Love was nowhere to be found. For her, she'll never find love quite as good as the first time. A kind of love that wasn't questionable to the palate even if it wasn't hers to begin with-nothing would ever compare. For him, love can only happen once. A heart that stopped beating is as good as dead. If he couldn't make it right the first time, there's no sense trying for a second. Because no one and nothing would ever come close to how good he once had it. And yet, a universal truth pulls them together, a magnetic force so strong they couldn't fight it no matter how hard they try. Because somewhere between here and now, love has favored their side. Perhaps they were looking at the wrong places when love was always near. Nearly Theirs - a novel Ongoing (2025). Book Cover art by: kathanikath (on X/Twitter)

❝There's always beauty in the mundane.❞ ***** Writer Annika Elaine "Niks" Antonio never thinks about the gray minutes of elevator rides on Tuesdays. That is until she moves in the same building as the adventurous Kai Maverick "Mavi" Ancheta. Mavi leaves a lasting impression and so does Niks. Little by little, they discover the invisible strings connecting them. Mishaps ensue and the two find themselves constantly stuck in each other's orbits. Will they color outside the lines drawn by fate? Or will they stay inside its confines and find the beauty that always lie in the mundane? [tuesdays are better than mondays, an epistolary novel] floeful || 2024 ||

AFTER HEARTACHES SERIES #3 Milana Ortega stands on a dead-end. Her life stopped when she broke someone's heart and when she broke her own. Her life stopped when she needed to care for her ailing mother. Lev Abriel Exconde can't seem to outrun his past. Stuck in a endless cycle of pursuing his dreams and questioning who those dreams were for, Abe is desperate for answers. Can a love that knows grief all too well change their paths? * * * ONCE MISSED, TWICE LOVED halfbakedwriter © 2024 Book Cover Illustration by Yzabelle (izzazazaie) Book Cover Background from Freepik

[THIS IS THE SECOND PART OF A TWO-PART STORY.] 'Do what makes you happy; be with whoever makes you happy,' they say. But what if the things or people that make you happy aren't what you need? There are some things that go together that make you happy but don't necessarily result to something good in the long run. But you keep coming back to it. Like your heart is bound to keep wanting it. Like drugs and candy. Like cigarettes and alcohol. Like tempting fatty foods and a high-sugar drink. Like two hearts bound to retrace its steps back to each other, craving for the familiar rush. And after sleeping with her ex-boyfriend's best friend, Nadia finds her and Elias in this same category. Lovestruck Series: HEARTBOUND (Part Two of Two) ynativity, 2024 Cover illustration by charameldraws

❝ Agawin ang mic sa stage at kumanta ng Halik by Aegis? #DrunkMomo won't back down! . . . SHET?! ❞ Y Chronicles Universe #KNMSD2 of Kabulastugan Boys Series MNR COLLABORATION with @cappuchienooo & @nayinK

Paano magkaroon ng connection sa cute (kahit ninakawan ka ng sukli) na ilang beses mo nang nakakasabay sa jeep: Step 1 Nakawin (debatable) siya sa date niya sa Fair. (Nakaw pa rin ba kapag siya ang naunang lumapit?) Step 2 Manghingi (Important: huwag nakawin) ng halik (na first kiss pala niya) bago umuwi. (Important ulit: ihatid kasi late na.) S̶t̶e̶p̶ ̶3̶ Tapos, bahala na. CERVANTES SERIES The Art of Free Falling © ynativity

A dumb suggestion from my friend says that there's a foolproof method to know whether you like someone romantically or not. It's simple. All you have to do is close your eyes, think of that person, and imagine kissing them. Kapag nandiri ka, e di hindi mo gusto. But if the opposite happened, e di, delikado ka na. I'm a hundred percent sure that I only see Chio Cervantes as a friend. I just got confused because he's suddenly everywhere right after my ex-boyfriend got into a relationship with a girl he told me not to worry about. Besides, hindi ko rin siya type. He's noisy. He's shameless. He procrastinates a lot. He likes wiping the sweat off his forehead and wipe it on my arm. He drives with both his hands which somehow doesn't look appealing . . . and for some reason he doesn't refuse picking me up even when it's late at night. He always brings an extra handkerchief because I keep on forgetting mine along with a shirt I can borrow in case I need to change. He brings me good food to take my mind off deadlines. He doesn't hesitate to communicate his feelings and I honestly envy him for that. And he makes me laugh. Whatever. But just to be sure, at dahil madali lang namang gawin 'yong method, I closed my eyes and imagined his lips against mine. I realized one thing after opening my eyes. I'm in deep trouble and there's no way of getting out. BETWEEN YOUR LIPS AND MINE Cervantes Series Second Generation #1 2022, ynativity

'Do what makes you happy; be with whoever makes you happy,' they say. But what if the things or people that make you happy aren't what you need? There are some things that go together that make you happy but don't necessarily result to something good in the long run. But you keep coming back to it. Like your heart is bound to keep wanting it. Like drugs and candy. Like cigarettes and alcohol. Like tempting fatty foods and a high-sugar drink. Like two hearts bound to retrace its steps back to each other, craving for the familiar rush. And after sleeping with her ex-boyfriend's best friend, Nadia finds her and Elias in this same category. Disclaimer: This is written in epistolary format. Lovestruck Series: HEARTBOUND ynativity, 2023 Cover illustration by charameldraws

Ang sabi ni Jelena, galit siya kay Magnus. Ang sabi ni Magnus, galit din daw siya kay Jelena. Ang sabi ng mga taga-Roseville, tuwing magkikita ang dalawa, parang may dadanak na dugo. Pero iba ang sabi ng past. Ang sabi ng past, patay na patay sila sa isa't isa. May magpatayan nga kaya? Abangan. Character illustration for cover by Dreamflum. Cover design by TCWDMeow.