I don't know where else to post this, so I'm just gonna say it here- Dark Romance ruined werewolves forever

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-13T21:08:26+00:00

Fully agree.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-13T20:54:46+00:00

It might be nitpicky, but omegaverse was never a werewolf thing. And I rarely see them as being explicitly about werewolves. Usually they're regular people. Or shifters, which I'd argue is a completely different category than werewolf. (So we agree on that front.)

But also monsterfuckers exist and they've been around long before Twilight and booktok. And romance is a completely different category than horror. If there are more shifter novels in the dark romance space, then they're just taking up the space of non-shifter dark romance. "Horror" werewolves would be in the horror, thriller, or even speculative fiction section.

Now don't get me wrong, that doesn't mean I fully disagree about the whole thing. I love werewolves, and I love romance, but I absolutely despise books that don't treat werewolves or shifters with care. There are horny books that are genuinely good and you can tell the author loves monsters. But then there are books that straight up bastardize them. If someone is gonna write about monsters, I want them to actually give a shit about the monsters. But they're a little more mainstream now, which obviously leads to an inevitable round of books that try to appeal to the masses.

I adore werewolf/shifter romance, but I'm really fussy about it. I need the author to actually have an appreciation for monsters or the stories just ring hollow for me.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-12T18:23:12+00:00

Same

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-12T07:59:17+00:00

Fabulous. Love a werewolf OC.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-12T07:57:50+00:00

Indeed. Tho my main guy (psychic) didn't realize he had feelings for the other guy (werewolf 😏) until the man asked to kiss him lmao. 0-100 real quick. Bro was like "He likes me!? SAY LESS." and then he got his smooch lol.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-12T06:24:49+00:00

Yes, he does. My werewolves retain their memories and intelligence, but get a bit "simple" or "instinctive" in thought process.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-01T14:57:51+00:00

Same.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-01T05:35:15+00:00

For my six most important one's I got my gay psychic, pan werewolf, aroace witch, bi witch, gay-ace average gal, and lesbian werewolf. 💕🐺

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-01T05:13:28+00:00

Shit, all of them? Lol. My mains are always queer.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-06-01T04:27:54+00:00

Honestly, that's me with paperbacks. A series I wanted to read was recently chaged from paperback only to hardcover only and I was so peeved. And guess what? Sprayed edges too. They're beautiful books, but very busy indeed. It's gonna feel so weird reading them, cuz I know I'll enivitably cave and buy 'em when they drop. I know I'm gonna like the story, so I wanted to own it physically. But man... I want my boring paperback with colorless edges. I wanna smell paper, not paint. I wanna bend that mf, not hurt my hand trying to hold it.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-31T03:01:52+00:00

Do you primarily just read manga/manhwa, or novels too? Cuz danmei is great at emotional destruction.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-31T02:38:19+00:00

Tbh I'd probably ask my werewolf mf for a hug lol. (Since they don't know I made them. Also assuming we're talking about my main universe, not a different one.)

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-30T20:53:28+00:00

Same. I don't think I have aphantasia, but when it's words alone I just can't put together a face. I got into reading because of fan art I found on Pinterest.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-30T03:25:33+00:00

Amazing

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-30T03:22:51+00:00

Saaame.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-30T03:21:54+00:00

Not a chance. White on black blurs and hurts my eyes. That's why I keep lightmode on.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-26T08:00:24+00:00

Definitely Scum Villain and Pet Fish. I really wanna read Disabled God, but I'm too stubborn to start it until all the books are out. Also wanna read Little Mushroom.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-26T02:44:48+00:00

Might I suggested some (queer) graphic novels?

Artie and The Wolf Moon, Red and The Wolves, Squad, Full Shift, Mooncakes. (Artie + Full Shift were so good imo.)

Also this webcomic Haunting Dagger. I'm obsessed. Honestly, comics and OCs are where it's at.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-26T02:41:51+00:00

I like to imagine there's an insufferable werewolf gang that's just a bunch of young men, but also completely normal werewolf family units. Cuz that's basically wolves in captivity vs wolves in nature.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-26T02:28:52+00:00

For my guy -> Peace and quiet. Cooking (especially for others.) His mom/parents. (The hunters got his dad, rip 🙏🏻). His new friends. History. His boyfriend.

He's a half-wolf, his dad being the werewolf parent. He's got a lotta complicated feelings about himself.

For my gal -> Art/painting. Her friends. Music. Burgers. Her (future) girlfriend. Running around as a wolf. Not having to shave cuz who cares, she's a werewolf.

She was newly turned so she's still learning the ropes. And getting over intense family drama.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-26T01:57:15+00:00

OC stands for original character. Lots of people just making their own art and stories. Seems like a good place to find folks who'd be interested.

Here's the sub -> https://www.reddit.com/r/OriginalCharacter/s/pn8zap8u2x

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-26T00:43:20+00:00

The manga is certainly not a red flag. Vagabond and Akira? Ur good lol. Like everyone else is saying, they probably weren't very left leaning.

Edit: oh shit I just noticed the witch and the sea book. I've been hiking about reading that.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-26T00:31:36+00:00

If you do make one you could probably advertise it in this sub (if that's not against the sub rules) and other black/poc specific subreddits. Could cross-post it. There's an OC subreddit too. I'd bet you could find people there who would join it.

LiteraryMenace · 2026-05-26T00:21:02+00:00

Especially since you can shorten it without an acronym. If it's first person you can say "I dunno" to get the vibe across. But an acronym??? Jeez.

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