[NEW CLASSIC SERIES #1] Meet the lead vocalist of New Classic, Isaiah Kalen Mallari. A #Wattys2020 Winner story under Romance category.

After getting hurt by the people around her, aspiring chef Dacia Holgado builds up her walls to protect her heart... until band bassist Eris Arriaga comes along and tears them apart. *** Graduating culinary arts student Dacia Holgado gets the biggest twist of her life when she crosses paths with Epicenter's bassist Eris Arriaga. She hates his guts and vices while he hates how pampered and perfect she is. They are complete opposites, but Dacia's version of an ideal man unexpectedly changes the more she gets to know Eris. As Epicenter slowly reaches their dream and gets a shot at stardom, Dacia and Eris' relationship is suddenly put to a test. Is their young and passionate love enough to help them survive? Or will they realize that what they have is really just a phase and is meant to end? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Design by Regina Dionela

Haukea Mavis Bolivar has never believed she needed a boy in her life. To her, they're all the same. Passionate about basketball, she dreams of earning the recognition she's never received from her parents, who have always favored her older brother-a famous band member. Used to hiding her insecurities behind a smile, Haukea never expects her heart to waver when she meets a member of Epicenter. But as admiration turns into something more, she'll have to face the feelings she always believed she'd never have. *** PUBLISHED UNDER POP FICTION

[UNDER REVISION] "Look at the sky and remember me." Yearning had always filled the heart of Freesia Fuentabella. Ever since she returned to her hometown to continue her studies, she knew the place had more to offer, particularly for her memories. Backed by longing for something that she used to have and the familiarity the foreign faces gave her, she found herself itching for the answer. But what was there to understand when her heart carried the same longing for a stranger she just met? His actions were all too confusing, and the unsettling familiarity about him did little to soothe her. Especially his name: Cloud. And his eyes, the color of a stormy sky---gray. And everyone knows gray clouds bring trouble. September 12, 2017 - April 30, 2018 1st Revised edition (2021 Version): March 30, 2021 - June 8, 2021 2nd Revised Edition: N/A