Ust Stories

Bea De Leon knows exactly who she's supposed to marry. Caitlin Viray doesn't even know who her fiancé is. When the two meet as rivals on the volleyball court, Caitlin never realizes that the confident Ateneo player she's slowly falling for is the very girl her family promised her to. One secret. Two rivals. One love neither of them was supposed to choose. Some love stories are written. Theirs was set.

Elena Katherine Ferrer was a second-year student studying Civil Engineering at UST. She lived with her parents and her three siblings. Since UST was far from their home, her parents decided na mag-rent na lang siya ng apartment sa España para mas malapit siya sa university. Hindi sila mayaman, pero dahil may lahing American ang tatay niya, nagawa niyang pag-aralin si Elena sa UST. Since elementary, gusto na talaga ni Elena maging Civil Engineer. She really loved designing and building mini houses, kaya iyon na rin ang naging dream course niya. Pero hindi naging madali ang pag-aaral niya. Mababa lagi ang scores niya noon, and she even almost failed when she was about to graduate from senior high school. Maybe she's lucky because there was a guy who helped her with her studies, kahit magkaiba sila ng course. But who knows? Hanggang dulo ba sila na ganyan? Lahat ng pagsubok kinakaya niya dahil may kapatid siyang sinusuportahan sa bahay nila. Her mother was only a vendor, kaya hindi ganoon kalaki ang kinikita nila. Elena also applied for a scholarship at UST, and thankfully, natanggap siya bilang scholar. Kahit maraming struggles, hindi niya binitawan ang dream niya na maging Civil Engineer. 18+

How do you move on from someone who shattered your world? She thought time had healed the wounds until a single reunion brought every memory, and every drop of pain, flooding back.

This is the story of Fortuna siblings who both fell in love with the person that they least expect. Find out how Jeric and Frances fall in love with these persons.

What if the person who broke you knows exactly how to put you back together-and decides to try again? Kay kept her head down as a contributor for The Flame, certain some stories were better left buried-until Astrid returned to edit them anyway.

"The 12:51 time had a curse, curse that give you a fucking worst life, worst life that you will not forget, but every pain had a happiness and I called it THE PAIN IN 12:51" ---Marian Yara Mendoza Date written: December 10, 2020 Date Finished: December 23, 2020

The role of an older sibling is not easy; all of the firsts in life are experienced by them. Along with that, building sibling relationships is often difficult because some (age-leveled) experiences do not coincide with each other. When siblings reach a certain age where the older one is out in the real world and the younger sibling is still in their nests, their connection with each other can be disrupted. On top of that, the art of sending letters slowly becomes a lost art. The sentimental value of messaging decreases over time as well. This collection aims to reform love in the eyes of the older sibling. It's a series of letters composed by an older sister about her coming-of-age experiences and what lessons can be learned from them. The ate narrative creates a path for people who are navigating their parts through their teenage years. It can bond distant sibling relationships, relate to fellow ate figures, and comfort those who wish to have brothers/sisters who tell them life gets better. **This is an undergraduate CNF thesis submitted to the University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Arts and Letters, and was finished in April 2023.** While all of the stories are based on the author's real life, the names mentioned have been changed for confidentiality.

(Hearts in Harmony #1) Casey Keena Valeria doesn't believe in lasting love after being abandoned by her mother without any explanation. Growing up, she learned to depend only on herself-strong on the outside, fiery and competitive on the volleyball court, but so guarded when it comes to anything that could make her feel vulnerable. For Casey, love has always been temporary. Something that leaves. Something that hurts. Then comes Augustine Riel Chan. UST's golden boy. A rising basketball star. Confident, calm, and frustratingly persistent in a way that slowly gets under her skin. The question is, is she willing to risk everything... just to possibly get hurt again?

Jessey de Leon - Mika Reyes - Ria Meneses

Celine Astrid F. Montenegro is the university's it girl, the pride of UST, perfect, rich, and untouchable in every way that matters. She's the kind of student everyone knows, admires, and quietly compares themselves to. He's the basketball team's most talked-about player, a very handsome guy with a bad reputation as a playboy that everyone believes without question. Their families are close friends, which means avoiding each other was never really an option. What starts as forced encounters at family gatherings turns into something neither of them expected, especially when every glance feels a little too personal and every moment a little too hard to forget.

a short story (one shot)

"And you really think that I cared about you?" If that came from a different person, Mazarine wouldn't feel this crushed. Hopeless with life, Mazarine Eliena had been left out since the age of 6. Her mom passed away due to Lung Cancer- an excessive smoker, that's what her mom is. She had been treated as a toy as she was being passed from an aunt to another, came from a fact that they do not want to add another burder from their already falling life. But at the age of 8, a blessing in disguise came to help her. But is it really a disguise though? - O N G O I N G -

Squad Series 06 Ashey captures, and write everything with her life. She was so sure on her life, she's always a easy-goer-person. According to her friend, and everyone that is surrounded by her she's the ideal person, she's a material girl. But she's total different person when she's in front of her family. Despite of that, she even write how her life will be, how she's going to achieve all of those dreams, not until her heart skip a beat. As her heart doesn't beat like it used to be. Antiarrhythmic.

Everyone around her was preparing for UPCAT like it was guaranteed. Review centers. Coaching classes. Tuition plans. She had none of it. Just a tired father doing his best... and a daughter trying not to become a burden. When she finally got accepted into her dream school-UST- it didn't feel like success. It felt like guilt. Because dreaming was easy. Affording it was not.

(A Jeric Teng Fanfiction) Milan was always the good obedient daughter. At an early age she learned and earned proficiency in ballet, in playing instruments such as violin and piano, in Wushu and in equestrian. She could speak four languages, English, Mandarin, French and Spanish, fluently. Simply because her parents wanted her to. She always thought she could do anything her parents want her to. But when her parents arranged her marriage she realized she what she could do for them has its limit. She can’t marry someone she does not love. Even that someone is Jeric Teng.

Dhiandra Andielle comes from one of the wealthiest family in the Philippines, raised by two highly successful parents. She seems to have everything she could ever want... but when will she find the right man?

A young boy meets a girl online. This boy was greatly infatuated at the girl he met. A love story so one-sided it would have you thinking; "Was the girl even real or is the boy just an idiot to believe it so?"

Finding love and fighting for it once found isn't really that easy. But if you get the chance to have it, you have to do everything to make it right. Love is and was never a one way street.

Macie. A full-time student and a daughter. She wanted for the world to change even on the smallest thing. Theodore Miguel or mostly called Theo. Apathy. He doesn't care about anything but himself until she came in. With both of their morals so different, how can they be one?