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Seth has spent almost twelve years trying to feel normal after surviving his mother’s attempt to kill him when he was six. Between his father’s drinking and the silence she left behind, healing feels impossible—until he meets Gabriel, a compassionate college senior who offers comfort, connection, and more. But when Seth wakes with the taste of blood in his mouth and a voice in his head, he realizes the darkness his mother feared might be real. With a war raging in his body and mind, Seth must face what he is becoming.

Tropes
PTSD, Trauma and its effects, Shifters, Spirit possession (familiar spirit), Magic, Ravens, Witches, Cults, Cannibalism, Forced mutations, Age gap, Really 17 Years Old, Liar Revealed, For Your Own Good, There Is Only One Bed, Powers via Possession, Voluntary Shapeshifting and Involuntary Shapeshifting, Totally Not a Werewolf, Raised as a Host, Horror Hunger, Transformation Horror, The Beastmaster, The Virus, You Are Not Alone, Bond Creature, Forbidden Romance.

Tags
forbidden romance, age gap, spirit possession, shifters, M/M, spice, eldritch horror, trauma recovery, supernatural horror, ptsd representation, shapeshifting, body horror

Content Warnings

Explicit sexual content (17 year old with 22 year old), 17 year old lying about age, Graphic violence and gore, Discussions and depictions of the drowning of children, Non-graphic discussion of childhood sexual assault, Animal injury and death, Shapeshifting and forced mutations, Cannibalism, Past abusive relationship and further abuse by perpetrator, Homophobic bullying, Depictions of cancer, Depictions of seizures, Depictions of mental illness, Depictions of therapy and visit to a psychiatric hospital, Depictions of trauma and PTSD, Attempted suicide and brief mention of suspected self-harm, Loss of autonomy, Underage drinking and alcoholic parent, Swearing and ableist language