writtenbyrairai
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Fatima and Zac have been inseparable since their parents brought them home from the hospital. Childhood best friends, ride-or-dies, practically siblings, that's what they are to each other. Arguing like they're married, teasing like siblings, loving like it's automatic.
But at 18 and living together in a nice house in Atlanta, working as a hairstylist while he cuts hair as a barber, something shifts. His overprotectiveness isn't just friendship anymore. Her stolen hoodies and his clingy energy feel different. The way he calls her "Ma," "Mamas," "Baby," "Princess" it doesn't feel platonic when she really listens.
Then someone threatens to pull them apart, and suddenly they can't hide what's been there all along: they're already in love. They've always been in love. Now they just have to stop pretending it's just friendship.
But if he doesn't have room for anyone else in his heart... does that mean there's room for her?
A story about the people who know you best becoming the people you love most.
STATS:
📍 Setting: Atlanta, Georgia📖 Length: 32 Chapters💕 Trope: Best Friends to Lovers / Forced Proximity / Protective🔥 Spice Level: Medium-Spicy👀 POV: Dual (Alternating)⏰ Read Time: 4-5 hours