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[CARPE DIEM #2] When Avery Rayne Carreon's relentless pursuit of becoming the Editor-in-Chief of their publication collides with the equally driven Nash Dillon Cadogan, she never expected her biggest rival would become the one person capable of making her heart dance. ***Avery Rayne Carreon will do whatever it takes to become Editor-in-Chief of The Voice of Arrionian to give justice to her best friend's suicide. But when their Layout Artist-Nash Dillon Cadogan, her annoyingly talented rival, makes it harder to stay on track her carefully laid plans are thrown into disarray. Their competition keeps her on edge, yet there's something about him-something she can't quite figure out. Little things he says, the way he looks at her-it all feels too close to the secrets she's been chasing all these years.As secrets unravel and feelings deepen, Rayne begins to wonder if she's only setting herself up for heartbreak. Because when the rain subsides and the truth is laid bare, she knows one thing: after the rain, everyone leaves eventually.…

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Seraphina has always felt a strange connection to Van Gogh's sunflowers-the vibrant yellows that both comfort and consume her. After a late-night binge on his life and art, she wakes up to an unexpected match on Bumble: Vincent.But with her mind racing and reality slipping away, Seraphina can't tell if it's just another manic episode-or something real. Is Vincent a person, or just another fleeting spark from her overactive mind?…

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[STUDENT LEADER SERIES #1]A whimsical twist of fate unfolds when Naimh Alvarado, the driven Editor-in-Chief of The Catalyst, mistakenly sends her activity proposal to the cunning Student Regent of Sta. Cruz University, Miles Castellano. As Miles teasingly threatens to claim her brilliant idea, Naimh is left with no choice but to begin working together with the Student Regents.…

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[CARPE DIEM #1] Kara made a pledge to herself after getting a slap from her disgruntled father that she would one day make him proud by pursuing her passion-writing songs. Eager to get his attention, she hires someone to sing her own song in an international competition, but life plays an unfair game, as it turned out to be Janus, the person she met on the bus, who flatly refused it without explanation.***Kassandra Maeve Sandoval's passion for songwriting made her develop a habit of always paying attention to the emotion and message of the song. She believes that music describes us so much better than our own words do. When she met Janus Axl Valderama, the guy who captivated the audience with his dreamy vocals and intensely personal lyrics, her life turned the other way around.Janus became her ray of sunshine who brought radiance to her colorless palette. Abruptly, every story has an end, so as theirs. Like the sunsets that used to make Kara smile, their story makes her believe that some things have to end no matter how beautiful they are. Cover Illustrated by: @franzenneeeWord count: 120k…

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Ryth Jessamy Melendres, a fearless broadcast journalist, vowed never to return to Grimsfield after running away from her own wedding. But when her grandmother falls ill, she's forced to face the past she left behind.Dr. Enoch James Echeverra, Grimsfield's youngest and most respected Pediatric Oncologist, once dreamed of a perfect family-until Ryth, the woman he loved, abandoned him at the altar. Now, he's vowed never to fall in love again.When fate brings them back together, unresolved feelings and buried truths resurface. Will they heal the wounds of their past, or will history repeat itself and drive Ryth to run away once more?…

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Jenny writes her final goodbye to her future self, certain there's no way forward. But then, she receives the words she's been longing for-an unexpected response from the person she might still become.Trigger Warning: This story contains content about suicide.…

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"One is losing her sight. The other, his spark. As their worlds intertwine, can they find a star bright enough to guide them through the dark?"***Photography has always been Billie dela Peña's way of holding onto the beauty of the world. But when she's diagnosed with a degenerative condition that will steal her sight, her world is thrown into chaos. With her vision fading, Billie refuses to sit in darkness. Armed with her camera and a bucket list of places she's always dreamed of seeing, Billie sets off on a mission to capture the pieces of the world she fears she'll lose forever.On the road, she crosses paths with Lucian Francisco, a once-renowned artist whose work touched her deeply at one of her father's gallery exhibits. But the Lucian she meets now is a man who's abandoned his dreams-a shadow of the artist he used to be. He's like a star that has already died-still shining on the outside, but lifeless within as his love for art has already burned out.While Billie is fighting to hold on, Lucian has already let go. Billie's vision begins to blur, and so does the line between what they both need. For Billie, it's no longer just about the photographs-she wants to feel alive, to see and experience every emotion the world can offer before the darkness takes over. For Lucian, watching Billie confront her loss brings him face-to-face with his own fears he's tried to bury-that maybe, he's not as dead inside as he thought.For every item Billie checks off her bucket list, the fear of what she's about to lose grows heavier. When the last picture is taken, when the last sight fades-can the piece of the galaxy she tried so hard to capture revive a dying star? Or will the darkness, like a black hole's gravity, pull them both in, leaving nothing but fading light? After all, a galaxy cannot enter a star.…

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[CARPE DIEM #3] Gaiah wanted redemption. Kygan seeks justice. With both of them having their sights set on their purpose, was falling in love even an option? ***Gaiah Clementine Escajeda believed that the world was gentle and kind when she was still a child. She was surrounded by her mother's kind-hearted projects and her brother's conscious effort to help those in need. Despite what she believes the world is, her eyes opened early on to the wickedness and misconduct of her father that she once adorned-Mayor Escajeda.Now gone the innocent Gaiah, she committed her life to rectify her father's wrongdoing. Then she found herself in a situation with Kygan Wyren Calidro-one of the victims of his father's regime. The guy who was eager to file a motion to win back the farmland they once owned.They met at the place where the sea mist fades away into the ocean like the victory Gaiah's father took from the Calidros. They parted when the drowning skies were wiped by a massive tide. Massive... but were not vast enough to wash away their fear and guilt of falling in love.One who yearned for atonement and one who fought for their bitter harvest. With Gaiah and Kygan fixated on making their ideal world, will there be enough chances for love to blossom before the cold salt air steals it away?…