an epistolary (#1: Riley Validivia)

Sydney James Wantirano is a woman of contrasts. With a fiery, untamable spirit and unyielding principles, she commands respect and admiration. Yet, behind this formidable exterior lies a tender heart that remains devoted to her parents, despite their harsh treatment and the absence of familial love. Her efforts to honor and make them proud are both a testament to her resilience and a source of hidden pain. Everything changes one fateful night when Sydney meets Xarius-a charming, effervescent man who shatters her rigid world. His presence awakens something in her that she never knew she was missing. For the first time, Sydney feels truly at home, valued, and loved-experiences she thought were forever beyond her reach. The irony of finding solace in someone so different from herself only deepens the impact of their connection. But such profound change comes at a cost. Sydney is faced with an impossible choice: between embracing the happiness Xarius offers and fulfilling her obligations to those who have always been her burden. Torn between two conflicting paths, she must decide whether to pay the price for her newfound joy or abandon it to maintain her old responsibilities. Will Sydney find a way to navigate these treacherous waters, or will she escape into the safety of the familiar, leaving behind the twisted wildlands of her heart? Started: July 18, 2020 End: December 17, 2020

Born in a strict and ambitious family, Syerana cannot handle the pressure that her family gives. As her family tries to control every decision she makes, including her dream to be a flight attendant. Instead of following what her heart wants her to become, she then took the path of being an investigator. With her walking to the path, she does not want in the first place, little did she know that it will also be the path that will draw her to Seig. Being with her first love made her feel different emotions, and experience a lot of things. But as she continues communicating with Seig will make her deal with consequences. The consequences she doesn't even want to face. But then she found out that what scares her most is the only way for her to live with the truth. Start: December 18, 2020 End: July 23, 2021

[𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐌 𝐏𝐔𝐁 𝐈𝐍𝐂.] Prequel of the The Ravels Inception: Yulia "From her deepest hell, she thought that marrying the man of her dreams would eventually fade all the tragedy her father gave her. But then, it was just starting." ___________ Prim and proper. Delikadesa. Tunog bulaklak sa tuwing magbibigkas ng mga salita. Ilan lang 'yan sa mga katangian ni Yulia. 'Yan ang mga gustong makita ng kaniyang tatay ng mga tao sa kaniya- ang maging perpekto at hindi makabasag pinggan. Namuhay siya sa masikip at hindi malayang buhay. Lahat ng desisyon niya ay kontrolado. Dahil ayaw ng ama niya na masira ang kanilang apilyido sa madla lalo na at siya ay ang panganay. Gusto ng tatay niya panatilihin ang kagandahan ng kanilang apilyido- hindi dahil para sa kanila, kung hindi para sa sarili niyang kapakanan. Para sa kapangyarihan. Para mabusog siya ng yaman. Ang tanging naisip lang ni Yulia para makatakas sa buhay na mayroon siya ay ang pagpapakasal sa lalaking gusto niya. Pero. . . tulad ng kaniyang inaasahan ay hindi 'yon hinayaan mangyari ng kaniyang tatay. Sa ika-26 taon niya sa mundo ay ipinagkasundo siyang ipakasal kay Logan. Ang lalaking ayaw niya. Impyerno man o siya ay mas pipiliin niya na lang ang impyerno. Kaya gagawin niya ang lahat para mapigilan 'yon. Ngunit ano nga ba ang aasahan ni Yulia sa mga susunod pang mga araw. . . mapipigilan niya bang ikasal siya kay Logan o hindi? Makakalaya kaya siya nang tuluyan kapag kinasal na siya at tuluyan nang gagaan ang kaniyang buhay? O nagsisimula pa lang ang gyera?

Mosiah

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Sandejas Siblings Second Installment: (2023 Edition) D A S H "Because it's not about the eyes that can see, it's about the heart that feels and that's what matters." It was months ago when Fleureah Kaia Aceso first saw the man who captured her attention. He was tall, lean, and handsome. He screams elegance and wealth. His pointed nose, clenched jaw, thin lips, and those sinfully beautiful blue eyes-whose stare is like a magnet that drags her down to the deepest abyss of eternity-captivated her. Then, he came back, still handsome as ever but without the same sight as before. How can she stop liking this man when every time she sees him, she'll fall for him over and over again like the first time she laid her eyes on him? How can she stop herself from nurturing her feelings now that she was given a task to pretend as his fianceè? Will the eyes really won't matter if you love someone? Will the heart find the love that the eyes couldn't even see? Highest Rank Achieved: #2 in General Fiction

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 10/07/2020 Ended: 11/18/2020 Elora Chin Valencia grew up in a toxic Christian family where she was viewed as the black sheep. Araw-araw ay ipinaparamdam sa kanya ng mundo na wala siyang lugar sa sarili niyang tahanan. She was a consistent dean's lister and an obedient daughter, which left her wondering what she had done so wrong to be disregarded as a speck of dust in the wind. They made her feel like she was just dirt, filling up the empty space. The one who would never have her own safe place. Feeling all of this contributed to her endless suicidal ideations. Baka nga tama sila. Baka nga wala siyang halaga at kailanman ay hindi na sasaya. She almost believed that. She almost held onto that notion. Not until she met the man in his BS Civil Engineering uniform and gorgeous grin, Troy Jefferson Dela Paz. He kissed her forehead, and her loud thoughts were silenced. Her demons calmed down. Her foes were defeated. For the first time in her life, she had proven her family wrong---a happy Elora Chin was possible. She was loved and well-taken care of. Troy embraced her sharp parts, not minding the wounds he might get. But fate had a lot of cruel things in store for her. Because when she thought she had reached the peak of happiness, she found myself drowning alone in the ocean she now called home, alone in her shame, alone with the waves she couldn't tame.

PUBLISHED UNDER LIB Note: If you're not into flawed characters who make wrong decisions, don't read this. Save yourself from stress. Started: 09/09/2020 Ended: 10/07/2020 Solene Clemente was a typical Civil Engineering student who struggled to put up with her studies. Kung pwede ngang i-bake na lang ang napakaraming itlog sa test papers niya, ginawa niya na. At a young age, she experienced the harsh reality of life-poverty, abuse, and a broken family. But, as someone who could see the bright side of everything, she knew she could make it with only her mother and best friend, Duke Laurence Sanders, whom she secretly loved. Kahit pa naghihirap, basta kasama niya ang ina, kaya niya. Kahit pa madalas niyang hindi maintindihan ang lessons, ayos lang kasi may Duke naman na tuturuan siya. Na kahit gaano kalupit ang tadhana, patuloy siyang lumalaban sa buhay dahil may dalawang taong sumusuporta at nagmamahal sa kanya. She became too dependent on the love they could offer. But little did she know, like the sun she adored, she was destined to be alone.

Miguel Imperial-Cordova's whole life revolves around perfection. He has the perfect family, the perfect career, a perfect fiancee. Perfection is a part of his regular routine. Every single thing has to be flawless. If it isn't flawless, it's no good. Til one day, Saskia, a woman full of flaws and imperfections, comes into life and shatters his polished little world. What will happen when the shimmering mirage of perfection he has worked so hard to create and uphold begins to crumble?