During a five-day getaway for a group of individuals who are brokenhearted, two former classmates reunite. She doesn't remember him, but he recognizes her. For Sherwin, this presents a renewed opportunity to express his long-hidden emotions for Risa. Will he allow his heart this time

At thirty-five, Risa Hontiveros was a celebrated theater actress, a relentless activist, and one of the country's most prominent public personalities. She came from an influential family, but the reputation she carried had always been entirely her own. At twenty-seven, Sherwin Gatchalian was the formidable young CEO of Wellex Group. He had inherited an empire of unimaginable wealth, along with a family name that reached from private boardrooms to the highest levels of Philippine politics. Their worlds were never meant to meet. But when the musical holding Risa's dream role faced financial collapse, Wellex offered to fund the entire production. The offer asked for no public endorsement and promised no corporate interference. It came with only one condition. A private dinner with Sherwin. @resiagatch

Risa Hontiveros only agreed to attend a family birthday celebration, never expecting that someone else would be waiting for her a man who looked far too serious, far too grumpy, and completely uninterested in making a good first impression. Sherwin Gatchalian never expected that the woman he was asked to pick up would become someone he could no longer imagine his life without. What begins with an unexpected meeting slowly turns into something neither of them knows how to name. There are quiet dinners, cups of coffee shared between ordinary days, conversations that last longer than they should, and little gestures that somehow mean more than words ever could. Boston becomes a memory. A chocolate bar becomes a keepsake. A letter becomes something worth keeping. And somewhere between the places they visit, the years that pass, and the moments they continue to share, they begin to realize that some people don't simply enter your life. They become part of it. But love is rarely as simple as finding the right person. Sometimes, it takes years to understand what has been standing in front of you all along. And when the time finally comes to choose will they finally find their way to each other? Or will some love stories remain unfinished?

She tears down political empires with a pen. He was born to inherit one. At thirty, fearless investigative journalist Risa Hontiveros targets the powerful elites no one else dares to question. At twenty-eight, Mayor Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian is a charming dynasty heir-and politics' most eligible bachelor-thoroughly bored by his privileged world. When a reckless whim traps Win on a stalled commuter train, an explosive clash with Risa sparks an unexpected obsession. What starts as a volatile clash in a stalled train car quickly turns into a dangerous, magnetic game of cat-and-mouse across backroom galas, rain-soaked streets, and quiet midnight truces-forcing a powerful heir to question the system he rules, and a guarded woman to discover if love can fit into a life built on fighting.

The Senate was never meant to be a place for love. Yet somewhere between late-night hearings, endless debates, and quiet moments away from the public eye, two senators found something worth holding on to. Beyond the Plenary is a story of love, sacrifice, family, and second chances. As politics, public scrutiny, and personal ambitions pull them apart, Risa and Sherwin must navigate the painful distance between duty and the life they once dreamed of together. Because sometimes, despite the years, the heartbreak, and all the chaos in between, love finds its way back home.

A completion of short WinRi stories

There are confessions that are uttered way too late. For many years now, Senator Risa Hontiveros has used her voice to fight for the Filipino people. Bold in debate, resolute in principle, and always truthful. There is one thing, however, that she has yet to say aloud. It only takes Risa much effort to confess her love to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, but fate says it all first. "She finally said yes." Having heard that her lover has finally found himself another, Risa keeps her feelings hidden behind a façade of a smile and decides to preserve their friendship instead. In a place where every word matters and every decision is life-changing, the most painful regret could just be an unconfessed confession. Sometimes, the greatest struggles aren't fought in the session hall, but in the depths of the heart.

A Senate slow burn AU where everything stays professional in public-but never simple in private. Between sessions, group chats, and viral moments, Risa Hontiveros and Win Gatchalian keep things unspoken, even when the silence says otherwise. Because after the gavel falls, nothing really ends.

hold on i know I'll never love this way again so why i can't holding on? hold on sabi ni koala at Bear!! haha ENJOY!!

A story about hearts being captured and developed together.