In the Tier-F slums, loyalty is currency and gangs are the only family. Tavion “DK” Crosswell has neither strength nor respect — just a knack for fashion, graffiti, and tattoos. Desperate to be admired, he clings to style as his armor, even while his gang uses him for their own ends.

Everything changes when he meets Kairo Quinn — a runaway from a higher-tier city, half-blind, hiding stolen tech and a vial of forbidden serum. Kairo sees in Tavion what no one else does: a boy desperate to be noticed, and pliable enough to gamble everything on.

Chapter 1 - Nn