"Wanted: Roommate na kakahati sa bills, pero bakit parang puso ko ang kinuha?" Si Shiloh ay isang energetic chef na sanay mag-handle ng pressure sa kusina, pero hirap i-handle ang lungkot at bills nang mag-isa. Sa pagpasok ng misteryosong call center agent na si Athaliah sa kanyang unit, ang baligtad nilang schedule ay naging simula ng isang hindi inaasahang koneksyon. Mula sa mga sticky notes at midnight snacks hanggang sa mga yakap na hindi na lang pang-kaibigan, matututunan ng dalawang ulilang kaluluwa na ang paghahanap ng roommate ay maaari palang mauwi sa paghahanap ng forever. Sa kwentong ito, ang renta ay nahahati, pero ang pagmamahal ay doble.

"Beauty is pain, honey. Pero ang pag-ibig? Iyan ang operasyong kahit walang anesthesia, handa akong tiisin... basta si Doc ang humahawak ng scalpel." Si Cairo ay isang celebrity makeup artist na ang tanging batas ay perfection. Para sa kanya, ang lahat ng deperensya ay kayang itago ng contour at concealer. Ngunit mababasag ang kanyang mundo nang makilala niya si Dr. Gauri, isang doctor na walang oras para sa vanity at mas pinapahalagahan ang katotohanan kaysa sa ilusyon. Sa pagitan ng makulay na brushes at matatalim na scalpels, madidiskubre nila na ang tunay na kagandahan ay hindi nakikita sa salamin-kundi sa mga peklat na matapang nating ipinapakita sa taong nakakaintindi sa atin. Isang makulay na banggaan ng sining at siyensya. Dahil minsan, ang kailangan mo lang para gumaling ay ang taong hindi takot makita ang iyong bare face.

"Basta't makasama ka, ako'y nakauwi na." Augustine Quill Xereza or better known as "Tine" has always been the perfect embodiment of a responsible student and is often looked up to by others. He has also always been openly gay-chasing boys but ending up in terrible heartbreaks. Meanwhile, Calistra Yesenia Alvarez is just one of the few lucky students to exist in the same class as him. Sa pagsapit ng uwian ay hindi inaasahan ni Calistra na makakasabay niya si Tine sa jeep. Hindi lamang isang beses, kung hindi makailang ulit na rin. The first time it happened, she deemed it as normal. After all, Augustine is her classmate and there is nothing to worry about. He was just there. Not until he suddenly became everywhere. Gays At The Back Series #2: Augustine Quill Xereza

Slendio Maurik "Slen" Rigal, a confident gay man, has always been at odds with Elianna Reveles, a fiery and ambitious Volleyball Captain. Paano kung ang pinakamalaking kalaban niya sa buhay, siya pa palang magpapabago ng lahat? Paano kung ang hindi niya inaasahang nararamdaman ay magtulak sa kanya na tanungin ang kanyang sarili? Paano niya tatanggapin sa sarili ang nararamdaman niyang pag-ibig para sa isang babae, at sa babae pang tinuturing niyang kaaway? Second Book of Vexed Men Series. Dual Point of View. Started: FEB - 15 - 2025 Ended: MAR - 22 - 2025

Maxiann "Max" Demarco, a gay man art professor, still licking his wounds from a devastating breakup with a man who left him angry and betrayed, is done with love. Pinag palit siya sa isang babae, kaya galit siya sa mga ito, pero paano kung may babae siyang estudyante na makakapagpa-bago sa galit na nararamdaman? With Stesia Andrade's joyful spirit and vibrant energy, she lights up the room in ways he never expected and stirs something in him that he's never allowed himself to feel. Can he deny the truth in his heart when it's telling him something he swore he'd never feel? Fourth Book Of Vexed Men Series. Dual Point of View. Started: MAR - 02 - 2025 Ended: MAR - 31 - 2025

Lyssam "Sammie" Sandoval, a gay man, never imagined that a single night with his friend, Alvira Silvas, would change everything. Habang nilalabanan ang kalituhan sa kanyang kasarian, nahihirapan siyang harapin ang sitwasyon kaya naman iniwan siya ni Vira na puno ng mga tanong. How will he navigate the pain of being separated from his child, knowing that his confusion about his sexuality played a part in it? Fifth Book Of Vexed Men Series. Dual Point of View. Started: MAR - 22 - 2025 Ended: MAY - 28 - 2025

Sivandrei "Sivan" Monclova is a gay man with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) his life revolves around routines and rules. He wants everything around him to be organized. Nang makabalik siya sa Pinas galing sa States ay laking gulat niya nang malamang may pinatirang babae ang kanyang ina sa bahay nila. When he's forced to live with Esla Juana Galvez, his perfectly organized world turned upside down. The idea of sharing his space with a stranger feels like a nightmare. But as time passes, he starts to feel something he can't deny, a connection he never saw coming. Sixth Book of Vexed Men Series. Dual Point of View. Started: MAR - 27 - 2025 Ended: JUN - 17 - 2025

"I really wanted it to be you. I so badly wanted it to be you, until I understood, you didn't want it to be me." ───────────── Paano kung mahal na mahal mo ang isang taong, pero kinamumuhian ka naman? Love can be very unconditional, but are you willing to set the person you love free just for her own happiness? Dadating ka ba sa puntong 'yon?

"I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be." ───────────── What would you feel if your dad's mistress is only 2 years older than you? Everything was so sudden. Kieonne just found herself crying in front of her parents who are in bad terms. Parehas lang namang may kabit ang dalawang ito. Her Dad cheated first, at ang malala... Transwoman pa ang kabit nito. And that woman is the one and only Azarea. She's the homewrecker and mistress, Azarea the seductress. It was hard for Kieonne to accept the fact that Azarea is her soon to be step-mother. She's the worst dahil lahat nalang ay pinapagawa niya sa kaniya and she oftenly bosses her around. Wala siyang magagawa dahil magsusumbong ito sakaniyang Dad at si Azarea naman ang kakampihan nito. Pero may rason ang pagpatol niya kay dad na hindi ko inexpect. Pera, katawan, pribilehiyo? Let's find out.

"Our lovestory is written in the stars, waiting to unfold at the destined moment." ───────────── mamihlapinatapai -a look that without words is shared by two people who want to initiate something, but that neither will start. Margarette Devereaux Astraea Espinoza