Calibrated Distance
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  • Parts 29
Complete, First published Apr 18
[COMPLETE]  CALIBRATED DISTANCE
They trained her to disappear. But no one trained her to survive being seen.

Mira Alessa Delgado was supposed to be just a data point. Another name on the list.
Watched. Measured. Predicted. Controlled.

But when the system uses love as a weapon - when betrayal wears the face of the ones you trust most - survival becomes rebellion.

This isn't your typical dystopia.
No insta-love. No chosen-one hero.
Just slow-burn heartbreak, quiet strength, and a girl who was never supposed to fight back.

What to expect:
- Soft rebellion wrapped in emotional suspense
- Hurt/comfort, betrayal, survival, and healing
- Slow-burn connection you'll scream over (Mr. X says hi)
- Closure that doesn't rush your pain

This is not a story about breaking free.
It's about burning it all down.

Calibrated Distance is Book 1 of The Ones Who Were Watched, a Taglish series about trauma, found family, surveillance, data, and the danger of being seen too clearly. 

A slow-burn, Taglish scifi, psychological romance-suspense where love might save you-or surveil you.

#1 in Emotional - because pain deserves pacing. And payoff. And for a reason. Not here to rush your healing. Here to wreck you softly.

Let's burn it down together. Stay a while. Drop your theories. I read every scream.


Gentle Note:
Calibrated Distance is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and events are purely imagined. Any similarity to real people or situations is purely coincidental.

This story was written with a lot of heart - please don't copy or repost it without permission. Let's protect and respect each other's stories.


Every ⭐ and comment means the world. I'm just a small creator growing this story one quiet chapter at a time. 

If a line hit you, or a theory sparked - let me know below.
And if this story speaks to you, feel free to share it.

Chapter drop starts daily,  now! The distance is closing.

See you on the inside.
- Elle Zyh 🖤
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