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

DIM Series #2: Gemiro Gellera (This is an epistolary) Love makes you do things you've never done before. Because she views herself as a strong independent woman, akala ni Angelique Castro ay hinding-hindi siya magiging tanga at bulag sa pag-ibig. Iyon nga lang, she found herself slapped by the truth when she fell for Renzo Germar, the infamous jerk from STEM. Pero hanggang do'n na lang iyon. Angelique decides to wake up from her delusions of true love when Renzo cheated on her after he kissed another woman. Despite breaking up with Renzo, Angelique begins to discover how her complicated relationship with her ex affected her negatively. As she continues to struggle with the damage her ex caused her, Gemiro Gellera, her long-time admirer comes into the picture. Will Angelique be able to find what true love is? If she does. . . can she finally discover how to give love much better? Started: December 30, 2021 Ended: December 31, 2021

DIM Series #1: Iñigo Valenzona (This is an epistolary) Rozel Roxas had tons of crushes when she was still in Grade 11 and she has always been vocal with them about her feelings. Fun and jolly, everyone in her class loved her. Pero nang tumuntong s'ya ng Grade 12, nahiwalay s'ya sa klase n'ya noon at napunta sa unang section. She always knew that her heart easily wavers for beautiful men and it was what happened when she met Iñigo Valenzona, a student from Arts and Design 12-A. But under the beauty he holds are flaws Rozel wasn't aware of. As Rozel quickly falls in love with Iñigo, she slowly discovers his ugly sides which have later on torn her heart apart. Will Rozel still love Iñigo despite all of these realizations or will she still find the beauty Iñigo Valenzona holds?

Young Love Series #5: October Olivette Osorio Started: September 24, 2024 Ended:

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #4: September Elizabeth Ferreira September Elizabeth Ferreira has always hated life. One moment, everything is falling apart. The next thing she knows, she's being confessed at by someone she cannot even recognize because everything she sees doubles because of alcohol. September drank that night and everything sure was blurry to her. Her memory is foggy and she definitely forgot about everything that happened---even the mysterious guy who wore a dark hoodie and a black leather watch. As September tries to recall everything that happened the night she got wasted, she found herself discovering the truth little by little. Will September remember everything that happened that night? If she does, will the truth make her life a lot better? Or not? Started: November 20, 2021 Ended: November 20, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #3: Journey Rae Sobral Journey Rae Sobral or Joey has always been a hopeless romantic. She thinks that love is always about a butterfly-filled stomach and a fluttering heart. Hindi pa man n'ya nararanasan ang magmahal nang totoo, marami na s'yang iniisip na pakiramdam ng tunay na pagmamahal. She has always believed her ideals on love. . .not until she fell for him. As Joey finds conflict with her feelings, she found herself falling deeper in love with the guy she has always had concealed feelings for. Will Joey finally discover the difference between her ideals and real love? Or not? Started: September 11, 2021 Ended: October 25, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #2: Neariah July Serrano Art is subjective. As an Arts and Design student, Neariah July Serrano has always thought that the most beautiful form of art is love---unpredictable, sometimes cunning, sometimes inspirational, and sometimes destructive. But most of the time, love feels like it completes a person. Love is unpredictable. This is what she believes in. Because when she fell for her friend, she hasn't thought about falling for someone else. . .yet she did. As July continues to encounter obstacles with her friend whom she's been crushing on since the school year started, she found herself suddenly falling in love with another guy. Will July finally be loved this time around? Or will it be like a cold day in July? Started: July 6, 2021 Ended: September 8, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

PUBLISHED UNDER MANILA POP Young Love Series #1: Mearah June Escalera Romantic love is different for every person. For Mearah June Escalera, she believes that only those who are unique and special can experience it. Love is certainly not for someone like her--an average girl who, if in a movie, can only be an "extra." Hinding-hindi s'ya magiging pasok sa criteria ng pagiging "main character." As June continued believing that no one can ever see her as someone special, she found herself being confessed to by the guy she least expects to have interest in her. Will Mearah June realize that she's capable of being loved? Or will she continue believing that she's not worthy of being the "main character"? Started: June 24, 2021 Ended: July 5, 2021 Cover illustration by: @Zirree

Heartbreakers Series #6: Azriel Valerio Lopez Soya thinks that all Azriel has is his pretty face--not until she finds herself flustering at the sight of him dancing at their school's acquaintance party. *** Seorim Alexandria "Soya" Sorilla is quite uptight---which is maybe the reason why she hates that Azriel Valerio Lopez appears to her as someone lazy. A sign of tardiness is all it takes for her to dislike him. However, during Torrero University's acquaintance party, she finds herself flustering upon realizing that Azriel has more to him than she thinks. A spark of curiosity pushes Soya to try getting to know him better. As she grows closer to Azriel, she starts realizing that she's threading a path to a deep abyss of foreign ticklish feelings of young love.

Heartbreakers Series #5: Tavian Giovanni Romero Si Frida Louisse Suarez ay dati nang estudyante ng Torrero University pero dahil sa isang pangyayari sa kan'yang pamilya, kinailangan n'yang lumipat ng pampublikong paaralan para sa unang taon n'ya sa senior high school. But her family's been slowly getting back in shape now. Puwede na s'yang bumalik sa Torrero University at do'n ipagpatuloy ang huling taon sa high school. But she didn't come back to just study. She came back to Torrero University with a plan at hand. Gusto n'yang hingin ang kapatawaran ng dati n'yang kaibigan na si Tavian Giovanni "Yovan" Romero dahil sa mga nagawa n'ya noon. As Frida makes an effort to ask for Yovan's forgiveness, she started to face several obstacles she had not expected. Will she be able to claim her heartbreaker? Or will she just make things worse for the both of them?