Sequel/ Book 2 to 'And Beyond' "You showed me what it's like to have something that feel like forever.."

Besties to lovers "I know it's scary but let's figure this out.. for us"

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

Everybody knew they were too close. The late-night calls, the jealousy, the lingering touches, the way they always found their way back to each other. But when feelings start turning into something neither of them can ignore, their entire friend group begins to notice what they've been trying not to admit. Maybe it wasn't just friendship after all. Maybe it had always been you.

Six kids in one house, and somehow he still felt invisible. Taye was always working, always stressed, always trying to hold everything together but never really seeing him. The others were the same. Busy. Distant. Like surviving mattered more than anything else. And maybe it did. But that didn't stop it from messing him up. So he learned quick don't ask for anything, don't expect nothing, and don't let nobody get close enough to leave. That's just how he became Kairo. Rude. Distant. Unbothered. Or at least...that's what everybody thought. Now suddenly, things were different. Taye checking on him. Asking questions. Looking at him like he actually mattered. It didn't sit right. "Where was all that before?" Kairo muttered one night, staring up at the ceiling, phone in his hand but not really looking at it. Because care-real care-was something he didn't know how to trust. And that wasn't even the worst part. The worst part...was him. Kairos best friend. The one person who always stayed. Always showed up. Always saw him even when Kairo tried his hardest to push him away. That was the problem. Because Kairo wasn't supposed to feel like this. Not about him.

Philophobia fear of emotional attachment; fear of being in, or falling in love. This is lowkey a toxic book😫.

𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢. STARTED: JUL 1ST, 2024. ENDED: FEB 25TH, 2025.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 "𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴" 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐱𝐁

- 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐝𝐞𝐞

In which Salem is Tavari's bully. Graduation is approaching quickly, and Salem is told that he cannot graduate without a credit in a foreign language. His victim, Tavari, happens to be the salutatorian of the school. What happens when Salem asks Tavari for help? Will Tavari help him, despite being Salem's target for almost five years? Will they become more than just a bully and his victim?