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Cornelius Sawyer is a man of many talents, but forgiveness is not one of them.
Watt Johnson is a man of his word, but not once in his life has he spoken up for himself.
Once connected by the bonds of childhood, threads now severed by the demands of life, the pair are brought together for a once in a lifetime an all expenses paid expedition to Brazil, searching for a man the world believes to be long dead, Percy Fawcett. And perhaps, even the Lost City that he was looking for.
Under the guise of doing research work for their respective universities, a reluctant Cornelius and an exhilarated Watt accept the offer and delve into the unknown, trusting no one but themselves. Looking at a map, the route and its dangers seem to be known obstacles which can be easily conquered, a fact that Watt leans on heavily.
But Cornelius is intimately aware that the river has teeth, that the land renders a siren song to those who are desperate to become lost in its mountains and basins. To survive the journey they'll have to face the enemies within, and trust the other to have their best interests in mind.
After all, the Voice of Wild Places is calling, beckoning the adrift homeward.
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refreshing my old version of this post. list of books under the cut with descriptions - more than just what's pictured!
#aspec books / aspec database / tumblr masterpost
info included here is brief! please see my database for full details of the books
updated 8/26
I am leaning toward books with relatively defined queerplatonic relationships - whether that's calling it that (in contemporary settings), or some kind of indication/communication in the narrative of a specific form of relationship that doesn't fit within friend or romance, rather than just anything with vaguely ambiguous vibes.
(I don't mean that in a gatekeepery way, I just mean it in a If i'm recommending books on this basis, I don't want people to be disappointed by vagueness/multiple interpretations. okay? okay. And I am in fact mentioning some like that at the end, because I do what I want)
I've marked personal favourite books with an * (in general, not just regarding aspec/qpr elements)
YA contemporary/historical
Shapes of Love*
contemporary about an aroace singer pressured into a PR relationship with her ex/friend. They eventually end up deciding on a queerplatonic relationship.
If It Makes You Happy
contemporary about a girl navigating her established queerplatonic relationship with her aroace best friend, and a possible new romantic relationship.
The Reckless Kind
historical with an aspec girl becoming a family with her best friend and his boyfriend - ambiguous in text, but can definitely be read as queerplatonic.
Compound Fracture*
Thriller/horror, the MC has a light subplot of figuring out his aromanticism, and in the epilogue it’s mentioned that he might potentially be interested in a QPR with another character he became closer to in the book.
Dear Wendy & Loveless both centre platonic relationships that seem pretty clearly like they'll head in a committed queerplatonic direction in future, though that doesn't happen within the book.
YA fantasy
Two Dark Moons / Sãoni Cycle*
high fantasy where an arospec girl & kid raised by lizards accidentally get fantasy-married & develop a friendship/QPR. Eventual semi-romantic-semi-queerplatonic polyamorous situation with another MC.
Fire Becomes Her*
1920s inspired fantasy world, demiro girl breaks free of her relationship and instead ends up in a QPR with a nonbinary transmasc ace.
Everything The Sun Touches
medieval fantasy duology, with an aroacespec girl and pan boy becoming friends, and eventually getting married-for-convenience because of a magical connection. I believe it's in a queerplatonic direction, though until book 2 comes out - heavy asterisk, not sure if it'll develop into a romantic direction!
The Spider and her Demons*
paranormal. this is not explicitly clear about it, but the MC is pretty aroacespec coded, and the main relationship develops in a very is-this-platonic-is-it-romantic-sapphic-aspec way. the author is aroace and says they consider it a QPR, and it definitely read as such to me.
Not Even Bones*
supernatural trilogy where the main characters initially seem to be developing a romantic relationship, but realise in the final book neither actually feel that way, and settle into more or less a QPR (without labels, but it’s pretty clear). There’s a webtoon adaptation of this, and while it still doesn’t label them in the narrative dialogue, it does in the author’s note of the relevant episodes.
Royal Rescue
high fantasy with an amatonormative royal marriage system, where the aroace MC has had enough, rescues himself, and starts to dismantle the system, finding a QPR on the way
adult contemporary/historical
Sailing by Orion's Star*
historical fiction trilogy about pirates. Two of the MCs are aroace and grow up together, eventually becoming queerplatonic partners. Another MC is also likely aroace, as has a platonic partnership with a woman, in a co-captaincy kind of way (and she has her own romantic relationships)
Robbie McNeil's Hit List
mystery/dark comedy-ish, with an aromantic lesbian in a QPR with her friend. They live and own a bar together, and are both hitmen. Her partner has a potential separate developing romance.
Something Extraordinary*
historical comedy, about an aromantic pan woman and gay man growing closer as they each grapple with the idea of a marriage of convenience
adult fantasy
The Hands of the Emperor/At The Feet of the Sun*
slow character-focused high fantasy duology (so far) about a . in book two their relationship develops into something akin to a QPR - there’s an in-universe name for it. it’s discussed and defined quite a lot (in the latter end of things. these books are Big)
The Wolf Among the Wild Hunt*
dark fantasy novella with an aroace wolfman & nonbinary knight in an established QPR.
Natural Outlaws and Fractured Sovereignty
NA dark fantasy/heist-ish story, aro bi & allo MCs who become a QPR
Baker Thief
superhero fantasy with a bigender aromantic superhero / demisexual woman central relationship, following romance narrative tropes but for a QPR.
The Thread That Binds
solarpunk-fantasy about agender bookbinding witches, 2/3 MCs are an aroace & a greyace in an established QPR. Plus a romance develops between the latter & the other MC
Until The Last Petal Falls
NA contemporary fantasy novella, Nigerian beauty & the beast retelling with two aroace MCs who form a QPR, and get platonic-married.
okay I will actually add a few that are slightly more ambiguous in various ways:
The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming*
slow introspective high fantasy duology following two characters on a journey, doesn’t explicitly define their relationship in a QPR-like way, but undeniably focuses on complex platonic relationships and narratives & I think it’s satisfying if you’re looking for this sort of thing.
Our Bloody Pearl
NA fantasy with an aroacespec siren & ace pirate, relationship develops in a similar way to narrative romances but reads pretty queerplatonic - it culminates in a forehead kiss. It was initially marketed as a romance but the author intended it more QPR and upon a reread in 2026, yeah, it reads that way.
In The Jaws of an Oak
horror/erotica novella - I haven’t seen this called a QPR but I kinda interpret it as such? it’s romantic from one side, but one MC is aromantic and it’s made clear she doesn’t feel romantic feelings, just sex+companionship.
Yelen & Yelena
similar to above - dark fantasy/erotica b&tb retelling, where both of them are aroallo & have a sex+companionship relationship, not specifically established as queerplatonic but I think could be read as such or at least might be of interest.
Lord of the Empty Isles
scifi/fantasy adventure centering platonic relationships with no romance - the central relationship is marketed as a QPR though to me personally it reads as a friendship with nothing specifically or explicitly QPR about it. The author's other book Cage of Starlight is marketed as a romance, but to some it reads as queerplatonic. So either of these may appeal depending on your personal taste
Archivist Wasp/Firebreak*
postapoc fantasy/scifi, all of the nicole kornher-stace’s works focus on platonic m/f relationships in a very aspec way, and have no romance at all. one of the central relationships is very much tragic platonic soulmates/ qpr vibes (saves my beloveds til last<3)
anthologies/short stories/short comics:
Common Bonds (aro/platonic anthology)
Bones of Green and Hearts of Gold (collection)
Journey Home
Pillowforts and Hurricanes
D.I.Y
Being Aro (anthology)
The Last Session
Other media:
Kemutai Hanashi*
manga, online, ongoing. about two men becoming roommates, and navigating their ambiguous relationship, and the fact that everyone else around them wants to label it as one thing or another. It's very much about queerplatonic-ish-ness, though they specifically dislike labels of any kind. Unclear at this point if either of them will be explicitly aspec, but I get the impression Arita is, if not both.
Koisenu Futari*
jdrama about two aroaces meeting and living together. Very much about being aroace, and while again, they don't specifically label their relationship in that way, I'd say it's pretty queerplatonic.
Konya Sukiyaki Dayo
another jdrama, with one aromantic (probably aroace) and one straight woman MC, who become roommates and queerplatonic-ish partners (they label their relationship a japanese mashup of anenome & clownfish - based on the symbiotic nature of the relationship)
Love it when the horrible bastard character who has decided they're at peace with being unloved and irredeemable is met with an earnest character who open-heartedly offers them love and affection anyway. And they Go Crazy About It
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They both crave affection, one is way less subtle about it than the other though.
Cornelius Sawyer is a man of many talents, but forgiveness is not one of them.
Watt Johnson is a man of his word, but not once in his life has he spoken up for himself.
Once connected by the bonds of childhood, threads now severed by the demands of life, the pair are brought together for a once in a lifetime an all expenses paid expedition to Brazil, searching for a man the world believes to be long dead, Percy Fawcett. And perhaps, even the Lost City that he was looking for.
Under the guise of doing research work for their respective universities, a reluctant Cornelius and an exhilarated Watt accept the offer and delve into the unknown, trusting no one but themselves. Looking at a map, the route and its dangers seem to be known obstacles which can be easily conquered, a fact that Watt leans on heavily.
But Cornelius is intimately aware that the river has teeth, that the land renders a siren song to those who are desperate to become lost in its mountains and basins. To survive the journey they'll have to face the enemies within, and trust the other to have their best interests in mind.
After all, the Voice of Wild Places is calling, beckoning the adrift homeward.
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There will never be another character like Blackwall Dragon Age. He's a Grey Warden. The first time you meet him, he saves you from being kirked. He's an idealist. He's a romantic. He's a war hero and a protector and a knight in shining armor. He's a liar and a bullshitter and a coward. He's a family man. He's traumatized by his family's tragedy and his own failures. He's a sports fan. He hates nobles. He's trying to impress nobles. His best friend is a lesbian half his age. He made a suicide pact with his coworker. He's a fuckboy. He genuinely likes women. He helps his friends get laid. He makes toys for children in his free time. He's a child murderer. He always lies about who he is. He always tells the truth about who he is. He gets psychoanalyzed by Varric without either of them realizing it. He fucks so loud it scares the horses. He idolizes courtly love. He's not a Grey Warden. He's every Grey Warden that ever walked on Thedas.
"But no sorrow could match Galehaut’s, for he had put into his love for Lancelot everything a man could put: heart and body and, most precious of all, his honour"
i started this wip over 1 year ago (my earliest csp file with the sketch is from August 14 2025), but I'm finally finishing it and celebrating! you can get a print here (X) and the og version here
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Now, bear in mind that I’m struggling to put into the words many of the concepts discussed here. So sorry in advance if some parts feel nonsensical...! And as a disclaimer: my knowledge is mainly acquired as an interest and hobby – it does not hold water as actual, completely accurate information of a historical period. It’s my interpretation, my fantasy of sorts.
First things first, song inspiration: Vilma Jää – Manalan mailla (if you know Finnish and like to read these, you might see the connection lol)
Kauno’s story in nutshell: Kauno is a nobleman knight, who suffered a mortal wound to his neck when he was pinned in combat and stabbed between his armour plates. By all logic he should’ve succumbed to such a wound, but he was rescued and nursed back to health. The nuns who took care of him did not have high hopes for the feverish nobleman to make it through, and yet eventually he woke up in perfect health and spirit. Kauno remembers little of the time from sickbed but has clear memory of vivid dreams of birds…
Visually Kauno’s pose is heavy nod towards Botticelli’s painting ‘Birth of Venus’. I’ve always associated this piece with rebirth and beauty, both which are at the heart of Kauno’s character. His name quite literally means ‘beauty’ and rest we’ll get to…!
So now, the most complex part is to acknowledge the co-existence of Christianity and folk religion in Finland during Middle ages. While it’s hard to point out how folk religion exactly died (I’m not read enough on the topic), there are still letters to be found from church officials pointing out that some of the folk religion or the traditions persisted even till late medieval period and to renaissance. This period of time where beliefs melded and changed is something I’m extremely interested to depict.
Now, religion facts: There are quite a few nods towards Christianity here, the number seven motif with the birds, rebirth etc. However, the story revolves even further to folk religion’s concept of lintukoto (birds’ home). It was believed to be a physical place just outside the edge of the world, where birds went during winter. Everything was small in lintukoto to accommodate birds and sometimes souls could wander there. Notable is that lintukoto is _not_ heaven/afterlife in folk religion, but rather it seems one might get lost there by accident?
Terns: I thought terns are great way of marrying both religious imageries together. They dive almost completely into the water and rise anew, signifying Kauno’s almost rebirth-like experience. There also rather many hymns describing angels and dead loved ones visiting earth as birds! And lastly, they are also bird that are more typically seen in southern Finland, as a reference towards lintukoto being to the south of the world’s edge.
Armour: Yep, that’s Kauno himself! Kauno is showing his neck, which has only the scar left from the combat, but he’s also gripping at the sinking armour at the same spot.
Fun fact: Kauno is literally shorter and slimmer ('smaller') than my other knights as a nod to lintukoto! So, is he an angel, rebirthed man, or just very lucky guy? Who can say for sure, but all these motifs are part of him.
my mom just had a 7cm brain tumor removed and since she's woken up she's been talking nonstop about this dream she had about going to an art gallery full of colourful paintings by a 'homosexual artist' named klimsdorf who was ethereal and wise, both young and old... at first she was convinced he was a real person but after failing to find him online she's accepted he was a figment of her subconscious mind and is now determined to bring him to life via painting his portrait herself. she's 67 and has never drawn in her life. and now this. blorbo from her tumor
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