Basically, I want more weak men. Recs?
I realized all my favorite tropes/MMCs are basically the opposite of most "alphaholes"/shadow daddies. Gimme any and all of your recs, please!! <3
I want her more powerful, or at least evenly matched.
I want HER to rescue HIM, save him from a curse, etc.
If she's injured/missing, I want him to be a frantic wreck.
I want him to fall first, be utterly at her mercy. Begging or quiet pining encouraged.
Please no YA. Queer recs okay.
I'm currently reading Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands, which is kind of working for me.
Other instances for reference would be Bones from the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost, the poisoned arrow scene from ACoMaF, or (for TV/other media) Spike from Buffy, Vax from Legend of Vox Machina, Dyson from Lost Girl.