"𝑰𝑻 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑨𝑳𝑳 𝑨 𝑷𝑹 𝑺𝑻𝑼𝑵𝑻, 𝑹𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻?" "𝒀𝑬𝑨𝑯, 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑭𝑨𝑲𝑬" 𝑶𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑳𝑰𝑻𝒀 𝑯𝑰𝑻, 𝑭𝑬𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑺 𝑺𝑼𝑵𝑲 𝑰𝑵, 𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑳 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑼𝑨𝑳𝑳𝒀 𝑮𝑶𝑻 𝑰𝑵𝑽𝑶𝑳𝑽𝑬𝑫 COVER: @Naethaslimest

"𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗼." #1 Nbayoungboy 𝐄𝐒𝐓. 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝟐𝟓

Brielle loves her boyfriend. She loves Elijah in the way you love someone you've already chosen - deeply, patiently, and with the expectation that love will eventually meet you where you are. For a long time, she believes it will. When it doesn't, she tells herself she's asking for too much, that love isn't supposed to feel loud all the time. Still, something is missing. Elijah cares for her, but not in the ways she needs. He assumes the relationship is fine, while Brielle slowly learns how to carry her disappointment quietly. She stays. She adjusts. She keeps loving him anyway. When the weight becomes too heavy, Brielle does not go looking for escape. She goes looking for understanding. She finds it in Psalms-Elijah's closest friend. Psalms pays attention in ways Elijah doesn't think to. He notices when Brielle goes quiet. He asks questions and waits for the answer. Being around him feels easier, and Brielle doesn't realize how much she's been holding in until she doesn't have to. By the time Brielle realizes how deeps she gotten it was already too late. She finds herself caught between the man who she loves and the man with a few missing screws that makes her feel loved.

two different people , two different stories but when one has the D E S I R E to have the other their two worlds collided causing pain , trauma , healing , peace , happiness but most of all LOVE

Jasani Bennett has lost everything - his baby mama to an overdose, his faith in women, and now his home. All he has left is his four-year-old son, Sincere, and the cold streets of Chicago in December. When the snow turns to freezing rain, Von's pride nearly costs them shelter until Jailyn Wilson, a stylist stuck in Chicago for the holidays, sees them outside as she's driving back to her Airbnb. Against her better judgment, she lets them in for the night. What was supposed to be one night turns into days as Jasani struggles with his trust issues and Jailyn struggles with her loneliness. The tension builds as she teaches Sincere the joy of Christmas while slowly breaking through Jasani's walls. But the question is - will Von let go of his pain and accept that maybe, Christmas didn't just come to Chicago, it came to save him?

she entered his world, before he knew how to guard his heart. Mi'Yanne woods struggling, overdue rent, going paycheck to paycheck trying to keep up with her daycare job. One day it all stops, she sees a paper on the sidewalk and scans a qr code which she didn't know would change her life forever.

She waitressin' at Starlets, ain't too many I ain't had

Neleia and Kentrell were never meant to be easy. Since 2017, their love has been a cycle-intense, passionate, and always falling apart just as fast as it came together. In the middle of it all, they created something pure... their daughter, Kaeli. The only thing they ever got right. But even she couldn't fix what was broken between them. Now, years later, they're living completely different lives. Neleia has moved on, building a stable relationship and making a name for herself as a powerful R&B voice in the industry. Kentrell, on the other hand, is still stuck somewhere between who he was and who he's supposed to be.. which married, successful rapper, but he's emotionally lost. And instead of facing his pain, he runs from it. From Neleia. From the past.
Even from Kaeli Inconsistent calls. Missed visits. Empty promises. The little girl who looks just like him is slowly learning what it feels like to be loved but from a distance. But no matter how far Neleia tries to go, Kentrell always finds his way back through late night texts, unspoken tension, and a yearning for a connection that refuses to die. They know the truth: they don't work.
They never have. But when history, heartbreak, and unfinished love collide... walking away isn't as simple as it should be. "Rear View" is a story about toxic love, lingering feelings, and the damage left behind when two people can't let go, especially when a child is caught in the middle. Because some things don't stay in the past... no matter how fast you try to drive away. 𝙖 ᵏᵈᵍ 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮.

Lenora Amani Buckles was just sixteen when she fell in love with eighteen-year-old Damani Desean Gaulden. Her parents didn't approve of the relationship, but Lenora's heart was set-she refused to let anyone's opinion stop her from being with him. That love was tested early when Damani's past choices caught up with him, landing him in jail with a five-year sentence. The news shattered Lenora. She fell into a deep sadness but still remained loyal. She visited him regularly, made sure he was fed and clothed, and stood by him more than anyone expected from someone so young. But everything changed when she found out he was cheating on her-from behind bars. Hurt and betrayed, Lenora cut ties immediately, deciding she would never again sacrifice herself for someone who wouldn't value her. With time, she healed. She focused on her education, her future, and rebuilding her sense of self. Four years later, now in college and living in a dorm, she had left that chapter behind-or so she thought. In the middle of cleaning her room, her phone lit up with a jail call. She refused to answer. The next morning, another call came. This time, she picked up. Ten seconds of heavy silence passed before she heard her old nickname: "Nora." She hesitated, then quietly replied, "Hello." Damani told her he was being released a year early. She could only respond with a cautious laugh and a doubtful "okay." After everything, she wasn't sure what the future held... But from that moment on-what came next felt like the beginning of a different story. A fairytale, waiting to unfold.

"I never would've thought that I be in love again," Kyzion confessed. "Well, I guess I changed that," Kyomi shrugged and he chuckled. "I love you girl," he told her, kissing all over her face and she giggled. "I love you too," she replied, smiling. "I ain't never leaving you. I need you." "I won't leave you either, Kazi."