Sports series #1: Dreams of Youth Status: ON-GOING Note: You can read this story as a standalone novel. Tropes: academic rivals to lovers, slow burn, she fell first but he fell harder and first love SYPNOSIS: "Some dreams are chased under the sun. Others bloom quietly in the shadows." For Freya Allison Varquez, life is a scoreboard and she must always come out on top. Whether it's in academics or volleyball, she lives to be the best. All she wants is her parents' approval---the kind that only victory seems to bring. But when Kazimir Trevor Lionhart transfers to their school, her perfect world begins to crack. He's confident, calm under pressure, and her equal in every way. Their fiery rivalry soon turns into something more complicated... and far more dangerous to her walls. As for Isaiah Mason Varquez, being second-best has always been his role, especially when you're the twin of someone like Freya. He hides behind his quiet facade, burdened by unspoken expectations and childhood scars. Until Rhea Melanie De Leon enters his life---the only person who sees through him, even if he once made her life hell. She's calm where he's chaos and maybe, just maybe, the reason he'll start chasing something of his own. But youth is fleeting, and so are dreams---especially when tangled in heartbreak, pressure, and the shadows of who you're expected to be. In a world of rivals, spotlights, and secrets, four teens will come to realize that some dreams aren't about winning... but about finally being seen. Note: This story is written in Taglish [ON-GOING]

[ COMPLETED ] Sports Series #2: Breathe Before the Fall Note: You can read this story as a standalone novel. ----- Elaine Aurora "Elora" Salvador is a ballerina chasing perfection. Suffocated by her mother's expectations, she learned that even on surface, she feels like she's forever drowning---forever sinking, with no one to save her. Until she met the one who makes her feel like she can breathe again. River Kyle Callahan is a champion swimmer desperate to escape his past. To him, Elora is completely off-limits. But getting closer to his bestfriend's sister makes the walls he built around himself slowly crumble, and he never expected to fall for the one person forbidden to him. Drawn together by a pain they both understand, they begin a secret love that could heal them or shatter their fragile worlds. But as they find solace in each other's broken pieces, they must learn that healing is a slow and painful dance. To survive, they'll first have to learn how to breathe before the fall. Start: June 11, 2025 Finished: December 17, 2025

Sports Series #3: The Run Back Home Nesryn Valerie Alonzo stopped believing in dreams when her figure skating career ended. In a world of broken promises and family betrayals, she has one rule: never depend on anyone. Especially not the boy whose love has always felt more like a risk than a refuge. Chase Limuel Corpuz is a runner who doesn't know how to quit. For over a decade, he has been the steady rhythm in Nesryn's life, the one willing to sacrifice his own future just to keep her heart from freezing over. When a scandal threatens to shatter Chase's career, Nesryn makes a devastating choice. To save his future, she disappears from it, deciding that for Chase to truly grow, he has to stop running for her and start running for himself. Years later, destiny brought them back to the same starting line. But some paths, no matter how far you run, only lead you back. And the most important race isn't the one you win---it's the run back home. Published: February 14, 2026