Backburner Stories

Isang babae na galing London ang sinubukang mamuhay sa Pilipinas dahil lamang ayaw nitong sundin ang kagustuhan ng magulang. Si Kelley-na gusto lamang maging malaya ay hindi inaasahan na makakatagpo ng isang lalaki (Luke) na pagtutuunan niya ng panahon at pansin. Pinagtagpo sila ng tadhana sa isang coffee shop na pagmamay-ari ni Kelley. Hindi man maganda ang unang pagtatagpo, dahan-dahan silang naging kilala ang bawat isa. Hanggang sa humantong sa sitwasyon na naging sila. Halos taon ang sinapit ng mga masasayang alaala-na para bang puno ito ng pagmamahalan at kasiyahan. Si Kelley, sa pag-aakalang nahanap na niya ang taong maging kasama niya habang-buhay ay siya ring dudurog ng kanyang puso... Nasayang ang binuhos na pagmamahal sa isang taong may nagmamay-ari na ng kaniyang puso. Ginawa lamang siyang pampalipas oras habang naghihintay sa dati nitong mahal. Huli na ang lahat na umiibig na rin pala si Luke sa kanya dahil nalaman ni Kelley na sa loob ng sampung buwan, hindi pala puro ang damdamin ni Luke. Ang pagpapanggap ay walang katumbas na pagpapatawad para kay Kelley-humantong na siya mismo ang pumutol ng relasyong sabay nilang itinali sa isa't-isa.

What if you love someone to the point you're ready to stand and wait for them, even when it hurts? A love so unconditional that you're willing to always be there for them even when they don't like you the way you like them. "The word I LOVE YOU is not just a word to tell a person you love them, rather, it symbolizes your willingness to be hurt, to forgive, and to love and care."

She loves him-quietly, truly, and without doubt. But her love never fully becomes something he can hold onto or something that grounds him. It exists more in feeling than in presence. So he remains caught in a quiet contradiction: cherished, yet still alone in the space between them. He is fully loved in heart, but never fully held in reality.

Made this different from the song Happy ending?? season 2?? Story based on NIKI'S backburner song!

#Slow-Burn Romance #AgeGap

Theresse Valencia knew exactly what Gavin Reyes was doing to her. He only called when the nights felt too heavy. When deadlines blurred into exhaustion, when his thoughts became too loud, when the girl he could never let go of stopped answering his messages. And every single time, Resse still came running. It started with cigarettes by the poolside at two in the morning. Then coffee runs, errands, unfinished plates, and conversations that only existed after midnight. They were never official. Never even close. Just two people hiding in the quiet hours between friendship and something far more dangerous. But how long can someone survive being loved only when it's convenient? © 2026 by fhayier WRITTEN IN TAGLISH

Raw and honest, with all those beautiful contradictions: my patience, your sadness, my care, your distance.

Di Bawah Langit itu Kami Berbagi Cerita. Cerita yang tak pernah kulupakan disetiap langkahnya...

Bea has always believed that everything in life could be solved with logic. Numbers made sense. Equations had answers. Feelings... didn't. Ari, on the other hand, was everything Bea wasn't-popular, confident, and impossible to ignore. When Ari asked Bea to tutor her in math, it was supposed to be simple. Just numbers. Just studying. But somewhere between late-night tutoring sessions, shared laughter, and quiet glances- feelings started to form. What began as a simple equation turned into something far more complicated. A love that had to survive distance. Secrets that broke hearts. Choices that changed everything. Years later, when fate brings them back into each other's lives, Bea and Ari must decide- Can love be solved... after it was once broken? Or will some equations remain unfinished forever? Love isn't always logical... but it's always worth solving.

This story is inspired by the author's real experiences. Not ALL of the story line is real!! All characters are fiction, names, whereabouts, place, time etc are made by the author to keep the privacy of real persons involved. Grammatical errors are normal and will appear!! This story is about a girl who fell for a girl who doesn't like her back but thought she did.

Archedia Emmanuel is a SHS student to a known red school in the country. She is known to create her own world through her works: painting, and writing. She is everything that a prestige student could ever describe, however she has her own flaws and it includes falling for a guy that only sees her as his friend and sibling. For three years, she hides the truth to him and one afternoon he caught him and his girlfriend having a confrontation in a garden. Leading him to live a life in sorrow. And Archedia as a witness and an endeared friend, will help him got back to what he used to be. However, in this journey, will Archedia learn her lessons about love? Or she will continue being blinded and allow him used her as his nurse for his own agony?

"You were the first in line, but someone else was prioritized." A true story of first love, heartbreak, and friendship. When a 13-year-old boy falls in love at first sight, he never expects his best friend to fall for the same girl. Torn between loyalty and feelings he can't shake, he chooses to stay silent. But unspoken love doesn't fade-it lingers. This is a slow-burn journey through quiet pain, growing up, and learning how to let go.

When Avrielle moves to a new town, her only goal is to follow her mother's strict rules: stay invisible, study hard, and avoid the "noise" of high school drama. But those rules break the moment she meets Kio, the easy-going boy who becomes her "human compass" and eventual best friend. As they become inseparable, Avrielle finds herself falling for him, only to realize she's been placed on the backburner-she's the one he spends all his time with, but someone else is the one he actually wants. Now, caught between a strict mother who wants her to focus and a jealous girl who wants her to stay away, Avrielle must decide if being Kio's favorite "second choice" is worth the heartbreak.

Mereka terlibat dalam hubungan yang rumit. Jessica, Mira, dan Barry. Hubungan mereka lebih dari persahabatan tiga orang. Terikat dalam satu takdir yang sama. Dua di antaranya bisa berakhir bahagia atau tragis.

poems that I made for a certain someone I admired. (not all of these are for that certain someone, some are just made out of boredom :3) enjoy (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

"I'm not some disposable toy you can pick up and put down whenever it suits you. I have dreams, and a life of my own. And yet, you've made me put all of that on hold, waiting for you to decide if I'm worth your time" --- Artemis has always been the girl who waits. Waits for Luca to call. Waits for him to care. Waits for a version of love that only ever exists when it's convenient for him. She knows what she is to him-a fallback, a familiar comfort when everything else falls apart. Still, when he reaches out, she answers. She always answers. Because a part of her still believes that if she loves him enough, he might choose her for real. Then, unexpectedly, comes Lucian. Calm. Patient. Present. He enters Artemis's life like a gentle current against a storm-battered shore-no grand gestures, no demands. He's just there, in all the right moments, with all the right words. Where Luca left chaos in his wake, Lucian brings silence. Where Luca withheld, Lucian gives-his attention, his presence, his time. And Artemis doesn't know how to handle it. She's spent so long craving affection that comes with conditions, she no longer recognizes the kind that doesn't. And as Lucian becomes a constant in her life, she finds herself slipping-into comfort, into dependency, into something dangerously close to trust. But the guilt follows close behind. Is she healing... or just transferring her wounds to someone new? Is she leaning on Lucian too much, asking for too much, taking too much? And worst of all-does she even like him, or does she just hate being alone? As Artemis begins to untangle herself from a love that never chose her, she's forced to confront a new, unsettling truth: Sometimes what feels safe can be just as dangerous-Because sometimes, the people who feel like home... are the ones you should've run from all along. [5/7/25]

Stella lives in the shadow of a love that confines her, yet a chance encounter with a man who awakens something she never knew she could feel. Torn between longing and fear, she must navigate a heart pulled in two directions. A story of love, courage, and the quiet heartaches of chasing what seems just out of reach.

Random thoughts; of him, of me, of us

How can you keep someone you love HIDDEN? "The time will come and I will no longer be hidden, but don't expect me to be there for you" Crdts: Pinterest for the cover

Sa laro ng pag-ibig mayroong nanalo at mayroon din namang natatalo. Kahit ilang beses mo pa bigyan ng tyansang magbago, kung hindi talaga ikaw ang tinitibok ng puso nito ay hinding-hindi ka mananalo. Para kay Cyrus, ang heartbreak ay hindi lamang pasakit ang dulot, nakatatapak rin ito ng ego. Nang maghiwalay sila ng kanyang ex, tila nawalan na rin nang gana si cyrus na amgseryoso pagdating sa pag-ibig. Pabago-bago ang kausap nito sa bawat linggo hanggang sa mahanap niya ang kanyang katapat na isa ring takot magmahal dahil paulit-ulit sinaktan, ito si Alexa. Paano kung ang dalawang nasaktan ay magtatagpo? Maaari kayang sa kahapon ay muling matututo? O mananatili nalang ang takot sa puso, at ipagsasawalang bahala ito? Gagaling kaya ang mga sugat sa puso? Kapag yakap ng pag-asa ang naging gamot nito? O baka naman ito'y maghilom nang bahagya, Ngunit sa kaunting sagi ay muling magdurusa? Mayroon kayang mananalo o di naman ay matatalo? Kung ang laban ay laban ng damdaming totoo? O baka walang panalo, walang talo, Kapwa lang sugatan sa dulo ng pagsamo. Paano kung parehas silang mahulog sa isang laro? Isang laro ng pusong di sigurado? Sino ang magtataya? Sino ang aatras? Kapag ang pagmamahal ay muling nagwakas.