An Oakland Love

An Oakland Love

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WpMetadataNoticeLast published Mon, Jan 26, 2026
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Fanfic
Alternate Universe (AU)
Famous Figure
Famous Figure: Musician
LGBTQIA+
"But once a good girl's gone bad, she's gone forever" - Jay Z At 17, Kamala Harris is a quiet, churchgoing overachiever at Oakland High, driven by a need to help everyone but herself. Everything changes when she meets Beyoncé, the school's feared new girl. Bold, chaotic, and magnetic, Beyoncé pulls Kamala into a world of rebellion, and by senior year, they're inseparable. Kamala begins to change-confident, defiant, and finally living for herself. After graduation, they part ways. Twenty-five years later, Kamala is the former Vice President of the United States, polished, powerful, and a stranger to who she once was. When a national crisis brings Beyoncé back into her life, Kamala must confront the question: Will she remain the woman the world expects? Or return to the girl who once dared to feel everything?
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