hey guys!!!
so i haven’t read books in years, but i do love reading well written fanfiction. my issue with a lot of romance novels is that 1) it’s always straight romance or gay romance written by cishet women who can’t write good gay romance and 2) it’s always so explicit and textbook- flirting, kissing, sex, etc.
what i appreciate from good fanfiction is that a lot of the time, the romance content can be subtle. like cleaning wounds or little acts of love and care. it’s delicate and beautiful and very eloquent.
does anyone have romance book recs that have a main plot line with a romance subplot? i’m currently reading howls moving castle and i love the fluffy romance that comes with michael and howl and sophie and all of that! i don’t want any “booktok” boy meets girl etc etc. stuff.
bonus points if it’s queer or has queer/trans elements in a way that isn’t very obnoxiously and obviously written by a non queer person
by sevalopod