"Explain to me why this not right baby, please." "Nyzir I'm not suppose to feel this way about you."

"I think our life is a journey, and we make mistakes, and it's how we learn from those mistakes and rebound from those mistakes that sets us on the path that we're meant to be on." ~Jay Ellis

Kai refuses to let him disappear. He finds him, sits beside him, and says: "You don't scare me. You just... act like you don't deserve good things."

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When Two Opposites Attract

ᴅɪsᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ Hailey Potter finally has had enough. She's sick and tired of being used for 'the greater good' when really, it's not for the good of all. It's for the good of Dumbledore. Now, she isn't just going to randomly join Voldemort. No. She's starting her own group. Her own revolution against the Light and Dark. "ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs sʜᴀᴅᴇ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜᴏᴛ."

❝ 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭... ❞ There's only one rule amongst the Pogues: no Pogue-on-Pogue macking. Mari Routledge found it easy enough to follow. Or at least she did until she got hurled head-first into the adventure of a lifetime⸺a treasure hunt that alters everything she thought she knew, everything she thought she felt. Caught somewhere between the two very different worlds of Kooks and Pogues, Mari is forced to confront loss and the intricacies of belonging, all while surviving a toxic ex and unraveling a web of family lies. Throw in the added complication of falling for her brother's best friend, and she'll quickly learn that in the sun-soaked chaos of the Outer Banks, nothing comes without a cost. Not even love. 𝐎𝐁𝐗 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝟏 ━ 𝟑 ❪ jj maybank x fem!oc ❫

Jay Pritchett's younger daughter was the result of a brief fling during his separation from DeDe, when he was already raising teenage children and her mother was in her 20s. Now, as a successful model, actress, and CEO of a fashion company, she's carving out her own path while navigating the intricacies of fame and family. As the only Black child in the Pritchett family, she balances her career with the unique dynamics of her family, where her mother and Jay maintain a strong, platonic relationship. Watch her navigate love, friendship, and the challenges of stepping into the spotlight while learning what it means to be part of a complicated, loving family.