WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2023 Stuck in the never-ending responsibilities as one of the breadwinners of the family, Calisse Abigail Guillermo, an Iska from UP Manila, seeks to find true comfort between drinking and smoking. But she never does. Her desire to find consolation in everything is not found within the consumption of toxins. When she meets fellow smoker Chance Luy, a UP med student, in the bustling street of Pedro Gil, she thanks the heavens for a chance to meet him. Chance is your worn-out med student who is stingy. As they ponder about life, would they find solace as they share a moment of smoke?

𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍 ᵗᵒᵏʸᵒ ʳᵉᵛᵉⁿᵍᵉʳˢ ᶠᵃⁿᵗⁱᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ A deception-induced marriage between an aloof business tycoon and a mere girl from the family of traitors. How do you think she'll be acquainted with each member of the syndicate? Y/n, who descended from an unknown family of the fallen traitors, were sold to Kokonoi Hajime, Bonten's top executive, who has amassed enormous wealth and influence through both legitimate and illicit means He was capable of carrying out complicated criminal schemes, such as stealing money and investing it in criminals who would steal and commit illegal acts on his behalf, resulting in greater earnings. No one had any clue what they have been hiding up their sleeves. But once they all connect the threads and all the truths are disclosed, what will take place?                                              © 𝐲𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐲𝐲𝐲𝐲𝐲 ᵃˡˡ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗˢ ʳᵉˢᵉʳᵛᵉᵈ

❝I will be back in eight years time. That means I'm eighteen, an adult! I will grow my boobs big for you then I will confess, just wait for me.❞ ╰┈➤ a story in which y/n waited for eight years just to confess to her first love. ★ shinichiro sano x reader ★ this will not follow the manga. ★ art by: verent_ on twt cover design by me Started: 02/11/2022 Ended: Please do not plagiarize my work, Thank you! ©AmarisxxLuna

[Atsumu Miya x Reader SMUT] He was a beast in a cage and you looked like food before him. - Please proceed with an open mind. It says smut, then expect dirty and raw smut :))) WARNING: Borderline yandere, possessive behavior, and explicit sex ✨ (basically hentai level and unrealistic smut) Initially wrote this because I couldn't find a good atsumu miya smut fanfic here in wattpad so I'm writing it. Lmao.

2018 WATTY AWARDS WINNER (THE HEROES) (Stay Awake #2) After finding out that most of humanity had fallen into a deep sleep, Jared Caparas went online to find others who are awake. He met Andre, Felicity, Holly, Ian and later, the mysterious club singer named Pauline. Together they had tried to unravel the mysteries revolving around the conspiracy between the extra-terrestrial beings and their own government. But they failed. Miserably. Jared and Holly were captured, the documents are missing, and there are still so many questions left unanswered. With the extra-terrestrial beings invading the earth, what can a group of teenagers do? Humanity had slept for too long. It's time to wake up.

2017 WATTY AWARDS WINNER (THE STORYSMITHS) (Stay Awake #1) What would you do if the whole world falls asleep? After a night spent drinking with friends, 17-year-old Jared wakes up the next morning with a hangover. It seems like a normal day for him, until he finds out that everyone in his house is still asleep and won't wake up. He goes outside, and it doesn't take long for him to realize that he's the only one awake. Scared and confused, he decided to hop online to see if anyone else is awake. He finds a new post with three comments in it. With four other teenagers, Jared needs to find out why the whole world fell asleep. To solve the mystery that will save the entire humanity, they need to be alert, open their senses, and stay awake. WARNING: This is the original draft. Expect poor writing and cringey dialogues.

[This story is free as of February 10, 2021] "Move over A Walk to Remember, and make way for one of the most heartwarming stories this side of Wattpad. It's so cute, I could cry (again)." - Grace @ HQ After tragedy strikes, Nolan loses all faith and never expects to love, let alone smile again until Nora-perky and persistent-walks into his life. ***** 15-year-old Nolan Haynes has everything. A loving family, a promising future as a filmmaker, and a pretty cool group of friends. That is until tragedy strikes and he's forced to move towns. Nolan vows never to let anyone in ever again-they always leave. But on a summer day two years later, when the super upbeat, Nora walks to his lunch table-Nolan has to try a bit harder to keep a smile off his face. Little does he know that Nora is fighting a battle of her own, one that no one could even imagine. And as the two get closer, they not only find solace in each other but in God. When Nolan is faced with a situation in which he has to break Nora's trust to protect her, can their budding relationship still stand and will God show up in all of this? [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of verbal and physical abuse that may be triggering for some readers. NOTICE: Before the Morning is currently undergoing revisions! A sensitivity reader (someone who goes through your manuscript and assesses representations in your work) identified a number of issues surrounding the Filipino representation in BTM. I'm rewriting with the goal of creating a more authentic and respectful story. I'm sorry for the pain I caused by failing to include accurate Filipino culture and in having written from Nora's point of view.

"'𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙞 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚'. 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡, 𝙝𝙪𝙝?" ⤅in which two teenagers run away from the city of dreams- ends up in a situation far deeper than the two of them can handle. 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐣𝐢 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫. started: august 10th, 2021 ended: september 15th, 2021 ©-𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘪 𝐢 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐲𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐢. 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀!