After spending a night together, Alani never expected to see Valerio again. That is, until three months later when their paths meet once more. "𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒕, 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒊," 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒌. 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒕, 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅. 𝑰 𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑰 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅 - 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅.

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MATURE AND EXPLICIT CONTENT. Viewer Discretion is advised. *The people inside of this work are FACE-CLAIMS. This has no correlation to any IRL individual.* *This is messy plot. Made when I was a teen. Beware.* The story of a young woman who finds her style, self worth, and strength through the power of friendship, and true love. With a punk twist. In 2010, living in suburban CHICAGO IL, Alice Mariposa Anderson, 19, wishes for a teenage dream of sex, drugs, romance and fame. A Punk Rock life is a fantasy that corrupts her daydreams every waking hour, and her love of music only fuels it--but it's a life that'll only come true if she abandons the strict religious rules of her parents Christian household, and takes a chance on her new punkstar neighbors across the street. ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ Harlow Silver is a 21 y/o drummer for an underground scene/punk band named Bloody Valentine, moving from a loud, trashy New York City apartment to a quiet house in Chicago to escape his grim, horrific past. While also seeking out answers only Chicago could give him. But when he moves in across the street from a prudent, annoying, religious girl looking to bust out from her protective shell, he's forced to face his fears and break through the mental barriers that bind him to his trauma. And maybe, just maybe, love again. ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ Enemies to Lovers. Slow burn. A.U.

"I honestly thought that this would all be over once my cousin got arrested, but the games in Schaefer had JUST begun." -Josh.

Chauncey and Tina have been best friends since freshman year of high school. Ever since then, they've been a dynamic duo, and that's not for the better. They're the top-notch assholes. For all four years, they've been bullying people their age they feel are beneath them, don't fit the "popular" crowd, or for one other thing that they can't stand the most. Gay people. Chauncey hates men who are gay or homosexual, while Tina hates women who are gay or homosexual as well. Another thing the two are, are SEXIST. Chauncey plans to have a wife that will cook, clean, and take care of him and his future kids, and Tina plans to become a trophy wife to a rich man that'll take care of her and her future children. But after a day of church, what happens when the two switch bodies? After realizing that they're in the other persons body and realizing that no one will believe it, Chauncey and Tina have no choice but to adapt to having a life as the opposite sex. Chauncey will have to adapt to society's view on how a girl should look, how much she should weigh, and what she should do, while Tina will have to adapt to the hard workings on what a man really goes through to work, keep up his appearance, and athleticism. Without knowing how they'll ever be able to possess their own bodies again, will they be able to pull it off before graduation?

He captured her beauty with his camera lens & captured her heart with his words & actions. The simple story of a New York boy & a Boston girl, sealing their memories & moments with a camera & falling in love in the process. But like a camera, love can be blurry & unclear as lies, deceit, & family play a major role in this story.

The cartel life is done for some but only at its peak for others. With the feud between the Hunter siblings and the Grays put to rest; it opens new doors in life for everyone. One where Allele gets to focus on the legitimate life he built for his children and continuing to grow with Cilia. While also building a stronger bond with his estranged brothers, Breeze and Keshawn. But when Cilia makes a decision to haunt her past, Allele finds himself going down the path for her. Lotus and White Locus are still at odds, their hate seeming to override the twenty years of a loving relationship they had before. When a big secret is revealed which further drives a wedge between the two siblings, a chain of events follows that change their lives forever. Will the two be able to put their differences aside or will their hatred spill over and leave irreversible damage? Cover by: @dragology

"The finale piece to my story in Schaefer, a true Gangland." - Josh.

For the final installment of the Her Eyes Series, the drama explodes for new and old characters. With the death of his three-year-old son, Lotus Hunter now has a new family with his two fraternal twin daughters and his Gambian born wife Noelle. Things are looking up, but with a threat looming with plans to take down his entire cartel and the ones he love, will his new family crash and burn like the last one? White Locus Hunter has now domesticated her life with a daughter and husband after years of running Texas and New York with an iron fist. However, her years of murder and mayhem have caught up to her as a ghost from her past returns to exact revenge on her. Being a queenpin this time doesn't give her an advantage when this foe knows her better than she knows herself. Cilia and Allele have been through hell and back. With their businesses thriving, they've long retired from the streets to raise their four children. Leaving the streets behind doesn't make their current life any less hectic however, not when one of their sons have been clinically diagnosed with IED. Not only does this new revelation cause problems in the household; but having ties to the Hunter cartel only worsens their luck when they're dragged into a war. Cover by: @dragology

Four months after the Hunter cartel returned to Dallas, Texas---unanswered questions forces them back down to New York where they return for answers. With the mysterious death of their father and an unknown snitch in their circle, someone is responsible. And whether it's the same person or more than one snake, the Hunter crew won't stop until they get the answers and those responsible pay with their lives. Recovered and out of the hospital, Allele Coleman is forced to partner up with the Gray brothers in order to stay one step ahead of the Hunter's, who's closer and closer to finding out the truth. When it comes to light that an informant is one of their own in their already small circle, can they stick together to fight against the Hunter's still, or will they dismantle themselves? Cover by: @dragology