You cannot read this as a standalone story! Read "Addicted Damien" and "Abused Diablos" first! Sartori #3 "I abandoned Drugo. . ." . . . Mature Content Warning: R18+

Unbothered and aloof, Kaleidoscope Vargas is often mistaken for a boy due to her appearance and attitude. But when she keeps crossing paths with Daumier Cavanaugh, Kaleidoscope starts to feel things she's not sure she should keep or show. *** With her boyish appearance and unbothered attitude, Kaleidoscope Vargas always gets the attention and admiration of boys and girls alike. Despite it all, she remains aloof and often keeps to herself. But everything changes when the cold Daumier Cavanaugh comes along. He makes her feel different kinds of emotions and open up to him without even trying. Just when their bond is growing stronger, several problems and misunderstandings arise, tearing them apart. Meeting again after several years, they decide to give their relationship another try. But with a new problem coming between them, can Kaleidoscope and Daumier fight through it all and let their love transcend? Or will what they have be washed away by the sea that seems to have no end? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano

When her longtime boyfriend proposes to her, Nari does not seem happy. She rejects him, hoping he would understand. But two years, seven days, three hours, five minutes, and thirty seconds later, Nari enters a church and watches him get married to someone else. *** At 21, Nari Miranda graduates from college wanting to complete her bucket list-being independent, visiting the US, traveling Europe, and adopting a dog-so when Benny, her longtime boyfriend proposes and surprises her with a house-their own house--she doesn't feel right. Until she follows the first thing she thinks of that moment: she rejects him. Nari hopes that everything will still be okay between them, but seeing Benny with another girl becomes too much for her. Feeling broken, she goes to a bar to drink her pain away and meets Preston, the man she always coincidentally crosses paths with, not knowing her life will take a whole new different turn. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish COVER DESIGNED BY: Louise De Ramos

A daughter of a prominent senator, an heir to a great family, strives to keep her image clean in order not to disappoint her parents after her naked photo got sent to everyone at school. *** Young, intelligent, and beautiful Cleopatra Montgomery-Martinez only does everything to achieve one goal: not disappointing her parents and ending up disowned like her brother. She's a top student, a student council member, a valedictorian candidate, and she's currently dating the boy her parents approve of. All may seem well for her, but behind the blinding façade she created lies her insecurity about herself, the manipulative ways of her parents, and her tumultuous relationship with her toxic boyfriend. Despite this, her life is exactly what she desires for one reason: her parents are proud of her achievements. However, her life took a turn for the worse when a nude photo she sent to her boyfriend was circulated throughout the school. On the verge of ruining everything she worked hard for, artist Jester Iverson Delos Santos came with a deal that changed the course of her entire life. Would she be able to save herself from her impending humiliation or will she end up like her brother, disowned and shamed, left out of the family picture? *** TRIGGER WARNINGS AHEAD. PLEASE READ WITH PRECAUTION. Language: Taglish (Tagalog and English) *** First published: 7/12/21 - 9/30/21 Revision: 4/9/22 - 11/6/22 Latest published: 11/29/22 - 12/31/22 aeschylus folder file no.1 NEKO

Started: 04/27/2021 Ended: 08/24/2021 Ang hirap palang tumanda. Ang hirap magbayad ng bills. Ang hirap suportahan ng pamilyang akala ay isang milyon ang suweldo mo. Ang hirap ngumiti sa nanay na mataas ang tingin sa'yo pero hindi ka kayang ipagtanggol. Ang hirap tabihan sa hapagkainan ng tatay na pinag-uubusan mo ng pera pero hindi ka maalala. Ang hirap mag-abot ng tulong sa kapatid na baon sa utang. Ang hirap intindihin ng hipag na nakakapagpa-rebond pa kahit kapos na kapos na. Ang hirap pakisamahan ng bunsong halos ilahad ang mga palad tuwing makikita ka. Ang hirap ngitian ng mga taong tanong nang tanong kung bakit hindi ka pa nakakapag-asawa. Ang hirap humarap sa mundong isasampal sa'yo na mag-isa ka. Tulong, bigay, utang. Isang iling mo lang, madamot ka na. Kasama mo sila kapag may maibibigay ka, pero hindi mo sila mahahanap kapag wala na. Ikaw ang kakayod, sila ang tutuka. Ikaw ang iiyak sa pagod, sila ang magtatamasa. Iyon ang summary ng buhay ko. Sobra-sobra ang naririnig na paghingi, kulang na kulang ang naririnig na pasasalamat. Sobra-sobra ang pagpapasensya, kulang na kulang ang natatanggap na pagpapahalaga. Sobra-sobra ang binabayaran, kulang na kulang sa kasiyahan. Kaya nang dumating sa buhay ko ang nag-iisang lalaking hindi ako nakita bilang naglalakad na alkansya, ang nag-iisang lalaking nakinig sa mahabang listahan ko ng problema, ang nag-iisang lalaking nagbigay sa akin ng kakaibang saya, ipinangako ko sa sarili na sa gitna ng hirap ng pagtanda, magtitiis ako basta't siya ang kasama. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay pagtalikod sa minahal na pamilya. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay paglaban sa mundong pinatatakbo ng kapangyarihan at pera. Kahit pa ang kapalit noon ay ang pagdurusa't pag-iisa. Siya ang ginhawa, pahinga, at kasiyahan ko. Dumating man ang araw na tanaw ko na ang dulo. Dumating man ang araw na wala na kaming sagot sa lahat ng bakit at paano. Dumating man ang araw na pareho na kaming talo.

This guy is bad news, pretending to be cute and nice while hiding an evil inside. Zandra Asuncion, who dislikes Michael Jonas Pangilinan, starts to understand him and foolishly tries to "fix" him. Unbeknownst to her, she's falling into a trap, as this guy has no intention of pursuing her - and no intention of letting her go either. South Boys #6 JFSTORIES

As far as Laila knows, she's the obsessed one, secretly fangirling and hardcore stalking the campus semi-cal cutie, Asher James Prudente. But how does Asher, who's totally not interested in a weird, not-so-pretty girl like her, suddenly become obsessed with her to the point of madness? When did their roles reverse? South Boys #5 JFSTORIES

He is trouble incarnate. While she's a studious, well-mannered student, he's a delinquent who gets tangled up in all sorts of problems. They are completely opposite... yet unexpectedly ended up in some kind of weird "secret" relationship. South Boys #4 JFSTORIES

Isaiah Gideon del Valle, the man who once loved Vivi so gently and understood her like no one else, is gone when she returns. In his place is someone cold, distant, and quietly unforgiving. Still, Vivi endures-not just because a part of her still hopes there's something left to save... but because Isaiah holds the one ace he knows she can never walk away from: their child. South Boys #3 JFSTORIES

He is her human trophy. Carlyn doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, as long as she has Jordan Moises Herrera, her sensible and almost perfect boyfriend from the Science Class. But when she started falling for him for real, Jordan suddenly realized that he was too good for someone like her. South Boys #2 JFSTORIES