Gay people can never flirt normally

Books with obsessive and/or codependent queer relationships (relationship doesn't have to be canon but the vibes™ should be there)

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created by curiousmoth

last updated August, 2026

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Open to recommendations!!

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Vicious making it to this list is sending me 😭

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Victor and Eli aren't fooling anyone

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Actually them being on this list is a match made in heaven lmao

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I feel very called out by the overlap percentage

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Don't be shy, tell me what it is🤭

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54% and I recognize basically every book on this list

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hahaha we really love our weird little queer stories don't we

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As I refer to it to my wife, the "toxic sports cult" series that is All for the Game. The Foxhole Court is book one.

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Added!

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I fear we must include God of Fury, Kiss the Villain and Hunt the Villain by Rina Kent. Some unhinged shit going on there

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🫡 Should I read them? I hesitate bc I've never vibed with Rina Kent books but I've heard good things about Hunt the Villain

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They were hit and miss for me but I think worth a try!!

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I've only read God of Fury and Kiss the Villain. They're both 60%+ smut and can be juvenile in the writing but I read it all anyway. Also I plan to read Hunt the Villain so there's something about the books pulling me in. Definitely obsessive boys.

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Ah alright. Not very much into smut rn but might read them someday

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I think Blood on Her Tongue might fit this.

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Added!

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Lists I think about at least once a week 🙂↕️

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you have no idea how happy this made me🥹

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🥺🫰🏼

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The Wicker King by K. Ancrum definitely!

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Added! It's been on my tbr since forever I need to get to it soon

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You shouldddd it's definitely giving this vibe 🥰

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I think The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes fits here!

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Added!

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This list is gonna be the bane of my existence.

You have CS Pacat's Dark Rise (which I still need to read) but what about The Captive Prince series?

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No fucking way I forgot to add that??? Thanks sm for reminding me abt it how could I forget those freaks

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they're the best freaks, for sure! it's been a minute since i read them and i still think about them

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Oh god I just finished “The Plans I Have For You” and it deserves to be here.

The way I’d instabadge this as a quest lol

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that sounds very interesting👀👀added! (both to this list and my personal tbr🤭)

hell yeah!!🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

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Gideon the ninth fits that description for suree

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