Paraluman Markel considers herself the worst actress, a sentiment echoed by her critics who often bash her inability to cry on camera. This shortcoming hindered her acting career, while her boyfriend, Cedar Neo Herrera, soared to fame with his undeniable charm and talent. So, to protect his flourishing career, the couple decided to keep their relationship a secret. When Paraluman stepped away from the limelight, Cedar's on-screen chemistry with another rising star captivated audiences, propelling him to new heights of fame. Meanwhile, Paraluman seemed to vanish from the public eye. Five years later, Paraluman makes a dramatic return to the silver screen as the lead in a major film. Her co-star? None other than her ex-boyfriend, Cedar. Now reunited on set, Paraluman and Cedar reminisce about everything that happened over the past five years. With their reputations and unresolved feelings at stake, can they maintain their professionalism, or will their past and present collide, threatening everything they've worked for? ❀❀❀ TRIGGER WARNINGS AHEAD. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. Language: Taglish (Tagalog and English) ❀❀❀ Writing: October 9, 2023 - December 28, 2023 Published: November 1, 2023 - December 30, 2023 as colorful as spring™ the horai folder: file no.1 NEKO

Broken Sweetheart Series #1 (ONGOING) Please note that this is not a fantasy book. · · ─ ·𖥸· ─ · · Sabi nila, masyado raw akong weirdo, at masyado na rin daw akong matanda para maniwala pa sa mga fairytales. Ngunit may hindi sila nalalaman na ako lang ang may alam. Dahil nakita ko na ang magical realm ng mga faes. Especially in that tree. The big willow tree. Because I saw a fae there once. A really handsome and tall fae. I saw him, under the willow. Tall and glowing. He looked right at me... and then disappeared. · · ─ ·𖥸· ─ · · Kung magkakaroon ng patimpalak patungkol sa mga faeries, paniguradong mananalo si Nyxelle Morrin. She believes in the fae realm so much that it's taken over her life. Wala siyang kaibigan, wala siyang makausap--dahil ang tanging bukang-bibig niya lang ay ang tungkol sa mga mythical creatures. Pero isang araw, nakita niya ang isang lalaki sa ilalim ng napakagandang puno ng willow tree. At doon siya nakumbinsi. He must be a fae. So she called him... Handsome Fae. This is the first installment of the series.

Night Series #3 (ONGOING) When the night had nothing left to give, and I had nothing left to ask, morning answered anyway. It answered with Lazriel. .𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅ I constantly see myself relating to a rat. A lab rat, to be exact. May nakita akong eksperimento na ginawa sa mga daga. Kapag hinulog sila sa tubig, susubukan nilang mabuhay at makawala sa nangyayari sa kanila sa loob ng labinglimang minuto, bago sila sumuko at tanggapin ang kapalaran nila. Pero kapag may nagligtas sa daga na 'yon mula sa tubig, kapag nahulog muli siya sa parehong sitwasyon, magkakaroon siya ng pag-asa na may magliligtas sa kaniya. At... susubukan niyang mabuhay hindi lang sa loob ng labinglimang minuto kundi animnapung oras. Gano'n din ako. When someone saved me while drowning, I saw hope. I learned to wait for it. And somehow, when I was drowning the second time, I found myself in his family. I found myself staring at him. .𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅ Aenira Lumen is fine in the dark. She was left with no one but herself when her parents died. Dahil menor de edad, wala siyang magawa kundi mapunta sa kaniyang mga kamag-anak. But it was clear she was never truly welcome there. Until one day, she was taken in by a political family--a family that gave her the warmth her own blood never could. But it was obvious that someone didn't like her. And that someone... was him. This is the third installment of the series. Night Series will be composed of 3 books that are all standalone novels

Night Series #2 (COMPLETED) Everything was dark, until it wasn't. The end of night came with a hand in mine. It was him. Lewi. .𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅ You will never know what the future holds for you. You will never change what was fated to happen. Because in reality, no one can ever change the reason for someone's existence. It was already carved out before our lives even began. Pero may mga bagay na gugustuhin nating baguhin, kahit na hindi puwede... .𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅ Astrea Clio Dionela is used to being the best. Hindi niya gusto ang magkaroon ng kahit anong koneksyon sa ibang tao. For her, getting close to anyone feels like a mistake--something that could hurt them. So, she builds walls. Strong and unbreakable. But then there's him. He's the kind of person people admire without even trying. And what's worse... he likes her. She hates how he's better than her at things she works so hard for. She hates how he still smiles at her even when she's cold. She hates him... because she's so envious of him. Yet, as time passes, she realizes something devastating... she's fallen for him, too. But this time... he doesn't look back anymore. This is the second installment of the series. Night Series will be composed of 3 books that are all standalone novels.

Night Series #1 (COMPLETED) Even when the journey felt endless, dawn somehow found its way to me. And it was Lyle. .𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅ Six years ago, I woke up with nothing but pain. Noong una, naguluhan ako. Pero habang tumatagal, natuto na rin akong ngumiti. Natuto akong maging masaya kasama sila... Bilang anak nila. At bilang si Zadeya. .𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✦ ‧₊˚ ⋅ Zadeya couldn't remember anything from her past. Batanes is the only place she knows. But her dreams tell a different story. A name keeps echoing in her sleep... Azalia Ulan. She doesn't know who that is, or why it hurts so much to remember. But in every dream, she is her. And deep down, she know--it's more than just a dream. Sa kabila noon, determinado siyang paghiwalayin ang panaginip at reyalidad. Not until he walked in. His eyes, his voice, his presence... everything about him stirs something buried. Like he's the answer to the questions she never dared to ask. This is the first installment of the series. Night Series will be composed of 3 books that are all standalone novels.

"You'll always be my greatest what if's and regrets..." Minsan mahal mo, pero hindi ka mahal. Madalas may nagmamahal sa'yo, pero wala kang nararamdaman. Maybe that's how fate works. It's always too late. Always missing something. It's always... unfair. And no matter how many years pass. That moment, chances, memories, that person remains your unanswered question. Your unfinished chapter. Your greatest what-if, and quietest regret. But then, as you dive into someone's soul, won't you drown if you'll know what's the reason behind it all?

"Kasal ka nga sa akin, ngunit ang puso mo ay kailan nga ba tunay na naging akin?" I am strong. I can always shine brightly like the sun, that's what I thought. But there are great weaknesses that are actually buried deep inside my soul. I allow myself to give love, thinking that it might be a way for me to save myself from the burning sensation of anxieties in my life, but when I get a chance to be with him, it all ends up falling apart. It's already too late when I realized that he might not be the one who's capable of rescuing me. Started: August 04, 2022 Ended: November 13, 2022

"At least, you once became my comfort." I want to be happy genuinely, but I don't know when I'll be free from something that keeps on giving me burdens. I'm exhausted from the noise of my parent's fight. On a sad night, it's the pain that serves as my lullabies. It feels like I'm dancing in chaos. And these days, I found comfort from his soft pressed on a piano. It gave me peace and his presence is like music that sways me through the beauty of disasters. Started: December 16, 2021 Ended: February 20, 2021

"I push you away without you knowing that I want you to embrace me and don't go." My life seems fixed but there's still a crack that's showing the agony of my soul. All was still fresh that's turning into a nightmare and made me feel this coldness when midnight fell. I thought I'll forever fear the horrible horrors of my life, until under the rain, while I'm trying to ease the pain and wash away all the uncontrollable thoughts of mine, my shivering numb body because of coldness, calmed by his warm embrace. Started: June 15, 2021 Ended: October 31, 2021

"Noong nahanap ko ang sarili ko, nakahanap na rin pala siya ng ibang mamahalin." No one can hear my silent noise. And there, in the middle of my loneliness, like a shooting star that suddenly showed in the moonless night, he landed and stepped in my unheard noisy world. Started--May 23, 2021 Ended- June 11, 2021