As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams? ***** Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

He's a Ghost, and You're still alive. How can you find your Eternity if you can only have 30 seconds just to hold each other?

PUBLISHED UNDER POPFICTION CLOAK RETROGRADE 2025. Taglish. 18+ I thought I'd feel at least a bit awkward, but her eyes glowed when she looked at me, like taking in a scenery. And I liked it. ............................ This isn't a fairytale. It's a race against time-one I couldn't lose. Nico Richter likes to think of himself as an easy-going person who doesn't care about the world. Pero nang mapunta sa kaniya ang diary ng isang mysterious, suicidal girl, he made it his life's mission to find and save her. Pero paano kung sa paghahanap ni Nico ay maungkat din ang mga mapapait niyang ala-ala at sa huli, siya na ang mangailangan ng magliligtas sa kaniya? ................................ A diary. A sweater. A drawing. And a promise. A Story About Life. Love. Pain. Forgiveness. Hope. ....................... Taglish. Published under Pop Fiction Cloak Retrograde. 2025 Available soon!