|Baller Series # 2| Marydeth Aquino is a quiet, introverted Journalism student who prefers observing the world rather than being seen in it. Through her friends, she meets Hunter Ysmael Barrameda, a charismatic basketball player from the University of the Philippines. What begins as a casual acquaintance turns into something deeper when Hunter unintentionally discovers Marydeth's painful family reality-years of pressure to follow a career she never wanted and constant comparisons to her seemingly perfect sisters. Hunter becomes Marydeth's safe space, the one person who listens without judgment and understands her unspoken frustrations. But comfort comes at a cost. Hunter has a long-term girlfriend, and their relationship is already strained. When it finally falls apart, whispers begin to circulate, and fingers point at Marydeth, branding her as the reason behind the breakup. Caught between guilt, misunderstanding, and emotions she never meant to develop, Marydeth must confront the consequences of being someone's comfort while struggling to protect her own heart.

Timiel Reon Ybañez & Ravien Trent Santiago

| Kherxia only wanted to write a story. But when her words start writing her back, she begins to wonder. Is she the author... or just another character waiting for her ending? and what ending... What happens when fiction stops being fiction? When the lines blur, and the story you're writing... starts writing you. when the pen writes me instead by khermie. -Read at your own risk- Please, read my note muna. for the warning:))

Note: if you're not into flowed characters who make wrong decisions, please don't read this. Save yourself from stress, mental health and breaking down. Thank you for understanding. Ang hirap maging masaya sa mundong puno ng problema. Hindi pala lahat ng tao ay walang problemang dala, sobrang hirap labanan pero kailangan lumaban para sa sarili at para sa minamahal na ngayon umaasa na maayos lahat lahat. Ang hirap mabuhay ng masaya dahil may kapalit pa lang lungkot sa dulo, maraming pekeng tao sa paligid, maraming darating na problema, maraming luha ang nawala sa mga matang puno ng saya sa harapan ng maraming tao, isasampal nila sayo ang ibang kasalanan ng ibang tao para mag mukha kang kawawa sa harapan ng marami. Sobrang daming iniisip kada gabi sa madilim na kwarto habang tahimik na umiiyak, sobrang wasak na wasak ang mabait na puso na sinira ng ibang tao, mabilis ako sumuko pero hindi ko ginawa dahil ako ang huling kard ng pamilya ko. Ang daming problemang dumadating sa isang buhay ng tao, ang hirap maging mag-isa, ang hirap tuparin ng mga pangakong naiwan at mga pangarap na hanggang ngayon hanggang tingin nalang dahil tinutupad na ng iba. Sa pag kakataon kapag naging masaya ka, may lungkot na kapalit, may sakit at luha na kapalit, hindi lahat masaya sa mundo ang iba tinatago nila sa likod ng masayang maskara. Pero isang tao lang nakakaintindi sa akin mula noon, hanggang ngayon at magpa-kailanman. Siya ang tanging liwanag ko sa madilim na nakaraan. Siya lang ang tanging ginhawa ko mula noon at hanggang ngayon. Dumating man ang oras na kailangan umalis ng isa sa amin. Kailangan pa rin tanggapin dahil hawak ng tadhana ang buhay namin.

A Draft of Us is a story about the kind of love I've always dreamed of... soft, genuine, and meant to feel like home. It's about two people growing together through every season of life, holding onto each other even when things get hard. A love story written from my ideals, my what-ifs, and the feelings i wish were real. -Unamed | A Draft of Us by Khermie