#Tenshi 🐭 : wala pa si aru so ako muna. 😭 Uh...hahaha.😭

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Life is short, so you must live where people can remember you if you're not around. Be kind, but never let kindness detach you from reality.

#Ely🦉: Parang wala naman... Kidding. Uhm, for HVS in general, I've learned to value myself & the time I've borrowed in this lifetime—that you have a purpose, & you've always come far not to only come far, but with direction.

For AFL naman, I've learned that I don't owe anybody an explanation all the time, as long as I keep my feet anchored to the ground, and make myself nurtured with people who helps me grow, life will be worth living. I have always believed that an unexplored life will never be worth it, go through the struggles, leap over the obstacles, get yourself hurt, and make the most of it. Everything is temporary, but that doesn't mean you should give up when you're barely even halfway there. Ayun, that sums up AFL and HVS.

#Mikay 🐨 : hehehe siguro po, as i write sha's ... ano that holding back doesn’t always mean you’re protecting yourself ? sometimes, it’s just fear na nakasanayan mo na. we don’t really notice it until silence starts to feel safe. yeah, it's easier to stay in that space, to pretend you’re okay, to not say anything at all. pero eventually, that silence turns into regret.

we wait so long for the right moment, not knowing we’ve already let so many pass. kaya we should learn to face what we feel, kahit nakakatakot, kahit hindi tayo sigurado. kasi no matter how things end, at least you tried. at least you were honest.

choosing to speak up is already choosing yourself.

#Xia 🐶 : i learned how drive and determination is an essential trait when writing! i think that's what made us continuously linger here. tipong kahit umalis saglit, babalik at babalik pa rin. moreover, hvs is a wonderful yet challenging writing opportunity—to the point na i have to rly set the mood sometimes before writing.

i guess, that's a big hint na rin about uvos! mabigat talaga siya isulat, with its theme reflecting real life tragedies and romance. it shows how the world is full of people living different lives in the society, but at the end of the day, walang mas lamang o talo, dahil lahat naman ay prone sa mga struggles.

as i wrote, i eventually learned to trust my pace and abilities :) this series is one of the reason why i want to sit here for a while, connect with my co-writers, and just write!

#Mera 🐱 : writing IAL made me realize that when you put on a mask for too long, eventually, the one you end up owing... is yourself.

that's why it's okay to let go. to feel. to validate your feelings. because in the end, it is yourself that would thank you. neither the audience nor the spotlight—because you don't owe the world a performance—just the truth.

📬 #AskResfenos
Q: May meaning po ba 'yang mga animal emojis niyo? Or kung sino [ano] lang pinili ng member?

#Tenshi 🐭 : Si Eli, Sabi Niya kamuka ko daw, so yeah...hindi ko narin matandaan if may meaning. Basta parang indicator lang ganoon.

#Mikay 🐨 : absent ako nung nag-set ng emojis pero ayon, kamata ko raw po yung koala :D

#Xia 🐶 : ako lang 'to, si sang'gre danaya

#Mera 🐱 : e sabi ni ely kamukha ko raw e. akala pa nga niya n'ong una squirrel. pusa pala.

#Mikay 🐨 : in behalf po ng dalawa. kay aru ay dahil kamukha raw sabi ni ely, ayaw pa ata ni aru non HAHAH then kay zeia, kasi cute at siya yung bunso, our maknaee

📬 #AskResfenos
Q: How did you guys come up with the name resfenos? super creative !!

#Tenshi 🐭 : jusko po. 😭

Latin yata yan for life? Something Lyke that. Malalim kasi meaning nyan e, hindi ko na completely matandaan.😭🙏🏻

#Mera 🐱 : when we were starting, we searched random words n'on and began collating them until we stumbled upon two words: resfeber & temenos.

resfeber is a Swedish word that means "the tangled feelings of fear and excitement before a journey begins" while temenos, an English word from Ancient Greek, means "a sacred circle where one can be oneself without fear." tenshi also translated the latter in spanish and it meant, "fear us."

somehow, with the words together, it symbolized how we had a mix of excitement and fear before this journey began, but because we became comfortable with each other, that fear is nothing against our circle.

#Mera 🐱 : it's here din! 🫶🏻