When Nyx Calder, a centuries-old vampire enforcer who rules the underground nightlife of the city, crosses paths with Jalen Brooks, a sharp-tongued human bartender who refuses to bow to monsters, sparks ignite where blood and defiance meet. Nyx has lived too long to fall in love. Jalen knows better than to want what can kill her. But hunger isn't always about blood-and some cravings refuse to stay buried. As the line between predator and protector blurs, both must decide how much of themselves they're willing to lose for a love that should never exist.

They were strangers moving through the same crowded streets. Same blinking Christmas lights. Same freezing air. Same damn holiday chaos. Never once noticing each other. Until Mari crashes straight into Talia in the middle of a packed Christmas market, coffee flying everywhere. "Shit-my bad," Mari mutters, grabbing napkins. Talia just stares at her for a second before laughing. "Damn, you always run people over like that or is today special?" What should've been a quick apology somehow turns into a conversation. Then another. Then another. Soon it's late-night walks through quiet streets glowing with Christmas lights. Sharing a blunt behind Talia's bar after closing. Arguing about music in Mari's car with the heat blasting. Cheap drinks. Loud laughter. Soft moments neither of them planned for. Mari was only supposed to be home for the holidays. Talia was never supposed to fall for someone who might leave. But somewhere between the first snowfall and the last night of December, they realize something terrifying: This doesn't feel temporary. It feels real. And sometimes love doesn't show up loud or dramatic. Sometimes it arrives quietly- in shared smoke under cold skies, in hands brushing accidentally, in laughter that lingers too long. Warm. Certain. Like the first snow finally falling.

In New Orleans, nothing stays buried. Willow moves in with her voodoo-practicing grandmother to escape her unstable mother, convinced the city's magic is just stories. Quiet, kind, and book-loving, she plans to keep her head down-until she meets the woman next door. Sincere, known only as Sin, is power incarnate. A dominant force who runs one of the city's largest drug operations, she is feared, respected, and deeply spiritual. Spirits listen when she speaks. People don't ask questions. But the city knows what they are before they do. As secrets surface and spiritual debts rise, Willow is forced to confront a destiny she never believed in-and a version of herself that refuses to stay quiet. How will Willow salt in her sin????

" 'Cause you know I don't, I bet you know I don't play about mine." -Mariah The Scientist

Kesira Vaughn was never supposed to end up in Deyonna Carter's world. One mistake, one wrong place, one night she can't take back and suddenly she's no longer just a stranger. She's a captive in a life built on drugs, control, and survival. Deyonna didn't plan to keep her. Didn't plan to watch her. Definitely didn't plan to feel anything. But Kesira doesn't break the way she should. She talks back. She stands her ground. She looks Deyonna in the eyes like she isn't afraid of her even when she should be. What starts as control turns into obsession. What starts as fear turns into attachment. And what was supposed to be temporary starts feeling permanent. Two masc hearts collide in a world built on violence and survival where love isn't safe, and nothing about them is right. Because in their world... love doesn't heal you. It ruins you first.

In a city that never slows down, respect is earned, not given. Two studs both used to being in control, both used to getting what they want keep crossing paths in all the wrong (or right) places. What starts as tension, ego, and side-eyes slowly turns into something neither of them planned for. Late nights, loud parties, smoke-filled rooms, and feelings they don't know how to handle... every oneshot dives into a different moment of their story before, during, and after they fall.

[STUDXSTUD] Idk I was bored, if you feelin a luh frisky igu w this one

Ja'kobi and Koa both have a burning passion for the game of basketball. Koa has been playing basketball almost her entire life while Ja'kobi started playing in 8th grade. In the eyes of the media they hate each other...but as time goes by their hearts say otherwise.

When a party ends in violence, three studs-Mar, Drea, and Jada-find their lives tangled in secrets, betrayal, and buried trauma. As Mar searches for the truth, Drea runs from her past, and Jada steps into the fire without knowing what she's chasing. What started as one night becomes a chain reaction no one can escape.

The apple never falls far from the tree. In this case, we have two fruits.. Anaela is a quiet and soft spoken gang leader that shies away from loud noises and public spaces while Valentine aka (Tino) is an extroverted bully who's just trying to get her hands on some dough. What will happen when Anaela takes a business deal down in Meyerland and crosses paths with a long forgotten Valentine? Masculine girl x Masculine girl Check out these books by me ❤️ "Deliverance" *completed* "You're A Baby's Butt" *completed* "Immature Actions" *completed* (peep da sequel: "fallin' out of love") Credit to @tyla_268 for helping me come up with this book idea 😌 New Account: @montgomeryy420