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• Beauty
• First love
• Friendship
• Highschool
• School
• Slice of life
• Sweet
• Sweet love
• Teen
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Growing up, Celestine "Tine" Aurelia Verona never thought she was beautiful. Currently a Psychology student and National Scholar at Polytechnic University of the Philippines, she never saw herself as the princess in the fairytales she fell in love with growing up. Tine always found herself beautiful behind her studies, achievements and hardwork. For Tine, beauty was only achieved alongside these things. On the other hand, Lucian "Luc" Evander Monteverde, a Biology student and National Scholar at University of the Philippines was known for his sharp mind, good looks, and his future as a doctor. What others didn't know was that Luc didn't exactly have dreams of pursuing medicine, he secretly harbored dreams of becoming a makeup artist and designer that he was afraid to pursue, for he was expected to fulfill the Monteverde legacy. When Tine and Luc's paths crossed again in college, old sparks reignited and Luc asks Tine to be the muse for his secret project. In the process of working together, Tine and Luc learn things about each other they never knew, but this new found happiness is short lived as Tine becomes the target of a stalker and Luc is caught between the secret and the woman he came to care for, forcing them to face their own pasts and what they really want, the future they thought they wanted no longer seemed like enough. Will Tine and Luc find their happily ever after or end up becoming just another broken fairytale?

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• Total: 76

• Chapter 1 What Do You Call A Love That Never Began?

  There is friendship in love but there is no love in friendship.
  You taught me to be fluent in a la

• Chapter 2 The Rival I Never Expected

  "The winners of Mr. and Ms. Intrams were so good. Both from senior high won!" Mia, my friend, announ

• Chapter 3 The Way He Sees Me

  The sunlight on Saturdays and Sundays was beautiful if you think about it. A light that says you als

• Chapter 4 The Words I Didn't Know I Needed

  I chewed slowly while repeating what he said in my mind. I didn't know if it was true or if he just

• Chapter 5 The Day I Let Myself Live

  I got home. Mama was already preparing dinner. I ate first because I was tired and I wanted to sleep

• Chapter 6 The Courage To Be Ordinary

  Lucian and I went home together again. As we were leaving the gate we couldn't help but burst out la

• Chapter 7 Before The Sun Went Down

  "Do it, try it, see how it feels for you. You won't know if you don't try."
  "Are you telling me to ju

• Chapter 8 The First Time I Wasn't Enough

  I have many experiences that I won't forget, that I know will be imprinted on my heart even as I gro

• Chapter 9 The Stranger I Once Knew

  "Oh, what is that? Fck this!" I said as I answered the cellphone.
  "Dude! Are you leaving already? I'm

• Chapter 10 All I Know Is My Name

  "Where are you getting off, Miss?" he asked me softly.
  I looked up at Lucian who was waiting for my a

• Chapter 11 The Night I Wasn't Alone

  "Are you going home, Tine?" Dahlia asked after our class the next day.
  "Maybe," I answered simply bef

• Chapter 12 The Things We Never Said

  "Let's go inside, Tine"
  Tine...
  He called me by my name.
  The surroundings suddenly went quiet. My heart

• Chapter 13 A Familiar Stranger

  The bright sunlight hit my eyes directly. Instead of wincing at the sting it brought, I got lost in

• Chapter 14 So, That's His Type?

  "That's what you get for picking things up! Idiot!" Merly said laughing.
  We're at Linear Park now and

• Chapter 15 All This Time, You?

  "What? Damn, did she answer?"
  "Wait, my phone's lowbat!"
  "Damn, wait. Is she really not in the CR?"
  I q

• Chapter 16 The Things I’m Afraid to Lose

  "That's enough, I might get drunk," I refused when he handed me another can of alcohol.
  Because of ho

• Chapter 17 The Friend He Pretended Not to Know

  "What did you think?" I asked.
  He looked away and it was obvious he didn't know what he wanted to say

• Chapter 18 Our Unhappily Ever After

  "Stalker? Seriously?" I asked, confused.
  I saw hesitation in his eyes and it was obvious he also didn

• Chapter 19 The Girl I Used to Be

  ​​"That's enough, I might get drunk," I refused as he handed me another can of alcohol.
  ​Having share

• Chapter 20 The Night I Didn’t Go Home

  There really are events in life that come unexpectedly. Things you thought were far from happening t

• Chapter 21 Before Tomorrow Comes

  "Kiss? You don't want a kiss as payment?"
  ​"Huh?"
  ​I burst out laughing when I saw his face. He was re

• Chapter 22 The Weight of Tomorrow

  I opened my eyes early to the disrespect delivered by the surface world. My young eyes failed to hid

• Chapter 23 The Weight of Getting By

  "Tine! Tine! Tine!"
  I stopped walking when I heard those calls. With bleary, half-open eyes, I looked

• Chapter 24 Pretty Dresses, Pretty Girls

  As much as I want to go to Lucian right away, I’m still having a hard time finding the time. I still

• Chapter 25 A Glimpse of Me

  "I don't know about you, you're just fooling around again," I said just to hide my surprise.
  "I'm ser

• Chapter 26 Falling Into Confusion

  On which page of my life could I say my heart beat for a person? Like Mia, did I climb another build

• Chapter 27 More Than A Friend

  But... could I risk our friendship if ever?
  "You're having midterms soon, right?" he suddenly asked.
  I

• Chapter 28 Just A Very Good Friend

  I have been staring at him for a long time, but I still cannot grasp the real reason why he invited

• Chapter 29 A Secret Worth Hoping For

  Hours rolled by, and each passing day brought different experiences. Midterms ended, and my workload

• Chapter 30 Because Of You

  I just squeezed my eyes shut every time I remembered saying that. I couldn't take it back anymore be

• Chapter 31 The Things I Never Said

  I was tired, I knew that.
  But why couldn't I seem to feel the ache of it in every bone of my body?
  I c

• Chapter 32 The Cake Before The Truth

  Lucian, Tine's bff:
  Come to my condo tomorrow if you're available. Message me when you're o

• Chapter 33 The Bitter Truth

  "You like Faith?" I clarified.
  He took the paper bag and looked at it. I didn't know what to feel, a

• Chapter 34 The One I Can't Have

  I didn't mention anything to Lucian about what happened that night.
  I found out that he was looking f

• Chapter 35 When I Finally Gave Up

  "Celestine, I've listed you down for the event on Thursday, okay? Come, it'd be a waste since there'

• Chapter 36 Because It's Me!?

  "Lucian..." I called out to him.
  Along with it, the tears I had been forcing myself to hide for so lo

• Chapter 37 Dreams, Defiance, And Maybe Us

  My parents didn't raise me to be envious.
  But as I grew aware of the world, there was only one thing

• Chapter 38 Where We Could Be Whoever We Wanted

  I grew up believing that I have to excel in academics not because I wanted to, but because I have to

• Chapter 39 Where the Waves Couldn't Reach Us

  I touched my chest as I suddenly felt a pang in my temple. It felt like every beat was racing.
  I star

• Chapter 40 The Question We Were Afraid To Ask

  "Do you want me to drop you off at your place?" Lucian asked.
  We were currently in the parking lot of

• Chapter 41 The Life He Chose For Himself

  We continued working as the days went by. Piece by piece, it began to take shape, and even though it

• Chapter 42 The Truth We Were Never Meant To Know

  If I were to write my own story, I would want Lucian to be on the very last pages.
  If fate were to ha

• Chapter 43 The Things We Were Never Meant To Know

  I haven't heard anything about Faith after we left the reason why they certainly wouldn't reconcile.

• Chapter 44 The One He Meant

  No words escaped me.
  I lowered my gaze back to the paper he was holding. Lucian's hands were tremblin

• Chapter 45 Only As A Friend

  There were many things I wanted to ask, but I was scared that I might say something that would get m

• Chapter 46 The Dream I Couldn't Name

  Love can take many forms.
  It doesn't just refer to romantic attraction. There is love for family, lov

• Chapter 47 The Only Thing I’m Certain Of

  I could no longer count on my fingers how many times I woke up beside Lucian, or how many times I wo

• Chapter 48 Where the Rain Teaches Me To Dream

  Along with the flow of rainwater from my head, my worries flow down until they are merely absorbed b

• Chapter 49 The Truth I Was Never Meant To Be

  "Are you done?" Lucian blurted out as soon as I walked out of the bathroom.
  "Obviously, would I come

• Chapter 50 No One Knows, Not Even Them

  A throbbing, lingering pain radiated from the wound on my arm. My arm really seemed to be her favori

• Chapter 51 A Whispered Maybe

  Neither of us spoke while he slowly drove his car. I kept my head down, fidgeting with my fingers re

• Chapter 52 The Sound Of Maybe

  "Do your parents know?" he asked further.
  "No..."
  "But you look so cool smoking a cigar..."
  "Really?" I

• Chapter 53 Dreams We Fear

  My mind was restless, repeatedly painting the image of Lucian in front of me. His eyes, his hands ho

• Chapter 54 Beyond Our Courage

  "You are good, Lucian. Your mind is just cluttered right now. Take a rest first. Don't force yoursel

• Chapter 55 The Confession Between Us

  My shoulders dropped as I heard those words from him. Every sentence he hurled at me felt like it wa

• Chapter 56 What Comes After Us

  "Spend the night with me, okay...?" Lucian whispered. "Stay with me for now."
  "I've been here for you

• Chapter 57 Bet On Me

  "Ma, I can do it! I can do it without Dad's support! Ma, please, believe me. I can do this. I can ca

• Chapter 58 The Dream We Were Meant To Chase

  "Why?" I asked gently.
  I didn't expect him to lay it all out for me. Was he alright?
  I wanted to ask h

• Chapter 59 Cheers To Almost Everything

  "Wasn't modeling one of the reasons you fell in love with it, and now you're the first one to give u

• Chapter 60 The Name I Left Behind

  Something ended.
  Something came to a stop.
  Why did something end when nothing even started?
  Something w

• Chapter 61 So Close, Yet So Far

  It has been long settled in my mind that whatever happened in the past may no longer repeat or retur

• Chapter 62 The One Who Knows

  Just love me again, even if only as a friend.
  That is fine with me.
  I accept that I am not for you. I

• Chapter 63 Where Your Eyes Forgot Me

  "Damn you," I muttered under my breath as we exited the venue through the back door.
  "Shh, someone mi

• Chapter 64 The Price Of Being Human

  I feel it.
  Even down to my skin, the heat of his painful gaze was burning into me, followed by the co

• Chapter 65 The Stranger Who Knew Me

  "But it's still risky if we let you release a statement," he calmly answered.
  "Why is it risky? We ca

• Chapter 66 When The Darkness Came Knocking

  "Are you okay now, Celestine?" Ate asked as she approached me.
  I just glanced at her. Even though I w

• Chapter 67 The Name I Refused To Be

  Even though it was dark around us, I knew his posture was familiar—that even with his back turned to

• Chapter 68 The Place I Still Call Home

  "I am not Tine."
  I stared into his eyes with the coldest expression I could offer. I met his gaze eve

• Chapter 69 The One Who Finally Came Back

  That was what I missed the most, cuddling right beside him.
  When I was done, I immediately dried off

• Chapter 70 The Things I Swore I’d Never Lose

  Lucian's POV
  They say I almost have everything.
  Smart, pretty, always praised, winning every co

• Chapter 71 The Beginning Of Something I Couldn't Name

  Lucian's POV
  I loved Mom's wide smiles. I knew she had wanted that for a long time. She deserv

• Chapter 72 The Dream We Finally Came Back To

  Lucian's POV
  "You may now shift your sablay from the right shoulder to the left."
  The ha

• Chapter 73 The Promise We Meant To Keep

  Tine's POV
  "Introducing... Tine Verona..."
  Tine...
  Tine Verona.
  Hearing that name of mine was lik

• Chapter 74 The Celebration Before The Storm

  Tine's POV
  "You really love me so much, Lucian, don't you?" I teasingly said as my eyes scanne

• Chapter 75 When We Finally Became Us

  Tine's POV
  My whole body began to tremble as I ran toward the parking lot where my car was par

• Chapter 76 Where Every Dream Found Its Way Home

  Tine's POV
  Cheers to You and Lucian!
  Cheers to everything we've been through!
  "Ple