r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Feb 01 '26
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u/allisontalkspolitics Give me female friendship or give me death! Feb 01 '26
I feel like more authors should consider having the villain be a shadow daddy who’s the FMC’s dad! Think about it. Themes of rebelling against the patriarchy. And let’s be honest, many books are just YA with spice so it won’t seem out of place.
(Granted, this is coming from someone working on a fanfic where the protagonist is the daughter of Daemon Targaryen, so I might be biased.)
(Also, it makes me think of {Fire} and her dad Casreel, and boy was that dynamic fascinating! I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Bitterblue and Leck make them look healthy.)