They had known each other once, in the way kids on a small island inevitably do. Birthday parties. Beach days. Then the world told them. Now, when their paths crossed, it was all snarled words and sideways glances. A war of silence and stolen looks, laced with something neither of them dared name. But even the most dangerous storms start as a ripple. And one summer... something shifted. He looked at her like he saw through the perfect. She looked at him like she wasn't afraid to fall. The island was split. But they were already standing on the fault line. FEM OC x JJ MAYBANK.

Milan, a successful lash tech in Atlanta, meets Saint, a man serving time in prison, through a random TikTok Live.

When Kiki visits Chicago for her cousin's wedding, she never expects to get piped down by a man who talks with his hands and growls her name like he own it. Messiah ain't like these New York dudes she's used to-he move different. Ain't loud, ain't flashy, but got that hood alpha energy that make her melt. She was supposed to be there for five days max... not fall in love with a Chi-Town gangsta who flips bricks and lifts her like she weightless. But when her past follows her to Chicago and his street life bleeds into their sex-fueled situationship, the line between love and lust starts to blur. He never chased women-especially not loud, sex-crazy, no-nonsense New York ones. But Kiki? She got him talkin' about "what we is" and pressin' her spot like he tryna build a future. But love between two people who been hurt don't come easy. And in a city full of secrets, money, and murder? Somebody always gotta pay.

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

"Looks like I found my lucky charm", he said, "Kiara Carrera, the half-kook wonder." It all begins at the Kook Academy, Kiara's reluctant entrance into the world she's spent her life rejecting. She's sharp-tongued, fiercely independent and doesn't play by the rules of the Kook elite. But nothing destabilizes her more than Rafe Cameron. He's chaos in human form. Dangerous, damaged, magnetic and completely off-limits. Because he's not just any Kook. He's her best friend's older brother. The same boy who once barely acknowledged her existence is now the man who watches her too closely. Whispers venom in her ear one moment and saves her the next. Their connection is anything but romantic, it's volatile. A slow descent into obsession, secrecy, and blurred lines neither of them can escape from. As years pass, lies stack, blood is spilled, and their worlds continue to unravel. What they share isn't safe. It's not soft. Some might say it's not even love. But it's the one thing they keep coming back to, again and again.

Zamyrah has never believed in fairy-tale endings, and Dayvon has never been the type to follow rules. But when their families force them into an arrangement neither asked for, they're left with no choice but to play the part of the perfect couple-or risk everything their loved ones have built. From staged interviews and handholding under flashing cameras to living under the same roof, their lives become a performance for the world. But behind closed doors, sparks fly-sharp words, stolen glances, and touches that feel too real to be fake. Zamyrah is determined to keep her guard up, convinced Dayvon's smirk is nothing more than trouble in disguise. Dayvon, on the other hand, is sure he can break down every wall she's built. What starts as a contract soon turns into something neither of them can control. Because somewhere between pretending and resisting, their hearts stop following the script. publish on- september 29,2025 Finish on-

Fresh out of prison, Dayvon has nothing-and no one to trust. Amani is the one person who might change that. The calm in the chaos of his life. But past mistakes, danger, and rising fame won't let him have peace easily. In a world that's always ready to break them, can they hold on to what really matters?

||𝐎𝐁𝐗 -- "We looked at each other a little bit too long to 'just be friends'." -𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆- _____________________ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 the pogue princess falls for the ruthless surfer boy 𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 finds herself in a love triangle with the two boys who are nothing alike. One is the ruthless surfer boy from the cut and the other is the rich kook prince. _____________________ cover made my the amazing and sweet and talented @acklescline ! go follow her bcs she's amazing

"We been talkin', now we gettin' close. Her nigga a lame and he broke."

"𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬. 𝐒𝐨 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬" -𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥. Cover by: @wordsbykay