[Completed] Malaking palaisipan si Xander para kay Mica. Tila ba may sariling mundo ang lalake. Kahit anong mangyari, walang ibang expression ang makikita sa mukha ni Xander kundi poker face. Kahit ba may nakakatawa, nakakalungkot, or nakakagalit na mangyari sa kanya, poker faced pa rin siya. Siguro kahit magunaw pa ang mundo, poker faced pa rin si Xander. Matagal na ring walang direksyon si Mica sa buhay, at naisip niya, kung mahanap niya ang direksyon sa buhay ni Xander, baka makita na rin ni Mica ang lugar niya sa mundo. Mica will move heaven and earth para mapalapit kay Xander at mapaamin ito ng mga kagustuhan niya. And she will start by making the poker faced guy smile. Published in Print 2019 | Pop Fiction

Lavender is in love with Yuan, the perfect guy--kind, sweet, charming, and a musician like her. The problem? He's not real. He only exists in her dreams. *** Lavender Laxamana can't sing or play the guitar in front of anyone anymore. She hides in her dreams where she can perform and play music to her heart's desire with Yuan. Lavender has already accepted that the man she loves is just a figment of her imagination, but when she crosses paths with Aki, a starting artist who goes by the name of Musikero and looks and sounds like Yuan, Lavender is hopeful they can finally be together in real life. But reality slaps her in the face when she finds out Aki is the exact opposite of Yuan, and he loathes her. While Lavender struggles to find the connection between Yuan and Aki, can she finally find the courage to stop escaping from reality--no matter that Aki may be in love with another woman? And can she finally face the rhythm and beats of her heart and pursue her passion again? How far will she go--or not go--for her dreams? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela