Apparently this is how it's done on Wattpad, so here's a bunch of information on the story you're hopefully going to scroll to in a minute.

This story was originally written in Polish. The translation is ongoing, but I have started working on it again and am intending to do it regularly until I finish it. The action takes place in Poland, and I decided to keep Polish names for characters and places. I hope it works out.

That also means that English is not my native language, so my apologies in advance for all mistakes and mess-ups. Please kindly point out anything that is grammatically incorrect so I can fix it.

This story is rated Mature and is intended to be read by adults. You read it at your own risk. The story contains issues that might be potentially triggering: very strong language, violence, assault, gun violence, murder, past domestic abuse, rather mild cases of sexual abuse (explicit but broken off quickly), recreational drug and alcohol use, infidelity, homophobia, suicidal thoughts, insensitive references to mental health issues, permanent health impairment, implied and explicit sexual content, age gap, though not very significant, adult teenager x young adult(s) in their twenties (Jeez, I really put everything in it; please believe me that despite all that, the world the characters live in isn't completely awful).

A big part of the storyline is an explicit gay romance and contains themes such as slow burn, denial of feelings, internalized homophobia, sexual repression, a lot of gay panic (and panic in general), and coming out.

Another big part is related to organized crime, which is very loosely based on Polish and specifically Warsaw underworld scene from the 90s but set in present time instead (or around 2016 as it was initially intended).

The cover was created by Me. years ago and adapted into English by me (me and Me. are not the same person 😆).

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Now, before you move on to the story, please find below a suggested playlist. Brace yourselves, it's pretty eclectic. The list will be updated along with chapters. Now, enjoy!

Immanuel Wilkins – Emanation

Django Reinhardt – Minor Swing

Talking Heads – Psycho Killer

Stealers Wheel – Stuck In The Middle With You

Imagine Dragons – Radioactive

Billy Joel – We Didn't Start The Fire

The Strokes – Reptilia

Imagine Dragons – Bones

4 Non Blondes – What's Up

The Strumbellas – Spirits

Spoon – The Way We Get By

Taylor Swift – Blank Space

Placebo – Black-Eyed

The Struts – Could Have Been Me

Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks

Imagine Dragons – Polaroid

Michael Patrick Kelly & Rakim – Wonders

Twenty One Pilots – Heathens

Caesars – Jerk It Out

Paramore – crushcrushcrush

Måneskin – I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE

Guns'n'Roses – Welcome To The Jungle

The Rolling Stones – Sympathy Of The Devil

Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart

Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?

Hozier – Like Real People Do

Florence and the Machine – No Lights, No Lights

Billie Eilish – bury a friend

AWOLNATION – Sail

Biffy Clyro – Biblical

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Man On Fire

Cold War Kids – First

Royal Blood – Figure It Out

Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine

Blondie – One Way Or Another

Måneskin – HONEY (ARE YOU COMING?)

Nothing But Thieves – Impossible

Coldplay – Sky Full Of Stars

Muse – Madness

Hozier – From Eden

Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning

Editors – Munich

Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul

Placebo – Unisex

Placebo – Rob The Bank

Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

Mumford & Sons – The Cave

Vance Joy – Mess Is Mine

The Killers – Human

Lost Frequencies – Reality

Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Arctic Monkeys – Mardy Bum

X Ambassadors – Renegades

Muse – Unintended

David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World

Paul McCartney, Rihanna, Kanye West – FourFiveSeconds

Florence and the Machine – Ship To Wreck

Biffy Clyro – Many of Horrors

Skylar Grey, Eminem – Kill for You

And the whole discography of Taco Hemingway if you're feeling adventurous and like listening to some Polish rap.

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Last thing, I promise. This book won in some awards that you can find below:

• 2nd place in Action/Adventure category in Summer 2021 Awards

• 2nd place in LGBTQ+ category in blue neighbourhood awards

• 3rd place in Action/Adventure category in Borderverse Awards Season 2

• 3rd place in Action/Adventure category in The Carnival Awards 3rd Edition

• 2nd place in Mafia Romance category in The Ultimate Romance Awards