Warriors of San Marcelino Series #3 Ayokong magtampisaw sa ulan para maranasan ang kakaibang kasiyahan kung sisipunin pagtapos. Gusto kong manood ng mga batang naglalaro roon. Ang tanda ko na para magtampisaw, mamatahin ako ng mga tao. Hindi para sa akin ang ulan. Ayokong maging ulan na makakaperwisyo sa marami para maibigay ang nais ng mga malapit sa akin. Mababasa ko nga ang mga puno ngunit mababasa ko rin ang mga tao. Uulan na lang ako sa dilim; sa hindi mataong lugar. Ayokong ugnayan ang ulan dahil ang lamig nito'y pinapalabas ang gusto kong itago. Ayoko ngang magtampisaw sa ulan pero sa tuwing kailangan ko ng masasandalan nand'yan siya. Ang sarap huminga sa hanging dala ng ulan. Nakakagaan sa pakiramdam. Nakakawala ng mga iniisip ang lamig ng patak; hindi ko mapigilang magpahatak. Started: July 17, 2025 Ended: November 22, 2025

Rated SPG. R18+ Mature readers only. Contains Male-Male explicit sex. Nang mahuli ni Niko si Dom sa isang nakakainit-kalamnang sitwasyon, saka niya nabatid na pinagnanasaan din pala siya ng lalaking matagal na niyang gusto. It happens gusto din pala siya ni Dom simula pa nang una silang magkita. Nagsimula lang sa isang casual sexual encounter na nasundan ng nasundan hanggang maramdaman na ng bawat isa na sa kabila ng pagtatalik ay may mas malalim ng dahilan. Pero may mapait na pinagdaanan si Dom sa kaniyang ex-boyfriend samantalang si Niko naman ay imposibleng ipahayag sa publiko ang tunay na pagkataong ilang taon ng itinatago. Kaya ba ni Dom na sumugal kahit masaktang muli? Kaya bang mag-come out ni Niko sa kaniyang mga kakilala, kaibigan at pamılya? Iyon lang ang kailangan nilang gawin para magkaroon sila ng happy ending... *** Ang kwentong ito ay tumatalakay din sa mga problemang kinakaharap ng isang closeted gay. Ang tungkol sa pambu-bully at epekto nito. Ang hirap na dinadanas ng mga baklang hindi tanggap ng kanilang pamilya at tuluyang itinakwil. Tinatalakay din nito ang stages ng coming out as a gay sa komunidad na kahit karamihan ay tanggap ang ikatlong sekswalidad, marami pa rin ang bumabatikos at sinasabing sakit at kasalanan ang pagiging bakla. "I realized I’ve lost a brother because of homophobia, a disease like alcoholism or drug abuse unlike homosexuality which was declared by the American Psychiatric Association in 1973 not a disease." Excerpt, Chapter 20.1

Ardano University Series Simple lang ang plano ni Josiah pagdating niya sa Maynila. Iyon ay magtapos ng pag-aaral, makabayad ng utang na minana niya sa kaniyang yumaong lolo, at makabawi sa lahat ng sakripisyo ng pamilya niya. Bawal ang distractions. Bawal ang error. Parang isang program ang buhay niya na ayaw niyang mag-crash. Pero hindi lahat ng system ay perfect. Dumating si Lucas, isang nursing student na laging tahimik, laging mailap ngunit nagdadala ng kalmadong pakiramdam sa puso niya. At si Caelen, isang engineering student na parang bug sa system ng buhay niya. Unpredictable, maingay, at nagbibigay ng thrill tuwing kasama niya. One calms his heart. The other sets it on fire. Unti-unting nagkaroon ng glitch ang maayos niyang plano. Now, Josiah must decide-between circuits and heartbeats.

Ares Gabriel Salazar has always believed in love that when Cupid aims his arrow, you don't get a choice. You fall, hard. No rewinds. No escape. Just fate doing its thing. So when Aidan Lysander Angeles moves into the neighborhood, all clean-cut smiles and polite nods. Aidan may look like the perfect good boy, but Ares sees the restlessness in his eyes. The part of him that wants to break free, to be seen for who he really is. And maybe . . . to be loved. Ares didn't expect to be the one hit. But when you meet someone who makes your heart race and your beliefs shake, what else is there to do but fall?

Jackson Ramirez has always followed the rules-his family's, society's, everyone's but his own. Trapped in a life dictated by expectations, he buried his passion and silenced the voice that once made him feel alive. So when Kenzo Adachi walked into his class-blunt, intense, and always acting like he owned the room. Jackson couldn't help but feel . . . annoyed. Annoyed by his confidence. Annoyed by how he said whatever he wanted. Annoyed by how free he was. But Kenzo? He saw something else. He saw a bird trying to breathe through its cage. And Kenzo, the kind of man who lives by his own rules, was ready to go beyond the boundary-just to help Jackson learn how to fly.

Santiago Alverio is torn between family expectations and his own internalized fears from homophobic relatives. As he enters a casual fling with Diablo Delgado, he discovers that love, patience, and acceptance might be the blueprint to healing and embracing his true self. *** Santiago Alverio has always lived by the rules of his family, peers, and a silent world that tells him who he should be. As a civil engineering student, he hides behind toxic masculinity and the fear of being noticed because of expectations and a homophobic upbringing. Then comes Diablo Delgado--fearless, affectionate, and unapologetically himself. What begins as a no-strings "friends with benefits" arrangement slowly converts into something deeper. With every touch, every unguarded smile, Diablo breaks the walls Santi has built around his heart. But love is never simple. Santi is caught between family pressures, societal judgment, and his own insecurities. Will he ever realize that happiness was never about meeting expectations but about choosing the person who makes him feel whole? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano ILLUSTRATOR: Ri Ot