What to Expect
Tropes & Content
What this series is, what it contains, and what to expect before you open the first page.
Tropes
Morally complex characters
Strong Dominant Male Protagonist
Found family (assembled from damage, not design)
Immortality as a cage, not a gift
Slavic mythology treated as real
Competent Female Protagonist
Slow-burn love story (earned, not handed out)
Power imbalance (examined, not romanticized)
Touch starvation and the return of sensation
Competent characters solving real problems
Villains with a point
Dual POV
Atmospheric world-building
Loyalty tested past the breaking point
The monster turns out to be a man. The man turns out to be complicated.
Content Warnings
Graphic Violence and Death
Captivity and coercion
Morally complex power dynamics
Mature sexual content (Only Books 1-3)
Grief, loss, and the aftermath of both
This series is written for adults. It contains moral complexity, violence, and relationships between people who are not always good to each other. It does not contain sexual violence or harm to children.