"My baby so pretty"

𝐴𝑙𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐: (𝑎𝑑𝑗.) 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑡𝘩𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝘩𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡𝘩𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑏𝑥𝑏

mellifluous. adj - (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.

My eyes widened, and I snapped my head to look at him. "Nigga you a damn criminal?!" I yelled again and he just chuckled and ain't say nun. This nigga CHUCKLED in my face! And ain't say NUN!! bruh oh my God I knew sum was up..he was too happy to spend money on me today..

Malik Archer is used to being watched. On the court, off the court, it doesn't matter. Discipline, faith, and routine keep him grounded, but none of that prepared him for wanting someone he can't afford to lose.

Love isn't always easy. Sometimes, it's messy, complicated, and scarred-but it's real. One is a vibrant, chubby feminine young man with autism, navigating a world that often misunderstands him. Tender, creative, and fearless in the way he expresses himself, he loves deeply and openly but doesn't get the same back. The other is a rising rapper, tough on the outside from years of pain and heartbreak, but soft and vulnerable when he finds someone who truly sees him. Both carry their own trauma, but together, they learn to turn scars into strength, pain into passion, and brokenness into beauty. In the spotlight, behind closed doors, and in quiet moments between them, they discover that love can heal even the deepest wounds. Tattooed Hearts is a story about finding love where you least expect it, embracing who you are, and learning that sometimes, the people who hurt the most are also capable of loving the hardest.

sincere brooks is used to people making assumptions about him. they see his makeup, his nails, the way he loves anything feminine, and decide they already know who he is. but sincere doesn't care. between helping out in a 1st grade disability classroom, doing hair on the side, and trying to survive his senior year, he has bigger things to worry about. like graduating. nasir woods has his own problems. his music is finally taking off, his followers are growing every day, and everyone expects him to become the next big rapper from the city. with tattoos, confidence, and a reputation that follows him everywhere, nasir seems like he has everything figured out. he doesn't. when a fake relationship is suggested to help boost nasir's image before the release of his first mixtape, sincere agrees to help. it should've been simple. a few pictures. a few dates. a few convincing captions. that's it. but the longer they pretend to be together, the harder it becomes to separate what's real from what's fake. because somewhere between late-night phone calls, shared secrets, and stolen glances, sincere starts falling for the one person he was never supposed to. and if he's not careful, project: pretty might end up breaking more than just the rules.

"jus breathe, i take care of mines."

𝟎𝟖.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓- 𝟏𝟐.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 "𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧' 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞."