"mine too." Two of these enemies has hated each other with a passion since grade school. It was going to stay that way, at least that's what they thought until a new boy moves on their block with his older cousin. He is quiet and shy as if he seems to always be in his thoughts. This interest the two young men and they both want him. The two battle out, going out of their way to have him. Little do they know, the boy wants them both.

It's Boon and Zay's turn so buckle up and let's go for a ride with your favorite unhinged guy. Boon is officially a baseball player and in love. It's wasn't easy getting to this point of happiness but with the help of his family and Zay he got there. Let's go on this journey with him as he learns to balance a career he thought he'd never have and relationship with a man who makes him smile even when all he wants to do is cry. Will it be smooth sailing from here or will there be bumps in the road? Let's find out and see....

Winning was supposed to make everything easier. Aquarius is carrying the weight of being team captain. Latavious is loving the attention that comes with fame. And Deshawn's anger is becoming harder to control. As pressure builds on and off the field, jealousy, secrets, and old insecurities begin to test the relationship they've fought so hard to build. Because sometimes the hardest hits don't come from football. They come from the people you love most. **Blindside** is a poly BxB football romance filled with tension, possessiveness, emotional turmoil, brotherhood, and messy love.

You know that my body is yours. 🖤 • He quickly reached out to grab my arm. "Where you goin'?" I felt my body freeze under his touch. Looking down, I took note of how close we were in the small door frame. Too close. He let my arm go, raising a hand up apologetically. "Sorry, I ain't mean to grab you like that. I know you 'on really..." he trailed off, running his eyes over my face. He was still too close, but for some reason, I couldn't convince my body to move. This was the third time I've felt like this around him. It was a pattern. "Stay." He gestured for me to come back inside. "Zeke, I'on really think-" "Stay, Jabari." He said firmly. "Ray invited you over here...and I ain't finna tell you to leave. I brought more than enough food. You good, my nigga." "I told you to call me 'Jah'." "Jah," he corrected, looking down as a small chuckle escaped. "My fault." He raised his head back up, but quickly glanced away and cleared his throat. "You should...you should stay." • Spin-off from 'Familiar'

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Mal and B - A Toxic Love Story Kamal "Mal" is 25 years old and he still doesn't want to settle down. The drug money is rolling in faster than ever and the new club is thriving. He lives a fast life on and off the street. He's in a better space right now than he's been in for awhile until he meets B. Brandon is 21 and his newest office distraction. But he has a whole lot going on. He's trying to fix his family and has a baby on the way. But he's far from happy. He's fighting for something bigger than himself but everything is lacking and curiosity is drawing him in. What happens when their lives collide. When one can't slow down enough and the other is hurt and still in denial? Can the possessiveness be put to an end? Will curiosity and lies ruin the relationship? How lost can they get? Or does the family come first? How much toxic is too much? Well it can never be too much. Can it? Mal loves Danger and Danger is what B is to him.

Messiah- Quiet. He's been quiet all his life. He's always stayed to himself so people were surprised when he got a girlfriend and eventually became a father. His relationship with the mother of his child was toxic. Nakiya- All her life she wanted to be a teacher. She was always good with kids. She found them unintentionally funny. However, life wasn't perfect for her. She was somewhat of an outcast in her family because of her skin. In highschool, she met someone who made her feel like she was the most special person in the world. Nakyen- Life isn't easy for everyone. Growing up with very little food and not enough money for new clothes was hard. People were always willing to bully and fight. When life gets like that, you learn to defend yourself and somewhere along the way, you become a new person. Always ready to defend yourself and more. Then you meet the person who allows you to be yourself. That person who allows you to breathe Started- 7.13.26

Riley has had a crush on Rory for a while. After being assigned a project together, Rory can't help but wonder if Riley actually has a thing for him or it's just speculation. In the midst of navigating their new found relationship, Riley has to deal with a bitter ex girlfriend, grief and parts of his life he'd shoved down in the depths of his brain. Through it all he asks himself, "Will Rory stick around?" "I've been liked you for a while now. I don't know if you'll have me..." "Yeah, let me have you. All of you."

Olivia has been abused by her mother and her stepfather for as long as she could remember. It wasn't until they were killed in an accident, did she find out that she had five older brothers who have been looking for her ever since she was taken away from them. How will they react to finding out what her life was like before they got her back and will their sibling bond ever be the same as it was all those years ago before she was taken?

(𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞) "Sometimes the person we love can bring out the worst in us." Genesis wasn't the type to get excited about new people. However, when Indigo came along, his entire world changed. Indigo wasn't one to trust anybody after what happened in his junior year of high school. After meeting Genesis, that changed. These two meet. One falls in love, the other does but for the wrong person.