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When Solè Stayed
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    Time 33h 7m
Ongoing, First published Jun 27, 2025
Mature
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"Solè, why'd you stay?"

"Because, Zaire... you the first thing that ever felt worth staying for."

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Harlem held the noise. Solè gave Zaire the quiet.

Zaire Knox, Harlem's quiet storm, known for his ties to the streets and a gaze that read people faster than they could lie to him. Respected. Feared. Loved. With scars buried deeper than his tattoos, he never planned to love soft.

Until a Harlem vinyl shop left behind by his late grandfather forces him to slow down,  to breathe, to find his real purpose in the world beyond the streets.

Solè Sinclair, soft but unbreakable, raised by her father after loss. 

By day, she serves warmth behind the counter of a café. By night, she disappears into her art, trying to paint the parts of herself no one ever sees.

When their worlds cross, the city shifts. What starts off tense and unexpected turns tender. Together, they learn love can hold you just as fierce as the streets ever did, and softer, too.

But love in Harlem always asks one question: what are you willing to risk when the heart wants more than the streets ever offered?

A Harlem story. A hood love. A soft place to land.

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