u/Horror-Baker-2663

I REALLY enjoyed {The brat & the beast series by Misha Horne} and looking for a similar dom/sub undertones care taking dynamic between the MCs.

What I loved was how, although Caleb couldn't have possibly known the specificities of Logan's struggles, he still gave Logan what Logan needed to finally relax and let go. So I'm really looking for a dynamic where MC2 can finally relax under MC1s keen attention, affection and soft domination.

Preferably, MCs each have their own issues and find solace with each other in their dom/sub dynamic.

Hard hard no's is extreme BDSM kink, cheating, and MCD!!

To preface, I'm ESL. I posted something like this on another subreddit (now deleted), basically saying how I believe all relationships are equally precious and saying "I'm happy for you" when you find someone to date feels hierarchial. You wouldn't say this to someone who just made a new friend right? At least I've never heard it in all my decades of consuming English language media, but I've heard "I'm happy for you" several times all over the social media when someone announces they're dating someone. So why only when you date someone? I personally feel like it's embedded into the culture of "date someone, move in together, marry them, have kids, otherwise your life is meaningless" instruction manual. But the comments vehemently disagreed. One person said they would even say that to their friends when they made new friends, and that it has nothing to do with romantic relationships. I'm curious what you guys think, and whether I'm really overthinking my discomfort with the phrase.

Hi,

As the title says, I haven't caught up with anything released in 2026 and would love some recommendations! I like Dom/sub, HEAs, enemies/rivals to lovers, arranged marriage, royalty, comedies, werewolves, vampires etc. Hard Nos would be non con, tragedy, cheating.