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Characterization labels used: doctor, patient, antihero, morally gray, obsessive lover, possessive, yearner, protective, cold exterior, vulnerable interior, traumatized, emotionally repressed, unhinged, childish, redeemability questioned

Relationships labels used: toxic relationship, codependency, push-pull, enemies to lovers, slow burn romance, power imbalance, unhealthy attachment, mutual obsession, rivalry, caregiving, found kinship, shared suffering, protectiveness, jealousy, stalking

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Echo

Chani Lynn Feener · 2023 · The Devils of Vitality

A traumatized music prodigy is targeted by a possessive mafia heir who blackmails him into a dangerous, consuming bond.

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Characterization labels: musical prodigy · traumatized protagonist · anxious protagonist · reclusive protagonist · virgin protagonist · possessive hero · morally gray hero · obsessive hero · manipulative hero · dominant hero · brutal hero · control-seeking · protective · codependent · tortured · deranged · unhinged · strong-willed

Relationships labels: toxic relationship · coercive relationship · consent issues · blackmail · stalking · possessive romance · codependency · power imbalance · push and pull · hurt/comfort · obsession · protection · chosen ownership · forced intimacy · enemies to lovers

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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.

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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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That Irresistible Poison

Alessandra Hazard · 2018 · Calluvia's Royalty

A betrothed telepathic prince and his cold royal bondmate spiral from hatred into obsession, sex, and reluctant love.

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Characterization labels: brooding hero · cold alpha · grumpy hero · arrogant hero · asshole hero · bratty love interest · spoiled prince · needy character · possessive character · controlling character · emotionally repressed · morally gray · antihero · wounded backstory · redemption arc · powerful telepath · duty-bound

Relationships labels: enemies to lovers · hate sex · push-pull · toxic relationship · codependency · possessive bond · telepathic intimacy · arranged engagement · power imbalance · mutual obsession · groveling · protective bond · romantic tension · jealousy

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Distance: 0.1530

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The Luminous Dead

Caitlin Starling · 2019 · The Luminous Dead

A liar joins a solo cave expedition on an alien planet and must survive a deadly descent with only one unstable voice above.

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Characterization labels: inexperienced caver · liar · ambitious protagonist · damaged women · morally gray · reliable? no · handler · manipulative authority · secretive character · obsessive character · self-destructive · stubborn · resourceful · paranoid · emotionally conflicted · strong-willed

Relationships labels: f/f relationship · queer romance · enemies to lovers · toxic relationship · dependency · mutual distrust · power imbalance · handler-protégé · work relationship · trauma bonding · romantic tension · co-dependence · mother daughter · abandonment

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Case File Compendium: Bing An Ben (Novel) Vol. 6

Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou · 2025 · 病案本 [Bing An Ben] / Case File Compendium (Novel)

A sick, secretive lover tries to end a doomed relationship, but desire, rivals, and conspiracy keep pulling them back together.

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Characterization labels: sick protagonist · protective partner · obsessive lover · stubborn protagonist · emotionally repressed · jealous rival · morally compromised · broken character · yearning · self-sacrificing

Relationships labels: m/m romance · toxic relationship · forbidden relationship · age gap relationship · rivalry · family bond · sibling bond · protective love · obsessive attachment · push-pull relationship

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Devil May Lie

Chani Lynn Feener · 2024 · The Devils of Vitality

A feared mafia scientist and a royal racer ignite a forbidden, obsessive romance that tests loyalty, trauma, and power.

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Characterization labels: mad scientist · butcher · royal · racer · medical student · murderous · morally gray · obsessive · possessive · protective · tender · unhinged · traumatized · vulnerable · socially awkward · blunt · manipulative · petty · loyal · self-sacrificing · dissociative · psychotic · masochistic · sadistic · wildcard

Relationships labels: forbidden love · obsession · mutual obsession · protective partnership · hurt/comfort · trauma bonding · power couple · rival loyalties · found family · caretaking · touch him and die · jealousy · possessive pair

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Distance: 0.1635

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Destroy Me

Tahereh Mafi · 2012 · Shatter Me

A wounded regime leader narrates his obsession with Juliette as power, secrets, and family pressure close in.

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Characterization labels: morally gray · obsessive · tortured · vulnerable · cold exterior · complex villain · authoritarian leader · damaged past · protective · strategic · intelligent

Relationships labels: forbidden love · obsessive romance · father-son conflict · power imbalance · enemy attraction · love triangle · dependency · controlling family

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins · 2020 · The Hunger Games

A desperate Capitol student becomes a Hunger Games mentor, and every choice pulls him closer to power and ruin.

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Characterization labels: morally gray · ambitious · manipulative · narcissistic · ruthless · controlling · entitled · self-serving · charismatic · psychological portrait · female tribute · idealistic friend · resourceful

Relationships labels: mentor tribute · unhealthy romance · possessive love · friendship betrayal · class divide · family obligation · romantic manipulation · power imbalance

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The Bleeding Woods

Brittany Amara · 2025

A guilt-ridden young woman’s road trip turns deadly when a haunted forest, hidden powers, and an obsessed stranger collide.

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Characterization labels: damaged protagonist · morally gray · estranged sister · obsessive lover · dark love interest · first love · best friend · younger brother · complex villain · unhinged character · emotionally unstable · magnetic protagonist · character-driven horror · flat side characters · secret identity

Relationships labels: sibling conflict · sibling estrangement · family trauma · love triangle · insta-love · toxic romance · obsession · codependency · betrayal · pining · telepathic connection · power imbalance · friend group · protective bond

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Distance: 0.1663

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小蘑菇

一十四洲 · 2019

A nonhuman mushroom enters a human base to recover his lost spore in a brutal post-apocalyptic world.

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Characterization labels: naive protagonist · innocent protagonist · determined protagonist · nonhuman protagonist · cold judge · merciless enforcer · ruthless authority figure · morally gray character · protective love interest · teasing love interest · tragic character · alienated character

Relationships labels: enemies to lovers · slow-burn romance · unlikely bond · power imbalance · protective relationship · mutual attraction · found connection

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Distance: 0.1670

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Hyde

Daniel Levine, Robert Louis Stevenson · 2014

A gothic retelling of Jekyll and Hyde from Hyde’s perspective, exposing hidden motives, abuse, and a fractured mind.

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Characterization labels: sympathetic antagonist · morally grey · psychologically tortured · repressed self · double life · scientific rationalist · abused child · damaged psyche · manipulative doctor · hidden motives · fragmented identity · unhinged mind · troubled lover · secondary characters underused

Relationships labels: doctor-patient · parental abuse · father-son abuse · shared body · inner rivalry · dominant-subordinate · protector relationship · romantic attachment · friendship betrayal · class power imbalance · predatory relationships · dependency

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Distance: 0.1705

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She's Always Hungry

Eliza Clark · 2024

A short-story collection where hunger becomes body horror, satire, and speculative dread across wildly different lives.

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Characterization labels: unpleasant people · teenagers · young women · young men · scientist · cannibal · immortal character · lonely character · obsessive character · traumatized character · body-conscious character

Relationships labels: toxic relationship · romantic obsession · friendship · family tension · power imbalance · gendered power · trauma response · dependency · community pressure · survivor dynamics · coercive relationships

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Distance: 0.1725

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