THE WATTY AWARDS 2021 WINNER: ROMANCE Due to an unexpected pregnancy, ex-lovers Ryo and Frankie are forced to live under the same roof. They can't stand each other but when the moments from their past are slowly catching up, their lingering feelings seem to be much stronger than they thought it would be. *** When Frankie Castañares broke up with Ryo Canencia, she is determined to move on and never meet him again. They are living well on their own with her working hard to be a magazine editor and him reaching his dream of becoming a professional basketball player. But with the news of Frankie being pregnant with Ryo's child, they've got no choice but to act civil and live under the same roof. They bicker over the simplest things and their situation couldn't get any easier than they ought to be. With them still hung up on their past, can they be brave enough to settle their differences and start all over again? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Illustration by 17aila_

Micaela Grace Osete knew loving him would break her and her heart but she wanted to try. She knew loving him would hurt but he was worth it. Because he deserved to be loved. Hel Niño Delgado had always waited and wished for M to love him back. But then, she came. She wasn't what he wished for but she was everything he wanted and needed and more. But what if the one who wished unrelentingly finally decided to stop wishing? An epistolary.

Joyce Ann Silang was contented with her life. She was happy with her books and anime. But one embarrassing encounter with him changed her life and she knew it wasn't for the best. Wade Yozon knew it wasn't easy getting close to her. She built a wall around herself but Wade was willing to make her defenses fall; brick by brick. What if the lies that piled up caught up to them? An epistolary.

She almost lost him but this time, Merry Arisa Salonga was willing to take a chance to hear him out. She was willing to face her fears because the inevitable had happened-she fell for him. He would do everything just to make her stay. Once Alexis Ran Crowell caught the glimpse of light with her, he never wanted to live in darkness once again. He would make her stay. He would love her. But what if in the end, she still wasn't ready to hold his hand? Would he let go of the peace he had finally found? An epistolary.

Merry Arisa Salonga had told herself that she had moved on already. But one drunken night, she found herself chatting her ex-boyfriend-Alexis Remus. It was stupid of her but she was drunk, okay? But what was more stupid was... she drunk-messaged the wrong guy! Alexis Ran Crowell was busy minding his own life when she appeared. His life was monotonous and it was as if she came just to ruin his peaceful life. But with her came the peace he never thought he would gain in his life. But what if the past that he was trying to bury came back to haunt them? An epistolary.

an epistolary wherein serenity laurel's calculus notebook [with a little bit of random notes at the back of it] was found by declan alvarez aka her long time crush since grade 9. "did you see it? be honest..." "the flames at the back with our names in it? yeah, i saw it." (pic fr pinterest)

Ever since Sari's sister married the seemingly perfect man, she had dreamt of her own happily ever after. Gusto niya rin ng gwapo, mayaman, at gwapo na papakasalan. She'd settle for nothing less. And when she set her eyes on Cohen Isaac Gomez de Liaño... she knew that she'd stop at nothing to get him to notice her.

(An Epistolary) Kajina, a member of dad-is-my-first-heartbreak club, needed to go to her biological father's town and stay with his new family in hopes to better their relationship stained by the past. Little did she know, not only with her father will she develop a strong relationship with. Cover Illustration: liryego

✁ an epistolary. (completed) A social media influencer Floralia Mori who's known to have artful shots shared on her various accounts made her followers grow more curious about her. For Floralia, to glamorize life is to be without her in it. Sweven Yuan who studies film and cinematography is about to give up on his dream. As he was roaming around on his feed he was captivated by a photo that gave him hope to gain his passion once again. credits to the rightful owner of the image used.

Tired of endlessly messaging his famous vlogger crush in hopes of getting noticed, Cholo Cervantes finally gives in and installs a dating app to find the right one for him. . .only to end up matching with the same woman he has a hopeless crush on, Sean Velasco. The Art of Kissing Back ynativity, 2020