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The Way We Dream
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Ongoing, First published Sep 21
Mature
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In Atlanta-the city where dreams either bloom or break-two young artists cross paths at the very moment they're learning to believe in themselves.

Kamari Amir Rasheem is a Jamaican-American songwriter, producer, and vocalist whose talent could shift the sound of a generation... if anyone ever truly saw him. At 20, he's already the quiet engine behind other people's music, the one everyone calls when they need a hook, a beat, or a save. But being needed isn't the same as being valued, and Kamari is tired of watching others shine off the light he provides. He wants more-but the world has taught him to shrink before he ever learned to step forward.

Nylae Solé, a Trinidadian-American singer and dancer with a voice made of warmth and a spirit built for rhythm, never imagined a spotlight with her name on it. She's the kind of soft magic that hums in kitchens, at bus stops, in bedrooms when no one's listening. A girl who grew up taught to keep her light gentle so others wouldn't feel threatened by her glow. But something in her aches for more-she just doesn't know if she's allowed to want it.

When Kamari and Nylae meet at a late-night open mic, a quiet, electric recognition pulses through the room-as if their souls have been listening for each other long before their eyes ever met. What begins as a shared love for music unfolds into something neither expected: a space where they feel seen, not used... heard, not compared... held, not judged.

Together, they begin creating a sound that feels like truth wrapped in honey-part soul, part struggle, part sunrise. A sound that could change their futures. But as their chemistry deepens, so do the fears that have always kept them small. Kamari must learn to claim his own voice instead of hiding behind others, and Nylae must learn to stand in her light without apologizing for its shine.
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