I would have liked to make a side story detailing their lore. But with time constraints I don't know if that will happen... not soon anyway.
So below is a short-ish explanation of these three and their "entanglement" ha!
Solomon and Shekinah were neighbours, they grew up in the same area but never really clicked. Shekinah was/is a preachers kid and was very popular. She was that girl that EVERYBODY and their aunty went to to get their hair done.
Solomon on the other hand was just being a bad ass kid. He always had a bit of a temper but it heightened after his brother died [murdered] Solomon was 16 when this happened.
Two years later he starts college and I guess you could say he simmers down. Also the reason why he became a detective starts taking shape. BOOM he meets Taryn the 1st week of classes and it was a rocky start but they hit it off. At the time she was rebelling against her mother for trying to force her to be in the media.
Although Taryn and Solomon are from totally different worlds, they found the beauty in that. In the end they found themselves to be very similar. Solomon appreciated that no matter what Taryn never judged him. Taryn valued that Solomon saw beyond her being "Judith Wards daughter" Fun fact: During one of their hangout's Solomon told her she looked more like a Taryn, hence the name.
They shared many firsts together. Solomon never had Sushi till Taryn and Taryn never dipped her fries in ice cream till Solomon. He was also the one who took her... v card. They were in their own little bubble for two years flat, until one of Taryn's bigoted cousins spotted them hanging out. He warned Taryn to break things off, she didn't. He gathered some other bigots and they basically beat Solomon, told him it would be worse the next time.
After that Solomon distanced himself from Taryn, no real explanation. His styled changed, he cut his hair, started growing dreads [weaving a loc from his brother] and you could say he "glowed up" . Started getting extra attention from girls, one in particular... Shekinah.
They start seeing one another, he also took her... v card. Next thing you know she is knocked up! Their parents agree the best thing to do [to save face] is for them to get married. Shekinah and Solomon are like 19/20 so they are like w/e. Taryn see's all of this from a distance and is heartbroken.
This is a breakdown of how they met and how they split up. For anyone wondering why Taryn or Solomon can't just give it up.
