"You're like time, I wish I'd been given more of you." In basketball, a timeout is only a pause. The clock stops, the players catch their breath, and the game waits to begin again. For Rad Ballesteros, basketball is more than a game-it's his way out. Determined to give his family a better life, he dedicates every second to his dreams, leaving no room for distractions... Not even Rae Beaumont, the stubborn and playful girl he secretly loves. Certain that love can wait, Rad promises himself he'll confess when he's finally become someone worthy of her. But as the basketball future he's fought so hard to build finally begins to unfold... the clock starts ticking in ways he never expected. He thought he had more time. To chase his big dream. To provide for his family. To play one more game with his friends. To tell Rae how he felt. But life called a timeout before he could. _ ROMANCE TAGLISH SHORT STORY

Selfish, cruel, and manipulative, that's Eleanor Roséthorne. The Kingdom of Ashtor remembered her as the infamous villainess, who was consumed by jealousy, feared by nobles, and despised by people. She ruined lives, made enemies wherever she went, and clung desperately to a man who never even looked at her in return. Every villainess is destined for a tragic ending, and Eleanor's came in flames. The Crown Prince of Ashtor-her fiancé and the man she loved-was the one who ordered her execution. As the fire swallowed her, she believed everything was finally over, but, she was wrong. Because instead of dying, Eleanor opened her eyes one year before her downfall-carrying every painful memory of the life she had just lost. This time, she refuses to repeat the same mistake that destroyed her, she won't chase a man who never loved her, and she certainly won't become the villainess everyone expects her to be. This time, Eleanor Roséthorne is determined to prove that she is 𝗡𝗢 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦. ≿━━━━༺❀༻━━━━≾ Book Cover Illustrated by Mitoxicity Art Date Started: July 22, 2025 Status: On-going

This story is about high school friends who grew up together, sharing every laugh, secret, and unforgettable memory. Everything was simple-until one of them started acting strangely whenever someone got too close. Is it just protectiveness... or is it jealousy?

|Baller Series # 1| In this world full of people who keeps controlling his life. Ricci King Serrano, a famous basketball player met Zivawn Queen Cazimer who taught him that no one can control his heart.

This story is about a professor and a student whose lives collide because of a simple agreement which is babysitting the Professor's Son. What begins as a temporary arrangement slowly reveals hidden truths, emotional struggles, and unexpected romantic connections that challenge their boundaries as a student and a professor, and at the same time, as a babysitter and as a father. ⚠️ Disclaimer: This story does not encourage or promote teacher-student relationships. The main characters are of legal age. This story is purely fiction and for entertainment purposes only. This story is flawed, and the author is always open to constructive criticisms.

3rd Generation #5: Ciano Lorenzo DiMarco Some targets shoot back.

He rules with iron and fire, a heart built for war and vengeance. She burns with quiet rebellion, a soul that dares to challenge his throne. Together, they are bound by a vow that was never meant to be holy-only unbreakable. But when secrets fester in the shadows, and rivals close in with knives sharpened by envy, their empire trembles. Love becomes both weapon and weakness, and every lie carries a price to be paid in blood. In a world where crowns are carved from ruin, and loyalty demands sacrifice, one truth remains: to be vowbound to a monster is to risk becoming one. *********************************** Started: August 31, 2025 Ended: June 5, 2026

"I shouldn't love you, but here I am anyway, standing in the middle of the fire, holding our burning secret." When eighteen-year-old Asherah returns to her mother's house after her parents separated, she expected a normal college life. Ayaw man niyang iwan ang kanyang Ama na siyang kasama niya sa lumipas na taon ay kailangan, she needs to live with her mother again. New environment, new school, new life. The only problem is when she met this man, Axle Theodore Sevilla. She is not supposed to like him as a man, it's forbidden, it's wrong. What will happen when sparks fly between them? How they will stop the burning secret? ___________ Adult Romance | Mystery Started: August 29, 2020 Ended: Dec. 31, 2020

"You can run from my house, wife, but not from my name." Sa loob ng anim na taon, namuhay si Aveline Laurent bilang perpektong asawa ng bilyonaryong si Theron Blackwell, habang palihim na ikinukubli ang sakit at takot sa likod ng marangyang buhay na kinaiinggitan ng lahat. To the world, they were the picture of a perfect marriage. Behind closed doors, however, their home was a gilded prison ruled by a man who believed love meant possession and obedience meant loyalty. But everything changes the night Aveline discovers she's pregnant. With her unborn child and a bag of stolen documents capable of destroying Theron's empire, she escapes before dawn, leaving behind her wedding ring, his mansion, and the life that nearly broke her. Now hunted by private investigators and watched through an invisible web of power and surveillance, Aveline realizes she is no longer just a runaway wife. She is the only woman who can bring down one of the world's most powerful men. And Theron Blackwell will burn everything to the ground before he lets her disappear forever.

WARNING: 🔞 Seven years of work gave Kaevra Nysera Biancardi the career she had always dreamed of, yet success could never fill the quiet emptiness waiting for her at the end of each day. On a whim, she downloaded a dating app and met a man known only as Carneige, a stranger with no photograph, no real name, and no past he was willing to reveal. Somehow, behind the anonymity, he understood her in ways no one else ever had. As weeks slipped into months, their late-night conversations became the one part of her day she never wanted to end. The more she learned about him, the more mysterious he became, answering every question with just enough truth to keep her close while guarding the rest behind silence. She knew almost nothing about the man who had quietly found a place in her heart. Everything changed when a single message appeared on her screen. "Come see me." A plane ticket followed, along with enough money to make the journey. Every instinct told her to walk away from a man she had never truly known, yet she chose him anyway, unaware that some secrets are impossible to outrun and some strangers leave scars that last long after love has gone.