Sports series #1: Dreams of Youth Status: ON-HOLD Note: You can read this story as a standalone novel. Tropes: academic rivals to lovers, slow burn, she fell first but he fell harder and first love SYPNOSIS: "Some dreams are chased under the sun. Others bloom quietly in the shadows." For Freya Allison Varquez, life is a scoreboard and she must always come out on top. Whether it's in academics or volleyball, she lives to be the best. All she wants is her parents' approval---the kind that only victory seems to bring. But when Kazimir Trevor Lionhart transfers to their school, her perfect world begins to crack. He's confident, calm under pressure, and her equal in every way. Their fiery rivalry soon turns into something more complicated... and far more dangerous to her walls. As for Isaiah Mason Varquez, being second-best has always been his role, especially when you're the twin of someone like Freya. He hides behind his quiet facade, burdened by unspoken expectations and childhood scars. Until Rhea Melanie De Leon enters his life---the only person who sees through him, even if he once made her life hell. She's calm where he's chaos and maybe, just maybe, the reason he'll start chasing something of his own. But youth is fleeting, and so are dreams---especially when tangled in heartbreak, pressure, and the shadows of who you're expected to be. In a world of rivals, spotlights, and secrets, four teens will come to realize that some dreams aren't about winning... but about finally being seen. Note: This story is written in Taglish [ON-GOING]

Ang gulo ng mundo. Puno ng mga problemang ayaw kong harapin, pero kailangan. Puno ng mga gawain na hindi ko gusto, pero kailangan. Puno ng responsibilidad na ayaw kong bitbitin, pero kailangan. Hanggang dito na lang ba ang kalayaan na mayroon ako? Hanggang dito na lang ba ang kakayahan kong lumipad? Ganito na ba ako kababa? Saan nga ba nagsimula ang gulo? Nagsimula ba nung pinanganak ako? Nung bumagsak ako? O baka nung nakilala ko siya? Dumating siya sa hindi ko inaasahang pagkakataon. Sakanya ko lang naramdaman ang kalayaang maging ako, yung hindi tagatupad, hindi tagabuhat, kundi yung ako lang. Pero hindi sapat ang "tayo" sa mundong puro "bawal." Hindi sapat ang pagmamahal sa mundong may sinusunod na patakaran. Kaya ngayon, pinili kong lumayo kahit na ang puso ko ay kumakapit parin nang mahigpit. Pinipili kong tumahimik kahit gusto ko nang isigaw ang lahat ng hinanakit. Kung sakaling magkita tayong muli, sana, wala nang kailangan labagin.

🦋 STRANGERS TO LOVERS 🦋 Aisha never believed in love letters. But when Aarav entered her hostel life like a quiet storm, she found herself writing them-not to be sent, but to feel heard. Between late-night hostel whispers, unspoken glances, and the weight of teenage hearts, Aisha pours her soul into letters no one will read. Not even Aarav-the boy she can't seem to forget. But secrets don't stay buried forever. And love... it finds a way. In a world of fleeting crushes and forever scars, will a story built on unsent letters ever get the ending it deserves?

𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏 & 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 Since March 2025 This book club aims to help all aspiring Filipino writers who want to finish their books and gain readers, votes, comments, followers, and friends. It is open to anyone interested. Sa mga manunulat na nagdadalawang isip kung itutuloy pa ba ang nasimulan nilang kwento, kung ano na nga ba ang susunod nilang gagawin o nilamon na ng writer's block. Magtulungan tayo upang matapos natin ang mga kwentong tayo lamang ang makakapagsabi. Welcome to 𝘈𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣 🤎 ╔⏤⏤⏤╝❀╚⏤⏤⏤╗ 🎖️No. 4 Book Club 🎖️No. 1 Helping Hand 🎖️No. 1 Comment 🎖️No. 1 Follow 🎖️No. 1 Vote 🎖️No. 1 Activity 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫: ladymystea

25 year old single, so called the Mom of the group, Jodi na dating hopeless romantic noong high school days niya to a bitter woman dahil sa kanyang past na pumag ibig siya sa isang lalaki na hindi maka move on sa kanyang ex gf at dahil naniniwala siya na pinaasa lang siya nito. Pero, what if bumalik si past? Bibigyan pa rin ba niya ito ng chance o forever bitter na lang ba siya at tumandang dalaga?

Cigarettes and Daydreams Series #1 A love story born in silence, tested by blood, and healed by pain. ********** Nisrine Ozerov never asked to be born from betrayal. Branded a burden by her family and isolated by her own design, she finds comfort in solitude and safety in emotional walls that too high to climb. Until Chrysander. He's warm where she's cold, light where she's shadows-and the only person who dares to stay. But when buried sins from both their pasts erupt, Nisrine is forced to choose: fight for a love that feels impossible... or protect it by walking away. She chooses silence. He chooses to wait. But destiny isn't done with them yet. This story is written in English and Tagalog. Cover illustration made by Yana Arts