|Wattys 2025 Shortlist| She was a sunlight. Wild, daring, and free. He was the crescent moon. Silent, disciplined, and powerful. Dorothy Maeve Andino lived like life was a dance she already mastered. But then came Zul Qurnain Rabbani-the man born into legacy, built from faith and restraint. He wasn't supposed to notice her. Yet when their worlds collided, something shifted. What started as curiosity turned into something deeper and too deep for what their pride, culture, and beliefs could endure. Because when the storm meets stillness, something always breaks. She once said if she ever got lost, she'd beg the sun to change its rays just to find her way. But what if even the sun couldn't save her this time? Date started: 03-13- 23 Date Ended: 02- 22- 24

She's a red flag top student. He's a green flag benchwarmer. And fate? It just messed up the whole timetable. Violet Myers Flor Hermosa has her entire life color-coded and planned out. She's the pride of the ABM strand, the campus queen with a sharp tongue, killer GPA, and zero tolerance for distractions especially not the kind that involves slow smiles, lazy basketball jerseys, and boys from the back row. Ryan Adam Paul Quench, on the other hand, couldn't care less about academic rankings. As long as he's on the court, messing around with his barkada, and keeping his heart guarded, he's good. Love? That's a foul he's not willing to play. But when a glitch in the system forces students from all strands to crash into one mixed-up class schedule, Violet's perfectly aligned life takes a wild detour. Now stuck with four chaotic best friends from different worlds and one infuriating green flag boy who seems immune to her walls Violet must survive a semester of misaligned classes, unexpected friendships, and emotions she never penciled in. Because sometimes, the most unforgettable lessons aren't taught by teachers... but by the people fate makes you sit beside.

Experiments, formulas, at balancing chemical equations? Yan ang mundo ni Aeris Dominique Alcaraz, the undisputed STEM queen. She breathes calculus, eats periodic tables for breakfast, and treats love like it's a failed hypothesis because being top 1 means no distractions, no feelings, and definitely no clowns allowed. Pero ngayong nagbalik ang ex niyang certified two-timer at ngayon eh dikit nang dikit na parang germ sa test tube na ayaw mamatay, Aeris has had enough. She makes one not-so-her-style move para matahimik ang paligid, at lalo na, para matahimik 'yung isang hayop na akala mo may karapatang magbalik. This is where Matteo Jace Park casually walks in...pero late, as usual. The definition of a lazy genius. The kind of guy who doesn't raise his hand in class, pero laging tama ang sagot. He paints in his free time, talks like he doesn't care, and somehow looks like he walked out of a webtoon. And for some reason? He agrees to the plan. No questions asked. The deal was simple: Pretend. No strings. No drama. No falling. But love has a weird way of defying logic, even for the most calculated minds. The more they fake it, the more real it starts to feel. And in a world built on formulas and logic, they might've just discovered the one equation they can't solve: each other.

Since he was young, Khaydel De Luna vowed to his parents that he would do everything to achieve the dreams that they wanted for him. With the pen and paper on his hand, he would do all the things to pave a way towards his dream to be one of the top journalists of the country. He would do all the tasks just to be the headline of his own scoop. He thought everything was as serene and peaceful as the calm waves, but, it wasn't. It was just the calm before the storm. Like a strong typhoon, someone barged inside his perimeter. With the gun and piercing gaze, the man was owning, Khaydel knew it wasn't good news. He knew that he should start building walls and burning bridges, but he found his defenses collapsing like dominoes. With the tension rising between the two of them, Khaydel knew that he should think of a better strategy to defend his heart from further damages. Would he fight for his beliefs inside the battle of heart? Or would he surrender himself to the man as they conquer each other's territory?

‎Akala nila buo na ang mundo nila. ‎ ‎Si Lorenzo Emmanuel Vargas, CEO, heir, and legacy bearer, ilang ulit na niyang nilibot ang mundo, nakausap ang mga taong may pangalan, at nakipagkamay sa mga desisyong bumabago ng landscape ng negosyo. Ang apelyido niya, mabigat. Ang reputasyon niya, matatag. Pero kahit anong taas ng narating, bakit tila may kulang pa rin? ‎ ‎Si Mira Ysabel Reyez, ang nag-iisang anak ng mayamang angkan sa San Roque, Negros Oriental. Sa mansyon at hacienda siya lumaki, pinuno ng prutas ang bawat anihan, pero hindi niya alam kung anong klaseng bunga ang ibibigay ng mundo sa labas. Walang karanasan sa trabaho, ni sa pag-ibig, pero may apoy sa puso niyang gustong kumawala. Hindi dahil kulang siya, kundi dahil alam niyang may mas malawak pang mundo kaysa sa paligid ng pangalan nila. ‎ ‎Sa isang dating app na trip-trip lang, nag-match ang dalawang taong hindi naghahanap. At sa isang pagkikitang hindi planado, nagsimulang mabuo ang tanong: Paano kung ang kulang sa buhay mo ay yung taong hindi mo kailanman inaasahan? ‎ ‎Sabay-sabay nating subaybayan ang kwento nina Lorenzo at Mira, dalawang taong hindi inaasahang matutuklasan na may bahagi pala sa kanilang sarili na matagal nang nakakulong... at sa isa't isa lang pala makakawala.