Falling in love was a story he didn't know... until he met her. (The Spaces in Between -- Andreau Cortez POV)

Collection of ficlets/one shots for my stories (TDG, IIF, TMEUAS and TSIB).

Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.

Rain Alexis Soriano isn't the type you'd find on the basketball court or cheering in the crowd. She's the girl in the library-nose buried in romance novels, coffee-stained highlighters tucked in her pencil case, and eyes filled with dreams of slow-burn love and soul connections. Philosophical books, poetry, fantasy, heartbreak fiction-name it, she's probably read it twice. Wesley Lucien Velarde is her complete opposite. He's the star athlete, the boy everyone knows, the name that always gets cheered when he scores a point. Charming, confident, and the definition of "crush ng campus." He lives for the game, not for pages. Their worlds were never supposed to collide -until one rainy afternoon changed everything. What if the love you were always reading about... had been quietly reading you all along?

Sollano Brothers #3: Yiem Matthew Sollano Lexia Jennica Silva is a rising actress and model with no plans of slowing down. Career muna bago commitment, iyan ang motto niya. She's living her best life, enjoying the spotlight, and staying away from anything serious... until one impulsive night changes everything. Yiem Mathew Sollano never imagined himself settling down. Pero ng makilala niya si Jennica, biglang nagbago ang pananaw niya sa buhay. A one-night stand was supposed to mean nothing, but for Yiem, it became something more-something he never thought he'd want. At mula no'n, hindi na niya tinantanan si Jennica. He pursued her relentlessly, convinced that what they shared was real. But everything happens for a reason. And sometimes, even the strongest feelings aren't enough to fight fate. When misunderstandings, pride, and pain threaten to tear them apart, will they hold on to love, or walk away from what could've been the best thing that ever happened to them?

Sollano Brothers #2: Yleo Lexus Mat Sollano Matagal ko nang siniksik sa utak ko na hindi para sa akin ang pag-ibig. Sino ba namang magmamahal sa kagaya ko? Wala akong yaman, wala akong magandang pamilya na maipagmamalaki. Nagsasayaw lang ako sa bar para mabuhay. Yleo Lexus Mat Sollano was born into power, wealth, and expectations. Isa siyang tagapagmanang sanay na siya ang may kontrol, hanggang isang bagay ang gagawin niya, hanapin at alagaan ang anak ng dating kasambahay nila. Solana Eleanor Salazar grew up far from luxury. After her mother's sudden death, naiwan siyang mag-isa sa mundo, hanggang sa dumating si Yleo, dala ang pangakong proteksyon. She was quiet, reserved, and far from the women Yleo usually knew. But there was something about Solana, her strength, her calm presence, her quiet fire that drew him in. What started as a promise soon turned into something deeper. At habang mas lalo silang napapalapit sa isa't isa, mas lumalalim ang damdamin. But love between two worlds is never easy. Judgment, and social status, begin to pull them apart. Solana struggles to find her place in his world. When everything starts to fall apart, will they choose to fight for what they have, or let go of a love that was never meant to be easy?

Sollano Brothers #4: Yielo Sairo Sollano May mga mayayamang hindi naman talaga masaya. May mga anak na nakukuha nga ang lahat, pera, gamit, karangyaan, pero kapalit nito, kontrolado ang bawat segundo ng buhay nila. Bawat desisyon, kailangan may approval. Bawat hakbang, dapat nakaayon sa gusto ng pamilya. Walang kalayaan. Walang sariling boses. At lalong walang lugar ang salitang piliin ang sarili. Gano'n ang buhay ni Chandria Celesta Ellison. She was raised to be flawless, elegant, intelligent, refined. Anak siya ng isang kilalang negosyante, at bata pa lang siya, itinuro na sa kanya kung paano maglakad, magsalita, at ngumiti na parang isang trophy, para lang sa imahe ng pamilya. Her life was mapped out for her. Hindi siya puwedeng magkamali. Hindi siya puwedeng sumuway. At ang pinakamalaking expectation? Dapat mapunta siya sa isang lalaking mayaman, edukado, kilala, at deserving sa apelyido nila. Love? Hindi 'yun kasama sa plano. At lalong hindi si Yielo Sairo Sollano. Hanggang saan nila kayang ipaglaban ang kanilang pagmamahalan kung bawat hakbang ay may kapalit na sakit? They promise forever, but reality is cruel. Love can be brave, but not always enough. Will they fight, or will there be an end of their love?

What started as a casual fling slowly turned into something deeper, until they both realized they'd fallen despite trying not to. ****** Ano ang pag-ibig? At paano mo malalaman kung totoo na? Iyon ang tanong na matagal nang bumabagabag kay Maria Felianna Escudero. Bata pa lang siya, confused na siya dahil magkaiba ang sagot ng kanyang ina at ama. Pero mas pinaniwalaan niya ang sagot ng kanyang ina. Since then, Felianna promised to herself na hindi siya magpapakatanga sa love. She knows her worth. Kaya kahit maraming lalaking dumaan, hindi siya basta-basta nagpapadala sa mga ito. Until one day, someone caught her attention - Ryle Yieler Sollano. A man who seems unreachable, admired by many girls, and far from the kind of person she thought she'd ever pursue. On a sudden impulse, Felianna took the chance and boldly asked him to be her fling. To her surprise... he said yes. But it's just a fling - no labels, no expectations, and definitely no commitment Pero love doesn't always follow the rules, right? Because one day, she woke up realizing she's falling for him.

When Natalia was born, it was a bittersweet grain of end and beginning. Her mother couldn't survive childbirth, leaving her to be raised by his stoic father alone. Buong buhay niya, hindi siya kailanman nagreklamo sa anumang pasyang ginawa ng kaniyang ama para sa kaniya. Despite feeling suffocated, she has grown smart and has liked the feeling of having control to whatever gets thrown at her doorstep. But life always finds a way-someone rather-to mess her plans up. She knew she has a resolve for her plans and that she sticks with them through fire and water. Alam niya 'yun, eh. Kaso nakilala niya is Octavian. And that becomes a problem. A very big problem.

NOT A COINCIDENCE Belle Isandrina Lacasandile was in a race against time, desperately trying to get back to her university for a dreaded Inorganic Chemistry exam. After running an errand for a friend from another school, she found herself stranded, with no hope of finding a cab. Panic set in as she feared being late and having to take an even more difficult make-up test. Just as her anxiety peaked, the famous UP Maroon basketball star, Juan Gomez de Liaño, appeared and offered her a ride, saving the day. What started as a simple favor soon grew into an unexpected connection-ice cream dates, spontaneous afternoon hangouts, and an undeniable spark that everyone around them noticed. Their chemistry felt like something out of a movie. But Belle believed their meeting was merely a blessing in disguise, a chance occurrence without deeper meaning. As someone who spent countless hours in biochemistry labs, proving theories with hard evidence, she didn't believe in love born from a random encounter. Was it really just a coincidence? Or could it be something more-science, fate, and destiny intertwined?