Kion, a hardened gang member, and AJ, a new recruit, find their relationship evolving from simple camaraderie to something deeper. As they navigate their complicated lives, they begin to confront emotions they never expected.

A gritty urban romance tracking a barber's unexpected connection with a tough single dad, revealing vulnerability through haircuts, family, and unspoken desires.

"I'll fuck your nigga, keep playing with me." Khalan laughed but wasn't shit funny to him, "Throw that shit in my face again, I'll have Akia calling me daddy with an arch in his back. I'll send you the video too." "My nigga ain't gay, go ahead and try bitch!" "Okay. You told me to so don't be mad when you get that attachment." Now Khalan finna act a fool. Khalan is the middle child taking care of his younger sister Tyra. She doesn't seem to appreciate him and when Khalan threatens to do her like she did him, she challenged him. A challenge that Khalan did in fact take.

𝘈 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦. 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘭𝘺. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯. "𝘑𝘢𝘪-" "𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶." 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. ***This story was written back in 2019-2020. It is being posted solely so that others can see the progression of my writing and introduce these characters before they get a major rewrite. I couldn't let all this lore go to waste.

𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮. 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙝, 𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙡. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙜𝙞𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙩. Alternate Title: "𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗼𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁?" ; Wattpad didn't allow me to have such a long title (This book has been posted BY THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR, from Ao3 to Wattpad. If you know me from there, heeyyy!)

With Jayvion's Mom always in and out the hospital, he was always at her bestfriend's house. With Jayvion and Armani always being around each other, they became bestfriends. Soon or later feelings get involved...

In the dangerous world of the streets, D and Amir's unexpected bond becomes their lifeline. D, tough and guarded, never thought he'd fall for someone-especially not Amir, the laid-back yet fiercely loyal guy who changes everything. Together, they navigate the chaos of their lives, their love growing stronger amidst the danger, passion, and loyalty that define their world. With their crew by their side, including D's childhood friend Malik, can their relationship survive the streets that want to tear them apart?