MY MOVIE-LIKE LIFE is an LGBTQIA+ Young Adult Slice of Life novel with multi-tropes including love triangles, friends to lovers, and slow burn. Two circles of hopeless romantics freshmen cross paths at the university. Both have high expectations in this new chapter of their life, wanting to have their own R-rated romcom movie-like college life. One secretly in love with a friend. Two are still haunted from the past. Three people sharing the same feelings. Broken hearts and broken relationships. As they explore more about their sexualities and orientations, they realize that life isn't just about romance and sex. Will their freshman year still be something they're expecting? PLAYLIST FOR THE FEELS: https://open.spotify.com/user/31vrtvutvyatut4wwq4on6hc2yj4

Brent Manalo, the charismatic yet miserable vocalist of a rising boy band, lives a life haunted by fame, pressure, and an emptiness he can't escape. Behind the spotlight lies a man drowning in silence, seeking meaning beyond the music. Mika Salamanca, on the other hand, is a street-smart and fiercely independent young woman juggling odd jobs just to make it through each day. She believes in surviving, not dreaming-until fate throws her into Brent's chaotic world after a life-changing accident. Their unexpected encounter sparks a journey neither of them saw coming. As their lives collide, Brent finds color in his greyscale world through Mika's resilience, while Mika discovers a kind of love she never thought she deserved. Sometimes, love doesn't ask for permission-it crashes into your life when you least expect it, rewriting everything you thought you knew about happiness, healing, and second chances.

A collection of one shot stories where every heartbeat meant something. Some endings were beautiful. Others, necessary. But all of them mattered.