[FIGUEIREDO SERIES #1] Everyone sees her as the girl who never stops smiling. Always happy. Always strong. Always okay. But behind her bright laughter is an accident that left scars no one can see-and a pain she never learned to share. He, on the other hand, is known for his sadness. Quiet. Lonely. Broken in ways the world easily notices. When their paths cross, two wounded souls find comfort in each other. She becomes the only person he trusts with his deepest fears. He becomes the only one who sees past her smile. In a world where she always puts others first, and he forgets to care for himself, will their love be enough to heal them? #figueiredocousins #figueiredoseries

Damien Ferrer & Isla Amara Dela Vega Isla had it all. Wealth, beauty, and a life others could only dream of. But beneath the surface was a truth she could never outrun. And then, without warning, she disappeared. Some say she chose to leave. Others believe she was hiding something. But one person never stopped looking. Not because of what she had, but because of who she was. In a world built on secrets, will the truth rise with the tide or sink forever into Saltwater Lies?

After being dumped by her long-time college boyfriend, Georgianna Isla Dela Cuesta refuses to be the girl he easily forgets. The plan? Follow him to law school and make him regret for leaving her and the only way to do that is to become better than him at the one place he thinks he owns. Georgianna, born and raised in privilege, never needed to work hard for anything. As the only daughter of the Dela Cuesta empire, she's always been spoiled, high-maintenance, and too "Marilyn Monroe" for society's idea of a respectable woman. Her ex left her because she was "too much" too clingy, too girly, too dramatic and he wanted a girl with a "bright future," not a charity case in designer heels." Until the notorious Thaddeus Gael Resuello, fratboy, born genius, the one worshiped by every girl in law school. She heard all these humors of these girls about him. And yet, in the middle of all the case digests and late night study sessions, it's him who made law school almost bearable for her. She swore this time things would be different... she would never lose herself in a man again, never let anyone treat her like she was nothing. But somehow, somewhere between late-night study sessions and his cigarette smoke, she finds herself wrapped around Thaddeus' fingers... and this heartbreak might destroy her twice

[UNEDITED] Lyra's supposed to be lavish life turned into a painful and traumatic one. As she tries to regain her life from the darkness of her past, the love she found in Cian gave her hope. But would the comfort she lives now, enough to fill the desolated part of her heart? Ray of light in Paradise - Tonjuarez Series III He fell first, he fell harder trope raindropsandstar

[UNEDITED] Ayara Terrise Monterio a fresh graduate, trying to find herself in the world of filming. Not knowing that following her dreams will lead her to the person she avoided the most. Because of their past, and the trauma it brought her, the only defense mechanism she can do is to pretend to hate him. But the question is how long? How long will it take for her to let go of the past? How long will it take for her to realize, that the very thing she feared to lose is also the only thing she will love the most? Under the Stars - Tonjuarez Series I Enemies to Lovers trope raindropsandstar

THE BELL JAR SERIES 1 She's afraid to fail---so she never names her fears, never crosses waters she can't see through. Raylene Emmerson "Emily" Barrameda has always played it safe. She always strive for the best but not fond of the idea of taking risks. Kahit pa sa academics. Kahit pa sa pangarap niyang maging isang magiting na nurse. That is, until her professor forces her into contrivance she never asked for---one that involves none other than the College of Nursing's elusive top alumnus, Jose Alfredo Salazar. Thrown into his orbit, Emily finds herself unraveling. He taught her to cultivate a broader perspective. He challenges her limits, opens her eyes to a hunger for learning she never knew she had, and slowly, the walls she built begin to crush. Because maybe, just maybe... crossing the waters she never dared name might lead her to the version of herself she never expected to become.

𝐒𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝟏 | COMPLETED The island of Oasis, nestled on the faraway borders of Sipalay, became Sabrinna Antonette's refuge and solitary paradise when she was extremely burned out while studying BS Pharmacy. Everything about the island was a dream. From the crystalline waters, white sand, rocky islets, lush greeneries- to the people living in it. Ano pa bang hahanapin niya? Iyon na ata ang pinakapayapang bakasyon sa kaniyang tanang buhay. Dagdag pa na alagang-alaga siya ng kaniyang tiyuhin na siyang may-ari ng isla, at ng makisig, guwapo, at napakabait na island boy na si Miguel. Masaya kasama ang binatang trabahador. Nasusunod ang lahat niyang kaartehan. Walang reklamo sa utos at mukhang crush pa siya nito! Mahaba ang pasensya sa kaniya at maasikaso. Ngunit ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng kabaitan nito sa kaniya? Gusto ba siya ng lalaki o sadyang mabait lang ito sa lahat? May nililigawan naman kasi ito sa bayan. Ang kababata nitong si Rochelle. Ang masaklap pa, saka niya lang ito nalaman noong nahuhulog na ang puso niya sa binata.

Kitsch Achindra Haciendas carries an obsession few could understand. She's drawn to people's flaws-their quiet chaos, their mistakes, the tiny ruins they might or might not try to hide. In their brokenness, she found something alive, something that breathed. They reminded her that life was never a perfect portrait but a smudged painting, and within that imperfection, she felt utterly, vividly alive. Perfection, to her, was the cruelest illusion. She despised it because it mirrors what she hated most about herself. So she sought comfort in the imperfect... the raw, the unfiltered, the unapologetically human Then came Clark Kent, a disruption in the symmetry of her world. He's flawed in ways that both unsettled and fascinated her. There was something in his imperfection that felt like freedom, something in his flaws that made her heart ache in all the right ways. She wants him... not to fix him, but to feel alive through him. His imperfections became her favorite kind of perfection. ꪆ୧marmaladel started: october 17, 2025

Elara Soledad de Merced thrives in attention and affection-being the youngest and only daughter, never once did she experience being set aside and treated as someone deemed unworthy. All her life, she was treated with utmost care and love. The princess with a perfect life who had never gone through hardship. Boys dream of her. Girls look up to her. Some hate her. Whatever she does, everyone follows. Second to none, rejection was something she was never familiar with, until him-her first love and the only man who ever rejected her. But not even her first rejection could stop her, so she pulls out her highest heels and her sparkly little dress, because what Elara wants, Elara gets. Luis Silvino Prodigalidad is what she wants, and she will get him, even if it means painting his hurricane into pink skies.

Kairos Levi Soledad de Merced was chaos and wildness altogether. A lover of the world and all the pleasures it has to offer. Love and commitment? That never existed in his vocabulary. He was the type to give you the highs and all the best things in life, leaving you wanting more, only to be forgotten by him the next day. Chasing the wild tide of life and living without inhibitions was his way of life. He prefers all things physical and casual. He wants his life to be simple, easy, and hot- the same way he wants his woman to be. Ma. Anisa Sta Ines is smart, confident, strong-willed.... and smart again. Matalino, matapang, magaling. Pero hindi maganda. All her life, she has been nothing but an extra in everyone's story. The wingman, the third wheel, and the go-to person for everyone interested in her friends. She knew she was never meant to be chosen, never meant to be pursued. She was the calm of a Wednesday morning; The stability that people usually take for granted. But her stability and peace ceased to exist when Kairos rejected her love letter in front of the whole Eunthastica. Not because he rejected her in front of the whole school. But because the letter wasn't for him, it was supposed to be for Iñigo, his cousin. ---- Started: June 2025 Completed: September 2025