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

"Tell me baby, is this who we are?" Blackbxb. 🖤

They didn't end up in the same space on purpose. Brooklynn is the quiet type. Not shy... just tired. Tired in the "life been heavy for a while now" way. He minds his business, goes to work, comes home, and keeps his world small because that's how he breathes. Azyir is the opposite. Loud, funny, always in motion. ADHD running the wheel every day. Talks so much he forgets to say what he really means. Laughs loud so nobody asks if he's okay. They sit in the same trig class at their HBCU, but they don't talk. They don't dislike each other either. They just... live in two different worlds. Messiah Markell is their professor. Older, calm, strict in the quiet way that makes people sit up straighter. He owns a club downtown called Desirable, but in class he keeps everything controlled. He doesn't like watching people drown in silence or noise. He sees them both slipping. Not failing. Slipping. So he tells them to stay after class. Every day. Not for tutoring. Not for discipline. Just to sit, breathe, work, or not work. A room where nobody has to force themselves to be "okay." And somehow, without anybody planning it... The quiet one. The loud one. And the man who teaches them how to stay. Start learning how to need each other. Not in a fast way. Not in a dramatic way. In the way real connections happen: Slow glances. Shared exhaustion. Walking home together because home doesn't feel safe tonight. Sitting in silence that doesn't hurt. Being seen without having to explain. This is a story about: Black boy rest. Soft dominance. Messy feelings. Learning how to stay present. No fake deep. No forced love. Just real people figuring out how to breathe.

"There's a billion niggas in this world and I chose you"

"𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭." -𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐱𝐁

Ace and Zhi have been best friends from the womb. What happens when Ace starts to develop feeling for his best friend. When Zhi finds out, will he be able to accept his friend for who he is, or will it be too much for him?

"I'm right here, baby. I ain't lettin' you go alone. Not tonight, not ever." 𝟐𝟗.𝟎𝟖.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓-𝟎𝟏.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Rodney just moved to New York and is following his love for dance, but will his heart solely stay on stage? When sexy and sultry Trevante steps into the picture, everything Rodney thought he was going to New York for changes. However, building their relationship won't be so easy. Trevante's co-captain Tyler definitely has a sweet spot for the new recruit as well. Tyler, with equal seductiveness and sex appeal, refuses to let the rare moment of potentially finding his one true love go to waste. Tyler and Trevante duke it out in this multi-part series aiming for one mutual goal, winning the novice dancer's heart. Who will succeed? The answer will definitely shock you. SEASON 2 Michael and Morris both have more than 15 years of dance experience under their belts and they are ready to pass that expertise onto the next generation of working professionals. There's only one problem... they're exes! They're about to reunite but will there be sparks of passion or sparks of peril? Will they find themselves back in each other's embrace or will one of the students in the conservatory catch their eyes? Also, something dark and sinister lurks underneath the school's halls and somewhere deep within the building. Will it cost one of these dancers their lives? Find out what happens in Season 2 of A Meeting at the Barre! *** Content and Trigger Warnings are Indicated by Headers for Certain Portions ***

If you really are curious just read! 𝐘𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 ☜︎ Very much finished ☻︎ ✔︎ "𝐈𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐬.. 𝐍𝐨𝐰? 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫" - Amazing 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐡 Williams 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 (𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐) ( ' ▽ ' ).｡ｏ♡ --- 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑-- 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 '𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐦 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 シ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 10/6/23 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 10/11/23

"Let me get yo' number." I said and he looked back at me with surprise. "Why? You gay?" He asked and I laughed. "Nigga, you my new studio person. I want to stay in contact," I explained and he nodded. "Oh. Cause I could've sworn you were flirtin' wit' me." He muttered and I grinned. "Don't take it to heart, I jus' be bored," I said and he typed in his number. "Well, don't joke wit' me cause I'm really like that." We made eye contact again and a smirk gifted my lips. "Mm," I licked my lips and he bit his. "Bye Tariq. I'll save your number as asshole." He went back to his computer. "And I'll save yours as big ass," he laughed. "See, you provin' my point. Bye." He waved good-bye at me. Asshole: Goodnight ____ It's a lil lame ik buttt Read to find out more !😝😙 Trigger warnings inside the book