Arose Of Us (Completed)

"I don't believe in saying that first love never dies. What I truly believe is that true love does exist. And true love is not all about first love." x x x Simpleng babae lang si Demi. Simple lang ang gusto niyang makamtan sa buhay, ang makapagtapos siya ng pag-aaral at matulungan ang mga magulang niyang maiahon sa kahirapan. Simple lang din ang lalaking natitipuhan niya, ang kababata niyang si Arvin. Pero hindi niya pa man naaamin sa kababata ang tungkol sa nararamdaman niya'y nabigo na siya rito. Hanggang sa nagdesisyon siyang kalimutan at iwasan na lang ito. Doon niya naman nakilala si Basil, ang team captain ng Men's Volleyball ng kanilang eskuelahan. Naging malapit sila sa isa't isa pero hindi iyon nagtagal dahil lumayo naman ang binata papuntang ibang bansa. Akala niya hanggang doon na lang ang ugnayan niya sa binata, hindi pala. Dahil kung kailan at kung saan niya naman hindi inaasahan na makikita ito ay doon din niya ito makakatagpo.

Still hurting from the past, aspiring chef Esso Arvesu opts to feed his ego and deny his feelings for Sophia. But when circumstances continue to make their relationship more complicated, can Esso finally stop his stubbornness and follow what his heart truly feels? *** Left with nothing but broken promises, college student Esso Arvesu is decided to refute his feelings and relationship with Sophia. Friends and family members root for them, but he chooses to be nonchalant about it. As he continues to be the so-called king of denial, Esso diverts his attention to other women while Sophia focuses on her studies abroad. With the pushes and pulls in their ever complicated relationship, they end up hurting each other...only to make up in the end. Now faced with another complication, can Esso and Sophia finally choose to cease fire and let love prevail? Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish. Cover Design by Louise De Ramos

The very first time I met him, I knew he was the ONE. My "Lovely One." It wasn't just a love at first sight, but love at first act-it was his kindness that swayed me even before I noticed his face. ​Since that day, I've wanted to see him-not just once, but for every-single-day. I've shared this secret with a friend who knows my every thought, my failures, and my victories. A friend who has been the silent witness to my life. ​Makaluma? corny? Maybe. But for me, this is the only place where I can truly be myself. ​"Dear Diary, I have another secret to tell you. His name is Arzhel Sevillano. Can I make him my lovely one?" ©Yhanarian| 2024

Saying no is the constant dilemma of people with the biggest hearts. To them, refusing equates to rejecting. They tend to keep on doing favors until it's too much. Ngunit kailan nga ba masasabi kung sobra na? Einav Jynette R. Leyva is the sweetest soul in Calle Nueva. A people's person. A good mixer. A social butterfly that can easily form meaningful connection with anyone. Madali niyang nakukuha ang loob ng sinuman dahil sa mga likas na katangiang taglay niya. Compassionate, Warm, and Humane. She's everyone's favorite person. Every guy's dream girl. Every parent's ideal daughter-in-law. She's too caring. Too thoughtful. Too expressive. Pero ika nga sa kasabihan... ang anumang sobra ay masama.

Meet Adriana Joyce Chavez, isang matalino at talintadong babae ngunit tanga pagdating sa pag-ibig. Naniniwala siya na ang bawat taong pinagtagpo ay siya na rin tinadhana. She fell in love with Kristoffer Ferrer, ang kanyang unang nobyo na minahal at pinagkatiwalaan ng totoo. Pero ito rin pala ang taong wawasak sa kanyang puso. Dito niya napagtanto na "People are fated to meet each other, but not destined to be together. And not all stories have a happy ending." Until one day, she met a man who will change and complete her life. Ang lalaki na handang maging Lawyer para siya ay ipaglaban. Ang lalaki na handang maging Doctor para siya ay alagaan at pagsilbihan. Ang lalaking handang maging guro para siya ay turuan makalimot sa sakit na pinagdaanan. At lalaking handang maging kaibigan para protektahan at gabayan sa lahat ng kasamaan. He is Dominic Giles Sy, ang lalaking niloko rin at pinasa lang ng kanyang minamahal. He courted Rebicca Eunice Garcia, ang babaeng dahilan kung bakit siya lubos na nasasaktan. Naniniwala sila na tinadhana sila para magtulungan. Nagpanggap sila bilang fake girlfriend at fake boyfriend upang mabawi ang mga mahal nila sa buhay. They kiss each other, they sleep together, and they are sweet everywhere to make them jealous every day. Pero paano kung minsan, 'yung peking relasyon nila will turn into a real relationship? Meet Maxwell Devera, the most green flag student in Sy Estern University. Ang lalaking laging pomoprotekta sa kanyang mga kaibigang babae. Ang taong laging maasahan at mapagsasabihan ng problema sa lahat ng oras. He was secretly in love with her best friend. He always wins at playing chess, but not in Adriana's heart. What if the girl realizes she is in love with someone? Will it be his first boyfriend that she have loved for a long time? A best friend, who is always being there for her? Or that stranger who became his fake boyfriend?

DIM Series #3: Dominador Calleja (This is an epistolary) Dominador Calleja has always been the 7th wheel. Sawang-sawa na siyang nakikita ang mga kaibigan niyang parating sweet sa mga girlfriends nito. Bukod sa pakiramdam niya, parati siyang out-of-place, hindi niya mapigilang makaramdam ng lungkot dahil sa minsanan niya na lang na pagkakataong makasama ang mga kaibigan niya. It's a good thing that Novah Perez, one of his friends, is always willing to be the 8th wheel. Laging sumasakay ito sa kahit anong trip niya at sinusuportahan siya sa lahat ng bagay. But what if their feelings develop to something else? As Dominador adjusts with his friends slowly getting themselves into relationships, he finds himself harboring feelings for Novah Perez. Will they conquer the barrier of being close friends? Will Dominador finally end his title of always being 'the friend'? Or not? Started: January 31, 2022 Ended: April 21, 2022

"It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight." Dolores Severina Quirino believed in the saying that, "The happiest people in the world are those who are delusional." She thought that she was already crazy when she tried to manifest her admission to college before. She wasn't aware that her life could get even more exciting than that, especially when she reconnects with her ghoster and her high school crush, who never really paid attention to her before. Her boring life suddenly became full of adventures as she experienced each of her first times by navigating through her new reality with her stupid decisions. And the more that she acts contrary to her rational self, the more she realizes that her feelings run deeper as she submerges in these repressed emotions. It was the first time she met someone who could understand and accept her without the need for words. At the same time, as she willingly peels off layers and layers of the facade that she usually puts on, she begins to doubt whether her connections with others were just sophistically crafted illusions. WRITING: May 23, 2022 - Jan 4, 2023 PUBLISHED: Jan 6, 2023 - Feb 3, 2023

[ TAGLISH ] "Even the rich have problems, too." Rich or poor, no one can get away from a rollercoaster of a life. Whether you have all the riches in the world or just a few cents in your pocket, there's no escape from a life full of problems. But what's life without a little thrill? Welcome to Delcroix Heirs' Academy, where heirs and heiresses conquer both teenage life and unexpected conflicts brought to them by their status as children of the richest. Lahat nasa Delcroix Heirs' Academy na. What else can a teenager look for? But as they often say, even the rich have problems, too. [ started: 2018 ]

Faces of Love Series #3 After being a loner for her whole High School and Senior High years, Yuliana Rinoa Falcutila doesn't want to spend her college years the same way. But she was a boring person---as she believes herself to be, for she couldn't relate to other people with the same age as hers. Seeing how almost all her classmates are fond of love and the likes, Yuri decided to lie by telling them that she has a crush, so they would befriend her. She gained friends like how she wanted. However, what she didn't expected was, how that one lie could change her life. Kasabay ng pag-usbong ng panibagong damdamin, ay ang unti-unting pag silip ng madilim na nakaraan. Deeply rooted hatred, the thrist for vengeance, secrets, and broken trust. Yuri was deeply inlove but she's choosing to give it up, for she thinks it is for the best. Letting time heal everything, she believed wholeheartedly that her feelings will slowly fade along with it. Nguni't hindi gaya ng inaasahan ni Yuri, sa paglipas ng panahon, her love for him only intensified. And now that he's back and asking for another chance, what will Yuri do?

(BMS#1): Bachelor Men Series | #1 Kind, gorgeous and bright, three words to described Lorain Kariana Salazar. But despite being a full-package woman, her boyfriend for almost 2 years still managed to cheat on her and the most worst is the person he cheated with is her sister. After witnessing the betrayal of the two person she loves the most her hearts went numb. Pakiramdam niya ay parang tinutusok ng libo-libong karayom ang puso niya sa nasaksihan at nalaman. But on the day she got hurt by them is also the same day she met him and his son. Who would've thought that helping the cute and adorable little boy to find his father will lead her to slowly forget the pain they'd cost her? They said 'there's a rainbow after the rain', meeting the cute father and son duo makes her believes in that. After the pain, she felt loved and began to feel that she's special. Would it lead for her heart to be fully healed with the help of them or she will still be locked in the pain forever? Would she be able to open her heart to love again? Date Started: April 09, 2024 Date Ended: February 01, 2025 - A/n: Grammatical errors and typos ahead. I'm too lazy to edit them so, please just bear with it, hehe.