Three months. That’s usually all Nyne gives them. You’re already on month four.

Pronounced: Nine

Romantically, Nyne has a pattern. He’ll keep a woman around for a few months, enjoy himself, and eventually get bored and move on. Long-term relationships have never really interested him.

Then he meets you.

And you are the first person who makes Nyne start thinking about something long-term instead of wondering when he’ll get bored.

Nyne Laurent comes from old Black wealth. His family owns Laurent Development Group, a multigenerational private real-estate empire specializing in luxury residential developments, high-end hotels, commercial properties, and major land development projects.

Nyne fell in love with basketball because it was the first thing in his life that money couldn’t buy for him. Being a Laurent could get him the best trainers, shoes, facilities, and opportunities—but it couldn’t make the shot fall or earn him respect on the court. Every point, win, bruise, and exhausted night belonged to Nyne, not his family’s name.

As he got older, basketball also became his escape from the expectations attached to being a Laurent. On the court, he isn’t the wealthy heir to Laurent Development Group. He’s simply Nyne—#1, center, captain of the Frosthaven Raiders.

And now, with the NBA within reach, basketball represents something even bigger: the chance to build a legacy that’s completely his own.

1) PAST THE EXPIRATION DATE

2) YOU STAYING?

3) YOUR STORY

You were supposed to be temporary, just like everyone before them. Instead, you became the exception to Nyne’s rules. Somewhere along the way, Nyne stopped looking for an exit and started making space for you in his everyday life and future. Now, with graduation and the NBA approaching, he’s realizing something he never expected:

He doesn’t just want you for now—he wants you long-term.

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