"Beautiful things don't ask for attention." In a world that thrives on conformity, August is an anomaly. Raised in a secretive overbearing family, she was chosen to leave its hidden grounds-not for freedom, but for duty. Sent to college to become the strategic mind for her generation behind the family's growing empire, she tries to move through the world like a ghost, draped in gothic shadows with secrets too heavy to share but her style is just too much to go unnoticed by judging eyes unscathed. Then she meets Kason through his older brother. A rising rapper with a reckless charm and a hunger for something real, dealing with battles of his own, he's instantly drawn to August's eerie demeanor and the quiet storm that lingers behind her dark mysterious eyes. She's nothing like the women he's used to-unbothered by trends, and untouched by the need for validation. The more she resists, the deeper he falls, his infatuation turning into an obsession he can't shake. One he cant let go of. As their worlds collide, the slow burn of their connection threatens to ignite everything August has been taught to suppress. With her past closing in and expectations pressing down, she must decide if she's willing to defy everything she's ever known for the chance at something dangerously real. In a society that demands she fit a mold, August stands in defiance. Unfortunately, love has a way of making even the strongest question their silence. STARTED; February 22nd , 2025 PUBLISHED; MARCH 18th, 2025 FINISHED; MAY 27th, 2025

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Can your perspective on love change, or is it something that should stay the same? "Fuck all you niggas, all men are cheaters!" "Fuck all you hoes, everybody ani't shit!" "I love LOVE, an I'm waiting on my soulmate," "I believe in Love, but just not for me," Every one's perspective on love is different, but this story is about... Two people with opposite perspectives on love, come together, and complete change the way they perceive what love is...

Malaysia crawled over to him. "Ba-Babe, listen, don't die on me, please-Zane. Pleasee." She cried, rubbing his cheek. ★ "Do... wat'... I... taught yu, ma." He winced, squeezing his eyes closed and falling back onto the road again, not able to bear the sharp burn moving through his stomach. ★ 5 𝘠𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘚 𝘓𝘈𝘛𝘌𝘙... 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐙𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐬-𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐳𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫-𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐲. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐳𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫. ..there was an immediate rush of burning heat flowing through her blood. Her heart sank low. Widening her eyes at one of her brother's opps- ★ "Don't I kno yu?" He licked his full pink lips, pointing out to her chest, squinting his eyes back. ★ A harsh lump of a gulp she made shaking her head "No-." "Yea." He clutched his piece that was tugging his gym shorts down for her to see his brief waistband. Fear grew in Laylay's heart-

When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. What was supposed to be nothing more than a quirky one night stand, turned into something twenty three year old, 𝗦𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿, couldn't just walk away from. As affection turns unpredictable and emotions deepen faster than trust, Sade is forced to confront the difference between what's being promised and what's actually being given. Torn between the comfort of lies and the fear of being alone, she must decide how much of herself she's willing to lose holding on to someone who only knows how to offer 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. - ESTDEC25.

You only call my phone when you're high or intoxicated. And I only hit you back to say, "Just like you, bae, I get faded too." Just like you, I get wasted. Just like you, I get vulnerable. - Rylo A Letter From Sai & K-Way

"𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨."

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