Maquia's life bloomed with colors because of her parents' love in a peaceful home. Things became even happier when she met Nana, her heart overflowed with love as free as the sea waves along with the wind. They built castles of dreams together as their laughter echoed like magic. A special bond twinkled between them and even at such a young age, Maquia knew her heart belonged to Nana. She thought her life was a perfect fairy tale, until Nana disappeared in a heartbreaking storm. Years passed, grief and "what-ifs" still haunt her. She tried forgetting the past, yet she always ended up wishing within the cosmos. Yet as she wishes, the universe gives her a way to move on. But the cosmos plays a dangerous game, blurring the lines between the girl Maquia lost and the girl she just met. "Tell me you're still here, tell me you will love me the same."

(COMPLETED) AJ and Ligaya meet during a journalism workshop. What starts as a friendship soon blossoms into a love that surpasses boundaries. But their journey is far from as simple as writing articles. They fought for their love even through times of darkness, but the question lingers: Will it shine forever? ---- DISCLAIMER A work of fiction. Names, events, characters, places, and incidents. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. This story is written in Taglish.