Six kids in one house, and somehow he still felt invisible. Taye was always working, always stressed, always trying to hold everything together but never really seeing him. The others were the same. Busy. Distant. Like surviving mattered more than anything else. And maybe it did. But that didn't stop it from messing him up. So he learned quick don't ask for anything, don't expect nothing, and don't let nobody get close enough to leave. That's just how he became Kairo. Rude. Distant. Unbothered. Or at least...that's what everybody thought. Now suddenly, things were different. Taye checking on him. Asking questions. Looking at him like he actually mattered. It didn't sit right. "Where was all that before?" Kairo muttered one night, staring up at the ceiling, phone in his hand but not really looking at it. Because care-real care-was something he didn't know how to trust. And that wasn't even the worst part. The worst part...was him. Kairos best friend. The one person who always stayed. Always showed up. Always saw him even when Kairo tried his hardest to push him away. That was the problem. Because Kairo wasn't supposed to feel like this. Not about him.

Everybody loves Kaydence Brooks until he gets too loud, too emotional, too annoying, too much. Kaydence is the funny kid in a loud chaotic family that never stops moving always joking, always talking, always smiling before anybody can notice when something's actually wrong. At home, his dads think he's just dramatic. At school, people laugh with him just enough to hide when they laughing at him too. And somewhere between family chaos, secret smoking, slipping grades, and a girlfriend his parents can never find out about, Kaydence is trying his hardest not to fall apart in front of everybody watching him. Then Dejuan transfers in. Calm where Kaydence is chaotic, quiet where Kaydence fills every silence, Dejuan somehow sees through him almost immediately and for the first time in a long time, being around somebody doesn't feel exhausting. It feels easy. Dangerous... but easy. Now caught between who people think he is and who he might actually become, Kaydence is about to learn that growing up isn't just messy it can change everything you thought you knew about yourself.

Six years later, everything has changed but Damien and Emiliano haven't. At least, not in the ways that matter. Emiliano has always been sure about one thing: Damien. No confusion. No second guessing. Just a quiet kind of certainty that never fades. Damien feels it too. He just refuses to keep it. Not because it isn't real but because he knows his life, his choices, and the weight he carries aren't built for something as steady as Emilio. He keeps his distance. Pretends it's protection... even when it starts to look like self-destruction. But some connections don't break. They wait. And the longer Damien runs, the harder it becomes to ignore the truth This was never about if. Only how long he could deny what was already his. "Rich off pain but still starving for you baby."

Bellamy ain't ask for the name Blick, but once Miami saw what he could do with fire in his hand, his real name stopped mattering to everybody but the people closest to him. On the outside, Blick is quiet, feared, respected, and untouchable, the type of man folks lower their voice around before he even steps in the room. But nobody knows that underneath all that control is a secret from middle school that still sits on his chest like a loaded gun, waiting on the wrong person to pull the trigger. Nasir Brooks is spoiled, pretty, reckless, and mouthy enough to make anybody lose their mind, but Blick is the first person who refuses to let him run wild just because he's cute. Nasir hates that Blick can check him with one look, and Blick hates how fast that bratty boy starts getting under his skin, but the deeper they fall, the closer Bellamy's past gets to dragging him back under. Because Nasir loves loud, jealous, and without shame, but Bellamy knows love can switch up real quick when the truth finally steps into the room.

The Next Bloods. D'mier, Naezon, and Kaizen. Three cousins, three problems, and somehow every time they're together chaos follows. Everybody knows their names, and not for good reasons. From shoot outs, suspensions, stealing, gangbanging and reckless decisions to bringing trouble wherever they go, the boys have spent years doing whatever they want and dealing with the consequences later. D'mier's calmness, Naezon's charm, and Kaizen's anger make them a dangerous combination, and once they set their minds on something, they don't stop until somebody makes them. With senior year coming to an end, the boys find themselves getting involved in situations bigger than they've ever faced before, proving that sometimes the biggest threat to your future is yourself. As if the streets, their families, and their own bad decisions weren't enough, the boys have problems of their own to deal with. D'mier can't seem to take his eyes off Jhyzir, a loud, messy drama magnet who somehow catches his attention despite being everything he normally avoids. Kaizen finds himself constantly clashing with Aasair, one of the only people willing to stand up to him and refuse his disrespect. And Naezon? While he's busy acting like he has everything under control, a baby is on the way and the reality of becoming a father is getting harder and harder to ignore. As pressure builds from every direction, the three cousins are forced to face something they've spent their whole lives running from: responsibility.

Taurus Bartlett was the son of an insanely wealthy man, Troy Bartlett. Troy ran a business, and due to this business, Taurus had been sheltered his entire life to ensure his safety. What happens when Taurus is granted his first bit of freedom for his 21st birthday? But, one thing, it comes with a catch - a bodyguard.

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Kamirie gets bullied for being chubby. one day he runs into the popular boy. then the unexpected happens.

Zayden was different from other boys. Even tho everyone knew he was gay they didn't know his secret. Until one day he ran into a boy, everything changing after.