Love in the Streets || DAVE EAST

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This story is VERY mature and will contain very descriptive explicit scene. Not limited to violence and sex. Please be advised ⚠️

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In the shadows of Chicago's South Side, where luxury homes border bullet-riddled alleyways and heartbreak wears designer, Yodit "Jodi" Yemane is caught between two worlds. Born into wealth but raised by a mother drowning in vodka and silence, Jodi's life behind marble walls is anything but perfect. Her Eritrean heritage gives her pride, but also pressure-to be strong, to be silent, to carry what others drop.

Enter Rakeem-street-smart, diamond-grilled, and hustling just hard enough to survive. He's not her type on paper, but life ain't written in ink. Torn between his loyalty to the streets and his toxic situationship with Raven, Rakeem finds solace in Jodi's presence-even if neither of them will admit what's growing between them.

They're not lovers. Not yet. Just two broken souls orbiting each other, clinging to connection in a world that keeps trying to erase them. But as secrets surface, trauma tightens its grip, and promises turn to ash, they'll have to decide: is love real when everything else around you is fake?

"Broken Promises & Blunt Truths" is a slow-burn, raw, urban tale about class, culture, addiction, loyalty-and the kind of love that only the realest can survive.

Started July 21, 2025
Love in the Streets

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