After witnessing a shooting that nearly took a boy's life, fifteen-year-old Makena is forever changed. The trauma leaves her silent. To heal, she leaves Chicago behind and moves to California, cutting ties with almost everyone she knew... including the boy she saved. Now, years later, Makena returns to the city that stole her voice. And fate, cruel and romantic as ever, leads her back to Dayvon-the same boy whose pain first shattered her. He's no longer the terrified teen on the pavement, but neither of them have truly healed from that night. This is a story of second chances, broken people clinging to beauty, and a love so fragile it might just break them all over again.

Asiyah is an interviewer who shines a light on the streets, but her latest subject-a rising rapper-brings more than just fame. As she navigates the complexities of her family's dark secrets, faces her father's disapproval, and becomes entangled in a dangerous romance, Asiyah must decide if chasing her dreams is worth the risk of losing everything. Cover by: @wordsbykay

"You know how special you gotta be to change a nigga like me? Huh?" He tilted her head back to make her look at him, and a faint smile grew on her face as he wiped her cheeks. "My own grandparents couldn't do it for me and I loved them more than anything. You the one for me ma. That's why I ain't told you everything yet 'cause I don't wanna run you away. I need you." He laid his forehead against hers, gently kissing her lips. "Nobody will ever believe that King Von from O Block be crying to me like this." She smiled as she gazed into his red eyes, and he chuckled, nodding in agreement. "I ain't King Von wit' you. Just love." He kissed her cheek next, and her smile grew as her arms tightened around him for a warm hug.

𝐢𝐧 which a 17 year old girl slowly becomes a vampire's obsession...

"You can't see the future. I might have a chance. You don't know for sure." He mumbled, making her expression soften. "M-my mom used to tell me t-that birds still sing even after a storm. Why shouldn't people feel as free t-to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?" Samir stopped talking for a moment to regather himself so that he didn't stutter, but Nina froze completely. "You don't have to settle with him Nina. It's been five years an-and you're not a-as happy as you should be. You smile differently with me.. and you cry a lot with him. I just think that you deserve to enjoy your time with someone other than h-him for a minute because there's still sunlight out there for you too, even if you can't see it yet." How did he become her source of 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 so 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲? A short story.

we been thru too much shit we can't give up. - King Von.

"𝘾'𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨" 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬 "𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙢𝙖"

Just like any other city, the beauty of Chicago lies within the eye of the beholder. Despite the horrors that marked every local news outlet, to the natives, Chicago proved to go beyond the dozens of senseless tragedies. For Carter Pearce, it was her home. The only place she knew would embrace her when the world around her had failed to keep her out of harm's way. For Dayvon Bennett, however, Chicago was a war zone. Yea these streets had raised him, but they had also stripped him away from nearly everything that gave him a reason to live. For every resident there, the city held a different meaning, but at the heart of the city, one thing remained constant, love. Whether it be taking a life in the name of a loved one, or struggling to make ends meet to keep those you care about afloat. Regardless of the situation, there was a reason the people who lived here did the things they did, reasons that didn't need to be understood by the rest of the world. In 'For the Love of Chiraq,' we experience the intertwining of two souls, burdened with the trauma's of their past and uncertain futures. Read as Carter and Von try to make room in their lives for a 'better feeling' as they navigate the harsh city around them. A King Von fan-fiction.

"𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘢 𝘝𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵." ─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── imagines about the hood favourite.

A 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐛𝐮𝐬 is a demon from Hell that occupies a female body. Succubi prey on emotionally weak men and steal their souls through sexual activity. But killing them? Naturally uncommon.