila dapat ang lalapit."
BOOM.
Silence. Stares.
Ashley clutched her chest like she got sniped.
Carmelle:
"That applies to BOTH genders, right?"
Krystal smirked.
"Apply it where needed. Just don't waste yourself."
Before anyone could DIG for tea—
Buzzer.
Kuya:
"Housemates, please welcome your new housemate."
The sliding door opened—
And the world literally slowed down.
A girl stepped in.
Quiet confidence.
Soft aura.
Face na pang-child-star-turned-main-character.
Caprice Cayetano.
Seventeen.
Japan girl.
Soft but lethal.
She smiled shyly.
Caprice:
"Hi po... sorry, kakadating ko lang from Japan."
Ashley's jaw DROPPED to the floor.
Ashley:
"WAIT—ikaw yung batang bida noon, diba?!"
The boys sat straighter.
Clifford fixed his posture.
Heath subtly pulled his shirt down.
Inigo arranged his hair for the third time.
Pero—
Eliza whispered like a tita in church:
Eliza:
"She's 17. ALL OF YOU, BEHAVE."
Instant freeze.
All boys reverted to kuya mode.
Except one idiot.
Lee.
He leaned forward, full ngiti mode.
Lee:
"Hi Caprice... this is embarrassing pero...
I think I have a crush on you."
The room DIED.
Ashley: "BRO??? DAY ONE???"
Princess: "Pagod na ako!"
Reich: "Respect the MINOR, please!"
Caprice hid her face, laughing.
"Thank you po? I guess?"
Chaos exploded—
But behind all that noise...
Krystal.
Sitting with a tablet rule book, hoodie on, pretending to scroll.
Pero the moment Caprice laughed?
Her eyes lifted.
Found Caprice.
Locked.
Stayed.
Not a glance.
Not a flick.
A full, loaded STARE.
Caprice pushed her hair behind her ear—
and Krystal's eyes FOLLOWED.
Then Cap lifted her gaze—
and their eyes met.
One second lang.
But oh God, the electricity?
Premium takaw-tingin.
Krystal instantly jerked her hoodie higher,
like she got caught shoplifting.
Carmelle whispered without blinking:
Carmelle:
"Girl. That was NOT a normal look."
Krystal:
"Nilalamig lang ako, pwede?"
Sure, babe. Sure.
Except your ears are literally PINK.
Ashley elbowed Rave.
Ashley:
"Camera 4 caught EVERYTHING.
I swear may replay 'to sa Twitter later."
Rave:
"Takaw-tingin alert. Premium tier."
And just like that—
The entrance became Chapter 1's plot twist.
A glance na walang nagsabi.
A spark na walang umamin.
A tension na walang nag-start.
Takaw tingin.
Usap ayaw.
Deadly slow burn unlocked.
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TAKAW TINGIN, USAP AYAW (CAPTAL/CAPKRYS) PBB
Fanfiction#CAPKRYSERYE They barely talk. They rarely sit next to each other. But somehow... the fans outside still see something. A spark. A pull. A tiny shift in the air whenever their eyes meet. Maybe it's the way Krystal's expression softens for one second...
