[UNDER REVISION] "Look at the sky and remember me." Yearning had always filled the heart of Freesia Fuentabella. Ever since she returned to her hometown to continue her studies, she knew the place had more to offer, particularly for her memories. Backed by longing for something that she used to have and the familiarity the foreign faces gave her, she found herself itching for the answer. But what was there to understand when her heart carried the same longing for a stranger she just met? His actions were all too confusing, and the unsettling familiarity about him did little to soothe her. Especially his name: Cloud. And his eyes, the color of a stormy sky---gray. And everyone knows gray clouds bring trouble. September 12, 2017 - April 30, 2018 1st Revised edition (2021 Version): March 30, 2021 - June 8, 2021 2nd Revised Edition: N/A

Umbrella Garceron was unaware of her selfishness during her juvenility. She was too young to understand it, was her excuse, that's why she kept on doing what she thinks is correct. The wrong thinking made her childhood as selfish as it could get because what would be peaceful for her would be deteriorating to others, and what would be trivial for her is detrimental for others. It affected her so much that she forgot what it was like to be selfless---to give way and act rationally to complement the others. But it was too late for her to realize, too late for her to fix her immaturity, and too late for her to stay away from guilt. Because ever since Elgene Donovan, the child who she did wrong, bid goodbye to her, she believed that she'll never redeem her guilt... or so she thought. June 16, 2018 - December 20, 2018

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[ PUBLISHED UNDER LIFEBOOKS | Wattys 2019 Romance Winner ] For Psyche Aster Tantiangco, the ability to adapt to the world she's living in was a sign of strength. She doesn't care if she would lose her personality as she lived with them. She's used to picking up pieces of people's personalities and making them hers. Why would she see it as bad when it's the only way to survive in this ever-changing world? After all, adaptability and flexibility were beneficial---it was the best way to go around the world. But with the unexpected arrival of the Cupid, she knew that she needed to change again. And that she needed to act fast to change for herself, not for himself. Little did she know that this event will finally destroy her. They say Cupid shoots an arrow to make two people fall in love. But will the Cupid's arrow hurt them, too? Jan 1, 2019 - Jan 1, 2020

Growing up in a luxurious and perfectionist household, Savannah Brenner knew that there was no use in escaping the rules her mother created. As much as she wants to confess how sickening it is, she knows she won't be heard. After all, she is yet to prove her worth. But when she found warmth and affection in a man with a pair of emerald eyes, she found it in her heart to like a luxury. Once he smiled at her, she realized she would never have him unless she became imperfect. At the epigraph of his smile and the connection that would bud only for it to end in imperfection, she is left to wonder: is he worth it to be imperfect? Trigger Warning: This story contains minor references to self-harm. September 10, 2020 - March 27, 2021 COMPLETED

Coming from a family who resorted to telling white lies to suppress the truth, Tamara experienced how deteriorating it was to live during those years. They believed that it was all right to lie for their sake and that the reward would be worth it in the end---an illusion they created to cope with the pain. Sooner or later, they'll get back to reality, but after a years-long disappearance, it is too late for them to seek their redemption. Willed by desperation to forget the pain they went under and a belief that seeking the truth for others will redeem her, Tamara becomes a reporter. She believes that giving the truth to others is better, and it will be too much to have an ounce of self-redemption. But when Yuan, a person from Tamara's past who is also STATION's vocalist, tries to reconnect with her, she knows that what he's trying to do is a fraud. He is the one who cut ties, so what is his business with her? As the truth unravels, the risk gets higher as it becomes harder to seek the truth. With judgment built around warm stares and cold voices, emotions, and confusion, there is only one question: Which is the fraud, and which is the truth in this bliss? January 19, 2022 - January 26, 2025

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