MxM on the hunt | literate & gritty

[cherrycoves]

Helloo. I'm Moon, but you can also call me Cherry. TL;DR: I’m looking for a handful of gritty, character-centric, and emotionally-charged M/M narratives to sink my teeth into. The one caveat is I’m only interested in writing certain muses. I know, boo, boo, tomato. I'm just desperate to use the freaks I've already hashed out. You'll find their SparkNotes below.

A few notes about me:
• She/any, mid 20s, CST with a weird work schedule. I'm up at all hours of the day--and night.
• Looking for MxM, trans-inclusive. MCs are cis men.
• Slow with replies but active OOC. Certified yapper. I can usually dish out 1-2 replies every week, sometimes more.
• Ghost/ditch-friendly. You don’t owe me an explanation, and I don't expect one either. I might poke you if we've been writing together for awhile, but otherwise I don't badger my partners.
• More of a chunky multi-para writer. Really into details and introspection and character/relationship studies.
• Not into PWP, but I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy writing smut. Not looking for any specific ratios—I’m cool with both sex-forward plots and intense slowburns.
• Backpacking this: I write tops almost exclusively. Top =/= dominant and bottom =/= submissive. I love turbo subs; I don't love characters with the depth of a teaspoon who take zero initiative.
• Ask about kinks. It's a pretty exhaustive list, but nothing is absolute for me, and I'll always respect your boundaries. Limits are pretty cut and dry. If it violates site rules, I'm not interested.
• Addicted to self-indulgence. Cringe is dead. I pay taxes. I’m allowed to have a little treat, and so are you.
• I use realistic faceclaims, art and descriptions for my characters. Miss me with any AI slop. I won't budge on this.

Character Buffet.​

—A deranged cult leader who believes himself to be something of a messiah. Mid 40s, born into an isolated coastal "commune" that's idyllic on the surface but hiding more than its share of skeletons in the closet. Loneliness is a wound; he seeks to offer the salve to those in need, for what is a shepherd without his flock? Perfect for fans of: religious imagery, obsession disguised as love, gentle manipulations that border on seduction, handsome faces hiding sharp teeth, nauseating rituals with a psychosexual undertone, wrong place and wrong time, dead doves galore.

—An ambitious grad student doubling as a tortured artist. Mid 20s, comes prepackaged with a dark academia flare and Catholic guilt. Brooding but kind and bordering on aloof. Enjoys his histories and hypotheticals. In some AUs, he's a professional dom; in others, he's pining for a professor. It could always be both. Perfect for fans of: older sub/younger dom, kink as a coping mechanism, dissecting what it means to be human and a pack of cigarettes after sex, bad at feelings, the growing pains of self-discovery, taboo romances, generous TLC.

—A small town mechanic desperate to escape the box he's trapped himself in. Early 20s, trailer park prince. Nothing about his life has ever felt normal, and he's desperate to fill the void, whenever and wherever he can. Messy all around. Perfect for fans of: rural isolation, the rot of the south, mutually assured destruction, hurt with little comfort, toxic romances, cannibalism as a metaphor if you're brave enough.

—Less modern and more grimdark fantasy: a bitter knight worn out of his former glory, mid 30s to early 40s. Still, he's staunchly devout and ready to bend at a moment's notice. Duty and subserviance run thick through his veins. Something, something, submissive in the way a livestock guardian dog is submissive to the sheep it kills wolves for. Best when paired against spoiled princelings and the witches that haunt these woods. Perfect for fans of: emotionally mature men, caretaker archetypes, yearning, romances centered around devotion, oaths and the weight they carry, size differences, "I would have followed you anywhere."

—I also have a slasher ('tis the season--give me those final boys) and a Fortune 500 CEO in the works, if men who are rotten to their core pique your interest.

Just drop me a DM if you’re interested, and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. Happy hunting ♡​