literary gluttony

There are book boyfriends, and then there are BOOK BOYFRIENDS. The ones who ruin your standards, invade your dreams, and leave you clutching your paperback like it’s the last lifeline in a sea of mediocrity. These men are bad for your blood pressure, your productivity, and your grip on reality—and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Here are five fictional disasters we’d gladly let wreck our lives:

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1. Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas)

The High Lord of brooding stares, whispered bargains, and wingspan discourse. He’s manipulative, powerful, and always one step away from doing something morally gray and deeply hot. If loyalty were a sin, he’d be burning in style.

“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.”
Don’t mind me, just sobbing into a velvet pillow.

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2. Kaz Brekker (Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo)

Wears gloves. Has trauma. Might kill you. 10/10 would crawl across broken glass just to hear him say “no mourners” in that husky, emotionally repressed voice.
He’s the perfect blend of criminal mastermind and reluctant softie.

“I will have you without armor, Kaz Brekker. Or I will not have you at all.”
…Girl, I’ll take him with armor, trauma, and his entire gang, thanks.

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3. Aaron Blackford (The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas)

Tall. Ice cold. Absolutely seething with tension and slow-burn grump energy. He looks like he hates everyone—until he suddenly doesn’t hate you.

“You don’t scare me, Catalina. Nothing about you does.”
Say it slower, Aaron. I’m writing it on my skin.

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4. The Darkling (Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo)

Listen. We know. He’s the villain. He manipulates, deceives, and wears way too much black. And still… we’d let him destroy the world with a wave of his hand if he whispered “You and I are the same” while doing it.

“Fine. Make me your villain.”
Say less, babe. I’m already ruined.

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5. Hades (Neon Gods by Katee Robert)

Modern myth, leather jacket, praise kink. He’s dangerous in all the right ways and soft where it hurts. The kind of man who rules the underworld and draws you a bath.

“You don’t have to pretend with me. I see you.”
BRB, booking a one-way ticket to the River Styx.

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💬 Your Turn:

Which fictional man (or monster, no judgment) would you let ruin your life with a smirk and a dagger? Drop your Friday Five in the comments or tag us on socials. Let’s make bad choices—together.