Historias de Unrequited

Maya fell for Ethan the moment he walked into her bookshop. Ethan was kind, loyal, and completely in love with someone else. When a marriage of convenience forces them together, Maya decides to win his heart-with warmth, laughter, and a thousand small kindnesses he never notices. She makes his coffee, learns his mother's recipes, and fills their glass house by the sea with hope. But Ethan's eyes are fixed elsewhere. Day by day, her light dims. Until one day, he finally looks up-and the woman who tried so hard is already gone. Now, winning her back will take more than a grand gesture. It will take a fight. A slow-burn romance about unrequited love, quiet heartbreak, and the long road to redemption.

"You Never Saw Me" From the very beginning, I think I always knew. There was something in the way your eyes drifted when she walked into the room- something in the way your smile found her so effortlessly. I felt it. That quiet, aching pull in my chest. The kind that warns you... you're going to lose something you never even had. The words "I love you" danced on the edge of my lips for so long. So many times, I almost said it. So many nights, I clutched my chest, wondering if maybe-just maybe-you felt it too. But deep down, I already knew the truth. You were never mine to begin with. Even with everything- Money. Status. Fame. Everything people envy. None of it mattered to you. Because still... Still, you chose her. Not me. Not the one who stood by your side all this time, who memorized your favorite songs, who stayed up just to make sure you got home safe. I watched you fall for her. Piece by piece, you gave yourself away. And I-I was just a shadow lingering in the corners of your life, hoping you'd finally turn around and see me. "Please, Woo Seok-ah," I whisper now, my voice cracking beneath the weight of everything I've buried. "I love you. I really... love you." But you'll never say it back, will you? You'll never look at me the way you look at her. It hurts. God, it hurts in ways I can't even explain. I thought if I waited long enough, if I loved you hard enough, if I gave everything I had... You'd finally choose me. But all I got in return was silence. And now, as tears slip down my cheeks, I find myself asking the same question over and over again: "Why can't you see how much I'm hurting?" But you never look back. You never do.

"𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙄 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪." "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙚. 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮." 𝚜: 𝟶𝟾-𝟶𝟼-𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻 𝚎: -

In a grand palace ballroom glittering with high-society royalty, Florence is determined to be nothing more than a background extra. As a low-ranking baron's daughter, she knows her place: blend into the velvet curtains, stand perfectly still to avoid judgmental stares, and watch the kingdom's ultimate "Cinderella" story unfold from a safe distance. After exchanging a brief, polite greeting with the hopelessly charming Crown Prince, she is fully prepared to be ignored for the rest of the night-and she prefers it that way. But playing a silent bystander in someone else's fairytale becomes a quiet torture when your heart refuses to follow the script. As Florence watches the prince from the shadows, she does the one thing a sensible side character should never do-she falls for him, knowing his heart already belongs to another. Caught in a romance where she was never meant to have a leading role, Florence is about to learn how painful it is to love a prince when you're just an extra in his happily ever after.

Ahaana, a quiet girl from an all-girls school, steps into a new world where everything feels unfamiliar-until she notices Aditya, the rebellious new boy who keeps getting in trouble for refusing to cut his hair. What starts as small glances and teasing conversations slowly turns into something deeper, unspoken, and impossible to forget. But just when her feelings begin to take shape, she discovers he already belongs to someone else. Years pass, paths cross, and silence grows between them-yet neither of them truly lets go. Some stories aren't about timing. They're about unfinished feelings that refuse to fade.

People do change-but the best parts of them can remain. A government job? Checked. A life free from the suffocating expectations of a traditional marriage? Working on it. Tired of the endless emotional warfare at home, Aditi decides to play the system. She proposes a fake marriage to her old friend and crush-a guy who is facing the exact same parental pressure and seems perfectly content to live a detached, carefree life. The agreement is simple: Live as roommates. Never try to control eachother. Aditi thinks she's found the ultimate loophole to protect her independence. But as the lines between fake vows and real proximity begin to blur, she realises that it's not that fake afterall. Aditi is about to learn that time and distance might alter a person's surface, but people do change-and the best parts of them remain. Now, she just has to figure out who her husband really is.

Zahra has loved James for years. Quietly, selflessly, in all the little ways he never noticed. In the way she remembers exactly how he takes his coffee, in the way she stays up late just to make sure he got home safe, in the way she never once asked him to stay. But James is leaving. A new job, a new city, a new life. And Zahra? She's staying behind, like she always does-smiling, hugging him goodbye, pretending it doesn't hurt. It's just distance. They'll be fine. It's what she tells herself when they text late into the night, when she visits and always has to leave, when she watches him chase his dreams from afar while her heart quietly breaks. But the more he says goodbye, the harder it gets. And James, who has never once questioned their friendship, is starting to realize that every moment without Zahra feels like something is missing. Until one day, it's too much. Then, one day, he quits his job, gets on a plane, and shows up at her door. Breathless. Eyes raw with emotion. "I don't want to miss you, Zahra. I want to be with you." Because she loved him first. And now it's his turn, if she'll have him.

Her: I can only rely on myself. Him: If I'm not successful, I'm worthless. - She avoids needing people. He avoids disappointing people. Different fears, same root: They both learned they have to earn their place. Will they find their place and learn to grow or will they lose themselves to society and their past

He spent seven years trying to forget his first love. It never worked. Seungcheol never confessed to the boy who made his world softer. who made his heart flutter who made his steps falter and who made his entire life like it was on a roller coaster He watched Yoon Jeonghan graduate. Watched him leave. And watched him marry someone else. By the time fate brought them together again, Seungcheol had become a powerful CEO. While Jeonghan lead a stable life, or is it so? A controlling husband. A devastating loss. A smile that no longer reached his eyes. As buried feelings ignite once more, Seungcheol realizes that loving someone isn't always enough Sometimes you have to fight for them

Haaland misclicks on a instagram post, everything goes downhill from there. (im a larper and I know nothing about football, so im trying my best here guys ok)

Shuffle my rabbit's playlist, write a tiny poem. 240 altogether. In 2017, I adopted Prince Argo. I'd take his picture and caption them with lyrics. I made a playlist of the songs. I'd build on it fastidiously for years. Pics of Prince Argo and my second rescue rabbit, Lord Allston. After 7 faithful years, Argo crossed the rainbow bridge. He was my best friend. On my worst days, I'd listen to sad music for hours and pet him as long as he'd let me. He never judged. In his honor, I reflect on the songs we listened to most. Every so often, I'll hit shuffle on his mix and write a tiny twitter poem based on the song. These aren't meant to be perfect. They're short and written quickly.

Isabel and Louis were born to be frenemies. For as long as they can remember, their bond was built on sharp banter, endless competition, and a golden rule: the more you hate, the more you love. Pero habang laro lang ang lahat para kay Louis, si Isabel ay unti-unti nang nahuhulog sa kanya. Terrified of rejection, she kept her unrequited feelings locked away behind every argument. Then, life pulled them apart. Eight years later, muli silang pinagtagpo ng tadhana. They're no longer the kids who fought in the neighborhood, but the moment their eyes meet, the old sparks immediately reignite. As old rivalries flare up, Isabel finds herself fighting the same internal battle-protecting her heart or finally exposing the secret she's carried for nearly a decade. Can eight years of distance change a lifetime of mixed signals, o may mga pag-ibig talaga na nakatadhanang manatiling hindi nasasabi?

Sam hates the concept of love and the idea of being in love, he always says that he cannot see himself in a relationship. Subalit sa tuwing umiibig, tuluyan siyang nagpapahulog. He loves differently, deeply, and loudly even though it is often unrequited. Nasanay na lamang siya sa ganoon, dahil alam niya na ganoon lamang talaga siya magmahal. Sam firmly believes that whether his love would be reciprocated or not, it is real - he truly loved. However, a sudden shift happened when Gil came, a friend of him who would change his perspective in love. Isang tao na naman na hindi siya masasalo sapagkat wala itong kakayahan na siya ay saluhin. So Sam would position himself where Gil wanted him to stand, not go beyond borders just to show how much love he can give. Matututuhan niya na kung hindi masusuklian ang kaniyang pagmamahal, ay mas mainam palang umibig na lamang nang tahimik. Ngunit ang sobrang katahimikan ay nakabibingi, kakayanin niya kaya? Can he endure everything for the sake of love?

Noemi has been chasing after Dominic-Someone who's quiet and distant with everyone else but his Bestfriend, Anstrid. She loses hope as she realizes-he really is out of her reach. So, she turns to Anstrid for help-Someone who's the exact opposite of Dominic. With getting to know the two better, she slowly realizes how her focus was only to the moon while missing the warmth that's been beside her all along. In a world where people often look up at the moon and forget the warmth above... Will she notice the Warmth that's been infront of her all along?

Some hearts are not broken by rejection, but by believing they were never meant to be chosen. In the enchanted realm of the fae, where emotions give life to magic and every bond carries a deeper meaning, Phys has always been content creating beauty from the sidelines. Her sister Urella is everything the world notices-graceful, radiant, and effortlessly captivating. Phys has spent years believing that she is the one who stands beside the light, never the one someone chooses to stand beside. Except Lyric has always seen her. Her closest friend and constant companion, Lyric has a way of noticing the things everyone else overlooks. He remembers her smallest habits, understands the language of her magic, and somehow always knows when something is wrong before she says a word. But Phys has convinced herself that his kindness is nothing more than friendship. When she discovers the pain her sister carries from loving someone who does not see her the same way, Phys begins to wonder if stepping aside is the only way to protect the people she loves. Hidden away in the halls of fae magic lies a potion said to quiet the ache of an unreturned heart-a way to silence feelings too painful to carry. Phys knows there is a cure. She knows she could take it. But as the day approaches, she must face the question she has avoided for years: Is forgetting Lyric truly easier than accepting that someone could choose her? Because some magic can be undone. And some love, no matter how carefully buried, was never meant to disappear.

A collection of different pieces.

Poetry collection

These are a few poems I wrote in 8th grade that stayed with me long after I finished writing them.

#Book 1 of " LOVE THAT STAY" Series   𓍯𓂃 𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐀: 𝐔𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 ──── ୨୧ ──── Prologue Sitting in front of the mirror and wearing a red bridal lehnga, I am ready to be his bride, bride of the person whom I love from when even I didn't know the meaning of the word love. And do you think I am happy? Well, it's tough to answer because he is marrying me just for my sake, and his also a little bit. Things are so complicated between us. He hates love, and I love him the most. And this marriage is not even a namesake. It's just he didn't want to be a groom in his whole damn life, and I didn't want to be a bride if the person is not him. ──── ୨୧ ──── Tropes Childhood love Broken × healer One-sided love × mutual Handcrafter × photographer Emotional scars She fell first and harder He felt it later Unspoken feelings Slow burn Right person, wrong time ──── ୨୧ ──── Dedication To the broken souls who kept loving, and to the ones who unknowingly healed them. ──── ୨୧ ────

Inspired by the cure by Olivia Rodrigo