Light-romance قصص

Since she was nine, Christina Chara Padua dreamed of becoming a lawyer-or an actress. But entering senior high school made her question everything: What is her true dream? Her purpose? Coming from a financially struggling family, Christina was given a chance to study through the support of her Tita. Even as an academic achiever, Christina struggles with overthinking, fear of failure, and the pressure to live up to expectations. Her life becomes even more complicated when she meets someone who could either guide her toward clarity- or pull her deeper into confusion. Will Christina overcome her past, discover who she truly is, and finally find the courage to take control of her life?

Nadia Li has spent her whole life on top of her class. Everybody expected her to stay on top - especially her. But everything changed when she moved to high school. Grouping nearby elementary schools into one high school? Chaos. A boy named Aidan Cheng shows up and he's just as brilliant as she is... maybe even more. Her brain tells her he's competition, but her heart just wants her to admire him. Her friends keep teasing her. Between new classes, new people, academic pressure, and a rivalry she never asked for, Nadia has to figure out who she is when perfection isn't guaranteed - and when the boy threatening her title might also be the one she can't stop thinking about. How will she survive?

Clarrise Jade Alvarez once quietly admired and loved Harvey Cervantes from afar, keeping her feelings hidden in what seemed like a one-sided story. Time passed, distance grew, and she convinced herself that what she felt was already over. But when their paths crossed again, old emotions slowly returned stronger, deeper, and harder to ignore. What she once thought was unrequited began to feel like something more, leaving CJ to wonder if this time, Harvey might finally see her the same way she sees him - or is she only falling alone all over again?

[On Going] Have you ever heard of a sun shower? It happens when the sun peeks through during a rainfall, creating a majestic scene where golden light mixes with the sparkling reflection of rain on the ground. Sa larangan ng siyensa, isa lamang 'tong natural na penomenon kung saan hindi sapat ang kapal ng ulap para tuluyang harangin ang araw. Habang sa kultura nating mga pilipino, pinapaniwalaang may kinakasal na tikbalang sa tuwing nangyayari ito. Ngunit para kay Miyumi, sa isang salita niya lamang ito mailalarawan. Pag-asa. Pag-asa kung saan sa bawat laban, problema, hirap o sakripisyo sa buhay ay may sisikat na pag-asa para sa lahat. Miyu is the sun that her parents always longed for. Since she was a kid, she has been the light in everyone else's rain. The typical person everyone relies on during their hardest times. But, who would be the sun in her rain? When her life gets hard, kanino siya tatakbo para magpatuloy muli? These questios bothered her for so many years. Not until she gets to know Zaniel. Akala niya kompleto na ang buhay niya. Katulad niya, na laging sinasandalan ng iba. Nagsilbing kaiisang tao si Zaniel na siyang masasandalan niya. Akala niya kompleto na siya at wala nang mahihiling pa. Akala niya lang pala. Zaniel was supposed to be her sunlight, but destiny slapped her with the truth. Because, in the end, Zaniel turned out to be just another rain in her life. S: 03/30/26 E: -

Arysa, gadis polos yang sentiasa mempunyai banyak akal untuk mengusik majikannya, Arfan Firdaus. Arysa Mikayla, gadis yang berusia 25 tahun, mempunyai kelulusan di dalam Sarjana Muda Akauntan, dan tidak mempunyai sebarang pekerjaan telah mengambil keputusan untuk mencuba menjadi seorang pengasuh. Perwatakan yang ceria, suka mengusik telah menjadi sebahagian dari hidupnya sehingga dia sahaja yang berani untuk mengusik encik majikan. Arfan Firdaus, lelaki yang berusia 29 tahun, seorang Duda dan juga mempunyai seorang anak perempuan, yang dinamakan Bunga Jelita. Bekerja sebagai pensyarah di salah sebuah universiti di Malaysia dan hampir mendapat sakit jantung akibat sentiasa diusik oleh gadis yang bernama Arysa Mikayla. Namun, di dalam usikan yang diberi, terputik cinta di dalam hati antara satu sama lain. Surat - surat yang dikirimkan buat sang lelaki untuk memberi semangat, merupakan petanda bahawa gadis itu jatuh cinta. Adakah takdir akan menyatukan mereka? atau surat itu?

ALIEN AMONG US is a contemporary sci-fi novella that will give you the giggles, tug at your heartstrings, and leave you wondering if there really is life beyond the stars. ************************************************************************ Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2026 | @OpenNovellaContest - Rules & Guidelines: here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/406004197-open-novella-contest-2026 **Main Prompt** 25. You live with four other housemates, but one of them is secretly an alien trying to learn how to act human. ©2026 E. S. Elias, All Rights Reserved. Book Created & Published to Wattpad: 02.01.2026 Book Marked as Completed: 00.00.2026 Book Cover: Me @DesignsbyEH Word Count: 2,222 / 20,000 Goals: ✔ Round 1 ✔ | 2,000 words ✔ | Round 2 _ | 8,000 words ✔ Round 3 _ | 20,000 words LONGLIST _ | SHORTLIST _ Round Winner? _ | Honorable Mention? _ | Ambassadors' Pick? _ Mentioned in Ambassador Newsletter _ Top-5 Winner? _ Rankings: #ONC2026: #ONC #2 02.03.2026

‼️Slow Update ‼️ A Broken family tend to make a person feel unloved, not enough and can even cause emotional distress. But that's not the case for Chris Montenegro (25 y/o). He's a happy go lucky guy who always go with the flow of life. He put others first but he lacks personal boundaries and follows every order he was commanded to do. In short, he's a people pleaser. Despite that, lumaki siyang malaya. Hanggang sa dumating ang isang desisyon na magpapabago ng nakasanayan niya. On the other hand, Sky Vuen Bonovich (29 y/o) a playful rich bachelor where no one understands him just because he had it all- wealth, good looks, fame and success- except love and family of his own. Why? Because he's longing for someone and he's been waiting for that person. Ano kaya ang mangyayari sa isang lalaking sumusunod lang sa iba at sa lalaking may hinihintay na iba? Will Chris defy fate or will he give up everything, including Sky? Let's see...

"I hate you and your stupid dimples." I bit out, irritation lacing my voice. "Atleast you noticed the stupid dimples." He said flashing a bigger grin. My fists clenched, I was going to punch this man. I was definitely going to punch him. "And I love you and your adorable curls." He whispered leaning down, And my heart fluttered, betraying me. I have no time for love. My goal is simple. And I don't get distracted. ✦•······················•✦•······················•✦ In which, Olive Brown, Recently turned 19 and graduated. Just found out she has a sister all the way in NYC. Her desire for finding her sister takes over and this desire takes her to NYC. She obviously needs a place to stay, and she ended up staying in a house with 3 other people: Iris, her recent school friend, Iris's brother, Sebastian. And Sebastian's irritating golden retriever of a friend, Asher Vane. Asher Vane, Standing at a height of 6'1, with facial features you can't help but feel like they were handpicked by God himself to construct a man like him, His brown eyes and dimples are bound to ruin Olive. But Olive doesn't give up easily, She's in NYC for one thing and one thing only. Nobody can distract her, Not even a strange dimpled man that she wishes to strangle. Or so she thought. ✦•······················•✦•······················•✦ start date: 11/04/26 finish date: who knows? #21 'lost' - april 26th #3 'cute' - april 29th

"When the River Divides" presents two women's stories, respectively: Book 1: The Years She Stayed Book 2: The Day She Didn't Look Back Synopsis: In a world shaped by duty, where marriages are forged through alliances rather than affection, two women find themselves bound to the same man's story-but not to the same fate. Su Lian is a woman of quiet grace and enduring kindness, whose beauty is said to move nations, yet whose heart chooses gentleness even in suffering. Married into a household that never truly saw her, she spends years in silence and devotion, holding together a life built on obligation. But beneath her unwavering smile lies a heart learning, slowly and painfully, what it means to choose herself. Mei Yun, once the man's past love, comes from a world far removed from wealth and power. She believed in promises that time could not protect, and in a future that was taken from her by circumstance. When that future never returns, she is left with nothing but memory-and the difficult task of letting go. One woman stays. One woman walks away. Both must learn that love, in all its forms, does not always mean possession-and that healing often begins where holding on ends. As seasons pass and lives quietly unfold, the river that once carried their shared past begins to divide them into two separate currents-each leading toward a different kind of peace. In the end, both Su Lian and Mei Yun must answer the same question in different ways: What does it truly mean to love-and still move forward? Note: The author is lazy to write a long storyline, prefers to write short stories. You have been warned.

Maria Thaleia Gutierrez was an average teenager. Kain, tulog, aral. Umiikot ang mundo niya sa tatlong salita na 'yan. Limitado lamang ang kaniyang oras. Para bang nabuhay lang siya para sangayunan ang inaasahan ng iba. Walang sariling desisyon, walang kalayaan. Hindi pwede sa ganito, bawal sa ganiyan. She felt like a bird, caged, wings clipped, and unable to fly. Paulit-ulit, walang pagbabago, kulong, at pilit inaabot ang mataas na ekspektasyon ng kaniyang mga magulang. Pilit isinisiksik ang sarili sa kaniyang pamilya para mapansin. Makita. Invisible within her own home and longing for her freedom, she yearned for recognition. But amidst her suffering, her bearing of it all, and her fight to escape the suffocating reality, she met Third Akillo Mordezalo - he appeared like a threat and a promise. A presence that felt like a warning, but also offered a different path.

It all started with a rumour-the kind that everyone insists is true. Andrea Quinn, a nineteen-year-old college student, has always been surrounded by one rumour everywhere she goes. When she hears whispers that her male friend has feelings for her. It's nothing new to her, but she denies it and convinces herself it's nothing. But what happens when the rumours surrounding them soon start to prove true? They both feel it. They both want it, but neither is willing to risk 15 years of friendship for something unstable. Andrea struggles with her own feelings as she navigates mixed signals and fears losing what she already has. ~~~~~ By the time I slid into the passenger seat of his car, I was buzzing with excitement like a kid who'd just been told they were going to Disneyland. The window was down, the sun was spilling gold onto the dashboard, and Xander looked unfairly good in the driver's seat. The moment he started the engine, I grabbed his hand and plopped it on my lap. He blinked at me. "What are you doing?" "Keeping your hand safe," I said simply, tracing circles on his palm with the tip of my finger. "From what exactly?" "Loneliness." He stiffened but didn't pull away. If anything, his thumb twitched a little, like he wanted to hold back but couldn't. I grinned to myself and started drawing random shapes on his skin: hearts, stars, a very questionable flower. He didn't pull away. In fact, after a few seconds, his thumb brushed against my knuckles. Just barely. But it was enough to make my chest do this stupid warm things that I was going to blame on the sun. Then, without really thinking about it, I laced our fingers together. He cleared his throat. "...Andrea." "Yes?" "You're... dangerous." I grinned wider. "I've been told." I turned to look at him. He was staring ahead, but his jaw was a little tight and his ears had gone pink. Cute. So, so cute.

"We Were Never Meant to Stay Found" In a world full of love... Love? Ano nga ba ang love o ano nga ba ang ibig sabihin ng love? Ang pagmamahal at pag-ibig na hindi lubos maintidihan ng isang tao ang nag-ngangalang "Yara Valencia". Sino nga ba siya at ano nga ba ang pagkakaalam niya sa pag-ibig? Sa isang magulong mundo na puno ng saya, lungkot, pagmamahal, at sakit. Mga iba't ibang pangyayari sa buhay ng isang tao. Ang love kusang dumating at hindi rin ito minamadali kung sakali man ay dumating dahil may tamang panahon para dito. Siguro nga bata pa si Yara at kulang pa sa kaalaman para maintindihan niya ang tunay na kahulagan ng love. So let's see, what is the meaning of love to her. *** Hope you're enjoy and understand the story!😊🫶

The Clockwork Voyager follows Oliver, a brilliant but underappreciated scientist who travels to the year 3024 in his homemade time machine. Upon arrival, he finds himself in a chaotic futuristic city where he meets Lyra, a fierce member of the resistance fighting against an oppressive regime. Together, they engage in action-packed battles against guards and drones, forging a deep bond as they strategize to fight back. As Oliver prepares to return to his time, he promises to come back, exchanging contact information with Lyra, leaving him determined to reunite with her and continue their fight for freedom.

I grew up counting coins which also quickly disappears from my palm, learning early how to be strong when life was so unfair. My world at first was small-narrow streets, secondhand clothes, and dreams I kept quiet because hoping felt expensive. But things suddenly changed, my world rotates in opposite way. Sa kagustuhang magbago ang buhay ay nagawa niyang tanggapin ang isang malaking hamon para sa kaniya. I am Hope Ysabelle who always has one question in mind. "Gaano ko katagal na haharapin ang mapait na realidad? How far can I reach something?" For me, that's the hardest thing I would wish for. Until I met Clovis Alexander Acosta who introduced me to the real world, who taught me to accept things. But, just like I long to reach my lofty dreams, he is also the same, forever out of grasp.

Hi, I am curious about what if Monika got what she wanted. However, it becomes clear that the MC isn't a player. If only you, the reader, was able to do something like that. I named the Main Character Anthony, by the way. I'm sorry if he isn't like totally accurate to the Team Salvado version. This story is very similar to the original, and I should say it contains disturbing language, strong language, sexual language, and, of course, horror language.

epistolary Vivienne Castellano x Xavier Adam Fernandez

Not the late-night lights. Not the quiet presence just beyond the wall. And definitely not the voice. At first, it was just noise. Singing at odd hours. Piano notes slipping through the silence. Annoying. Distracting. Something to complain about. But somewhere between restless nights and open windows, between teasing arguments and quiet conversations in the dark... the noise became familiar. Comforting. Necessary. Xuning was everything Ziyu wasn't-calm, distant, composed. Ziyu was everything Xuning tried to ignore-loud, bright, impossible to miss. And yet, night after night, they found each other. In small talks. In shared silences. In a space that felt closer than it should. It was never meant to be anything. But somehow... without warning... it became everything. 🎹🎤🎼

💫 Those Winter Season In the heart of St. Andrew's - a place where the school and college share the same ground but not the same peace - begins a story that's anything but ordinary. When Ahanshi Batra, the fearless, mischievous head girl of the school, crosses paths with Ishaan Malhotra, the arrogant yet magnetic head boy of the college, sparks fly... and not the romantic kind. They're total opposites - her laughter fills every room, while his silence speaks louder than words. She believes in breaking rules just to make life fun; he lives by them like they're sacred. And yet, no matter how much they clash, destiny keeps dragging them back to the same moments, the same fights, and the same frozen winter afternoons that slowly begin to melt something deeper. Between school drama, late-night fest preparations, jealous glances, colony gossip, and the chaos of teenage pride - this is a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers tale where love doesn't strike like lightning... it sneaks in quietly, on cold December evenings.

Gue turun buat nyari kafein, tapi malah nemu eksperimen sains di atas wajan. Dia bicara soal viskositas telur bebek dan reaksi Maillard dengan ketelitian yang bikin gue ngerasa lagi ngaca-tapi versi yang jauh lebih... hangat. Terus dia skakmat logika gue: 'Mungkin selama ini Kakak nyoba nahan semuanya sendirian.' Sial. Tepukan di kepala dia itu bukan cuma gangguan visual, tapi distribusi hati yang nggak bisa gue hapus dari denah masa depan gue. CH x Sheliu.

In a school built on ancient secrets, the ultimate apex predators have arrived-and they aren't here for blood. They're here for the throne. Fifteen-year-old Lunette Thorne has sworn to protect her best friend from the "Twelve." But when the Sterling siblings step into her life-carved from marble and lightning-her bold façade starts to crumble. Liam Sterling is a gentle, scholarly soul among the cold elite, yet he hides more scars than anyone could imagine. While his sisters, Aurora and Artemis, enchant and intimidate the halls of Vesper Hall, Liam offers Lunette a bridge made of books and subtext. But as they meet in the shadows of the library, secrets and lies spanning centuries begin to unearth. Worst of all, Lunette realizes that someone has started targeting them... and the truth might be the most dangerous weapon of all.