Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Addiction, Substance abuse, Drug use, Self-harm, Suicidal ideation, Violence, Knife play (CW), Breath play (CW), Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Animal death, Blood, Sexual content
KID
by Jescie Hall
Jescie Hall writes addiction and mental health with unflinching honesty. Kid and Han are messy, broken, and desperately in love. If you want a dark romance that earns its darkness, this is it.
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Story statusStandalone
Spice4/5 · Rough / primal
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Obsessive love interest
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Rough / primal
- The angst delivered
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Possessive love interest
- Dirty talk heavy
- Cathartic release
- Feral/unhinged
- He falls first
- Dominant vibes
- Book hangover
- Anti-hero
- Hurt/comfort
- Kinky / adventurous
- Feral brain activated
- Possessive alpha
- Push and pull
- Possessive / claiming
- Obsessed
- Feral devotion
- Desperate / urgent
- Predator x prey
- Intense / passionate
- Marking hickeys
- Rough but consensual
- Possessive/protective
- Mine declarations
- Jaw holding / face cupping
- Eye contact intensity
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Clothes ripping
- Knife play
- BDSM elements
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Breath play (CW)
- Choking/breath play
- Hair pulling (hard)
- Marking
- Claiming
- Possessive
- Primal play (hunting/chasing)
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Opposites attract
- Healing romance
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- Who hurt you
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Raw
- Devastating
- Morally gray
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- Mental health rep
- Intense
- Edgy
- Anxiety rep
- Angsty
- Emotional
- Outcast/loner
- Depression rep
- Gritty
- Banter-heavy
- Survivor
- Heartbreaking
- Punchy
- Feral
- Dangerous
- Addiction as metaphor and reality
- Moth to a flame energy
- Raw and unfiltered love story
- Fighting for survival together
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Book details
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book