A dumb suggestion from my friend says that there's a foolproof method to know whether you like someone romantically or not. It's simple. All you have to do is close your eyes, think of that person, and imagine kissing them. Kapag nandiri ka, e di hindi mo gusto. But if the opposite happened, e di, delikado ka na. I'm a hundred percent sure that I only see Chio Cervantes as a friend. I just got confused because he's suddenly everywhere right after my ex-boyfriend got into a relationship with a girl he told me not to worry about. Besides, hindi ko rin siya type. He's noisy. He's shameless. He procrastinates a lot. He likes wiping the sweat off his forehead and wipe it on my arm. He drives with both his hands which somehow doesn't look appealing . . . and for some reason he doesn't refuse picking me up even when it's late at night. He always brings an extra handkerchief because I keep on forgetting mine along with a shirt I can borrow in case I need to change. He brings me good food to take my mind off deadlines. He doesn't hesitate to communicate his feelings and I honestly envy him for that. And he makes me laugh. Whatever. But just to be sure, at dahil madali lang namang gawin 'yong method, I closed my eyes and imagined his lips against mine. I realized one thing after opening my eyes. I'm in deep trouble and there's no way of getting out. BETWEEN YOUR LIPS AND MINE Cervantes Series Second Generation #1 2022, ynativity

New environment means new people to be with. Kaya hindi mapigilan ni Shaz na kabahan nang lumipat sila ng bahay sa La Verde. As a girl who grew up in Manila, adjusting wasn't easy. Thankfully, her classmates were approachable, and she soon met a lot of amazing people... Including Atreus. From enemies, to friends, to lovers. Iyon na nga siguro ang pinaka-magandang pagkakasunod ng relationship ng dalawang tao. But just when they thought everything was falling into place, unexpected circumstances forced Shaz to make a choice that would change everything... and hurt them both.

Iba ang sinasabi ng hula, sa totoong binubulong ng puso. isinulat sa pormat na iskrip

stand alone complete [unedited] To quote someone, no one can teach you how to write-because life is the one who would teach you how to pen the beginning, climax, and end of your story-but what if you don't like how life writes it? Athanacia Norainne Samonte only has one goal in life-to write until she's out of breath. She loves writing, as much as how the sun always shine after the night has fallen back to slumber. Kaya naman nang makita ang oportunidad na maging script writer ng isang student director na si Kiran Conjuanco-she did her best to be the only option that Kiran could consider. He was her stimulus to write better so he could only set his eyes on her written crafts. Yet, writing was never easy. In this economy, she has a lot to consider when it comes to pursuing passion over practicality. She has to brace herself from the criticisms that barks and bites her whenever they can. She has to see that she's never going to be the best writer-because there will always be someone who writes better. She has to accept that sometimes writing. . .isn't just writing. When life gives her a script that should have been shelved, can Nacia act off script from this film turning into tragedy?

Tugtog sa radyo at walkman. Cassette tape na buhol-buhol. Ikot ng lumang plaka sa ponograpo. Bibingka na walang itlog na maalat sa ibabaw. Kare-kare na may dinikdik na mani. Galunggong na may crispy fry. Ipaghihimay ng isda para hindi matinikan. Nakasahod ang kamay sa tumutulong tubig-ulan mula sa sirang bubong ng waiting shed. Sa terminal at sa bus. Bukod sa bayad at sukli, saksi ang konduktor sa bawat pagtulo ng laway mo sa balikat niya. Mga bagay na hindi malaman ang dahilan kaya nauuwi sa paghahanap para hindi na magtaka at maguluhan. Ito na, bumubuwelo pa lang. Nand'yan na naman kasi ang mga kabayong nagkakarera sa dibdib niya. esmisenti, 2023 📌 Dating pinamagatang "Ulan Lang Naman"

(Whisky Bottle Series # 1) Mostly because of her upbringing, Erisette Veraño grew up painfully empty on the aspect of self-esteem. Even most of the people around her just added up to the weighty pile on her fragile shoulders constantly bringing her down. And all the while sinking, she would crash down upon finding out even just a pair of eyes set on her definitely not flawless skin. She feared attention. He showered her with it.

In which two sleepyheads fell asleep and missed their stop.

I'll happily let the colossal waves to take me away until I sink, until I'm floating, until I'm already home.

Cold City Series #1: Silent Echo of the Introvert "In her gentle ways, she can shake my whole being." - Alpha Kael Grosvenor *** In a world of introverts like Ara, the likes of Alpha Kael Grosvenor were an inconvenience to her, a not-so-ordinary basketball team captain with a persistence that beats no other. When he started showing signs of how smitten he was with her, that's when her life went out of control. Terrified of taking a risk that might complicate her life, she ran and ran away from him. Only to be tripped by the reality that Alpha Kael was inescapable.

faye and theo.