#Wattys2023 Winner: Best Characters Award ❝This was probably what people meant when they said they disappeared into a moment.❞ ***** College exes Laurine Antoinette "Laurie" Navarro and Simeon Lee Aguirre didn't really expect to meet again. But with her café at the brink of financial loss, Laurie accepts help from Lee, who is now one of the country's rising indie artists. The two work together, reminiscing about their time at the university. Laurie thinks the universe is just paving the way for their proper closure. Lee, however, is certain it's the other way around. Is meeting again a mere reminder of why they aren't together anymore? Or does distance really make the heart grow fonder? [C Duology #01, a Novel] floeful || 2023 || Completed ***** Book Cover Illustration by: @demonyong_nini (on Twitter) Calligraphy by: @Abilaine Isabelle (@goldenaraw on Twitter)

🌻 Editor's Pick January 2022 ✨ 🌻 Watty Awards 2023 Shortlist ✨ 🌻 Watty Awards 2023 Winner ✨ || first installment of "habit series" || Ramona Castillo kept on bugging Caleb Eusebio for a letter to which he couldn't give because for him, letters are bullshits. He believed that there's no need to write a letter when you can say things to someone personally. What he didn't know is that . . . the letter she was asking is something she might save her. __ This story is in the male lead's point of view. __ Book cover design by: marisswrites Thanks, Canva. (✿◠‿◠)

Ben's life is full of guilt, fear, and doubts. But when he met Maia, Ben's life took a different direction. *** Bilang isang binatang mahina at sakitin, nabuhay si Ben sa slum area na walang pangarap at direksyon. Ngunit pagkatapos madiskubre ang kasamaan at kadilimang naghahari sa kanilang lugar, kailangan niyang lumaban para protektahan ang mga mahal niya sa buhay. DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Started: July 26, 2022 End: August 13, 2022

For Gale Cerrera, home is not a safe place. Constantly hearing your parents curse and fight is not exactly ideal for a child, but these were the cards she had been dealt. Determined to escape, she tries everything, from joining the school paper to getting a part-time job. Nothing works. Until she meets Ethan. Ethan Zamora is an outcast ─ bullied at school, counseled by an incompetent counselor, and haunted by nightmares from his past. He, too, desperately needs an escape. Through poems, books, and Gale's alluring charm, he finds solace and the freedom to be himself. Every night, Gale and Ethan meet in the woods and sit by an angel statue, sharing their secrets and healing each other's wounds. Together, they learn that the only way to truly escape is to confront what they're running from. As they face the harsh realities they've long avoided, will their friendship survive the storm, or will they find something even deeper?

She was too deep into her dreams and ambitions of finally escaping from the sea of poverty- to be free and finally taste luxury. She didn't want to settle yet, her heart yearns to achieve her ambitions knowing it was the only way to finally make her happy. But he came, and he proved her otherwise. She tasted happiness while she help him escape his own abyss. Sa sandaling panahon, nakalimutan niya ang mundong kinabibilangan. Naging sandigan nila ang isa't isa. Just when she thought she's finally satisfied with simple moments, the waves once again brought her into the ocean. She was once again drowning, and now that she needs saving... he never came.

Ang taon ay 2045. Hindi na nakilala ng Kamaynilaan at karatig na probinsya ang katahimikan. Nang mangyari ang tinaguriang The Big One, sinamantala ng mga sindikato ang pagkakataon para kunin ang kapangyarihang nilisan ng pamahalaan at mamayani sa loob nang walang awa. Sa kabila ng ingay na kumitil ng maraming buhay, tahimik na pinursige ng Insaemun Pharmaceutics ang sinasabing "Project Nirvana". Kung anuman ang nilalaman nito -- iyan ang aalamin ng pangkat na pamumunuan ni Serbia kapag tumapak na ang mga paa nila sa tinuturing na 'Ground Zero'. Kapalit niyan ay ang malaking perang kinakailangan niya para mapagaling ang kanyang minamahal na nag-aagaw-buhay. Maaabutan pa kaya niya ang minamahal kapag natapos niya na ang misyon, o hindi niya na kailanman masasagot ito? * * * * * Development Status: Minor Bug Fixes Rating: 18+