(Love-Struck Series 1) COMPLETE Rhiatt De Roxas grew up in an overly religious family, and it was also instilled in his mind that homosexual relationships are considered a sin. When he heard that the most handsome man in their neighborhood, Evron Vance Gallegos, liked him, Rhiatt was disgusted beyond words. He began openly showing his hatred toward Evron and expressed his disgust for everything about him... but it turned out Evron didn't like him at all. And for some unknown reason, Rhiatt doesn't like the fact that he's not Evron's type. STARTED: March 29, 2025 FINISHED: July 5, 2025

Santiago Alverio is torn between family expectations and his own internalized fears from homophobic relatives. As he enters a casual fling with Diablo Delgado, he discovers that love, patience, and acceptance might be the blueprint to healing and embracing his true self. *** Santiago Alverio has always lived by the rules of his family, peers, and a silent world that tells him who he should be. As a civil engineering student, he hides behind toxic masculinity and the fear of being noticed because of expectations and a homophobic upbringing. Then comes Diablo Delgado--fearless, affectionate, and unapologetically himself. What begins as a no-strings "friends with benefits" arrangement slowly converts into something deeper. With every touch, every unguarded smile, Diablo breaks the walls Santi has built around his heart. But love is never simple. Santi is caught between family pressures, societal judgment, and his own insecurities. Will he ever realize that happiness was never about meeting expectations but about choosing the person who makes him feel whole? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano ILLUSTRATOR: Ri Ot

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Two men. One secret conversation. A truth that broke everything. Tyler hated Mikael long before he fell for him, and falling for him might be the one thing he can't charm his way out of. *** Tyler Coast Alderidge Cervando has always had everything, except genuine connection. Charming and privileged, he returns to the Philippines for college carrying ambition and old grudges. Chief among them: Mikael Jasver Chua, the last person Tyler expects to matter to him. What begins as rivalry quietly shifts when an anonymous late-night conversation strips away titles, wealth, and walls, and two people begin to see each other clearly for the first time. But when the truth surfaces, so does the damage. Tyler & Mikael is a story about what happens when two people who were never supposed to fall in love... already have.

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They say that happy-go-lucky people bury their deepest pain behind smiles. For Maverick Evander, an architecture student, was entangled in a web of uncertainty by his parents' decision to separate. Beneath his playful image and a well-known loud circle, he was able to carry a facade-a mystery no one could ever decipher. How can you read someone when they are just black pages in the book? That's how engineering student Rade Archiel Tejano sees Mavric: a blinding sun you could only graze upon. And the more he tries to solve the puzzles in Mavric's mind games, the more Mavric's wall thickens. Will Rade be able to crush someone who is already broken? Will Mavric top someone when he's the one who's falling? In a play where one had to win, both of them fell...hard.

In a society where blue is classified for boys and pink for the girls, Shiloh Ching Escarra struggled during his childhood when he discovered his fondness for the toys and colors that were only labeled for the girls. Despite confining himself in the darkness, Brent Matthew Jarsdel, his roommate and the son of his mother's friend, gradually peeked through his thick walls and found a way to paint his world according to what color he genuinely prefers. In the midst of those unexplainable feelings, confusions, and judgements, Brent was willing to risk it all; to fight for the love he unexpectedly found; to build him a home where his true colors would finally be accepted.

Magkapatid na halos ang turing nina Anika Laviste at Duke Braganza sa isa't-isa. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang mamagitan ang isang mapusok na sandali sa kanila nang minsang nalasing si Anika at nakalimot siya. To spare her from his debauchery, Duke avoided Anika - despite knowing she needed him. Heart-broken and her world in shambles, naglahong parang bula ang dalaga. Makalipas ang sampung taon, muling nagbalik si Anika -- ibang-iba na sa dati niyang nakilala. Despite the changes and the years that separated them, Duke had never forgotten the taste of her. Sa pagkakataong ito, hindi lang tikim ang hangad niya. Itutuloy niya ang naudlot na pag-angkin sa dalaga.

Lewuiela Via La Borra is a woman who is raised to be strong and dependent to protect her twin brother. She was forced to fight at a young age, and trained to be a woman that can protect people around her when no one did the same for her. Namuhay siyang na ninilbihan sa isang taong may napaka laking utang na loob siya, at and kapatid nito. Pero, anong gagawin niya kung nasanay siyang may ibang taong prinoprotektahan bilang trabaho, kaso bigla siyang tinaggal sa serbisyo? She devote herself to take care other people, as she forgot about herself entirely. What would happen if she met a guy, who would remind her to choose herself now? That she needs to live her life more freely, than how she was living it. What will happen if she finds out the darkest secret of the only guy, who made her feel that she was a worthy woman? Would she defend her love for him? Or her love will defend him?

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