Wicked Flavors
Genre: Horror Romance, Monster Romance
Fic Tags: Enemies to Lovers, Deal with the Devil, 'unlikeable' fmc, 'unlikeable' mmc, demons gonna demon, heavy masking, nothing matters but my special interests, work sucks, life sucks, antique stores, mysterious men, scared horny, demonic hauntings, creepy dolls, creepy spiders, chase scene, sex--just a horror movie's worth of gratuitous sex but with feels, more sex than violence, well maybe, when you really hate fuck your boss, weaponizing praise, weaponizing 'daddy', sex dreams, sex dreams made into reality, so many ghost hands, size stuff, when your coworker's a bitch, wtf is happening, no seriously WTF IS HAPPENING?!?!
Content/Trigger Warnings:
*note, these are based on how often themes/triggers are mentioned.
Light: Creepy Dolls, Choking, Death of a Prominent Character, Dismemberment, Familial Estrangement/No Contact, Ghosts, Hostages, Loss of Limb, Loss of a Pet (not on page), Police (mentioned), Racism, Religious Persecution (implied), Scars, Snakes, Stalking, Workplace Harassment
Medium: Anxiety, Body Dysmorphia, Bones, Bullying, Chronic Pain, Colonization, Cults, Decapitation, Dentist, Dental Visit, Depression, Disordered Eating, Emesis, Eyeball Trauma, Foreign Body Emesis, Grief & Loss Depiction, Gun Violence, Hallucinations, Home Invasion, Hysteria, Illness, Imprisonment, Isolation, Knife & Axe Violence, Masturbation, Nihilism, Non-Traditional Restraints, The Occult, Physical Illness, Reanimation, Restraints, Starvation
Heavy: Body Horror, Body Shaming, Blood & Gore Depiction, Dead Bodies & Body Parts, Death, Demons, Dubious Consent Scenarios, Loss of Autonomy, Mental Illness, Murder & Attempted Murder, Mutilation, Physical Assault, Physical Injuries, Profanity, PTSD, Sexism & Misogyny, Sexually Explicit Scenes, Sexual Harassment, Slut-Shaming, Somnophilia, Spiders, Teeth, Teratophilia, Unprotected Sex, Violence, Workplace Violence
Please note: this list will continue to be expanded and updated as feedback is provided to ensure the safety of all readers. Triggers on this list range from mild, moderate, and heavy.
Representation:
Undiagnosed Late in life Autistic Woman, Not knowing you're autistic but aware something is different about you, Chronic pain representation, Mobility aid, Women in their late 30s, Queer M/F romance, Demi/Demi relationship, Neurodivergent couple
She only wanted a doll.
He gave her a vicious appetite...
Cynical dollmaker Gwendolyn has only one goal in life: to customize dolls and stay employed so she can afford her hobby. But her carefully curated mask is starting to crack at work, something she can’t easily hide.
When the opportunity to work on the doll of her dreams arrives, Gwendolyn is determined to seize it no matter what. Something antique dealer, Ambrosius, is pleased to hear. After all, a kiss was worth the price of a doll… right?
Ambrosius is beautiful, bold, and everything she envies, but would never admit to. Yet, Gwendolyn can't stop the desire or overwhelming dread when he's around. There's something unnerving about the man. Something old that haunts Gwendolyn's dreams, all consuming... and deliciously demonic.
Wicked Flavors is a horror romance that asks the question: what happens when he makes her worse?
Release set for May 2025
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