'If we will be stuck in a remote island naked, nothing will even happen.' Those were Rosh's exact words to describe her relationship with Lucho. She's clearly not a fan of friends to lovers trope. They've been friends for five years yet her indignation towards him gets worse every day. It is past mending. She doesn't even know why she dislikes him, or how and where it all started, she just hates him. That's it. Until her 18th birthday came. Book cover by cottonbro studio in pexels

If we were to talk about making the first move, boys are usually the ones who do it, but not in the case of Ireena Razon. For her, it was a now or never situation. Given that it was her last year of high school, she felt she had to do everything. You only turn 17 once in your lifetime, and after that, you can't afford to make foolish decisions anymore, she thought. Little did she know, this "foolish" 17-year-old decision she was about to make would shape the rest of her life. Book Cover from: Su Minh in Pexels

Yvonne Maica Lim is an aspiring UAAP court side reporter for UST, she was so close to getting her football player crush after plotting on him for almost a year...but everything fell apart when she had to fake date the infamous star basketball player of the UST Growling Tigers instead. Book cover by cottonbro studio in pexels

Iisa lang ang long-time crush ni Lauren at iyon ay si Sebastian. At kagaya na lamang ibang tao na malakas ang loob, naisipan niya na magkumpisal (ng feelings).

Sa bawat sandali ng buhay ni Ysmael at Callista. A dialogue novelette. 03.16.2023 - 03.22.2023 © paerydae, 2023

Cesca and Aloi are service mates in high school--and this is their conversation thread through the years. One-part epistolary.

Because life after leaving the priesthood isn't as easy as it seems. An epistolary.

Amartya's goal for her senior year is straightforward: to finish her senior thesis in Nueva Castallon, graduate, and dip. Constantly crossing paths with a young clergyman named Emilio was out of the list... and so is discovering that her sister is having an affair with Emilio's colleague, who turns out to be Nueva Castallon's most favorite priest.

Everybody knows that Billie has only ever liked Deion. She spends her four years in junior high school waiting for him to notice all her advances. The most she can get in return is a friendly glance. But when Deion finally paid her some attention, Billie starts to rethink if he is worthy of her efforts. Disclaimer: This is written in epistolary format. Lovestruck Series: HATEMATE Part One Cover illustration by charameldraws ynativity, 2021

Anselmo Guevarra is a theology seminarian bound for the priesthood. Erasme Ferrera is a college junior caught in a complicated life. This is a story of how they became friends.