𝖧𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝖲𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝖲𝖾𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 After a chance meeting at a park, USC student-songwriter 𝖢𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖬𝗂𝗅𝖺𝗇 and USC basketball star 𝖩𝗎𝖩𝗎 𝖶𝖺𝗍𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗌 find themselves drawn to each other in ways neither of them expected. As feelings grow, Clarity's trust issues and JuJu's struggle to communicate threaten to keep them apart. Between college, fame, and the weight of past relationships, they'll have to decide if love is worth the risk. Sometimes the right person finds you when your heart least expects it. 𝖩𝗎𝖩𝗎 𝖶𝖺𝗍𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝗑 𝖮𝖢

"i need her i'll feed her i'll keep her" - matt martians

Italy Adrian, USC's most sought-after hairstylist, has spent years despising Juju Watkins, the school's basketball star, after a bad high school run-in left a sour taste in her mouth-but when their paths start crossing more often, old misconceptions turn into undeniable tension, forcing them to question if their hate is really something else entirely.

'cause our souls touched tenderly love is life and life is living, it's very special - debra laws

𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 /teɪk ker/ verb. ~ An expression used when parting.

The Longest Timeout Kyah Edwards knows what addiction does to people. She watched it take her father long before she was old enough to understand why he disappeared behind prison walls. Years later, she watched it take her older brother, Khalil-the person she loved most in the world. Ever since, she's promised herself she'd never stand by and watch someone she loves destroy themselves again. Then she meets Juju Watkins. The future of women's basketball. The projected number one draft pick. The girl who makes Kyah believe in a future she never thought she could have. What begins as an unexpected friendship quickly becomes something more, and before long, they're inseparable. For the first time in years, Kyah feels safe. For the first time in her life, Juju lets someone see the person behind the superstar. But when a devastating ACL injury shatters Juju's world during March Madness, everything changes. Basketball has always been her purpose. Without it, she's lost. As depression, pressure and fear begin to consume her, Juju turns to anything that can make the pain disappear-even if only for a little while. What starts with prescription medication spirals into something far more dangerous, and soon the girl Kyah fell in love with is slipping further away. No matter how hard she fights for her, Kyah can't stop history from repeating itself. And when one reckless decision leaves their futures hanging by a thread, both women are forced to confront a heartbreaking question: How do you save someone who doesn't want to be saved? A powerful story about love, grief, addiction, and second chances, The Longest Timeout explores the devastating consequences of substance abuse-and the courage it takes to fight your way back.

𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐎, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘑𝘶𝘫𝘶 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴. 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳. "fuck what they think 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮."

𝘫𝘶𝘫𝘶 𝘹 𝘧𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘤