Amid hidden pain and unexpected challenges, two hearts cling to love, navigating a fate they never chose. Essence Series: First Installment. start: 07/21/2025 finish: 02/07/2026

Date Started: June 6, 2025 Date Completed: June 24, 2025

In the quieter corners of Shiniell University, where the world slows down and silence settles like soft dust, Scariannor Mavian Anderson moves like a quiet rainbow in motion. She is cheerful, easy to talk to, and has a warmth that lights up the spaces she enters-but only for those she chooses to let close. To others, she may seem calm, even a little quiet. But to those who know her, she is bubbly, full of laughter, and endlessly patient. She has learned to live life on her own terms, to find joy in the little things, and to let her heart shine even in silence. Yet, even a rainbow has its moments of waiting for the sun-and for Scariannor, love is something she approaches with the same steady, gentle light. Then one ordinary day, something shifts. A collision, an apology, a fleeting moment that lingers longer than expected-and suddenly, someone unfamiliar steps into her world. Not with fireworks or fanfare, but quietly, steadily, like rain slowly carving paths in stone. And just like that, her patience and consistency are challenged in ways she never anticipated. Fear and hope exist side by side. She knows that love may not be guaranteed, that it might never be returned in the way she hopes. And yet, she continues to wait. Not because she doubts herself, but because she believes in showing up-gently, consistently, and with a heart willing to give, even without certainty. How far would you go for a love that isn't reciprocated? ✎ᝰ. Shiniell University Series 3: UD ✎ᝰ. Second Generation ✎ᝰ. WLW - Women loving Women ✎ᝰ. Language: Tagalog-English

Xyrianna Isabella Alkaraz stepped onto the campus of Shiniell University like a leaf carried by the wind. Young, eager, and swept toward the unknown. With a full scholarship in hand, she makes her way to the campus of Shiniell University, stepping into a world where dreams are waiting to unfold. Yet this new beginning comes with a bittersweet price-leaving behind the warmth and comfort of home. The path ahead was unpaved, lit by the glow of possibility, yet shadowed by the ache of letting go. Across the same campus, Professor Roxiette Avegayle Fontana moved like a storm held tightly behind glass-elegant, contained, and impossible to read. Her charm was the kind that lingered like perfume in a closed room, but she was no open book. To her, people were mirrors: she reflected only what they brought to her. If you remained a stranger, she made sure the distance stayed. As Xyrianna wandered through this new world with the wide eyes of someone stepping into a dream, and Professor Fontana stood steady like a lighthouse that refused to guide, their worlds began to drift closer. Unseen threads pulled gently between them, like two stars slowly drawn into the same orbit-quietly, curiously, inevitably. ✎ᝰ. Shiniell University Series 2: MHMIMP ✎ᝰ. First Generation (Different Story) ✎ᝰ. Professor × Student Trope ✎ᝰ. WLW - Women loving Women ✎ᝰ. Language: Tagalog-English

At Shiniell University, a prestigious institution known for its academic excellence, Professor Vivian Madison stands as a pillar of discipline and intellect. Renowned for her strict demeanor and uncompromising academic standards, she is both respected and feared by her students. Yet behind her sharp presence lies an undeniable allure-an elegance and quiet intensity that captivates those around her. Though often labeled the "heartless professor," there exists a hidden depth to her, a mystique that draws others closer despite her intimidating facade. Meanwhile, Scarianna Eleanor Anderson shines as a celebrated figure within the campus community. Exceptionally intelligent and effortlessly charismatic, she carries herself with a confidence that commands attention the moment she enters a room. Strikingly beautiful and unapologetically bold, Scarianna leaves a lasting impression wherever she goes. She is admired, envied, and revered in equal measure. For a long time, Scarianna believed she had fully embraced her identity-secure in who she was and the life she was leading. But a chance encounter begins to stir something within her, unsettling the clarity she once held. Like a gentle breeze shifting the course of a still lake, love arrives quietly, challenging her to reconsider everything she thought she knew about herself. She is faced with a choice: to remain as she always was or to embrace the unknown and discover who she truly is beneath the surface. Inside the four walls of a Shiniell classroom, where chalk dust holds both questions and quiet feelings, the story of Vivian and Scarianna begins-like two pages slowly unfolding in the same book, discovering their truth between lessons, glances, and the soft hum of something unspoken. ✎ᝰ. Shiniell University Series 1: BTAP ✎ᝰ. First Generation ✎ᝰ. Professor × Student Trope ✎ᝰ. WLW - Women loving Women ✎ᝰ. Language: Tagalog-English

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''If loving you is a sin then I will be glad to be a sinner'' - Ashanti Salazar . . . - This is a GxG love story and none other than that. If you're uncomfortable, then you are free not to read this. Please be advised that some of the chapters contain mature scenes, sensitive content, swear words, and flirty scenarios that are not suitable for the young audience. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK Claimed the: #1 in Lesbian Stories -

(IV) Zera Gabriel James is a quiet, emotionally distant high school teacher trying to find her place in a home that never truly felt like hers. When her mother remarries, she gains a step-sister-Sazch Ysla Astoveza Juarez-a cold, intimidating, and strikingly beautiful woman who's not just the doctor, but also a sharp-minded businesswoman and the powerful leader of two underground organizations. They clash. They pretend not to care. But behind every argument is a pull neither of them can explain. As days go by, teasing turns into tension, and unspoken words become lingering touches. Zera starts to see the girl behind Sazch's iron walls-protective, loyal, and dangerously soft... but only when it comes to her. Their love is forbidden. Complicated. Unspoken. But it's real. They're step-sisters. They're both girls. And their love was never supposed to happen. But it did. Because sometimes, the person you weren't supposed to love... is the only one who makes you feel like you belong.

(III) For years, Lenesha Villanueva has been chasing after one woman-her best friend's older sister, and now, her professor. Professor Jeremiah Maureen Montero. Cold. Strict. Always frowning. The kind of woman who could silence an entire room with just one look. She's never been the type to smile, let alone entertain someone like Lenesha-loud, persistent, and hopelessly in love with her. Everyone says it's a lost cause. That Jeremiah doesn't feel anything. But then there are those moments. A lingering stare. A softened voice. A hand brushing a little too slowly against Lenesha's. Enough to keep her hoping, hurting, and holding on. Because Jeremiah may push her away nine times out of ten... But on that one rare moment, she pulls her back in-without warning, without promise. Lenesha should've stopped a long time ago. But how do you stop chasing someone who sometimes looks at you like they might feel it too?