One fell hard, the other fell harder.

Zay is a 21-yo barber working with his uncle - Davi, in his new shop. Quickly, his life, personality, actions, are all changed, taking a heavy turn when he meets Lorenzo after a haircut that damn near gave him hope for life again. Lorenzo is the adopted son of a gang leader, making moves in his place, authority's unmatched, even sometimes against his father. He usually gets what he needs, have what he wants, but Zay-he's different. So different in fact, that he's willing to go as far as giving Zay anything he may want, need, desire, dream of - even for a second. All Zay has to do is 𝖙𝖊𝖑𝖑 𝖍𝖎𝖒 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖜𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖘.

Kyroth is just a high school basketball player trying to stay focused on his future-until he crosses paths with Arius, a gang member. They come from two different worlds, but somehow they fall in love. As drama, violence, and painful choices begin tearing their lives apart, they'll have to fight to see if their love can survive or if it'll be destroyed before it ever gets the chance.

You know that my body is yours. 🖤 • He quickly reached out to grab my arm. "Where you goin'?" I felt my body freeze under his touch. Looking down, I took note of how close we were in the small door frame. Too close. He let my arm go, raising a hand up apologetically. "Sorry, I ain't mean to grab you like that. I know you 'on really..." he trailed off, running his eyes over my face. He was still too close, but for some reason, I couldn't convince my body to move. This was the third time I've felt like this around him. It was a pattern. "Stay." He gestured for me to come back inside. "Zeke, I'on really think-" "Stay, Jabari." He said firmly. "Ray invited you over here...and I ain't finna tell you to leave. I brought more than enough food. You good, my nigga." "I told you to call me 'Jah'." "Jah," he corrected, looking down as a small chuckle escaped. "My fault." He raised his head back up, but quickly glanced away and cleared his throat. "You should...you should stay." • Spin-off from 'Familiar'

The 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Sometimes loud. Sometimes unbearable. Silence held secrets. Right now. Silence felt... Cold. Heavy-Too heavy. It held a sign. A sign of 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

jux·ta·po·si·tion /ˌjəkstəpəˈziSHən/ noun the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Nehemiah and Kingston were best friends they grew up together and I mean since the sandbox days but when middle school hit they started to drift apart; Nehemiah found himself falling into the street life at an early age after his mom died and Kingston kept up with school, getting good grades and graduating at the top of his class and was valedictorian. King often sees Mai posted up by the bodega in there neighborhood and around in general but the interaction never went anywhere further than a head nod or 'sup'. Will these two boys find their way back to each? We they be as close as they were before? Or closer? Setting: Bronx New York, 2026

"You still can't dribble for shit. You gotta take the ball with you it ain't gon' follow you on its own" "Unless you gon' teach me i suggest you shut the fuck up, Jaevon." "Watch yo mouth cause you know i'll handle yo ass 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁." Started: 04/08/2026 Published: 4/24/2026

The sequel to "Clocked In" depicts Sage and Jabari in their journey through love; separate and together.

"I just wanted you to know, you're all I want, you're what I need, baby." - Rod Wave