They say that happy-go-lucky people bury their deepest pain behind smiles. For Maverick Evander, an architecture student, was entangled in a web of uncertainty by his parents' decision to separate. Beneath his playful image and a well-known loud circle, he was able to carry a facade-a mystery no one could ever decipher. How can you read someone when they are just black pages in the book? That's how engineering student Rade Archiel Tejano sees Mavric: a blinding sun you could only graze upon. And the more he tries to solve the puzzles in Mavric's mind games, the more Mavric's wall thickens. Will Rade be able to crush someone who is already broken? Will Mavric top someone when he's the one who's falling? In a play where one had to win, both of them fell...hard.

In a society where blue is classified for boys and pink for the girls, Shiloh Ching Escarra struggled during his childhood when he discovered his fondness for the toys and colors that were only labeled for the girls. Despite confining himself in the darkness, Brent Matthew Jarsdel, his roommate and the son of his mother's friend, gradually peeked through his thick walls and found a way to paint his world according to what color he genuinely prefers. In the midst of those unexplainable feelings, confusions, and judgements, Brent was willing to risk it all; to fight for the love he unexpectedly found; to build him a home where his true colors would finally be accepted.

Kept in the shadows all her life, May Ann Vallejos always feels unwanted and unloved. As she enters an arranged relationship with Mergus Brilliantes, can she finally find the love she longs for, or will it only break her heart even more? *** Growing up, May Ann Vallejos longs to be loved unconditionally. Despite being overshadowed by her younger sister, she still gives it her all and tries not to disappoint her parents. However, her life takes a turn when she unexpectedly finds herself arranged to marry Engineer Mergus Brilliantes, their business partner's grandson. Not only does he seem to have feelings for her young sister, but she also can't stand being with him around. Left with no choice, can May Ann eventually find love and make her relationship with Mergus work? Or will being with him only deepen her feelings of being unwanted and hurt? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Louise De Ramos

Alecsandra Rei Dela Cruz wanted to prove herself to her father that she can also be a reliable person and she's as good as her brother when it comes to providing services and securities to the rich. She wanted him to be proud of her, too. She got the opportunity to do it when she finally got her assignment, and that is to guard the President's son, Nathaniel Araneta. The job was easy, she's trained to do it. What's hard was to get along with the snobbish man she's guarding and hearing his side commentaries while she's doing her job. She thought she could endure it all and just let him be an ass like he's used to, but after he got drunk and something happened to them, and he began taking care of her, it felt like she's up for a more challenging assignment-the one that is the ultimate rule of their organization. That is not to fall in love with the client. Will she be able to stop herself from falling and uphold their organization's principles or fall in love with the one who made her feel most alive?

Si Yareli Tamayo ay isang mabait at mapagmahal na dalagang nakatira sa probinsiya ng San Felicidad. Nang makilala niya ang magkakapatid na Steffano na sina River, Efraim, Irvin, Grant, at Amir ay nagkaroon ng malalim na epekto ang mga ito sa kaniyang puso. Tuluyang mababago ang simpleng pamumuhay ni Yareli nang dahil sa magkakapatid hanggang sa umabot na ang nararamdaman ng mga ito sa mapanganib na obsesyon, isa sa malaking balakid upang hindi matuloy ang pagmamahal na nabuo niya para sa mga ito. Sa huli ay pipiliin pa rin ba niya ang magkakapatid na Steffano kahit na may magagawa ang mga ito sa kaniya na hindi niya lubos na inaasahan? --- [This story/book is available at PSICOM Shopee, TikTok, and Lazada] Original version: 2021 Revised version: 2024

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Ililipat ka raw sa isang all-boys school kasi nga deliquent ka raw. Tapos biglang marami nang gustong pumatay sa'yo. Shet. Ang saya 'di ba?

[COMPLETE] Darlene isn't a typical high school student. She always gets in trouble in her previous School in her grandmother's province. She used to be expelled in every School she went to, not until her father decided that she would study in Manila after her grandmother's death, also, to have her new life together. Left with no choice, Darlene has no idea that her soon-to-be classmates were all boys? Will her classmates sue her out of the class or let her stay, let her be safe because of something? Or maybe while protecting her, there was something behind her? But what more if she finds out who was really her and the reason why everyone wants her? "Painful Lies, broken past, wrong thoughts, and reasons that I want to know when I entered the Worst Section." - If you all don't want to be confused about what happened from the past, please read TGIWS: The Past.

[Gen L Society Series #3] Ballerine Maeze Castillo, a theater arts student wants revenge from the golden boy and baseball captain studying psychology... *** Disclaimer: This story is written in Filipino-English. Cover illustration by: shaney_art