Yes, Ayceion!!

Listen, one thing BriAnn is always gonna do is craft a male character that makes your heart melt and your standards rise. She does not miss when it comes to writing a man with depth, intention, and swagger.

Ayce and Chipmunk? Too cute! From the flowers to the matching fits, they stayed on point and in sync. The way Ayceion stayed on Nikhol—whew, that man was locked in from the beginning. Even as a young boy, he was showing her love and care in ways she had never known. That kind of emotional attentiveness? Rare.

Now that flashback? Had me emotional. The layers, the tenderness, the pain—it was all so real. The way Ayceion moved with his intuition, how his first instinct was to protect Nikhol, even at that young age... it was beautiful to witness.

What really made this hit even harder was how it aligned with a convo I just had with some homegirls about mother-daughter relationships, generational trauma, and how being loved through the mess can be the start of real healing. This story tapped into all of that.

A quick read, but it hit deep. Full of love, protection, growth, and cultural richness. Five stars without question.