Feeling the surging passion of being in love... just like the first day of spring where you feel like everything is positive and exciting... What if you feel it with a person, but that person makes you question your worth? Would you rather be with that person as you unravel every flaw and predicament he has, or choose to live a simple but incomplete fragmented life? Clamentine Caceres has always lived a simple life despite being born in a family who lives an extravagant life. Being a noticeably timid person, her goodness gets often abused by unethical people. However, she was never naïve. She knows her worth. Or so as she thought... She knows that picking pieces of broken glass could hurt her, but she still insisted and wished in her soft melody to mend his shattered trust.

✔ | Sun Rays Series #1 Ritienzy, a social butterfly from HUMSS, wears her carefree smile like armor. Palakaibigan siya, oo, pero hanggang do'n lang. Ever since she witnessed her parents' love collapse, she learned to keep her heart at arm's length. Maybe bata pa siya at marami pang kailangang matutuhan, but the wounds beneath her laughter aren't as healed as she pretends. Then there's Jayscen from STEM, a smart, academically-driven guy who chases dreams bigger than the limits around him because of his expectations to himself. And behind his quiet composure hides a temper he once couldn't control. Fate crosses their paths twice, accidental yet strangely inevitable. . . at sa gitna pa talaga ng kalsada. Two teens. Two masks. Two hearts carrying battles the world doesn't see. Naging magkaibigan sila, pero hanggang kaibigan na lang ba talaga? And how will she, who's afraid to love, and him, who's afraid to fail, ever realize that their meeting is more than an accident, but the beginning of a path they must walk together--one that might just lead them past their limits, and into something infinite? Disclaimer: story is written in taglish. Date started: 9/18/23 Date ended: 1/29/24

✔ | Sun Rays Series #2 Redler is quiet by choice, or so it seems. An introverted ABM student, she speaks only when her words truly matter, choosing to write instead. In school, she often feels invisible, as if she exists only in the background of everyone else's lives. Davin is the opposite. A HUMSS student, loud, expressive, and impossible to ignore. He talks too much, laughs too freely, and fills spaces Redler prefers to avoid. Pero sa dami ng taong nasa paligid niya, si Redler lang ang pinili niyang tingnan. He teases her, dedicated his artworks to her, and reads everything she writes. Slowly, without realizing it, Redler begins to open up. What starts as unwanted attention turns into comfort, then something neither of them expected. Pero ang katahimikan at ingay, pareho ring may tinatagong sugat. As words begin to falter and hues lose their brightness, they must decide whether to stay at the shore where it feels safe, or pursue something uncertain together. Disclaimer: story is written in taglish. Date Started: 03/13/24 Date Ended: 07/16/24

Perez Iverson Claveria belongs to a well-known Claveria family, tied to the very name of their province. Growing up, he's got everything he wants, he needs... but growing up too, he realizes not everything he gets. Kasi gusto niya ng girlfriend pero tila ba ilag sa kanya ang mga babae sa lugar nila. Every meet up is a fail. Either siya yung hindi gusto o siya yung walang gusto. Pihikan. Pero pangit naman. He lacks something in the physical department according to some people. Walang dating. Boring. He's too normal and basic compared to his cousins. But then meeting Lianna Lou Arenas changed that whole game for him. Alam niyang wala siyang pag-asa. Pero ano ngayon? There's no way in hell he's backing out without a fight! E siya yung kausap e! Siya yung chinat! He can feel his legs shaking, his tongue numbing, because even with his family's background, even if he's a Claveria... walang kapantay iyon pagdating sa babaeng unang beses niyang ayaw sukuan. He has girls that he likes... but Lianna... she's someone he's not willing to let go. No fucking way. Even if it turns out to be all lies. Kasi hindi pala si Lianna yung kachat niya. It's a different girl. And the teas of Claveria begins.

It has always been a dream for Ammy to live prosperously. Worse luck, she was not born with a silver spoon. She has to endure the mud on her feet as she chases her ambitions. Notwithstanding, it did not stop her. She has set her goals and will go the extra mile to get what she aims for her and her mother. She excels in almost everything that she tries and rarely did she place second in competitions; in games. She adheres to her belief that success can only be attained through continuous actions and victory thus she does not let anyone steal her place. Playful kismet, a big threat comes her way. Conrad-a well-born son from an affluent family of Suarezes. He can do anything as great as her, bringing her plans into a blur. Two players, one game. There is only one seat for the victor, one winner in every play. Who will win and who will lose . . . a game with kismet? Ended : October 21, 2022

Isobel Rossi grew up in love with the idea of Cillian Zhang. For as long as she could remember, she wanted to be his first in everything-his first kiss, his first love, his first girlfriend. A part of her believed their families' history had already woven their lives together, and all she needed to do was step into that destiny. But Cillian is not a dream. He's a storm. Moody, distant, untouchable. A boy who feels more like a warning than a promise. Nothing like the twin brother everyone else swore was the better match for her. The right twin. Yet Isobel's heart refuses safety. It craves the fire, the ache, the impossible pull of the wrong brother. Because some loves aren't meant to save you... they're meant to ruin you. The Wrong Love | Book One ---

Sheena Co was once engaged to Joaquin Ontengco, Jackson's older brother. It was an arrangement, nothing more. A deal made by families, not by hearts. Yet somewhere in between formalities and expectations, she found something real. Not in the engagement itself, but in the bond she unknowingly built with them. She became one of them-an Ontengco, not by name, but by presence. Joaquin may have failed to make Sheena an Ontengco. But Jackson? He wasn't the type to fail. He wasn't the type to let go. And this time, he'll do whatever it takes No deals, no arrangements, just sheer determination, to make sure Sheena becomes an Ontengco.

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #4 How does it feel to live with tons of what ifs and should-have-beens? Knowing that under different parameters, you could have worked it out. Knowing that if you only weathered the storm together, you could have built a home in each other's arms. Napakaraming sana--ganiyan ang naging takbo ng buhay ni Ysabelle Katana Montecer. Sana mayaman siya. Sana mas maganda. At sana may kapangyarihan siyang ibalik ang oras. If only she had listened to the little voice in her head, she could have been in a relationship with the only man who ever caught her attention--River Mattias Fuentabella. But it was too late for her. She was a ticking time bomb waiting to go off. A heartbeat away from silence. Kahit ayaw niya, kailangan niyang tanggapin ang hatol ng tadhana. River would always be out of her reach. He was close, but not too close enough for her to hold. They could have happened. They could have been together. But sadly, they never were.

Yvonne Maica Lim is an aspiring UAAP court side reporter for UST, she was so close to getting her football player crush after plotting on him for almost a year...but everything fell apart when she had to fake date the infamous star basketball player of the UST Growling Tigers instead. Book cover by cottonbro studio in pexels

(After High Series # 1) Saffron Rose Borromeo appears to have it all-top grades, family connections, and a guaranteed future in law. But appearances can be deceiving. Maximiliano Jose Delgado is her academic equal and complete opposite. Brilliant, intense, and fiercely independent, he seems to see right through her polished facade-and he clearly doesn't like what he sees. From their first day at the SCA- College of Law, they're locked in a rivalry that goes beyond textbooks and test scores. It's personal. It's consuming. And neither understands why the other brings out such strong reactions. But when good intentions collide with wounded pride, their carefully constructed worlds begin to crumble. Some secrets destroy trust. Some lies are meant to help. And sometimes, the person you're trying to save is the last person who wants your rescue.