Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

Me knowing it's in the same universe as Winter's Orbit....desperately wanting cameos....
Ok but the advancement of technology and working with the mind.
Also, one of my favorite tropes: grumpy rule following + wild rule-breaking.
480 Pages

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Ok so apparently this was originally posted on AO3, so like...
Ohhhhhh my gosh are we getting this trope... the one where one is a partier and the other isn't.... The extrovert with anxiety and the introvert with anxiety. Yaaas
I am having so much embarrassment, and I can't.
Nooooo babies. I want to hug them. My anxious babies.
I love Jainan and I love Kiem. I love them. I love them. I love them.
Ok so if this was on AO3, 100% would binge read again. It's got all of my favorite things: arranged marriage, miscommunication, angst (in the form of characters not thinking they're good enough), the pining, and requited unrequited love. It reads like fanfiction, and I'm here for it. It is so soft. Chefs kiss.
To quote an iconic TikTok, "It's gay, and it slaps."
Did I go through and find all the fanart and fanfiction that there was for this? Yes. Yes I did.
432 Pages