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They say that happy-go-lucky people bury their deepest pain behind smiles. For Maverick Evander, an architecture student, was entangled in a web of uncertainty by his parents' decision to separate. Beneath his playful image and a well-known loud circle, he was able to carry a facade-a mystery no one could ever decipher. How can you read someone when they are just black pages in the book? That's how engineering student Rade Archiel Tejano sees Mavric: a blinding sun you could only graze upon. And the more he tries to solve the puzzles in Mavric's mind games, the more Mavric's wall thickens. Will Rade be able to crush someone who is already broken? Will Mavric top someone when he's the one who's falling? In a play where one had to win, both of them fell...hard.

In a society where blue is classified for boys and pink for the girls, Shiloh Ching Escarra struggled during his childhood when he discovered his fondness for the toys and colors that were only labeled for the girls. Despite confining himself in the darkness, Brent Matthew Jarsdel, his roommate and the son of his mother's friend, gradually peeked through his thick walls and found a way to paint his world according to what color he genuinely prefers. In the midst of those unexplainable feelings, confusions, and judgements, Brent was willing to risk it all; to fight for the love he unexpectedly found; to build him a home where his true colors would finally be accepted.

Tumbling dito, buhat doon, hagis ng flyer, salo, ikot, talon, liyad, nga-nga at kung ano-ano pa! Parte lang yan ng buhay ko bilang isang cheerleader. Akala ko madali lang. Oo, madali lang mabugbog ang katawan ko. Sa stretching pa lang, parang mapupunit ang singit ko. Sa pag bubuhat naman, mas mabigat pa yata sa ilang sakong bigas ang mga flyers namin! Pero hindi madali maging cheerleader. Pinapalakpakan at hinahangaan man kami dahil sa mga stunts, tosses and tumblings namin, sa likod nun ay ang madugong training namin araw-araw. Idagdag mo pa ang discrimination at stereotypes lalo na ng mga taong makikitid ang utak. Pag sinabi bang lalaking cheerleader, bakla agad? Dahil sa mga stunts, nakaka-chansing na agad sa mga flyers? Di ganon yun mga friends! Di ako manyakis at di ako bakla noh! Pero nang umeksena na ang dalawang damuhol sa buhay ko, aba'y napa tumbling at napa toe-touch yata ang puso ko. Haay! Sino ba sa dalawa? Eeerrr! Sino!? Sino sa kanila ang cheerleader ng buhay ko?

'Cheer Up, Daddy!' is a baby programme that helps single fathers who didn't know they have a very productive one-night-stand until the mothers left the babies on their doormats. Through this programme, two men in two different societies cross paths, suddenly find their lives heading in new and unexpected directions. Being the new daddy, Jackson has to sort out what he really wants while learning how to be a good father. And being the new daddy counselor, Andrew finds himself in a bad situation between his ex-boyfriend and a world full of hot straight fathers with adorable babies. [updated 08/August/2015]