Dean Lourance "Rance" Elizondo is a gay man and always been close to his Girl-bestfriend Alejandra "Alel" Moreira, who's fallen in love with him. He's fully aware of her feelings, but he knows that he will never feel the same. Pero paano kung inaakala lang niya na hindi niya kayang mahalin ito pabalik? Paano kung hindi niya lang napansin ang pag mamahal para sa kaibigan na matagal na palang nandiyan, nakatago lang sa ilalim ng pag-aalinlangan? Could it be that deep down, something he thought was impossible is actually possible? Third book of Vexed Men Series. Single Point of View. Started: FEB - 24 -2025 Ended: MAY - 12 - 2025

C O M P L E T E D W A R N I N G: MATURED CONTENT. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. Virginity is one of the greatest gifts a woman can give her husband. That is what Calixta's parents told her but due to the influence of alcohol, she accidentally gave it to a stranger that she met in the bar. Two months later, after the incident, she found out that she was pregnant and a few months after, she learned that she was carrying three fetuses inside her. And now, she is carrying the green carnation's heirs.

In a cutthroat pre-law program, Jackson clashes with Kenzo, the arrogant classmate he can't stand, until he discovers that the very man who infuriates him holds the key to his freedom to become who he truly wants to be. *** Jackson Ramirez is done with broken promises-his mother's sacrifices, his father's prison sentence, and the suffocating pre-law program he never wanted. The last thing he needs is Kenzo Adachi, the arrogant classmate who gets under his skin. But when animosity sparks into something deeper, Jackson must deal with a past that ties their families together in betrayal. In the wreckage of secrets and pain, will Jackson and Kenzo choose each other in the end? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Rayne Mariano ILLUSTRATOR: Ri Ot

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

Fuck and Forget Series #2 They loved each other, yet the storm kept them apart. Some hearts don't get their happy ending, but the sunset will always remind you of what you almost had.

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.

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UNIVERSITY SERIES #5. Ever since they were kids, Avianna Diaz from UST Architecture and Larkin Sanchez from UP Film were inseparable, not until Larkin's fame grew over time, and they suddenly found themselves taking different roads at the same time.