#silent vow

[radashes]

Book recommendations with 'Powerful Male Lead X sweet soft Female lead' dynamic

You know how some readers are into those Cold ML X Soft FML dark romance stories? Well, count me in! I have some recommendations for you. Please let me know if you have any recommendations as well.

Let's get into characters.

Male lead: I'm all about those tales where the guy's got this intense, possessive streak, loaded with cash and power. He's got this whole vibe, this aura that screams power. Everyone's shaking in their boots around him. But here's the twist: he's icy to everyone except for this one girl.

Female lead: She's the complete opposite—soft, sweet, not into playing the tough card. And you know what? I'm not into it when she tries those cringey, embarrassing stunts to outsmart him. No thanks. I'm more into the submissive kink, where she's polite but definitely not stupid. Smart, knows when to use her brain.

It's like this delicate balance between power and innocence, dominance and submission. Alright, for all my fellow readers of the "Cold Powerful Male Lead X Sweet Female Lead" trope:

When She Unravels by Gabrielle Sands (My favourite female lead. Mafia romances can feel repetitive/overdone. This felt fresh and different to me. The plot was interesting and I enjoyed Vale. She’s exactly how I like my fmc in a Mafia romance. Sure, she was a caged princess but she had a backbone and stood up for herself.)

The Mafia And His Angel series by Lylah James (Mafia X Runway fml ends up working as maiden in his house)

Hooked by Emily McIntire (Club owner X Enemy's daughter. Female lead was surely sweet)

Stolen Heir by Sophie Lark

Stolen Beauty by T.O. Smith

Broken Whispers (Perfectly Imperfect, #2) by Neva Altaj (This Russian mob is addicting and devilishly good. Age gap. Single Dad. “Touch her and I’ll kill you.” Damaged, unloveable hero and a mute heroine.)

Hidden Truths (Perfectly Imperfect #3) by Neva Altaj

Stolen Touches (Perfectly Imperfect, #5) by Neva Altaj

Burned Dreams (Perfectly Imperfect, #7) by Neva Altaj

Silent Lies (Perfectly Imperfect, #8) by Neva Altaj

Darkest Sins (Perfectly Imperfect, #9) by Neva Altaj (Female lead is the most understanding character. She stumbles upon a stranger with a gunshot wound and saves his life, thinking she'll never see him again. He stalks her for months, then cuts his forearm open just so he can have a reason to go talk to her again.)

Tempted by the Devil (Kings of Mafia #1) by Michelle Heard

Craving Danger (Kings Of Mafia #2) by Michelle Heard

Hunted by a Shadow (Kings of Mafia #3) by Michelle Heard

Beauty and the Assassin by Nadia Lee

An Improper Deal (Elliot and Annabelle #1) by Nadia Lee

The Darkest Temptation (Made, #3) by Danielle Lori

The Maddest Obsession (Made, #2) by Danielle Lori

Twist Me: The Complete Trilogy by Anna Zaires

Once You're Mine duet by Morgan Bridges

The Sordid Duet (Sordid, #1-2) by Nikki Sloane

The Annihilator (Dark Verse, #5) by RuNyx (It's somehow little bit like Hunting Adeline. I'll admit this was different, but the similarities.. Shadow man, Roses, Stalking, Human trafficking, Heterochromia. It just feels TOO similar.. Granted, this was way lessss dark compared to Hunting Adeline.)

The Finisher (Dark Verse, #4) by RuNyx

The Predator (Dark Verse, #1) by RuNyx

Beautifully Cruel #1 by JT Geissinger

Lorenzo by Sadie Kincaid

His Pretty Little Burden by Nicci Harris

Deadly Vows by Haley Stuart

Captured by a Sinner (Sinners, #5) by Michelle Heard

Stolen by a Sinner (Sinners, #3) by Michelle Heard

That's all that's on my mind right now. I'll add more later if anything else pops up. And, if you've got any recommendations for books with that "Cold Powerful Male Lead X Sweet Female Lead" vibe, hit me up!

[justaz]

arthur (prince of camelot) still has to study under a tutor bc yknow uther wants him to be very intelligent before becoming king or something bc its super important idk idc anyways merlin is doing chores in his chambers while arthur is squinting at a book and merlin eventually caves and asks him what he’s reading and arthur gruffly explains that its a collection of stories from greece that make absolutely no sense so merlin asks him to read them outloud to him. arthur of course teases him and calls him an idiot and asks how he could possibly help but does as he’s asked and reads the stories to merlin as he does his chores. merlin (being crushed under the weight of destiny and tormented by the prophecies that kilgharrah spews) understands the stories almost immediately and gets all excited and starts rambling about them with arthur. arthur is glad to have someone who understands so he can give something that reflects a hint of understanding to his tutor who accepts it and moves onto the next unit of education.

the thing is, arthur finds more stories in camelot’s library and brings them up to his room to read them aloud to merlin under the guise of completing his studies but really he just wants to watch as merlin’s eyes gleam when he understands whats happening and listen to him ramble on and on about them bc he’s gay. the stories stick with merlin though and he realizes that they’re cautionary tales, that the heroes who were told too much of their future doomed themself to fulfill them - that them fighting the prophecies led to their completion. merlin takes it to heart and gives a big “fuck you” to kilgharrah before forging his own fate and helping morgana with her magic and handing out an olive branch to mordred and now everyone can live happily and peacefully in an albion teeming with magic.

[sovonight]

surviving on drawing/writing the barest scaffolding and filling in the rest of the blanks in my mind

[sleepydolliez]

I haven't mentioned this a lot but I loveeee reading, am on my 4th finished book this month

Soo I'm gonna talk a lil bit about the books I've read

Skin of a sinner : 10/10 I love this, Isa is my fav character followed by Rico, I love their dynamic and how he tries to annoy Mikey

Icebreaker: 8/10, Aaron is annoying me and I can't handle how easy Anastasia tried to forgive him. Nate "You're not even half my warmup weight" Hawkins is my fav book bf so far. Henry is the best character though, he deserves the world

Silent Vows: No words, just perfect. They're perfect for each other, can't wait to read the other books in the series

Pucking all the way: Short and sweet (well more spicy lol), the smut is perfect

[ravenfeet222]

Thinking about merupouf wedding and Pouf is trying to say his vows which he spent a crazy amount of time writing and attempting to make perfect but he can’t stop bawling his eyes out so he barely even gets to say them

[louthingg]

the way i write is that things will be revelaed to me in visions, actually. and then i will write them down.

[1pcii]

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[cyancherub]

sometimes i feel so bad responding to anon hate asks with rancid energy bc i dont want to put that on ppls dash but at the same time i also sometimes need to release some of the fury they incite within me

[romijuli]

*through gritted teeth* I need to finish rpw I need to finish rpw now is not the time to be possessed by thoughts of my OCs and their stupid fuckijg mutual pining dynamic

[sol-flo]

btw i played the 17gb demo (never fully recovering from that file size), it was indika. and my god it wants to be a AAA game so bad and it absolutely does not work. i assume this is what god of war 2 is like, except it mentions puzzles pretty prominently on the steam page. so you'd think they'd let you solve them by yourself. follow for more steam next fest reviews 👍

[primeirapagina]

fui dormir muda, acordei calada

Tenho o desprazer de confirmar que minha primeira leitura, de livro, do ano foi uma merda. Eu não sei porque eu continuo dando murro em ponta de faca e lendo dark romance, não sei o que eu acho que vai acontecer, se eu vou ter uma revelação, ou se eu espero algo totalmente diferente de dark romance. Eu devo gostar dessa tortura de ler esse gênero.

Silent Vows é sobre uma querida não tão querida que resolve ficar muda, Naomi, porque o pai dela matou a mãe dela. Quando eu descrevo assim, parece um motivo idiota, mas fica ainda mais idiota, quando coloca a merda da máfia no meio, porque, além disso tudo, ela ficou prometida para um sarado rude, machista encubado, e da máfia, porque ela também é da máfia.

Prometida é um eufemismo. Ela foi escolhida por Conner, um mafioso da família irlandesa, porque ela era muda. Mas convenientemente, ao decorrer do livro, vamos esquecer essa parte. Ele a escolheu por causa dos olhos. Sim, foi exatamente por isso.

Então temos a muda de Taubaté Noemi, que tem que casar com o Conner por convivência, mas também quer usar essa casamento como uma forma de salvar seu irmão estúpido, que venera o pai deles, dessa família tóxica.

Esse livro não faz sentido nenhum, sabe.

O motivo do assassinato da mãe da Noemi (sem nome) é um grande mistério, mas no fnal é o motivo mais tosco que não precisa de tanta carga emocional. Todo o livro é uma carga emocional totalmente desnecessária.

A Noemi fica batendo nessa tecla que o pai dela é isso, que o pai dela é aquilo, que ele matou a mãe dela. Mas Noemi, perguntaram para ela, sua mãe sofria abuso do seu pai? E ela respondia não sei, mas ele segurou meu pulso a ponto de ficar roxo, e fica me ameaçando psicologicamente para não abrir a boca, por isso eu sou muda.

Nossa, então é esse o motivo dela ser muda? Sim.

Noemi sabe porque a mãe dela foi morta por seu pai, e o pai dela a força ficar caladinha, porque senão o irmão dela sofrerá as consequências.

O livro todo é sem sentido, nada se vinga e é uma baboseira sem fim. O Conner é um idiota, que só sabe jogar masculinidade para cima dos outros, a Noemi é só mais uma porta que os protagonistas masculinos chamam de “baixinha invocada”. Essa é a pior parte, sabe. O Conner falou que a Noemi era sarcástica só lendo um papelzinho que ela escreveu, porque até ela começar a falar de novo, ela falava por papelzinho.

Outra coisa, até que para alguém que não queria falar, spoiler, ela volta a falar até que bem rápido. E olha só quem foi que a obrigou a falar, foi contra o desejo dela de ficar muda, o noivinho dela.

Nem vou entrar no mérito de como achei esse livro um propaganda religiosa. Não estou a fim de falar dessa merda mais.

Odiei minha leitura, não recomendo, tem dark romance melhor do que essa bomba atômica.

[dangaer]

@caelcstis asked: ‘ It’s troublesome finding gifts for you without you feeling too burdened. ’ Diavolo teased slightly as he held out a large slim box towards his butler. It was neatly wrapped and even done up with a proper bow. Within was a haori made of thick cotton within and silk on its outside. He had also snuck in a similarly designed muffler for whenever barbatos went out while they were briefly in the human world. ‘ You had a cold when you first brought me here, and that was in the warmer months. I don’t want you catching another, yes? You worry me when you work yourself sick. ’ - dia giving barb a chrimis gift 🥹

christmas unprompted asks! ( accepting until the new year! )

he finds it easy to loose track of time after such special occasions, completely unaware of the hours that have passed until the navy blue's of their night sky are swallowed by something far more murky, scattered with luminous sparkles of their only light and a sturdy moon where the clouds had once reigned supreme. it's uncalculated, surprising, but not at all unwanted; the young master had no qualms with such a fact and so he finds himself left with no reason to either. and either way ... he finds it a little sweet, the way diavolo seems excited long after his guests have found themselves departing, eyelids drooping and yet still attempting one last surprise with his hands behind his back.

the most polite and mature thing for him to do would be to propose and end to this game and offer to prepare him back for bed ------ the kinder thing, to simply offer some blankets and pillows if he so wishes to sleep by the christmas tree for the night ( he doesn't believe that to be the original intention? well, silently, he promises himself it isn't ----- he'd probably still be in such a position in any room of the castle barbatos would choose to lead him into, a voice in his head reminding him just as well ) but he was created for obedience over a sentimental heart, more so than many of those he has met over the years. and so he pretends to stay oblivious, a silent desire to enjoy this idea spurring his decision only to turn once the other has called for him, perhaps a bit quicker than the other would have expected, desired but turning round none the same, letting such a wish play out with a smile on his face as he steps closer. if the prince wanted to truly rush things on time, then he'd demand so ----- right? so he's doing the right thing, he believes.

❛     then may i be crude enough to advise that you don't have to?   ❜ there's a box that wasn't there before and he finds himself steeling a tease of his own behind his tongue momentarily, hand reaching out to touch it silently, helpfully and it's .... oh. definitely an oh. another shock, surprise, that's enough to gather a light dusting of pink of his cheeks though to say he'd turn down such a thing would simply become a definite, bad-intentioned lie. it's a comforting thought, actually, to think they remain close enough that the prince himself would have taken the time to pick something for him amidst all his other necessities and there's a nod, shaky but pleased at the thought / at the experience of this. he glances back to the packaging for a moment, in case he says something odd in reaction, and it's ... child-like, perhaps, at least for someone as impeccable as him, but he takes a second or two to open up the paper in turn, just enough to get inside, properly view it's contents; eyes turning wide at it's contents, he listens on.

❛   i did not think you'd see that time as anything but a burden, young master.  ❜ a pause, not induced by surprise but rather the way he can feel the warmth through such a gift. the colours are familiar, homely even, and the material that binds them together ... it is the most expensive thing he is sure to have received in quite a long time, the more he thinks on it. ❛   thank you, these shall certainly ensure i manage to complete my job for you much better up in the human realm.  ❜ for his happiness, barbatos' happiness, or the both of them together; it'll be something he'll remember every time they come up again to such a place, he thinks, as is the trend to all the memories he overwrites under the others cheerful gaze, and this ... is something he'll be sure to visit, time and time again.

❛   which reminds me ... now should be the appropriate time for me to make a request of my own, ❜ he smiles once again, more of a contented being than the surprise that had taken it's reign moments before as he hands over an envelope in turn. inside simply two tickets, an invitation to go and explore the world further with no drawbacks. ❛   if you would like such company, perhaps i could wear them to join you in seeing this?   ❜

[thepig]

girls who can get her hormones just delivered to her so she doesnt have to go the scary pharmacy and have a doctor look her in the eye and hand her estrodiol insert dancing violent j here

[quoj]

[rain] how dare you insult desk drawers they are wonderful

theyre horrible they start disintegrating on the first day

[rougeandeyeline]

they hate me it’s official

[catboysamwnchstr]

I’ve been on Twitter for five years but haven’t tweeted once. I’m in too deep now help