u/CuttlefishBenjamin

Hello I am new to this subreddit, noticed that it is dominates primarily by mammals but question is for the komodo dragon audience. I'm new to romantasy, because I'm a komodo dragon, started reading it not too long ago after a sloopy fell in my enclosure. Currently I am reading a book called Stolen midnight and it's pretty good. As a dragon reader I tend to read more action-based reads like stalking my prey, cultivating super toxic bacteria in my mouth, and reproducing via parthenogenesis, but I might read more romantasy in the future. So if any komodo dragons would like to share what are some romantasy books that you are currently reading or have read in past? And how does it feel participate in a genre that is mostly dominated by mammals?

Any extra dragony hagonies out there?

I've noticed that there's any acronyms in use among this sub (substantial user base), and I just thought I'd throw together a handy little guide in case anyone's confused by them.

MC The main character. The protagonist.

FMC Focus Male Character- the lead male in a story, generally the love interest.

MMC Main Mommy Character- whichever character is giving the most Mommy energy. Not necessarily the protagonist, who is often a smol helpless bean.

RCJ Red Chili-Jalapeno. What many consider to be the perfect range of spice levels for a fantasy romance.

FL Friendlady, a galpal with whom the MC can pal around, like gals do. Commonly found in sapphic romantasy.

ML Madlady- the other girl whom the MC is not like, and who is gonna cause a ruckus about it.

HR Harem Reverso- a story where one female protagonist ends up collecting an assortment of FMCs and/or FLs.

RH Romance Historique, a story set in a real historical period, preferably French.

NLOG No Liking Our Girls- describes a tendency of FMCs to become jealous and protective of their paramours and react badly to anyone else showing them attention.

UJ Uber-jerking- used by sloopies to distinguish when a post or comment is especially egregiously sarcastic or goofy and definitely should not be taken seriously. Often paired with RJ

RJ Retracting Jerkitude- used by sloopies to distinguish when a post or comment is sincere and should be taken at face value.

ACOTAR A Couple of Things, AlRight? Used by sloopies who are about to lay down some serious wisdom.

Hopefully this helps!

SJM Sarah Jessicah Mparker, an actress.

FW Fifth Wing, a romantasy about a griffon riding academy.