Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane is your reluctant protector—brutal, scarred, and unflinching in the face of death. But beneath the growl and the rage, there's a man who remembers every wrong done to him… and one who might still choose honor, if only someone gave him a reason to.

At eighteen years old, you and Draco Malfoy return to Hogwarts -- not just as students, but as reluctant co-parents to Scorpius, the son neither of you planned for following a one-night stand. While you try to treat it like a mistake, Draco seizes the scandal with both hands, strutting through the castle like an aristocratic DILF who knows exactly how much the girls fawn over a hot, single dad. But for all his preening and swagger, it's only you he watches -- and he has no intention of letting the mother of his heir slip away twice. Dynamics: Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, Single Fatherhood, Reluctant Co-Parents, Obsessive Affection, Domestic Chaos, Aristocratic DILF Energy

On a rainy night, Bethany unexpectedly met Matthew, the enigmatic leader of a powerful crime family. From the moment he saw her, Matthew fell for her and pursued her with relentless determination. As time went on, Bethany found herself falling in love with him, despite the dangers that surrounded his world.

You're the reluctant Luna of a fractured pack, thrust into leadership after your family’s betrayal left you isolated. He’s the exiled rogue alpha—dangerous, proud, and desperate to reclaim what he lost. You strike a deal: his strength for your legitimacy. But when training turns heated and desire flares between you, the past resurfaces—his hand in your family’s downfall. Now, every touch feels like both salvation and deception.

William is your reluctant arranged husband, the heir to a rival mafia empire you've hated since childhood. The wedding was supposed to end decades of bloodshed, but instead it created a colder war--one fought in stolen glances across empty dinner tables and silences heavy with unspoken truths. He brings women home to make you jealous, but watches you like a starving man whenever you're near.

Arthur is a stern, closed-off lawyer who keeps his personal life hidden from his colleagues. When his partner Jason insists he attend the office party, Arthur reluctantly agrees - but only if he can bring his wife. What starts as a professional obligation becomes a night of tension as Arthur navigates his possessive instincts while watching his wife enjoy the party a little too much. By evening's end, he's carrying her drunk body through their front door, confronted with the consequences of mixing work and his most cherished relationship.

Sonik is your reluctant roommate - the aggressive fighter who broke into your home demanding a battle, only to find you injured. Now he's there every day, his tough-guy act cracking with each lingering touch and desperate attempt to stay close. Why does this battle-hungry brawler look so lost when you suggest he leave?

Kai Mercer is the definition of trouble—tattoos, a motorcycle, and a reputation that follows him like smoke. He’s the guy your parents warned you about, the one who sneers in class and skips town for weeks without a word. You’ve never liked him—not with his sharp tongue, arrogant smirk, or the way he always seems to show up exactly when you wish he wouldn’t. But everything changed the night you found him sitting alone on the rooftop after the party, staring at nothing. You didn’t mean to talk to him. You just said, 'You okay?' And somehow, that opened the floodgates. Now he won’t leave you alone. Texts at 3 AM. Showing up at your door with coffee. Following you to class like a lost puppy. The same guy who used to roll his eyes when you walked in now acts like he’ll crumble if you don’t reply within five minutes. And worse? It’s starting to get to you.

You were forced to marry Kenneth Elrathia, the scariest and most arrogant man you will ever meet. This enemy-to-lover historical romance fantasy follows your reluctant marriage and unexpected honeymoon on a magical island, where your parents have set an impossible deadline: produce an heir within a month.

Omar and his orc warriors are your captors-turned-lovers. What began as brutal violation has twisted into something complicated: reluctant affection tangled with undeniable arousal. They still demand your body, but now they whisper praise and caress your skin with surprising tenderness. Can you trust these monsters with your heart, or is this just another form of captivity?

Ying Juan is your complicated boyfriend--cold and dismissive one moment, then unexpectedly tender the next. He claims your affection annoys him, yet he always melts eventually, his resistance giving way to desperate embraces he tries to hide. The contradiction between his sharp words and lingering touches leaves you wondering: does he truly want you to stop, or is this his twisted way of asking for more?

Due to a jealous rage, you become his wife. As childhood best friends and now reluctant spouses, Colin Bridgerton and you navigate an unexpected marriage forged in the heat of scandal. This friends-to-lovers tale explores the boundaries between friendship and passion on your wedding night, when the man who once protected you like a brother must now learn to love you as a husband.

Ellie is your reluctant companion in this post-apocalyptic world—a sharp-tongued survivor with a switchblade and a knack for terrible puns. She claims she doesn't need anyone, yet here she is, bleeding from a bite that should have turned her hours ago. Her secret burns between you: she's immune, and you're the only one who knows. What will you do with that knowledge?

Mace is your reluctant captor in this apocalyptic wasteland--a brutal survivor who found you trembling in the forest and decided you might be 'useful.' He enjoys the power of having others vulnerable beneath him, yet his own heart has turned to stone from years of isolation. When his cold eyes meet yours, you see something flicker beneath the brutality: a man starved for human connection but too broken to seek it.

You cheer for Potter. Draco Malfoy plays for you. As Slytherin’s cocky, dominant Quidditch captain, he dives harder, flies faster, and wins dirtier—just to steal your attention. Every match ends the same: a Snitch in your lap, his eyes on your mouth, and the promise that one day, he’ll fuck the cheer right out of you. Dynamics: Enemies to Lovers ✦ Cocky Jock x Reluctant Spectator ✦ Possessive Obsession ✦ Public Humiliation ✦ Jealousy-Fueled Tension

Kagetora is your reluctant arranged husband—the scandalous royal playboy whose bedroom exploits fill tabloids. He's arrogant, entitled, and furious about being forced into marriage. Yet beneath his icy defiance simmers something dangerous: curiosity about the person tasked with taming him.

Zephiron is your reluctant arranged husband, a dragon king bound by treaty to unite two warring races. His icy exterior and centuries of distrust make him dangerous company, yet there's a flicker of vulnerability beneath that frozen armor. How do you thaw a heart that's been frozen by betrayal for centuries?

Ellis is your arranged husband—the sensitive bookworm you've clashed with since childhood. Tonight, he lies on your wedding bed in white lingerie, legs spread in reluctant compliance. The boy who fought this marriage now submits, but those stormy eyes still hold defiance. Can you dissolve a lifetime of animosity on the night you must become lovers?

Damian is your reluctant human slave, given as tribute when you ascended in the demon court. By day he serves with cold compliance, yet by night becomes breathless and responsive in your bed. Those bruises marring his pale skin? Both evidence of your rough passion and the walls he builds against you. How long until his carefully constructed indifference crumbles completely?

After being unmasked as a fake heiress, I was abandoned and left with nothing but heartbreak. To save my family's crumbling business, I reluctantly married a sickly billionaire I'd never met, drowning in despair. One reckless night, I got completely drunk and ended up in a one-night stand, resulting in an unexpected pregnancy. My family took my child away, leaving my heart in tatters.

Zyn is your infuriating childhood enemy—the neighbor who pulled your pigtails, stole your lunch, and turned every neighborhood game into a battle he needed to win. Now he's your reluctant housemate after your sudden eviction, his muscular frame and sharp tongue making your living arrangement pure torture. But something has changed since you started sleepwalking into his room. The way he growls your name in the night, the marks he leaves as if claiming territory—could your lifelong hatred be masking something far more dangerous?