Written in Taglish • Slow-burn troupe • Haciendera x CEO

Si Clara Montgomery ay sanay sa buhay na tahimik, maayos, at laging sumusunod sa rules. Perfect lady-in-waiting ang peg niya para sa future na pinaghihirapan niya. Pero ang future na 'yun, nakadepende sa trabaho ng mommy niya bilang Head Maid sa dambuhalang coastal estate ng mga Vale. Ngayong summer, imbes na libro ang hawak ni Clara, basahan muna ang dala niya para tulungan ang mom niya sa mansion. Akala niya magiging boring at routine lang ang lahat-hanggang sa pinauwi ng pamilya Vale ang pinakamalaking sakit sa ulo nila. Enter Seraphina Vale, ang reigning queen of chaos. Isang rich brat na laging laman ng headlines, at kombinasyon ng dark feminine allure at pagiging spoiled. Ang parusa sa kanya dahil sa latest scandal niya ay "exile": tatlong buwan siyang kailangang tumira sa ilalim ng strict na rules ng lolo at lola niya hanggang sa magtanda siya. Si Clara yung tipo ng tao na dapat i-ignore ni Seraphina, at si Seraphina naman ang rason kung bakit dapat lang umiwas si Clara. Pero dahil sa forced proximity nila sa loob ng suffocating na mansion, magbabanggaan ang mundo nila. Habang tumatagal ang mga gabi at humahalimuyak ang amoy ng dagat, yung asaran nila, unti-unting nagiging something serious. Si Seraphina na sanay na laging nasa kanya ang control, biglang nawawalan ng kontrol sa babaeng nagse-serve sa pamilya niya. At si Clara na laging "proper," makaka-feel ng kakaibang tapang sa harap ng babaeng bawal niyang mahalin. Sa summer na puno ng secrets at stolen moments, sapat kaya ang forbidden desire nila para labanan ang social divide-o maglalaho lang ang summer romance nila kapag natapos na ang bakasyon?

Hope Eloise Sullivan grew up inside a mansion that never felt like home. Under the Zalduana name, she learned early that survival meant staying quiet, staying useful, and never asking for a place no one was willing to give her. But inside the hospital, she is no one's hidden burden. She is Dr. Sullivan-brilliant, sharp-tongued, steady-handed, and impossible to ignore. Then the Levistes enter the picture. And with them comes Zantasia Cazhielle Leviste. Composed, powerful, and dangerously unreadable, Zantasia is the kind of woman Hope should never want to understand. She belongs to a world of influence, arranged alliances, and family secrets-the same kind of world that has kept Hope within limits her entire life. But Zantasia looks at her like she sees too much. And Hope, despite every warning in her head, starts looking back. What begins as tension quickly turns into something far more dangerous: desire, guilt, obsession, and a truth neither of them is ready to face. Because the closer Hope gets to Zantasia, the more the past begins to move-and some buried things were never meant to stay buried forever. In a world where powerful families rewrite the truth, where love can be used as leverage, and where being seen can be just as dangerous as being erased, Hope must decide how far she is willing to go for the woman who could either free her from the limits she was born into... or become the reason she breaks them.

Genre: WLW / Dark Romance / Suspense [ STORY DESCRIPTION ] Lirael Eunoia always lived her life by the book. She's the literal definition of "good girl". Pure, principled, and kind. Pero lahat ng 'yon ay nagulo simula nung pumasok sa buhay niya si Calista Luna. Calista is like a dream. She's sophisticated, mesmerizing, and has this pull na hindi kayang iwasan ni Lirael. Pero sa likod ng mga malamig na titig at eleganteng galaw ni Calista, may itinatago siyang madilim na hobby. She doesn't just break hearts; she stops them from beating. Nung aksidenteng nalaman ni Lirael ang totoo, na ang babaeng mahal niya ay ang "monster" na laman ng bawat news headlines. Dapat sana ay natakot siya. She should have ran as fast as she could. Pero imbis na isumbong si Calista, Lirael found herself doing the unthinkable. She's starting to hide the evidence. She's starting to lie to her own mother. Lirael is slowly bending every moral she has just to protect Calista. It's a toxic, obsessive love where the line between the victim and the accomplice is starting to blur. Lirael knows she's playing with fire. Alam niyang sa bawat pagyakap niya kay Calista, she's losing a part of her soul. And the most terrifying part? She's okay with it. Kahit pa alam niya na sa dulo ng lahat ng 'to, she might just be the final masterpiece in Calista's gallery of death. Because for Lirael, it's better to be destroyed by Calista than to be saved by anyone else. "I was raised to be an angel, but for Calista Luna... I'm more than willing to burn in hell."

[WLW] [TAGLISH] Lucifer has one dear daughter. "God only knows, but you'll never leave her." - The 1975 Her name is Heia Rhiannon Marchesi Verridien. Say it slow. She doesn't answer to it all the time. Because the devil is a liar. And his daughter is a crowded room. Heia. Rhiannon. Rhirhi. Could there be another one? Do not confuse them. One pulls you in. One pushes you away. And one doesn't even know you. Some girls save you from fire. Other girls set your house on fire just to carry you out of it. She might exactly be the latter. It wasn't the eviction notice that ruined Charlie Vivienne's life. It wasn't even the fire that swallowed her apartment whole. It was the hand that pulled her out. Because the woman who saved Charlie's life might be the very same monster who destroyed it years ago. While Charlie is busy memorizing the angles of Heia's jaw, Heia is busy trying to scrub blood off her hands from a murder she does not remember committing. The original sin wasn't eating the forbidden fruit. It was falling in love with the devil's daughter. And it is without salvation... Because you will never ask to be saved. "I built a church between the devil's thighs. I only kneel for her." WARNING: This story contains psychologically complex, morally gray characters and uses religious imagery metaphorically. If that unsettles you, this might not be for you. Genre: Psychological Romance, Political Thriller

"Maybe our stars will realign again and we can pick up where we left off, but if that time does not come, I hope you find solace." Please be advised that this is a heavy angst LGBT themed or GxG story and it also contains sensitive content, mature themes, strong language, and TRIGGER WARNING like depression, self-harm, rape, abuse, and violence that are not suitable for very young audiences. Read at your own risk. Date Started: July 26, 2022 Date Finished: October 14, 2022

Ezra Meziah Veneracion breaks hearts for sport. If beauty is a weapon, Rafa Eli Cordova mastered the art of the kill. One kiss and the rules change. Who's about to crumble enough to taste her kryptonite first? [Dark Femme Fatale x Female Casanova] (FemmexFemme) (WRITTEN IN TAGLISH)