Harlow "Lo" Shakur and Bronx "North" Davis have been at odds for as long as they can remember. Too young to understand why they irritated each other so deeply, too stubborn to ever let it go. Their rivalry became its own language, sharp words, rolled eyes, a rhythm of tension that never fully settled. Then, at seventeen, Harlow disappeared. No warning. No explanation. No goodbye. He vanished like smoke, and with him went every thought, memory, and feeling Bronx refused to examine. Bronx never asked why. Harlow never told. And time did what time always does - it stretched, blurred, softened the edges until even the memories felt unreliable. Bronx told himself he forgot. Told everyone else he didn't care. Seven years later, the past walks back into his life. The air shifts. The walls close in. Old tension stirs awake. And in the small confines of Southgate Flats, two people who swore they hated each other are forced to confront the one truth they've spent years running from: Some things don't stay buried. Some rivalries don't fade. And some people never really leave you alone. Hai, its my first time writing please be nice 😭

" Let's keep this on the down-low. Nobody has to know. " He cooed in my ear, pushing up on me like a dog in heat. " I'm quick to cut a nigga off, so don't get comfortable. " I smirked, pushing his face back with my palm. He continued to pursue me knowing he had a secret of his own. I liked the way he set his eyes upon me and determined he'd have me. He made me feel comfort in all areas that I'd lacked before. There was something burning in the back of my mind... was he really mines? We only spoke late night, and those conversations were brief. When he was around me he was like a kid in a candy store trying to get his hands on anything he could from me. That was until I saw him... with another. That's where his time had been going. As he secrets unfolded I realized he'd been Creepin' All Rights Reserved

A very spiritual frat boy with a bright future has everything going for him. Being an Omega Psi Phi, Azariah, is going to school on a full ride scholarship. He is the most liked- that is until he stumbles into Kamari, a street hustler, who has this interesting aura to him. Since then, Azariah starts to have visions he never once experienced in his life. With these visions, Azariah starts to feel a connection that could either make or break him. But will it all be worth it?

| 𝐚𝐫 • 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐫 | 𝟏. 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲. 𝐀 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐫, 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (EXTENDED SUMMARY INSIDE.)

𝟎𝟖.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓- 𝟏𝟐.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 "𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧' 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞."

Kazeem "Kaz" Curtis is known on the block for wooing the ladies. He's handsome, fly, and everybody's got his name in their mouth. But when the truth about what he's hiding comes out, will they reject him-or finally see him for who he really is? Before he can figure that out, Jasir enters his life. Some call him a mystery. Others know him as hood royalty. But all Jasir knows is that Kazeem isn't as slick as he thinks. He sees right through him.

Kameron Carter was never meant for the streets-but the streets got a hold on his heart. With money, status, and a life most teens would kill for, Kam should've felt untouchable. But late nights, whispered secrets, and a boy with a gun and too many enemies changed everything. Now Kam's caught between two worlds-one that raised him, and one that wants to destroy him. As love resurfaces and blood is shed, Kam finds himself at the center of a war he never asked to fight. Friends are turning into suspects. Lovers are holding back truths. And survival might come with a price Kam's not ready to pay. In the city, love don't come soft-and falling for a thug might just be the most dangerous thing Kam's ever done. (**editing**)

Everything was about to be different-but not the kind that breaks you. The kind you grow into. A good different.

Read to find out...

" 𝐢𝐦 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮" 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐱𝐨𝐱𝐨💋