"LOVE's gonna get you killed.. but PRIDE'S gonna to be the death of you and me."

"𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩."

"I'm not asking you to choose me over him, I'm asking you to choose love over convenience!" She stared down at her tattooed palms watching as the crimson blood rushed to her clenched fists. His long, perfect fingers grabbed ahold of her hand, placing a trail of kisses along the old English writing. "The world is yours, Mya. I'm just living in it."

GHETTO TALES If you see them, don't make eye contact. If you see them, don't say a word. If you see them...run. You don't know what you're getting into. ~2 pov's~ Capri Martin had always strived to be the perfect daughter. With a strict upbringing, she made sure to always please her parents no matter what. That came with a lot of sacrifices she was willing to make. But what happens when her good rep didn't mean that much to her anymore? What happens when she crosses paths with... Quentin and Elijah Grey? COVER BY: @_JRaww

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍𝐄 ⌖ 𝙨𝙖𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙚 𝙭 𝙘𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣. ❦ | 𝐔𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 . ᶜʰʳⁱᵃᵐᵒⁿᵗᵉ ʳᵉᵃˡ ᵍʰᵉᵗᵗᵒ 𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐍 is a haunting, slow burn descent into the kind of love that feels more like a loaded gun than a safe place to land. Set in the shadows of Los Angeles, where palm trees line the blocks but can't cover up the sirens, body bags & trauma, it follows the twisted, all consuming bond between two souls, two victims of life's circumstances, too damaged to love right, but too addicted to let go. This ain't ALL fiction. It's the unfiltered truth of what happens when love turns toxic, when passion is laced with pain, & when walking away could save your life, but staying feels like the only way to breathe. It's about being hooked on someone who breaks you in pieces, slowly, until you don't even recognize your own reflection. What makes it worse for them? The violence didn't just live outside their door. Both were born into a family war where colors, street names, & grudges were damn near inherited. Their love was always a risk, always a target. They tried to escape it, to build something that didn't echo their past with one other, but still, the pain followed. Loss piled up. Friends, family, pieces of themselves, until even love felt like another battlefield. The streets never really let go of their past. Not when last names are triggers. Not when loyalty is life or death. In this story, heartbreak isn't some poetic lifetime script, it's violent & real. Mental peace is a luxury, & the heart's pull feels more like a curse than a blessing. 𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐍 is for the ones who loved past the red flags, stayed through the damage, & bled for a connection that was never safe to begin with.

IN WHICH, Samira Langston, a single mother and rising R&B star, clashes with superstar Chris Brown. Their rocky start turns into a powerful connection as they navigate fame, love, and personal demons.

"I don't care if we on the run, baby, long as I'm next to you."

love, obsession & deceit. saint, psalm & kataya