awsmbi

Happy 5k followers! Wohooo! Thank you so much!

awsmbi

@Persephone_Strange thank you so much! <333
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Persephone_Strange

@awsmbi Congratulations!! I'm very happy for you!
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awsmbi

"You know, I always look at a person's character in three dimensions." He leaned forward, snapping out of it. Curiosity got into me so I did the same. "The one I see. The one I can read. And the one I connect to."
          
          Huh?
          
          "Anong ibig sabihin no'n?"
          
          Taimtim siyang tumingin sa akin ng ilang segundo bago muling nagsalita.
          
          "The facade is what the person wants others to see in them. Then if once other people get curious, they read them from their own character slips. Then when it gets deeper, the vulnerability of the person shows. Raw. Authentic. Real. And that's connection."
          
          Napaawang ang aking labi.
          
          There was no humor in his eyes anymore. He straightened his back, covering my hand with his. Napatingin ako doon.
          
          "So, Laya, I want you to know that the past days have been bothering me. I met you as someone collected and a bit fierce—as if you're ready to attack someone who wronged you. Then I see you in the middle of that road, disoriented. You were obviously not okay. I'm worried that your father is looking for you but by the way you reacted last time... I don't think bringing you home is right for you either. Pero hindi kita puwedeng i-keep dito nang matagal dahil magiging kidnapping iyon, kung sakaling magreport ang ama mo. Unless you enlighten me, I might do something about it and not compromise the law. I will help you, Laya, only if you help me, too."
          
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          Broken Man 2: Warmth in the Cold chapter 8 is now up.
          https://www.wattpad.com/1504921123

ghianzy

Hi po! New reader here. Heard about you on Tiktok, and I immediately fell inlove with you story po. Huhu! Ask ko lang po since I haven't read your other stories. Hindi na po ba nagkaanak si Hadzri and Haliya? :(((( or marereveal po siya sa other Mercedez stories ? Thank you po!

awsmbi

thank you for reading po!
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awsmbi

@ghianzy actually, nag cameo na po yung anak nila sa DIYS (and sa RIM book)
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Persephone_Strange

Hi, Samantha (can I call you that? It's totally fine if not please do tell me if I'm overstepping), I'm sort of in a bad space motivation-wise— I wanted to take a week off to review Starsong and catch some plot holes... Then it got extended three more days... And now's the last day of my extension and I'm still not done with my review. I want the story to keep going, but I can't seem to make myself write for whatever reason. I know I'll get back into it once I start again, but I decided I'd like to ask around with people I look up to— do you know how to get back into it easier? Or, more accurately, how to stop telling yourself that you'll do it AFTER this one task you're intentionally making hard to do? I don't know if I'm making sense, I just wanted to reach out about this.

Persephone_Strange

@awsmbi Right, thank you very much! I actually started feeling better just from reaching out, heheh. I'm not sure why that is, I'm sure there's some interesting psychology behind it. The point of what I'm trying to say is, thank you just for responding and thanks for your advice, it really does help! ^^
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awsmbi

@Persephone_Strange hello! yes, u may call me samantha hehe. honestly, all i can advise u is take the rest u need and not force urself to write when u are running out of creative juices. because once u force it, ur readers will sense it by the way you wrote and that there's something off with the flow of the story. i do experience writer's block too and each time, i just go on with my routine like the usual and go with the flow until i gather enough drive and creative juices to actually write. don't let pressure tempt you into rushing, let your words flow at its own pace. :)))
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awsmbi

Five cousins gather at their grandmother's bedside in her final days, where memories and unresolved tensions resurface. As they reconnect, they uncover new insights about their own complex relationships.
          
          The Ties That Bind is now up here on Wattpad:
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/375823971
          
          Published under Bookshelf PH as part of the Sari-Sari Stories: Family Edition anthology in 2024.
          
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awsmbi

"Laya! Please calm down... Calm down..." I caressed her cheek gently. Unti-unti ay naging payapa ang kaniyang paghinga. "Calm down... You are safe. I'm here..."
          
          She stopped moving. The lines on her face relaxed. She weakly gave me her weight completely. 
          
          "Good. You're doing good, little angel. Very good."
          
          After a few seconds, slowly, she opened her eyes.
          
          I immediately flashed a gentle smile.
          
          No words hung in the air. It's just me, trying to decipher whether this angel had fallen from heaven (just by the way she was passive as if I'm only a mere mortal) or she's going to cast havoc in my already hellish life.
          
          Why it suddenly crossed my mind? I don't know either.
          
          "You okay?" Tanong ko nang hindi ito nagsalita o kumurap man lang.
          
          She shook her head.
          
          "Am I out of hell n-now?"
          
          I froze.
          
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          Broken Man 2: Warmth in the Cold chapter 7 is now up.
          https://www.wattpad.com/1504920917