SHORTLISTED FOR THEWATTYS2026! With twenty thousand followers on Instagram, a growing travel vlog channel on YouTube, and trips across Asia documenting food, culture, and hidden destinations, Raenerys Cortez is slowly building a name in the travel content world. She's not a superstar and she's not extremely famous, but she's happy that she's achieving her dream step by step, traveling to different places and sharing them with others. Even though she has only visited a few countries so far, some people already recognize her from time to time. She's already happy with that. But she would be even happier if more people watched her videos, which is why she truly puts effort into her vlogs. Until the day came. She was invited to a luxury brand event in Manila. She isn't really fond of fancy social gatherings and big crowds, but for the sake of her vlogging channel, she needed to attend. Besides, it would be a waste to miss the opportunity. She might even get sponsorships or partnerships there. She has always dreamed of that. Until she accidentally and literally trips into Elian Ruiz Liu. Yep, that Elian Ruiz Liu. The internationally famous runway model with millions of fans, luxury campaigns, and a reputation that follows him everywhere. All it takes is one perfectly framed photo, and boom! They're both trending. And not just trending, but trending because of a dating scandal. That definitely wasn't what Rae expected to gain from that event. To control the rumors and protect their reputations, both of their teams come up with a solution: fake the relationship. Just for three months. "It's only acting," they said. But the longer they pretend for the cameras, the harder it becomes to remember where the act ends. Because falling in love was never part of the plan. But the internet already believes their love story. And sometimes... the most convincing lies are the ones that start feeling real.

WATTYS 2026 SHORTLISTED!! __________________ 'You make my life sweeter ♡' Poorvika Shrinivastav is living her dream in Chennai, being the journalist she wants. Or maybe, that's what she wants to believe. Because, whenever she tries to be the journalist she wants, it pisses off her boss, and now, she's given her last chance to safeguard her job. "You'll be doing an interview with the new CEO of the X-rex company, Mister Varun Kumar, Poorvika." And oh my, it just had to be her childhood frenemy who loves messing with her. The one who lost touch. The one who's now living as this oh-so-perfect CEO who can't seem to have a break from unrealistic expectations, until she came with her angry little mouth, and made him feel alive like never before. 'Not letting you go this time, Poorvi ♡' ___________________ ✨ Highest ranks acquired over a period of time ✨ -#1 in comedy-romance out of 11k stories -#1 in ceo out of 24.7k stories -#2 in adorable out of 10k stories -#9 in desi out of 9.9k stories -#3 in girlboss out of 2k stories -#1 in journalism out of 1k stories -#1 in hopelessromantic out of 5k stories -#36 in cute out of 162k stories -#12 in sweet out of 39k stories -#36 in romcom out of 26.4k stories __________________ Previously titled as 'The opposite of drifting apart' __________________ COMPLETED. 70,000 words, wow, I know. I dunno how I did it too, people. BUT I MADE IT. FIRST DRAFT! (Its messy and unpolished, and very VERY unhinged. Idk wtf is going on either tbh. It will be editted after my boards r over ✨) STANDALONE. Do not imitate or copy in any way, or else...be ready to sleep with your eyes open, every.single.night, darling~ :3 And the illustration of the cover, and all the banners belong to me cause I handrew it digitally at 1am. The same thing applies, don't copy or use my hardwork plz. Thanks! ____________________

🎉 2026 Wattys Shortlist 🎉 When the ex-boyfriend decides to show up unexpectedly, Stella escapes to the pub's bathroom, only to crash into a walking teddy bear with the most gentle brown eyes, and the deepest dimples. Coming up with a quick solution, they agree to play into the fake relationship until the ex leaves, and end up spending time together during Sebastian's last day in the country. Shadowed by heavy moments, they decide to make the most of their one, and only day, making memories neither will forget. A comedy romance ATTEMPT (emphasis on that) with a drizzle of drama here and there. ► Warning ◄ Includes topics of: cursing, cheating, death, illness, and self-harm. Viewer discretion is advised.

***Wattys Shortlist 2026***Elysa Degras' junior year of high school has been off to a rocky start. Soccer practices have been kicking her butt, her advanced math class has really been kicking her butt, and her history teacher just blackmailed her into joining the school's (ultra nerdy) Quiz Bowl team. And if that wasn't bad enough, her recent budding attraction to her best friend has also been complicating her life. Especially since she went and lied about it, blurting some preposterous nonsense about having a secret boyfriend to try and explain all her recent weird behavior. In an attempt to salvage the situation and save her friendship, she decides to enlist the help of one of her brother's friends to pose as her new boyfriend, but there's something more than a little suspicious about Luke Haywood, and it's not just his unnerving ability to make their relationship seem a little too real. She's almost positive he's hiding something, and with everything else spiraling dangerously out of control, she can't afford to leave his secret alone.