Andre leaves his ten-year homeschooling as he enrolls in the fictional Marcelo Del Pilar Memorial High School. There he navigates his way through introversion, discrimination, stereotypes, and a background of broken family. Meeting a classmate named Jin becomes a monumental aid for Andre just as he is about to come of age, identity, and power over the outside world's domestic battles. Will he overcome the challenges of adolescence? Is Jin someone he can trust? Will he finally know himself?
Nostalgia is a story of a boy's journey through his present as he fixes the ghosts from and longing of the past.
Inspired by juanmigsev's "Gaya sa Pelikula", Philippe Besson's French novel "Lie With Me", Andre Aciman's "Call Me By Your Name", this might necessitate an open mind.
Mars Ochoco wishes for nothing but to have her treasured first kiss with her crush, Ezekiel Bautista. Just as she thought her chance finally came, her first kiss was snatched by some random classmate of hers. Can that kiss be voided? Can she confidently say she's just practicing her first real kiss?
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When ditzy Mars Ochoco got herself rejected by her long-time crush, Ezekiel Bautista, fate brought her heartbroken self to her dashing but arrogant classmate, Mark Villareal. He offers Mars an unconventional deal that she can't seem to refuse: teaching her how to kiss to help her win her crush back. But can Mars really trust a deal where she has nothing to lose but everything to gain?
Disclaimer: This story is in Taglish.
Cover Design by Rayne Mariano