WCS 2: Beneath the Dopamine Sky Catherine Gail Sylviana Garavani Cruz---the girl who had designer heels, branded bags, a million-dollar wardrobe, straight A's and a future stitched in gold and handed to her on a silver platter. The calm and poised heiress of Garavani Couture. Quiet. Effortless. Composed. Untouchable. She was born into a legacy and was trained to carry it on. Jared Brylle was the opposite. He's a happy-go-lucky dreamer with a smile through every struggle. He brought nothing but a hand-me-down stethoscope, and second hand books. No safety net. No readily opened doors. Just a dream too big even for his empty pockets. She came from an empire built for her. He came from nowhere. She had everything but freedom. He had nothing but a dream to catch and...her. They were college sweethearts. A young love that burned and chased bigger dreams. Two hearts that dared to continue their love story in a place where pressure was relentless and time was never enough. Eastbridge Medical School witnessed the cries, joy, and desires of their hearts. In the race to their dream of becoming a doctor, love was easy for them. They've endured and surpassed years together with flying colors not until the truth resurfaced and demanded its price. As their dopamine high wore off, their love faced its biggest test. What if the darkness of your past reveals the truth. How do you survive it? Can you? In the shadows of lies, what are you willing to be at stake? your love or...your truth?

SAGADA Inspired by the song "SAGADA" by Cup of Joe WYATT ALEXIS GATCHALLIAN She vowed her life to God. He never believed in forever. So why does it feel like their hearts were written in the same prayer? AYOKONG IKASAL. I never dreamed of a wedding. It was beautiful, sure---for some. But not for me. Hindi 'to ang buhay na inaasahan ko. Hindi ang pinto na 'yon ang naghihintay sa'kin. Hindi sa ganitong paraan ako magsusuot ng telang puti. Hindi. Ayoko. Hindi ito ang pinlano ng Diyos para sa'kin. Because my dream was different. I thought I heard it in the stillness of dawn, in the hush of chapel walls, in the gentle rhythm of prayers. I thought I knew the life God was calling me to live. But then, he came---Wyatt Alexis Gatchallian. Parte ng isang bandang kinakabaliwan ng lahat. His life is loud music, late nights, fleeting kisses, and freedom without consequence. Palaging lasing. Palaging magulo. Palaging hindi ko maintindihan. and yet somehow, he's the one I'm told to marry. Arranged. Unexpected. Unwanted. I wanted to serve God. They wanted me to serve tradition. Now I'm stuck in the space between this mess. Between a God I've always loved and a man I never asked for... Pero bakit habang tumatagal parang hindi na makuhang lumayo pa ng mata ko sa pagtingin sa kaniya. The more I try to push him away, the more he starts to feel like a hymn I never meant to memorize. And maybe... just maybe... He's been searching for something sacred, too. How do you choose between a calling you've always known... and a love you never saw coming? 05/22/25

𝗧𝗮𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 #𝟭 Some people just drift into our lives without us noticing. That's how Arianne Valerio first saw Gian Chavez, like a calm morning breeze. Until her friend started teasing her about him, slowly pulling him into her days. At first, she tries to brush it off but as he keeps appearing, an unfamiliar feeling quietly grows in her heart. With every encounter, Arianne finds herself noticing him in ways she never thought she would. But fate seems to play with them, separating them before anything can happen, only to cross their paths again as if nothing ever changed. And as her feelings deepen, she wonders if she can follow her heart or if she'll let the chance slip away once more. Date started: June 1, 2023 Date finished: June 30, 2023 Revision date: August 16 to October 20, 2025 Book cover illustration by @Izzazazaie

You thought it was just a glance. So why do you still remember it until now? Sometimes, the ones without a label... are the hardest to forget. It was supposed to be just a one and a half month internship. But one look, one unexpected breakfast, and a few quiet nights later, something unspoken started to grow. They had a deal: once the duty ends, whatever that was ends too. But what happens when, years later, you see each other again... and the look feels exactly the same? A fan-fic story of Gian Bernardino, the lead vocalist of the band "Cup of Joe"

Gian and Isay's story starts with a little bump-literally. From awkward apologies to playful teasing, food trips around QC, and shared late-night texts, they take things slow, figuring out what this connection really means. No rush, no pressure, just two people navigating friendship, crushes, and maybe something more. What happens next? Well... that's still brewing.