Jaxon Callanah, a cheerful and mischievous 19-year-old teenager, whose school antics with his friends. Jaxon-a bright-eyed, who lives for laughs, late bike rides, and getting into just enough trouble with his friends Ryder, James, Edward, and Paul. They're the kind of boys teachers brace themselves for each morning-loud, messy, and full of life. But after one prank, Jaxon's fun comes to a halt when he's forced to sit beside Avery Collins-class genius, teacher's favorite, and everything he's not. At first, it feels like torture. But something shifts. Between awkward study sessions and quiet afternoons, Jaxon starts to notice Avery isn't as untouchable as he thought. She's kind, a little lonely, and way more real than her perfect image lets on. And maybe, just maybe, she sees something in him too. What starts as punishment turns into friendship, and slowly-without either of them realizing-into something more. It's the kind of first love that creeps in gently: in shared pencils, shy glances, and conversations that linger longer than they should. Jaxon doesn't know if someone like Avery could really like someone like him. But around her, he's different. Better. Still, life doesn't pause for young love. As dreams shift and growing up gets real, the world starts to pull them in opposite directions. They may not get a forever-but what they shared is unforgettable, its first love that is so pure, reminding us that some feelings will always endure, even as time goes on.

Before the heartbreaks, before the lessons, and before she knew what real love meant-there was him. When 17-year-old Elise Cruz moves back to her sleepy hometown for senior year, she doesn't expect to run into Aiden Reyes-the boy who gave her butterflies in 8th grade, then disappeared without a word. Now taller, quieter, and carrying secrets behind his smile, Aiden is nothing like the boy she once knew... but somehow, he still feels like home. As Elise rekindles a friendship with Aiden, old sparks begin to reignite. But the past isn't as simple as she remembers, and loving him this time means confronting truths she's not sure she's ready for. Because sometimes, first love doesn't stay in the past-it writes the beginning of everything that comes after.

She was the quiet girl who sat in the second row, secretly watching the smartest boy in class, admiring him from afar, laughing at his jokes even when he didn't know she was listening. What began as a harmless crush slowly bloomed into her first love-silent, soft, and sacred. But she never confessed. As high school days passed like turning pages, their paths often crossed-study groups, shared laughter, late-night messages that felt like the beginning of something more. Yet the words she most wanted to say stayed locked inside her. Years later, she looks back not with bitterness, but with a kind of wistful acceptance. Because in the time of them, even without a love story, there was something beautiful. Sometimes, the heart remembers even the stories left untold. Single POV. Taglish

STAND ALONE #1: It's not bad to give up for love if you know what you are losing the most, but it is worse to stay in a relationship even if you can't. Emerald and Klint, had a perfect relationship that everyone and every couples wish for. Emerald, a young woman who is deeply in love with her boyfriend named Klint for nearly three years. She believes their relationship is perfect until she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, a betrayal that shatters her world. Emerald thought that she can save their relationship but it didn't happened that's why she left her boyfriend. A year later, consumed by feelings of betrayal and hurt, Emerald returns with a plan for revenge against Klint and his new girlfriend. However, as she uncovering the truth behind their breakup, Emerald caught between her desire for revenge and the truth of their past, Emerald faces a choice, whether she continue seeking vengeance or to find a path towards healing and forgiveness. "I lost myself in loving you, Klint."-Emerald said DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog and English language. 🏅#1-malaya 🏅#1-secondlove 🏅#2-paalam 🏅#3-patawad 🏅#6-paubaya