"She never asked to be chosen second. He never asked to love soft." Ka'Lani Simone Harris spent her whole life watching boys pick her brownskin twin, Imani, first. Every text, every glance, every "you cute but..." - it all ended the same. But when Juelz Amir Thompson steps into her world - quiet, tattooed, hood-smart, and realer than any man she's known - he flips her entire mindset. Only... Ka'Lani ain't sure if he really sees her, or just another shadow of her sister. Juelz got demons. A past that moves quiet but dangerous. And love? That shit was never part of the plan. But Ka'Lani pulls something out of him nobody's ever touched - not his exes, not his block, not even his blood. Now the city watching. Girls throwing shade. Secrets resurfacing. And his enemies? They don't like seeing him soft. But love like this? Ain't soft. It's bold. It's bruised. And it refuses to be background. This ain't no fairytale. This is hood love

Adey Tesfeye lives a life of quiet invisibility, carefully managing her anxiety and keeping the world at a safe distance. Sweet and trusting, she often finds herself taken advantage of but avoids confrontation at all costs. Her routine is predictable, her walls high, and her heart locked away-until she crosses paths with Dayvon "Von" Bennet. Von is a hardened drug dealer from the streets of Chicago, a man used to control, manipulation, and survival by any means necessary. His dangerous lifestyle has left him detached and weary, but when he meets Adey by chance, he becomes fixated on her softness-her fragility in a world as ruthless as his. What starts as curiosity spirals into obsession as Von begins to see himself as her protector, despite the chaos he brings into her life. As Von infiltrates Adey's world, their connection grows in ways neither of them expects. Adey, drawn to Von's intensity and the promise of safety, begins to let down her guard, unaware of the lengths he'll go to keep her close. But with her best friend growing suspicious and Von's grip tightening, Adey is forced to question whether her growing feelings are love or a dangerous illusion. In The Butterfly Effect, vulnerability and control collide in a slow-burn, high-stakes romance that blurs the lines between protection and possession. Will Adey find the strength to reclaim her life, or will Von's obsession consume them both? COVER AND BANNER CREDIT: K4SHMAYY

"to gutta to play with a ngga"

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧 𝟏𝟖 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝟐𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦

Raise 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 to this 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭, and 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 this. When they turn out the lights, I'll be down in the 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤. Thuggin' eternal through my heart, now 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 nigga.

The streets have a way of snatching innocent souls. By the time you realize and try to escape, you're already in too deep. Will Yasir, Yulan, and Yulani make it out? Or will they realize they're in an abyss?

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦.

"you say you lovesick girl I got da remedy." 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒..

When two teenagers who share the same interests but are so different at the same time, are drawn to each other after a run in at the gym. started: march 13, 2024 finished:

𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦: 𝖶𝗁𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖨 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌? ~𝖩𝖺𝖼𝗊𝗎𝖾𝖾𝗌 & 𝖣𝖾𝗃 𝖫𝗈𝖺𝖿 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙬𝙤: 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣' 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣' 𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚. ~𝙆𝙚𝙮𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖤𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀: "𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾, 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗆𝖾? 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾, 𝗂𝖿 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗀𝗎𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖾𝖽? 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾, 𝗂𝖿 𝗂𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗎𝗉𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗌?" ~𝖵. 𝖡𝗈𝗓𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗇