ONC 2026 ENTRY PROMPT #5: You wake up from a dream about a perfect faceless soulmate, only to meet someone in real life who feels exactly like them and somehow knows things you've never told anyone. Meet Caitlyn, a 25-year old woman who works as a Customer Service Representative in a mall and lives alone in her apartment, but has never felt lonely at all. Ikaw ba naman ang makapanaginip ng isang perfect na lalaki gabi-gabi. Isang araw kasi, she dreamt of a guy who seems to be her soulmate. He was faceless but by the looks of his physique, she was sure he was handsome. But aside from that, she kind of feels safe and comfortable every time he visits her in her dreams. He hugs her. He comforts her. He tells her things that could make her laugh and feel at ease. He was there for her. But, every time she wakes up in the morning, she will also be back into reality. He's perfect, but he only exists in her dreams. Kadalasan ay kikiligan siya pero minsan ay hindi niya rin maiwasang hindi malungkot at mapaiyak na lang. Napapatanong kung bakit gabi-gabi siya nitong dinadalaw at hindi nito pinapakita sa kanya ang mukha. Pero sa loob-loob niya ay alam niya ang sagot. He stays and keeps visiting her in her ko dreams because she wants him to. She badly dreamt for a man like him that she already started imagining him like he really exists. Isang gabi, dinalaw nga siya nito pero hindi ito lumapit sa kanya. He didn't hug her. He didn't comfort her. Nasanay na siya sa pagdalaw nito sa kanya gabi-gabi sa loob ng isang buwan kaya sobra siyang nalungkot at nasaktan nang bigla na lang itong naging cold sa kanya. Then she met Angelo, one of the cleaners of the mall. She seems familiar with him but she's also certain that she had never met him before.

Andy realizes the hard way that he's too pretty for prison. Unfortunately he's already caught the eye of the most dangerous inmate in Third Block. [COMPLETE] Warning: Dark Romance, Obsession, Prison

Paano kung ma-inlove ka sa isang taong may taning ang buhay? Gugustuhin at pipiliin mo pa rin ba siya? Anong gagawin mo para mapadama mo sa kanyang mahal mo siya? Gugustuhin mo rin bang malaman kung parehas ba kayo ng nararamdaman sa isa't isa? ******** Lance Fajardo. The badass, merciless, monster captain of the basketball varsity team and the king of Sta. Maria Academy. He was stone cold and intimidating. He wouldn't tolerate any bad behavior inside the school. Ano ka man o sino ka man, wala kang takas sa kanya. Mapa-teacher man o estudyante, hinding hindi niya palalampasin at bubugbugin ka talaga niya kapag nagkamali ka ng gawa o ni kahit salita. Worst? Talagang sisirain niya pagmumukha mo because if you became his victim, magdasal ka na lang na sana dumating kaagad ang principal because the moment he'd start beating you, he always go all out, as if he was being possessed by some monster. He was being feared, at the same, respected by the other students. But unlike any other badasses out there, he was a loner. Then he meet a nerd girl one Monday morning after their practice, that turns out to be a transferee student in their school, and that also happens to be his classmate. Her name's Sheen. She's beautiful. And nerd. She always stutters everytime you'd talk to her. And she looks very----- fragile. The moment he laid eyes on her, he already fell in love. Despite being afraid of commiting the same mistake that he did before, afraid of being left, again, he can't stop looking, caring and protecting her. But each of us have our own demons inside us and in Lance's case, he was his own demon and he's letting it control him. She was already drawn to him but the moment Lance feared the most, came. She saw and witnessed the demon side of him. "It's game over. She's afraid of me now. She'll stay away from me. She'll run away from me. She'll -------leave me, too."

"A beautiful story of a love that's supposed to be said and done but failed so." Jennifer was captivated by Russell's charm. Russell was her older brother's bestfriend. He was like a family to them but to her surprise, Russell's been with his family for the past 10 years. She's just maybe 'too introverted' to not even notice him. Russell's been staying in their house for a while and she can't deny the admiration she has for her "second brother''. Plus, he's a K-POP fan which is a good thing for her. She now have someone who can understand her obsession with BTS. The true tension then started one day at Jen's school when she intentionally didn't correct her friends assumption of Russell being her boyfriend just to get back to his ex-boyfriend, who cheated her, with her bestfriend. Russell wants her to tell them the truth but Jennifer insisted on keeping it that way for a while. She promised him to tell her friends the truth after she can convinced them, or shall we say 'herself' that she has already moved on from his ex-boyfriend but things got out of hand that left Russell a no choice but play the part. Jennifer somewhat develops a romantic feeling towards Russell and before she know it, days before Russell's return to his daily life, she confessed to him. He seems to like her too but he also seems not. He gave her hope and promised to give her an answer after a year, at most. Join me as we witness the twist of fate between the characters. How they'll handle the trials that come between their so-called-no-label relationship. Will they be able to live happily ever after? Or will one of them would miss the other?