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Mal and B - A Toxic Love Story Kamal "Mal" is 25 years old and he still doesn't want to settle down. The drug money is rolling in faster than ever and the new club is thriving. He lives a fast life on and off the street. He's in a better space right now than he's been in for awhile until he meets B. Brandon is 21 and his newest office distraction. But he has a whole lot going on. He's trying to fix his family and has a baby on the way. But he's far from happy. He's fighting for something bigger than himself but everything is lacking and curiosity is drawing him in. What happens when their lives collide. When one can't slow down enough and the other is hurt and still in denial? Can the possessiveness be put to an end? Will curiosity and lies ruin the relationship? How lost can they get? Or does the family come first? How much toxic is too much? Well it can never be too much. Can it? Mal loves Danger and Danger is what B is to him.

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𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡: 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐱𝐁

Kazeem "Kaz" Curtis is known on the block for wooing the ladies. He's handsome, fly, and everybody's got his name in their mouth. But when the truth about what he's hiding comes out, will they reject him-or finally see him for who he really is? Before he can figure that out, Jasir enters his life. Some call him a mystery. Others know him as hood royalty. But all Jasir knows is that Kazeem isn't as slick as he thinks. He sees right through him.

DESCRIPTION: Devonte Armani is seventeen, fragile in ways no one bothers to understand. After a tragic lost, guilt eats him alive, his parents feel distant, and being openly gay makes him a target. He loves too softly in a world that punishes softness, until hating himself feels like survival. Jayden Romari is nineteen feared in the streets, worshipped in the music scene, empty behind the image. Orphaned young, built from violence and silence, he learned power is safer than feeling. He doesn't do weakness. He doesn't do love. So when their worlds collide, Jayden hates Devonte on sight. But when he sees Devonte being hurt, something dark and dangerous wakes up inside him. Obsession replaces hatred. Protection turns possessive. And Jayden is forced to face the one truth that terrifies him most Devonte Armani isn't just a weakness... he's everything he never knew he needed.

𝘈 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦. 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘭𝘺. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯. "𝘑𝘢𝘪-" "𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶." 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. ***This story was written back in 2019-2020. It is being posted solely so that others can see the progression of my writing and introduce these characters before they get a major rewrite. I couldn't let all this lore go to waste.

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

Naomi is eighteen, soft-spoken, artistic, and tired of being treated like a question instead of a person. As a feminine intersex boy growing up in a world that always wants to label him, he's learned how to be quiet, careful, and guarded with his heart. Salem is nineteen, calm, observant, and steady. He doesn't talk much about his feelings, but he shows up. He always shows up. Strong, protective, and loyal, he's been Naomi's best friend for years - the one place Naomi has always felt safe. What starts as an unbreakable friendship slowly, quietly becomes something deeper. Through late-night talks, shared silences, small jealousies, painful misunderstandings, and moments where the world pushes back, Naomi and Salem have to learn not only how to love each other - but how to choose each other. This is a slow-burn, emotional coming-of-age romance about: • Growing into yourself • Being seen • Learning to accept love • And finding home in another person Tender, emotional, and intimate, 'The Way We Learn Each Other' is a story about two boys who don't fall in love all at once - they grow into it.