eatenbyweasels

I have bookmarked "The Jigsaw" for perusal. Thanks for the rec.

I like human, real world m/m, with men drawn as men, emotional illiteracy and all. I want to read something gritty, darkish and maybe a tad kinky, whilst remaining a romance. If Ian Rankin or Lynda la Plante wrote smutty m/m novels I'd be down the book shop like a shot. I like a good villain, but a degree of moral ambivalance in of all the main characters makes for a more interesting read; I've said of my own writing that my favourite anti-hero is love itself. I don't mind moderate violence and harsh sexual/sexualised language is fine where it's appropriate. I have no problem with reading non-con if it's honestly described and the writer doesn't gloss over the consequences. I'm also a fan of mpreg fics, but it's really hard finding good quality original mpreg that fits the above preferences. (I have found only one pleasing example on AFF and the chaps in that story develop female organs, which would normally have made me hit the "back" button but to his/her credit, the writer already had me snared by merit of their storytelling. ) Squicks/ "back" button triggers: scat, underage, incest, anthro/non-human, surprise!vaginas. Weepy little "bottoms" with the physical description of 13-year-old girl with a penis stitched on as an afterthought. Arty-farty names for characters. Stereotypical "top"/"bottom" power balances. Poor spelling/grammar/punctuation, malapropisms. Picky? I'm sure I don't know what you mean. Any recs?