Struggling with your sexual identity is no easy path-and it's never a joke. Especially not in the world of football. Especially not as a Black male with an overbearing father who makes it clear he "ain't raise no sissy." For Isiah Carter, that struggle only gets worse during his junior year of high school when a new teammate, Luke Collins, joins the field in the summer. At first, Luke is nothing but a thorn in his side-the dog to his cat. They clash constantly, never seeing eye to eye, always one argument away from throwing hands. They clash on and off the field, tension building with every argument, every look held too long. Luke is everything Isiah shouldn't want-and everything he can't ignore. But one night changes everything, and suddenly, Isiah is unable to deny what he's been running from.

"i gotchu forever kane...i swear youn gotta worry about nun wit me." "i believe you." "you better nigga i ain't been chasing you my whole life for nun." black bxb

𝟎𝟖.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓- 𝟏𝟐.𝟎𝟗.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 "𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐧' 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞."

"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

"ℂ𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕙𝕦𝕣𝕥𝕤 𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕪." All rights reserved. It shall not be reproduced or used, in any manner, without the written consent of the publisher. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. © Copyright © 2025 Rosemadeit444\

𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚑𝚢𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚆𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚏𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛 𝙾𝚟𝚒𝚎 𝚂𝚘𝚔𝚘. 𝙷𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙾𝚟𝚒𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗'𝚜 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚗 𝙹𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗'𝚜 god brother 𝚃𝚊𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚎. 𝚆𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝚘𝚏 𝙾𝚟𝚒𝚎. . . . (𝙷𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢'𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝. 💕) . . . Also this book is based off of one of my favorite movies, however I'm changing a few things because I don't wanna couple their work. . . . . (Major editing needs to be done)

"I'm not bout' to complicate yo life baby, you don't want this." "Elijah, you don't get to choose what I want to do with my life !"

Sekani and Zawadi's love story.

"You battle all dem niggas, let's see if you can battle for my luv..."

"Some looks say more than words ever could."