Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

"Survival of the fittest." Iyan ang nag-iisang batas sa loob ng Academia de San Lorenzo. Para sa iskolar na si Rielle Vedad, ang pagiging Top 1 ang tanging tiket niya para maiahon sa hirap ang pamilya. Para sa tagapagmana na si Caleb Salcedo, ang pagiging Rank 2 ay isang sumpa na nagpapaalala ng kanyang pagkabigo sa mata ng kanyang bilyonaryong ama. Sa loob ng maraming taon, nakulong sila sa isang tahimik na giyera. Si Rielle sa itaas, si Caleb sa likod niya. Walang pwedeng sumingit. Walang pwedeng magpabagsak sa kanila kundi ang isa't isa. Ngunit pag-apak nila sa huling dalawang taon ng high school, biglang magbabago ang mga patakaran ng laro. Sa pagdating ng mga bagong banta na susubok hindi lang sa kanilang talino kundi pati na rin sa kanilang paninindigan, matututunan nilang ang pinakamahirap na laban ay hindi nasasagot ng kahit anong test paper. Sa isang paaralan kung saan numero ang nagdidikta ng halaga mo, paano kung ang taong pinilit mong talunin sa loob ng maraming taon ay siya palang kaisa-isang taong sasalo sa'yo?

They thought living together would only mean splitting rent, food, and chores. But when Jack is found stabbed inside their apartment and his girlfriend Desiree vanishes, the boarding house turns into a crime scene, and every roommate is suddenly a suspect. Kate swears she wasn't there. Abby insists she knows nothing. Jane claims she saw more than she should have. Secrets, betrayal, and simmering grudges surface, each one more dangerous than the last. As the police close in, paranoia spreads. Did Desiree kill Jack? Or is the murderer still among them? In a house where lies come cheap and loyalties break fast, survival depends on one brutal truth: Trust no one.

Warning: with mature themes and languages Archimedes de Chavez is a master of law, logic, and cleaning someone's mess-thanks to growing up with thirty-one siblings from different mothers and a father who specialized in chaos. After his wife's death, he buried love and treated feelings like legal guidelines. Then there's Forest Chi, his sharp-tongued, high-heeled secretary who refuses to act like a buttoned-up robot. She's got sass and zero patience for a boss who doesn't know how to operate a coffeemaker, let alone his own heart. When an accident at work leads to an unexpected romantic connection, will this cranky lawyer and his crazy assistant work out their feelings, or will they sue each other for emotional damages?07/28/2025

"In a country where justice is often sold to the highest bidder, one man pays the price for a crime he didn't commit." "Framed" is a tragic, Taglish psychological drama about Gabriel "Gabo" Ilustre, a young man wrongfully convicted of murder. Betrayed by false testimony and a corrupt legal system, he spends over a decade behind bars while the true criminals remain free. But when two unlikely allies-Elijah Atamosa, a determined law student, and Kara Ramirez, an investigative journalist-cross paths, the wheels of justice begin to turn. As they dig deeper, they uncover a web of manipulation, planted evidence, and a system designed to silence the truth. With media attention rising and threats closing in, the fight for Gabo's freedom becomes a race against time-not just to save a life, but to expose a much larger conspiracy rooted in the Philippine justice system. A gripping tale inspired by true events, "Framed" is a story of injustice, courage, and the high cost of truth in a broken system.

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. He's forgotten his most painful darkest memories. She's hiding secrets from the rest of the world. It starts with a cry for help. A lost diary. And unexpected night rendezvous. Now, they can't keep their hands off each other. Would love be enough to keep two broken souls going? 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 now. (WITH ALTERNATE ENDING AND EXTRA CHAPTERS)

Most people claim that high school memories are the best. Sa High School mo raw mararanasan lahat. Mula sa samu't saring kahihiyan at 'di mabilang na kalokohan, hanggang sa first crush, first love, at first heartbreak. Maybe you experienced most of your firsts during high school-like Pia. Sophia Joy Alejo, hindi katulad ng pangalan niya na may Joy, her life isn't about rainbows and butterflies. Pia is a frustrated nurse in a public hospital, she has been working for her two younger siblings for six years upon their parents' death. She is serving sick people and although it drains her, she can't stop working-Eh, kasi nga, panganay! Sometimes, she wishes for an escape. How lucky of her to meet Lola Elisa, isang misteryosong tindera na kaya siyang bigyan ng sandaling pahinga. She sold her a DVD-a bizarre DVD. One mysterious movie and an old television brought Pia back to high school. Katulad ng mga pelikula, nabigyan siya ng pagkakataon na ma-replay ang isang yugto ng buhay niya. Does it mean she can also save her failed love with Jacob Rey Silvestre, the married lawyer? Now that she's given a chance to experience a bittersweet part of her life, will she laugh, fall in love, cry, and let her heart break again? Or will she try to change the past to make the present better?

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A genius manipulative bastard, an emotionless control freak, a narcissistic jerk, a conversion disordered amazon, a robotic OCD, an ADHD heterochromiac. Sums up the chess pieces. Or simply, the mentally retarded freaks. Play along as the King manipulates everyone around him. Let's see how you can keep up. Started: June 1, 2017 Finished: September 11, 2017