❝You're beautiful to me because you're human. Your frailty. Your short years. Your heart. All that suddenly seems more precious than anything I've ever known.❞

A group of childhood friends growing up in a small Charlotte neighborhood face the trials and tribulations of becoming aware of how small their city truly is. Surfacing traumas, deteriorating friendships, and questioned faith brings some to a point where they either crack under pressure or turn into a diamond. Started: 2018 Ended: 2023

Aaliyah and DeVante Fanfic

Oh Bambi I won't lie If I weren't in this spider web of mine If grandfather never had seven wives Then darling you would be love of my life Oh Bambi it's my design To run the jungle I must be a lion Or be a cheetah, but neither is fine Don't wanna hurt my dear love of my life Bambi, Bambi My dear, my dear, my dear My dear I want you here Don't get too near for there's lions beware

He was crazy about her even when everyone warned her about him.....................

𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐗𝐁. In this coming of age tale, a socially awkward young man struggles with coming to terms with his own sexuality while in the public eye, dealing with peer pressure, loss, and substance abuse along the way. © poppingtonn, 2017

an·tith·e·sis /anˈtiTHəsəs/ noun a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

" What are you? " " Are you sure you're ready to know? " Orphan is a kid who was taken into a loving home. His directive was to stay away from anyone in the family to avoid his feelings getting involved because bad things tend to happen to people that he is close to. He soon falls for his " brother "knowing the consequences that come with it. Jahod on the other hand is very cautious with Orphan at first but soon opens up to him. Will he be able to swallow the truth or will he run from his fate.

Marisa' best friend Donald DeGrate is one of the sweetest people alive to her, till she starts to catch deep feelings for him. One day she has the courage to tell him how she feels.. Well some what.. their friendship turns into a relationship that soon goes from good to bad. Marisa soon leaves to New York to pursue her dream and ends up getting signed to Uptown Records, after a year of being apart Marisa faces the man she once fell in love with Donald but to the world he' Devante Swing whose also signed to Uptown Records with Jodeci. Read For More! Enjoy.

You got a jawline like a model You stay fresh from head to toe Got your own money, never borrow On your grind, I like your hustle But you're no good for me Cuz them pretty boys not pretty On the inside of they souls And even though I know you're bad for me I can't let go You're no good for me No, you're no good for me But I can't stay away No matter what they say I keep comin' back for that bad boy Even though I know you treat me bad, boy I can't stay away No matter what they say Even though you still treat me bad My dumbass keep on comin' back, no