THIS IS A BL STORY [COMPLETED] Kim Gallardo thought he was straight, until a confession from Juan Luis Cua made him question everything. Angst Rating: ★★★☆☆

Illumination Series #2 (Completed) There will always be someone with whom we can share a big part of our real lives. When you're around them, you simply want to be yourself and be who you are. Just like Dominico Maximilian Sy and Santiago Nicholas Marteja. They are best friends. When they were still young, they always both have each other's back. They are unconcerned about how dissimilar their worlds are. They just want to navigate and wonder how life will unfold for the two of them, as they simply want to display their brotherhood love for each other. But how far will this love go if something unforeseen happens as they try to run away with all of their craps in life? Will the friendship of Max and Thiago turn around and begin with something that they did not both anticipated and escape beyond all of what they believe or will they not strive to risk everything and end it all like the light after dusk? ------- Language: English at Tagalog Disclaimer: R-18 Strong language and explicit scenes ahead. Read at your own risk. ++ I do not own the picture in the cover of this book. Credits to the rightful owner.

Baste Garcia is a college freshman. He is excited to start his university life to find his ideal girl of his dream. His friend Adrien, defined him as a playboy. He is inconsistent, he's too confident about himself, he isn't the marrying type, because he's just a playboy. Evo Contreras is a fourth year college student who's choosy and very picky in choosing his ideal girl. He is introvert. He doesn't need the attention of many, but the other people need his attention either. He is one of their university's most popular guys because of his strong appeal. He is also a basketball varsity player. Paano kung magtagpo ang kanilang landas? At walang anu-ano ay mabago ang kanilang mga prisipyo at mapaglaruan ng malokong tadhana. Wala na bang atrasan? Hindi na ba mababago ang kanilang mga isip? O they will give their best to explain what it really means to "go where your heart leads you"?

Everything comes to us at the right time. Be patient and when the right moment comes, it'll totally worth the wait. At the right place. For the right reason. And with the right person we loved will be the greatest come at last.

(Game Series # 9) Mauro Eugenio dela Rama's life revolved around school and work. At times, he felt like drowning pero hindi siya pwedeng magreklamo kasi pinili niya naman 'yon. For him, he'd rather be exhausted with his 9 to 5 and 5 to 9 kaysa humingi ng pambayad ng tuition sa tatay niya. He was doing fine kahit nahihirapan siya. Akala niya hindi niya kailangan ng tulong... Then he met Atty. Achilles V. Marroquin. Mauro thought that he was just being nice to him dahil abogado na 'to ay siya ay 'di hamak na struggling law student lamang. Kahit nahihiya siya, humingi siya ng tulong dito. Kakapalan niya na ang mukha niya kaysa bumagsak siya sa subjects niya. He thought he was just being regular nice to him... hanggang isang araw ay napapatanong na lang siya sa sarili niya kung normal pa ba 'to o nilalandi ba siya ng abogadong 'to?

i always thought it was a blessing to have a supportive man by your side, especially if that man is your father. but what if that same person made you believe that you were a sin? the weight of that trauma weakens my heart every single hour of my life. hindi ko na alam kung normal pa ba ako kapag may mga lalaki sa paligid ko, dahil ang nasa isip ko ay pare-pareho sila. but then, someone came along who shattered that belief. he made me realize that not all men are like my father. his name was Ross, at siya ang dahilan kung bakit nabuo ko ang tanong na... bakit ako? a stand-alone

C O M P L E T E D bite the bullet (idiom): to endure a painful or difficult situation with courage and determination Hindi nawawala ang ngiti sa kaniyang labi. "I want you to be mine. Do you want it?" pangungumbinsi pa niya at halatang nagpa-cute pa ito sa harap ko. "Baliw ka ba?" tanong ko na. Tumalikod naman ito saka muling umupo. "If you refuse to be my partner, my first offer to you is not valid." Napayukom na ako ng palad ko. Sa itsura pa lang niya ay halatang masusunod ang gusto niyang mangyari. I have no other options. I had to bite the bullet and agree to his condition.

What if nagtagpo ang dalawang lalaking magkaiba ng mundo at pagkatao? Isang lalaking sanay magtago ng emosyon sa likod ng yabang at pang-aasar, at isang lalaking tahimik pero hindi kayang tapakan, someone who knows exactly how to fight back. Sa unang banggaan pa lang, alam na nilang hindi sila magkakasundo. Pride against pride. Fire against fire. Araw-araw ay parang digmaan. Mga titig na parang kutsilyo at mga salitang mas masakit pa sa suntok. Pero paano kung sa gitna ng galit, may ibang emosyon na unti-unting sumisingit? What if the war they keep feeding is slowly breaking the walls they built around themselves? Because sometimes, the real question isn't who wins the war, it's what comes after it.