Bonded through illegal money and force

"it ain't over til i say we done"

A teenage girl name Ariyah from Maryland carries the weight of heartbreak with her when she moves to Chicago - a city full of new faces and harsher realities. After being shattered by her ex too many times, she learns to keep her guard up and emotions locked away, becoming cold and nonchalant to protect herself. But Chicago isn't just another place to hide; it's where she crosses paths with Dayvon Bennett - a streetwise young man whose life is tangled in the city's dangerous rhythm. As their worlds collide, she must decide whether to let her walls fall and risk everything for love, or keep running from the pain she's known too well.

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇: A former dancer returns home to open a nonprofit ballet studio for young girls, creating the safe space she never had. Her world shifts when she reconnects with the quiet, protective father of a gifted student a man from her past tied to a life of violence he's trying to leave behind. As their bond deepens, old wounds and dangerous histories resurface forcing them both to face what they've buried. Together, they fight for healing, redemption, and a future for the child and themselves proving that even in the same streets that broke them, something beautiful can still grow.

Same personality= toxic love?

Once i took your medication to know what it's like , and now i have to act like i can't read your mind. 𝗃𝖺𝗇𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗉 , 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖽𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝗉𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝖽𝖽𝖺𝗆𝗇 𝗉𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌 . " 𝗃𝖺𝗇𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗉 , 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖽𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝗉𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝖽𝖽𝖺𝗆𝗇 𝗉𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌." 𝗆𝗒 𝗆𝗈𝗆 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖾. "You ever feel like your head won't shut up?" he asked, not even looking at me. I hated how he made me feel present. Like I couldn't hide inside myself anymore. a xoxom4nii production ..

"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

" I don't even like you like that." Her face scrunched up in disgust watching water drip from curls in his hair. " 'Cause you love me. Just like I love you." He retorted with a grin, disregarding the deflecting she was doing. --- They were two sides of the same city-until one move split them down the middle. Elijah and London were inseparable once, bonded by childhood summers, beat-up bikes, and secrets too deep for anyone else to know. Unfortunately, when Elijah's mom packed up and moved her family across Onyx to a rival neighborhood, everything changed. She always thought when she spoke to him again he would've changed like her. She was witty, sarcastic, and had a low tolerance, but he was still the same calm , sweet, cute boy with a heart the size of the sun. Some things haven't changed. Some things never change. The pull between them, the memories that still burn etched marks in their brain, and the words they never said out loud. In a world where loyalty can be life or death, and love isn't always enough to cross old lines, Elijah and London find themselves circling each other again. --- STARTED; MAY 26th, 2025 PUBLISHED JUNE 6th, 2025 FINISHED; SEPTEMBER 27th 2025

"See, this is exactly why I wish we never met. You came into my life and you just keep shaking everything up!" She stressed, her stomach rumbling with rage. He only stared before his lips twitched into a smirk. "You don't even believe that dumb ass shit." --- She thought running would set her free, but freedom came with a price she wasn't sure she was ready to uphold. She ran from one trap straight into another. Dreams of dancing slip through her fingers when survival forces her into a world she would have to endure. She's dragged into the dark corners of Onyx city and life is nothing as she knew it. Then he appears. A boy who feels different, who makes her believe she might have more to live for than pain. Unfortunately, in the streets nothing is ever as it seems. Every bond comes with secrets, every touch with consequences. And when betrayal cuts deeper than love, she'll learn the hard way what it really means to be slimed out. STARTED; September 18th 2025 PUBLISHED; September 27th 2025 FINISHED; FEBRUARY 7th 2026