an epistolary

(After High Series # 3) Lily Delphine Borromeo came to UPLB to build a life that was entirely hers-until Sandro Cantavieja decided to follow her there. She never questioned why her childhood friend chose the same university instead of staying in Seattle. She never asked why he looked at her like that. She was too busy pretending they were just friends. But some truths refuse to stay buried, and some feelings become impossible to ignore. Lily has spent her whole life avoiding complications, taking the safe path, running from anything that might disrupt the carefully constructed world she's built. Sandro has spent years being patient, waiting for her to stop running. When their fragile balance finally shatters, Lily learns that hiding from problems doesn't make them disappear-it makes them explode. And sometimes the thing you're most afraid of losing is the only thing worth fighting for.

mathia and damien have always been just childhood friends and nothing more (they kinda swear), but on a friday night after inuman, something definitely shifted. cue: they can't go back to "just friends" no matter how hard they try- they'll keep pulling each other like some kind of magnets do.

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