Suneelon reaches Aeramia too late. Art by @sourstripes.co 🖤 Characters are from my WIP, a gothic, romantic MM dark fantasy set in Hell, inspired by Swan Lake 🦢 and Dante’s Inferno 🔥. Release end of 2026 #fantasy #art #darkfantasy #lgbtq #mmromance #monsterromance #booksky #romance #demon

Suneelon gazes into the Styx, seeing his old form reflected back. Art by missmiurgen 🖤 Character is from my WIP “To Behold the Stars Again,” a gothic, romantic dark fantasy set in Hell, inspired by Swan Lake and Dante’s Inferno. #fantasy #lgbtq #romance #darkfantasy #mmromance #art #gothic #booksky

Like two sides of the moon, Suneelon and Aeramia repeat the same cycles, only noticing the pattern when the other is bleeding. From To Behold the Stars Again, a dark MM romantic fantasy set in Hell. Art by @larayokoshima.bsky.social #art #fantasy #darkfantasy #booksky #lgbtq #romance #monster

Suneelon will never bow. To Behold the Stars Again is a dark romantic MM fantasy. Swan Lake meets Dante's Inferno, rife with infernal politicking and a tragic romance. #mmromance #lgbt #fantasy #darkfantasy #art #illustration #devil #booksky #book #bookart

When I saw this trend, I thought it fit perfectly 😈. Art by @anna_leigh_commissions_open ❤️. To Behold the Stars Again is a dark romantic MM fantasy set in Hell, inspired by Swan Lake and Dante's Inferno. #fantasy #lgbtq #darkfantasy #booksky #romance #mmromance #art #devil #demon #monsterromance

Scene is from my WIP. This book is Swan Lake, the Odyssey, and Dante’s Inferno all rolled into one, well-seasoned burrito of angst and yearning 👨‍🍳 Art by the lovely @searland_art #art #bookart #illustration #fantasy #darkfantasy #romantasy #romance #angst #yearning #hell #love #booksky #book #MM

My boy is fighting for his happy ending even when turned into a common imp and has to prove love can exist in Hell 😔. Art by @malcestyy on ig #art #hell #lgbtq #mmromance #booksky #illustration #fantasy #darkfantasy #romance #dark #monster #devil #demon

Suneelon was born, waiting to be found. Now he waits more than 15 years for his husband to return to him. Art by aliartcher. From my dark romantic MM fantasy "We Were Men Once" #art #fantasy #fantasyart #bookart #book #booksky #romance #lgbtq #mmromance #monsterromance #darkfantasy #dark #demon

"What reason has my pretty master to be so anxious?” "Don’t call me that.” “Pretty?” “Master. I am your *husband*." A scene from my WIP 👀. Art by @satmolls.bsky.social captured. #art #romance #mmromance #fantasy #fantasyart #lgbtq #romantasy #devil #demon #monsterromance #booksky #illustration

Their relationship is so messy, but nothing will keep them apart 😩 Characters are from We Were Men Once, a dark romantic MM fantasy. Only read if you're ready for all sorts of aching yearning. Art by @h0psynth.bsky.social 🫶 #fantasy #lgbtq #art #booksky #dark #romance #monsterromance #book

“Dearie me, what exquisite misery you carry. Such captivating sorrow. And so much rage. How delicious.” This is Auntie Patty, a Gloom Hag who harvests people's souls to sell them on the infernal market. And baby, business is a-booming! Art by @tivuel.bsky.social #fantasy #witch #dark #art #booksky

I'm going to print this one as a poster ❤️ You can find We Were Men Once, a dark romantic MM fantasy on Netgalley 👀 Art by @northyme.com #art #fantasy #fantasyart #bookart #darkfantasy #dark #romance #mm #mmromance #lgbtq #illustration #booksky #book

My new dark romantic fantasy is now available on Netgalley! You can watch an animatic trailer for it here: Animatic trailer: youtu.be/T2y___x8Vio?... Only read if you enjoy aching yearning 😩. #fantasy #romance #mm #mmromance #lgbtq #arcreaders #booksky #netgalley #book #dark #darkfantasy #devil

Suneelon loves reading books about magic because it fascinated him in his previous life as a dark elf with no magical abilities of his own. Art by @katsuleri.bsky.social ARC sign-up for my dark romantic MM fantasy: forms.gle/9SfTfUa9Msoi... #fantasy #art #mmromance #mm #darkfantasy #booksky #lgbtq

View the full image on my Substack (🔗 in bio) 🤭 I wanted to show Kyarlin worshipping Suneelon after their passionate moment. Suneelon craves attention and Kyarlin loves giving it. Kyarlin spoils his princess a lot. #booksky #fantasy #romance #art #lgbtq #mmromance #darkfantasy #devil

A moment where Kyarlin and Xaraan met at 19 and 18 years old, before Xaraan had made a pact with an archdevil that would drag his soul to Hell. We Were Men Once runs entirely on yearning 😩 ARC sign-ups for Book 2 are open! #fantasy #booksky #arcreaders #darkfantasy #bookart #romance #lgbtq #art

The writing // the art of the scene Art by yuyu_finale ❤️ ARC sign-ups in bio! #fantasy #fantasyart #darkfantasy #illustration #art #mmromance #romance #lgbtq #devil #hell #monsterromance #yearning #booksky #book #writing #bookart #arcreading #love

The formatting is coming along fantastic 👀 ARC sign-ups are open! (Link in bio) chapter header by @nong247 #booksky #fantasy #fantasyart #darkfantasy #book #illustration #devil #arcreaders #demon #mmromance #lgbtq

ARC READERS Looking for readers who enjoy dark fantasy and MM romance (as a subplot). An Orpheus and Eurydice retelling meets Dante's Inferno. Some tropes: ❤️‍🩹Yearning ❤️‍🩹Lost memories ❤️‍🩹Obsession ❤️‍🩹Slow burn ❤️‍🩹Horror elements ❤️‍🩹It’s always been you ARC sign-ups in bio 📖 #arcreaders #fantasy #booksky

Cerberus appears in the mid-novel climax as the guardian of a swamp. The area is dedicated to punishing the wrathful and the sullen, based on the Fifth Circle from Dante’s Inferno. Art by @beetle_art_studio__ on ig #art #booksky #hell #fantasy #darkfantasy #illustration #book #bookart

Same dynamic. Kyarlin falls in love the same way he falls off a chair. We Were Men Once is a dark romantic fantasy inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice and Dante’s Inferno. ARCs release next month! #art #fantasy #darkfantasy #booksky #lgbtq #mmromancebooks #romance #amnesia #hell #devil #slowburn

A brief character profile of Kyarlin. We Were Men Once, a dark romantic fantasy set to release this autumn. ARCs available in July 📚 #fantasy #darkfantasy #mmromance #booksky #books #lgbtq #love #hell #romance

Kyarlin is trying to save the man he once called husband, now transformed and claimed by a devil who never lets go. We Were Men Once is a dark romantic fantasy inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice and Dante's Inferno. ARC releases next month! #fantasy #mmromance #booksky #art #lgbtq

For absolutely no reason, here is Suneelon in a lacy sheer dress. He doesn't seem very happy about it, but I'm sure Kyarlin is. Many thanks to @sourstripes.co for working with me again 🥰 ARC sign-ups next month! #fantasy #mmromance #bookart #lgbtq #booksky #art #devil #darkfantasy

A silly meme that perfectly encompasses the dynamic of these two brainless lovebirds. Thank you @katsuleri.bsky.social for indulging me ARC sign-ups for We Were Men Once coming next month! #art #fantasy #lgbtq #mmromance #romance #characterart #devil #artmeme #illustration #booksky #book

Thank you @aliartcher for illustrating these aching hands ❤️‍🩹 ARC sign-ups next month! #fantasy #fantasyart #ARC #booksky #reader #book #darkfantasy #devil #hell #romance #mmromance #lgbtq #art #illustration #yearning

He was never going to love this man—not when he could use him. A devil was incapable of love, and whoever chased after one, looking for it, would find themselves turned into something equally corrupt. -We Were Men Once #art #fantasy #lgbtq #romance #mmromance #devil #booksky #book #illustration

What happens when the person you'd burn the world for forgets you entirely? WWMO follows one man who descends into the depths of Hell to save his husband’s soul… only to find him turned into a devil—and, worse yet, with no memory of his past life. Art by @saekcr on ig #art #booksky #fantasy #lgbtq

Hell's Traveling Bazaar. Art by @lewcatt.bsky.social #fantasy #fantasyart #darkfantasy #hell #illustration #market

Some love for my fierce female character, General Lynn Niraerth, Xaraan's younger sister. Art by @saekcr on ig #fantasy #darkfantasy #fantasyart #art #illustration #femalecharacter #fmc #sword #strongfmc

"Somehow, he was still waiting for someone or something to happen." ... "Cold settled in and the world moved on. He stood alone, waiting. Always waiting." - We Were Men Once . art by @aleigh_art_commissions_open #fantasy #art #romance #lgbtq #love #mm #mmromance #yearning #booksky #book

The first time Kyarlin loses him it's to death. The second time it's to transformation. If you're here for that ache that sits under your ribs and stays a while, welcome! #booksky #fantasy #slowburn #mm #romance #angst #queerfantasy #lgbtq #fantasyretellings #darkfantasy #mmbookish #mmromance

We Were Men Once is a queer dark fantasy about a cleric who would tear through Hell for the husband he lost. If you love emotionally devastating slow-burns, memory loss tropes, and beautifully broken characters, this one’s for you. #booksky #romance #fantasy #lgbtq #queer #art #mmromance #love

What would you do if the person you'd burn the world for forgot you entirely? We Were Men Once is a Dark Romantic fantasy inspired by Dante's Inferno and Orpheus and Eurydice. ARCs coming in July. Another banger by @nalou.bsky.social this time 🔥 #fantasy #art #lgbtq #darkfantasy #romance #booksky

HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you #art #fantasyart #raven

The link to my substack is fixed, in case that was an issue 😅

Spicy thigh-up commission completed for C-morris of their OCs Suneelon and Kyarlin from their Dark Fantasy, MM romance "We Were Men Once", coming out later this year: www.candicemorrisbooks.com @c-morris-author.bsky.social #VGenComm #commission #ocart #characterart #spicyart #nsfw #nsfwart

❗️ NEW ANIMATIC FOR WE WERE MEN ONCE JUST DROPPED ❗️ youtu.be/T2y___x8Vio?... #animation #fantasy #fantasyart #art #characterart #darkfantasy #illustration #hell #devil #romance #mmromance #lgbtq

🔞 Full image available on my Substack along with a short extract. Art made by the lovely @larayokoshima.bsky.social 🥰 Thank you! #nsfw #lgbtq #romance #booksky #fantasy #darkfantasy #art #characterart #mmromance

What happens when the person you'd burn the world for forgets you entirely? There's no grand reunion, just one cleric clawing his way through Hell for a soul that may never return to him. Art by chemnyj.zmiy on ig #fantasy #darkfantasy #booksky #romance #lgbt #mmromance #art #book #slowburn #devil

In case you needed confirmation that this book will wreck you. Even those who survive don’t emerge without permanent scars. Pick this up if you're in the mood to take your heart on a roller coaster with steep drops. #fantasy #darkfantasy #booksky #romance #lgbt #book #writing #mmromance

Suneelon remembers he's a bad bitch, and now it's everyone's problem. Bsky doesn't let me post more than 4 pics 🙄 From my upcoming dark romantic fantasy novel We Were Men Once, coming 2025. #snippet #booksky #fantasy #darkfantasy #romance #mmromance #lgbt #book #art #devil

AHHH These stickers are SO cute akdhdgah I want to send them to those who've cheered me on since the very beginning of my journey 🥹 Of course Suneelon has to have the flashiest background and holo effects 😌 Art by Fushin_k4 #stickers #fantasy #art #booksky #romance #illustration #book

Suneelon, Duke of the First Circle of Sass 💅💃 I hope people will want an art book full of this diva... Art by m.trag2057 #fantasy #fantasyart #hell #lgbt #devil #romance #mmromance #darkfantasy #illustration #booksky #book #love #art #portrait

To conquer, enslave, and oppress. That was what Suneelon was born to do, what all devils were created for. -We Were Men Once, coming 2025 Art by ahkizyans on ig. #fantasyart #fantasy #devil #romance #mmromance #lgbt #booksky #book #darkfantasy #illustration #characterart #hell

No because this is exactly the dynamic between my main couple in We Were Men Once 😭Suneelon is Kyarlin's world, and Kyarlin gives Suneelon the love he craves 🥹 #booksky #romance #love #fantasy #obsession #lgbt

His body crumbled to ashes, pieces floating in the air that stung Xaraan’s eyes and throat as it settled in his lungs. Sharp coughs broke stubborn tears loose from their warrens until he swam in them. -We Were Men Once #booksky #fantasy #darkfantasy #romance #mmromance #lgbt #art #illustration

Warning: Self-harm Extract from We We Men Once Art by tunafish_art #hands #fantasy #darkfantasy #booksky #book #bookart #characterart #art #illustration #pain #quote #fantasyart

Another amazing portrait of Suneelon, this time by @avalach_art 🖤❤️🖤 . #fantasy #fantasyart #booksky #illustration #book #darkfantasy #dark #romance #mmromance #lgbt #illustration #devil #quote #hell

The black water macerated his spine, made a broth of his bones, and ate him down to nothing. He winced as water lapped his face, the salty teeth of souls biting into his skin, dragging him to the bedrock of their misery. -We Were Men Once #art #fantasy #booksky #darkfantasy #hell #devil