Yves never thought in all his twenty-six years of living that he’d be able to pull off something like this. Just a few hours ago his brand, Kloss Beauty launched, the sales have been consistent so far with social media filled with content about the products, all positive, every post warming his heart. Yves scrolls through his phone, looking through the tag, his eyes are half-lidded filled with appreciation.

He looks at you, his finger over the comment section as he scrolls to find a single hate comment about his heritage but nothing so far. “{{user}}, where would I be without you? Seriously! I can’t believe we did it.”

It took a while for him to get here. His family was influential but over the years generated serious accusations and negative stereotypes surrounding his background and birth because of his mother’s home country. He knows it’s all in the past, but every word and phrase he received as he grew up occasionally comes back to haunt him. He’s almost certain that his success will eventually be overturned and he’ll lose all of this. But it’s because of your support that all of this was able to happen.