WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2021 EDITOR'S PICK OCTOBER 2021 Jiya Valle learns too late that kissing her sworn enemy since high school Migo Salas doesn't come without repercussions. And to her, it's a secret she's going to bring with her down to her grave--but Migo has other plans. DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.

Belle Evangeline Caballero has always been introverted all her life. Siya 'yung tipong tao na panigurado makakasurvive sa isang horror o thriller movie dahil unang-una, hindi siya OA at pangalawa, an entity or a killer would find her boring because she won't give them the satisfaction to see her reactions. In short, nonchalant siya, that's how most people perceive her. She finds it hard to have a connection with others because of her inability to be vulnerable. And then she meets Lucien, the personification of the sun, and the first person who she thinks she's able to have the special connection she was yearning for. She wishes to deepen their connection into something more... intimate. But there are two "tiny" problems... Lucien likes men. And worst of all? He's nothing like the person Belle thought he was. ~ Language: Taglish

/CO M P L E T E D/ |PECHAY SERIES # 1| Jenno King Salazar ♥️ Jenno is Freida's no. 1 hater. Why? Bukod sa nasasapawan na ng dalaga ang kanyang beauty ay naiirita rin s'ya sa ka-pokpokan nito ngunit lingid sa kaalaman ng baklang jellyfish a.k.a Jenno ay ang pagiging pure virgin ni Freida. She was judged and bushed easily because of her mom's job. Hindi lang 'yon, lapitin din kasi s'ya ng girl, boy, bakla at tomboy. Sa pag-aakalang kaladkaring merlat ang kanyang enemy ay doon din mabubuo ang isang relasyong confuse na confuse si Jenno. Freida was everyone's fantasy but how about Jenno na isang baklang jellyfish? Is she also his fantasy? 'Do I like nor lover her? Big Nooo!' 'Am I attracted to her? Hmm. Physically yes?!' WTF! *** Plagiarism is a Crime! Written by: Hawkeye_royai This story is rated SPG ⚠️⚠️⚠️

"I'm pregnant and you are the father." -girl "WHAT?! Girl, di akin yan. Di tayo talo pareho tayong dyosa ng kagandahan." -beki --A typical story of a girl who got pregnant by a gay. -DeeKeeCee

[PUBLISHED UNDER 8LETTERS] Career Series 1 : COMPLETE Singing. Band. Audience. Spotlight. The main themes of life of Xiara and Zach. Since high school, they're both performing on stage, but different bands. How the spotlight will tangle them together? Or how the spotlight break them? Or worst, they're the one who will break the spotlight...

(Yours Series # 1) Nileen Riviera thought that after getting her degree in medicine, she'd easily check off the next thing on her list-to have a boyfriend. Ang kaso, walang lumalapit sa kanya. It's either intimidated sila dahil topnotcher siya sa boards o kaya naman ay baka pangit lang talaga siya. She was close to getting royally pissed at the universe until she met Marcus-the guy who got her demoted into the second place in the boards. She was pissed at the guy dahil ito ang dahilan kung bakit disappointed ang nanay niya sa kanya. Niles was determined to just ignore his existence, but it seemed like the universe had a mind of its own.

Lumi-as someone who's being told what to believe and hope in everything as she grows up-reckons that living is a way to comply with and entrust one's entire life to serving superiors on top of the hierarchy. Who will not think of that way anyway? Being harbored in the lands of Castellanos, it is engraved in her mind that she lives to pay her debt of gratitude to the family who sheltered her, who protected her from all the cruelties the outside world has to offer behind those fences. What they're doing is to protect her life and welfare-that's what they told her. So there's no other way to live but be the gullible and obedient yokel of the Castellano clan, because they're doing everything just for her safety. But that's before her life turns upside-down as she discovers a strange note from the attic. "To whoever finds this message, they erased us. This is all that remains. Remember us, please." What does the note want to convey? Is it just one of those mundane trivial stuff found in an attic like the usual when someone decides to clean it? Or is it something connected to her... "safety?" For sure it is for her safety. That's what they always tell her. But what one hears is not always the version of reality. Most of the time, it is the most convenient scheme to twist and bend the truth. That... That's what they will never tell her. --- Start: July 01, 2020 End: December 02, 2020

Giovanni Clark A. Smith is a student model, a top student, a rich kid, a charismatic good-looking man. He defies the cold and distant image of a man as flawless as him cultivated by society by being a man of smiles, greetings, courtesy, and respect. By being a man who opens his gates for everyone at any time. By having these pleasant qualities and cordial character, people grow to flat out admire, adore, and respect him to the utmost. Up to the extent that no one could ever expose a flaw, an imperfection, or even a weakness in him. Not until she happens. Not until Ophelia Rizette E. Mallari enters his world. The one and the only person who could spot the defect in him, the strange trait, the forbidden secret that no one could ever see. Because in her eyes, he is nothing but a two-faced monster, a rude jerk, a cunning beast! He's a fake! The man who everyone puts on the pinnacle of the pedestal has hidden intentions. His unusual obedience is a deceitful facade, Ophelia concludes. He's twisted. He's weird. He's a major red flag. And most importantly, Giovanni Clark is crazy! Is the man truly out of his mind? Or is the girl just thinking in too much details? Hold on, if that's the case, then who's the real... crazy?

Matagal nang pangarap ni Kyle ang pag-ibig ni Kei, ngunit mailap ang babaeng ilang taon na niyang sinusuyo. Mapapatunayan ba ni Kyle na ang lalaki na tunay na nagmamahal, kayang gawin ang lahat para sa babaeng mahal niya? Kahit na ang pagmamahal na ito ay nag-umpisa sa isang maling akala? *** Nang pinagtagpo muli ang landas ni Kyle Cando at ng kanyang childhood crush na si Kei Gonzales, hindi niya pinalagpas ang pagkakataon na ito upang mapalapit sa babaeng unang nagpatibok sa puso niya. Kahit na hindi siya naaalala ni Kei, handa ang lalaki na gawin ang lahat upang mapa-ibig ito. Ngunit handa ba sila na mapaglaruan ng tadhana--kahit na ang sikreto ng nakaraan ay dudurog sa mga puso nila?

THE LOSERS' CLUB SERIES #1 Have you ever been so smitten with someone that you were just so grateful they existed? Tipong makita mo lang siya, solved ka na. Kahit hindi mo siya makausap o makasama, inspired na inspired ka. That was the case for Dawn Karsen Navarro, a die-hard fan of a prominent singer and songwriter, Dior Kobe Gallardo. Kahit pa laging General Admission ticket lang ang nabibili niya at halos kasinlaki lang ng gagamba ang natatanaw niya mula sa upuan, marinig niya lang ang boses ng binata, kuntento na siya. So, when luck pulled a trick on her poor heart, she didn't hesitate to take advantage of the opportunity. She went from being in the farthest row to being in the backstage, from seeing only a glimpse of her idol to a face-to-face encounter, and from hearing only a fraction of his life to knowing everything there was to know about him. She had made a lot of progress. But, why did she go back to being seated in the farthest row? Why did she go back to being just a mere fan? After everything they vowed, why did she go back to being a stranger in the midst of the crowd?