so many mini-stories and scenes pop into my head & i have absolutely no time to develop them into full novels so I'm making a book of one shots. This book will feature people that I feel should be utilized more in fanfics or be casted in leading roles in novels on here more. This will also be another platform for me to showcase the multi-dimensionality of african americans. so enjoy.

JoJo: Jo to the, DeVanté: De to the, K-Ci: Ci to the, Mr. Dalvin: W-wait a minute, about me? ───✰✰✰✰✰─── YOU as the reader, get exclusive access of the R&B group Jodeci's personal lives on and offstage-as well as flashbacks in between leading up to the quartet's timely success in the entertainment industry. - 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒 - 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓

I'm feelin kinda lonely tonight I need someone to do me so right (I'm lookin for a woman, i'm lookin for my baby) Don't be afraid to come to my room Just be prepared to stay until noon.. mostly De but our other fav guys will be in the lineup ♥️ ..

Solace-something that gives comfort Two individuals who come from wealthy, influential backgrounds want to find solace in their endeavors without their status being attached. They come together to find solace in each other.

'𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳...' 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀. 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀. 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.

'𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰, 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦'

twenty one year old donald degrate is still determined to make a music career successful on his own. with him returning to his hometown in bay area for his last two years of college, he had high doubt of his visions ever happening his way. Yet the unexpected falls into his hands with him meeting brandy norwood, and his vision come out better than he ever imagined. with the unexpected fortune comes a haunting truth about the past that not only affects donald and his new-comings, but affects all of his hometown as he knows it to be- putting everything and everyone, including himself, at risk. --- Copyright © 2024 , @its-sevyn [ No part of this book may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. ]

𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝟕͟𝟐͟𝟑͟ devanté swing © 𝙼𝙸𝙰 𝙶𝙾𝙻𝙳𝚂 ❝ what if everything you ever wanted, cost you everything you believed in? ❞ - ❪ 020117 ❫ 𝑻he year is nineteen ninety-five and contemporary R&B group 𝑺𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂 hit the music industry jackpot by signing with devanté swing's record label, alongside stars like ginuwine, usher, and many more. This story details their rocky and unorthodox rise to fame as a group, comprised of missy elliott, jackie, tone ( pronounced to-nee ), freda, and the notorious superstar natasha who also found success through her solo ventures, but she may be more known for her troubled love life with music producer and jodeci's front man, devanté. Between a tumultuous relationship fueled by obsession, jealousy, and her present struggles with the sudden thrusts into the spotlight, it's evident the diva has a lot on her plate. Think of this as something of an introspective memoir as we watch natasha navigate her larger-than-life fame, a once-secret love affair, and a slew of strained friendships, she's faced with the daunting task of balancing it all while keeping her career from unraveling, this ain't a love story. ★ 𝐓͟𝐎͟𝐏͟ 𝐑͟𝐀͟𝐍͟𝐊͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆͟𝐒 - ❪ former ❫ : #1 in 𝐉𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈 [ ranked again , 6/13/24 ] #1 in 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄́ 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 05/14/2019 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐍 ' 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄́ 𝐒𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 ' 04/19/2020 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐁𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎 #1 in 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓 ! 🤣 ─────────────── ☑︎ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒 ╱ 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗗 𝗥͟𝗘͟𝗨͟𝗣͟𝗟͟𝗢

'𝘕𝘶𝘯, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯' 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯' 𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘯 & 𝘫𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘵...' 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘉𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 ❥ ❥ ❥

As time passes her by, Devyn tries to survive her final teenage years in a cold world only wanting to be left alone. Although she isn't fond of change, a new chapter begins in her life introducing foreign concepts she was never involved in. Everything appears to be sustainable for awhile as she adjusts and finds her tranquility again. Where tranquility is at an all time high, always finds a place to crash down. What is happiness without a little tragedy in the end? ©2017, ahseal