Rumi "Rue" Monroe was a girl who grew up too quick and too soon. When her parents died, all she had left was herself, her overworked aunt, and bills they could never quite outrun. Fresh out of a relationship after catching her man in bed with another woman, Rue is exhausted working herself to the bone, drowning in responsibilities, and done with men altogether. She keeps her head down, minding her business, praying life gives her something better than struggle and disappointment. She isn't looking for love, danger, or anything that can break her again. Until she meets him. Nazir "Naz" Creed is the coldest man in the city a quiet storm with a reputation that speaks louder than he ever needs to. Running the streets with his brothers built him an empire people fear and respect in equal measure. Naz moves with precision, loyalty, and violence when necessary, and he's never cared about much outside money, power, and keeping his circle alive. But then he sees Rue. What starts as a chance encounter turns into a collision neither of them can walk away from. Rue's sweetness clashes with Naz's darkness, her broken hope meets his guarded heart, and suddenly the city's coldest man finds himself warming to the one girl who wasn't looking for him in the first place. And the streets? The streets don't like when the wrong people start caring about each other.

Heath and Teagan only agree on one thing: they don't want to be in a relationship. Teagan, who is busy finishing her law degree, needs a break from the stress of living up to her parents' expectations. Heath is following his passion and starting his career as a physical therapist, but his family's drama is tearing his life apart behind the scenes. As members of the same friend group, Heath and Teagan will be around each other plenty during wedding season, whether they like it or not. With no time or desire to date, the two come to an agreement: pre-scheduled hookups through the summer or until something real comes along. A situational relationship, otherwise known as a situationship. Their arrangement seems perfect. If their past doesn't come back to bite them.

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐀𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧, 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐜, 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭. 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞 𝐀𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐰𝐧. - 𝐧𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡𝐧𝐱𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚ After finding out about her boyfriend's double life, RN S'Laeya Rosewood finds herself craving a change of scenery. With her trust shattered and heart heavy, she flees to Houston and takes refuge in her Auntie La La's home, hoping for both healing and a fresh start. D1 Athlete Cassias Hale was all about football. He breathed, lived, and stayed on the field 24/7, chasing the dream of being drafted into the NFL. Nothing else mattered-until one devastating injury threatens to steal everything he's worked for. But what happens when Cassias suffers an injury and S'Laeya crosses his path-not as a fan, but as the nurse tasked with helping him recover? Two broken souls, both searching for redemption, collide in ways neither expected. Will their pain keep them guarded, or can love rewrite the game?

Cause you give me something familiar 🖤 • "Look, I ain't mean to wake you up. I was just getting my shit and leaving," he said, quickly reaching down to grab his shirt from off of the ground near a fallen lamp. I guess that was what caused the crash earlier. "We don't even have to talk about it, for real," he rushed out. "So, you was just gon' fuck and dip?" My words stopped him in his tracks. "Without sayin' nothin'?" I was lowkey hurt at the realization that he was tryna sneak out of my spot after what we did. "Kofi...we fucked," he whispered the last part guiltily, as if he was afraid to say it out loud. "You're straight. I-" "Obviously, not anymore...after the way I had you screaming last night." . *Spin-off from Waves

"You ain't even that cute." Jojo playfully rolled her eyes allowing Dice to pull her arm to wherever he seemed to be leading her. "Where are you taking me!" She grew annoyed with the anticipation. "On a trip, just chill." -- For as long as she can remember, Jojo Rosewood has lived a picture-perfect life in a suburban area located in Chicago-designer clothes, private schools, and a glamorous lifestyle all thanks to her high-powered mother. Evidently her perfect world seems to be a lie when it comes crashing down as her mother's secrets come to the light, forcing her to face reality. Now having all of her family's assets cleared she's every bit of confused on what to do. With nowhere else to turn, Jojo is forced to leave behind everything she knows and move across a plethora of states to live with her father, a man she barely knows due to distance, and his new family. Learning to balance the shift in culture and the chaos of her first year in college all in one, Jojo struggles to adjust to her circumstances and blend into a world where her privilege no longer holds any weight. Things grow even more complicated when she meets Dice, her half-brother's best friend-a well mannered , street-smart young adult who seems to embody everything Jojos maternal side of the family warned her about. Dice is equally frustrating and intriguing, with a no-nonsense attitude that calls Jojo out on her unrealistic expectations. As their chemistry builds, Jojo finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about family, loyalty, and love while Dice struggles letting Jojo take a trip to his world. Started; December 18th, 2024 Published; January 4th, 2025 Finished; March 2nd, 2025

In a world she was never meant to touch, being seen is a death sentence. I was raised to follow rules, to stay quiet, to never be seen. But one wrong moment put me in the middle of something I can't unsee. Now someone knows I was there and in their world, witnesses don't get to live. My grandmother always told me to see and blind and hear and deaf..I maybe should've listened.

"You know my life just like a book how i'm turning the page, Reading our chapter hoping that i end in a change, You know this shit don't feel right wrapped in my rage" -Rodwave

They always say there's a thin line between love and hate. As for Brooklyn Foster , she's walking that very line right now. What start off so a simple plan of revenge turned into a love affair. She falls for a man that wasn't hers. Watching him with her made her sick but Brooklyn knew she couldn't have him. One is because he's married and Two is because he's her brother in-law.