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Characterization labels used: prickly protagonist, injured narrator, secondary cast depth, messy characters, obsessive characters, loyal character, self-denying character, misunderstood character, competent and deranged

Relationships labels used: lesbian yearning, forbidden attraction, unrequited desire, cavalier-necromancer bond, codependency, messy romance, forced proximity, bickering, rivalry, friendship, power imbalance

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The Longest Autumn

Amy Avery · 2024

A herald trapped with the god of Autumn must solve a mirror mystery before famine, mortality, and forbidden attraction consume all.

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Characterization labels: passive protagonist · frustrated heroine · ambitious heroine · morally gray characters · scheme-y ally · ruthless character · messy characters · chronically ill protagonist

Relationships labels: forbidden romance · enemies to lovers · love triangle · multiple romances · multiple partners · polyamory · queernormative society · open relationships · toxic relationship · friendship conflict · familial tension

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Distance: 0.1676

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Dead Happy

Josh Silver · 2024 · HappyHead

A gay teen is pushed into a deadlier island phase of a manipulative wellness experiment, where survival means staying authentic.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: sarcastic protagonist · traumatized teens · morally gray authority figures · enigmatic hosts · character development · complex side characters · audience surrogate

Relationships labels: forced couple · central romance · same-sex romance · friendship bond · rivalry · power imbalance · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1678

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I Can Fix Her

Rae Wilde · 2025

A queer horror novella where a reunion with an ex turns into a week of obsession, shifting reality, and self-destruction.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: obsessive protagonist · toxic exes · flawed characters · unreliable protagonist · desperate narrator · possessive behavior · mutually destructive pair · messy characters

Relationships labels: toxic relationship · sapphic relationship · queer exes · codependency · obsession · ghosting · emotional abuse · domestic abuse · power imbalance · jealousy · mutual destruction · unrequited love · stalking

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Distance: 0.1689

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The Archive Undying

Emma Mieko Candon · 2023 · The Downworld Sequence

A traumatized, unkillable relic is dragged back into a ruined world of AI gods, mechs, devotion, and dangerous secrets.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: traumatized protagonist · queer disaster · self-destructive · immortal · reluctant hero · pathetic man · messy characters · secretive characters · flawed protagonist · self-loathing · stubborn protagonist

Relationships labels: toxic codependency · complicated relationship · forbidden hookup · one-night stand · romantic tension · found family · power imbalance · devotion bond · betrayal · protective relationship · parental figure conflict · merging consciousness

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Distance: 0.1722

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The Teleportation Accident

Ned Beauman · 2012

A self-absorbed Berlin set designer chases sex, art, and a teleportation mystery across 1930s Europe and America.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: self-absorbed protagonist · unlikable protagonist · antihero · hedonist · misogynist · obsessive · dissatisfied young man · eccentric cast · drunken characters · deplorable characters · comic grotesques · socially oblivious

Relationships labels: obsessive pursuit · romantic obsession · failed romance · sexual chasing · friend betrayal · rivalry · community of artists · power imbalance · love-lust confusion · casual acquaintances

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Distance: 0.1750

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Monster

A. Lee Martinez · 2009

A slacky monster-catcher and a grocery clerk are swept into a bizarre hidden-magic crisis that could reshape reality.

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Characterization labels: slacker protagonists · unwilling hero · antihero · grumpy protagonist · overworked · disaffected · creative side characters · moral sidekick

Relationships labels: hostile partnership · romantic tension absence · dysfunctional romance · workplace partnership · unwanted alliance · mutual annoyance · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1780

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Villain

Natalie Zina Walschots · 2026 · Hench

Anna, now the Auditor, escalates her war on superhero institutions while navigating power, grief, and a dangerous boss-romance.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: morally compromised · antihero · villain protagonist · disabled protagonist · intelligent protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · unreliable morals · control issues · emotionally complex · grief-stricken · alienated · calculating · messy characters

Relationships labels: toxic romance · abusive relationship · power imbalance · boss romance · coercive control · sexual tension · messy relationships · workplace relationship · found family · friendship · rivalry · loyalty conflict · betrayal · codependency

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Distance: 0.1796

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Ultrasound

Conor Stechschulte · 2022 · Generous Bosom

A stranded traveler accepts help from a strange couple, then tumbles into a mind-bending web of memory, control, and conspiracy.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed characters · depressed characters · ordinary people · believable characters · manipulated characters · conflicted protagonists · uncomfortable hosts · realistic dialogue · character-driven

Relationships labels: strained marriage · sexual tension · interpersonal drama · power imbalance · manipulation · dependency · connection seeking · belonging · marital dysfunction · trust issues

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Distance: 0.1815

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Behold the Man

Michael Moorcock · 1969 · Karl Glogauer

A troubled man time-travels to biblical Palestine and becomes entangled in the origins of Christianity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: troubled protagonist · neurotic protagonist · misfit · outcast · unlikable protagonist · messiah complex · self-loathing · intellectual protagonist · psychologically damaged · antihero

Relationships labels: failed romance · toxic relationships · love-hate relationship · family tension · parental abandonment · girlfriend conflict · mentor influence · community belonging · romantic dissatisfaction

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Distance: 0.1852

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Harrow the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir · 2020 · The Locked Tomb

A damaged necromancer on a haunted space station must survive war, secrets, and her own fractured mind.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: necromancer · cavalier · lyctor · underdog · unreliable protagonist · reserved protagonist · snarky characters · morbid protagonist · mentally ill protagonist · traumatized protagonist · academic prodigy · body-limited protagonist · powerful but vulnerable

Relationships labels: frenemies · homoerotic tension · queer longing · mentor-student · rivalry · dependency · sacrifice · haunted attachment · codependency · unresolved desire · power imbalance · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1855

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Daisy's Decision

Ruby Dixon · 2022 · Icehome

A scarred, lonely woman on an ice planet stops waiting for fate and tries to engineer her own mate bond.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: traumatized heroine · pampered heroine · self-conscious heroine · protective hero · broody hero · pining hero · stubborn characters · unlikable to sympathetic arc · character redemption

Relationships labels: friends to lovers · mate bond · pining · power imbalance · romantic tension · chosen partnership · tribal community · past relationship trauma

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1857

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The Loosening Skin

Aliya Whiteley · 2018

In a world where skin-shedding erases love, a woman with a rare condition is pulled into a stolen-skins mystery.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female protagonist · bodyguard · actor · director · private investigator · polyamorous group · damaged characters · flawed characters · moral ambiguity · self-reinvention · obsessive character · disconnected character · heroine

Relationships labels: romantic love · lost love · ex-lovers · friendship · familial bonds · polyamory · relationship decay · attachment · betrayal · dependency · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1861

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