#hazardverse

[hazardverseofficial]

My contribution :D @xpau-official

hope i'm not too late lol

[gnine2]

Haven't been drawing much of late. But recently got obsessed with the m/m novel series Hazard & Somerset by Gregory Ashe, and its proved inspiring.

[austenwazright]

Still trying to get over the fact that North saw John-Henry (after being beated up as fuck) and though that he was of average height "but that was the only average thing about him". Can you imagine being this pretty and not working with entertainment??? I mean he just goes through his life like that, no wonder my boy got some problems

[scarletenvy]

whenever i hear tarasenko mentioned im like that’s not a real man that’s john-henry somerset’s favourite hockey player in hazardverse

[epiphainie]

yeah she only does historical mm romance. i wasn't super into it at first but i really love her now. can i recommend you one? i love any old diamonds, the romance is not schmoopy and the characters have a real bite to them. plus there's other stuff going on that makes the plot gripping. anyways if you ever decide to try any of her books i hope you'll like them! also do you have any mm romance recs?

of you can rec me one! i had think of england downloaded for a while, idk why but that's the only one i kept between changing devices. i've never heard of any old diamonds but i love what im hearing! any character with a little bite to them is so welcomed by me when im reading romance bc it seems like everyone's so dreamy and nice now.

and yeah i have mm recs. let me list some of my favs:

the lamb and the lion trilogy by gregory ashe - i cannot explain how this series moved me the first time i read it. it's a romance suspense with an ex-mormon wildlife wet, tean, and a scam artist, jem. both of them are grappling with so much like the questions about the universe and faith and truth while being amateur sleuths and falling in love and there's just this gentleness with them that makes everything feel so profound. it's written beautifully and the characters are so complex as greg ashe's characters always are. the slowburn and the pining ughhhhhh if i ever write something as half beautiful as this i'd be the happiest gal around.

hazard and somerset by gregory ashe - okay, look, this list will have so much gregory ashe (esp his old stuff) because no one does deep, complex character work like he does (all within a beautiful prose) and i'm a very character-focused reader. hazard and somers are (especially in the first series (there are three series for them with a total of 16 books lol)) so rough and messy and toxic and gorgeous ugh. basically hazard is a police detective that comes back to his hometown and finds out he's been made partners with his old high school bully, the town's golden boy, john-henry somerset (my fav boy ever). there's so much history between them and the mystery aspect of the first series is pretty hefty so it's slooooow moving but the way their dynamic changes and develops is so fascinating. it is a hefty undertaking but this is also greg's first main series that took off and is the reason we call his shared universe of these books hazardverse. they're the blueprint. my favorite series is the lamb and the lion and my favorite couple is what i'll mention below but hazard & somers is soooo everything like it takes you a bit to get into the first book bc it's thick as fuck but if you want traumatized men with complex history and characterizations... here

borealis investigations by gregory ashe - FRIENDS TO LOVERS EXCELLENCE. north and shaw are a pair of private investigators who've been bffs since college with shaw being the eccentric new age gay and north the blue collar background asshole gay. they are my favorite couple ever. im obsessed with them because they're soooo so so so bad. this series does the one thing i wish all friends to lovers stories did which is they hurt each other - a lot. bc they know and love each other the most. i think they need a third series (they have 2 series so far with 7 books) for them to actually reach the healed stage and idk if it'll happen but god they make me insane. THE PINING. im sorry the pining. they're also very very annoying like both of them will make you wanna rip your hair out with how they act but that's a feature for me tho ymmv.

so, all three of these couples (and one more couple, theo and auggie from the first quarto series) are in the same shared universe and theres a crossover series waaay down the road. if you're interested shoot me another ask and i'll type up the best reading order for it but basically you can read the lamb and the lion on its own and switch h&s and borealis like h&s -> borealis -> h&s a union of swords -> borealis without a compass -> h&s arrows in the hand. also none of these books come with trigger warnings when they should so check for that as well.

dig two graves by ka merikan - this is a western historical that is so fraught and violent but sweet as well, i reread it sooo often. it features our sweet guy ned infiltrating the gang that killed his parents and falling in love with the gang leader's pseudo son, cole. the second book will ruin your life at certain parts probably but it's really good and so very underrated in my opinion. like these are big books and they are very plot heavy as well so they move like a slog sometimes but like i said i love slow and subtle things more so if that can be your cup of tea, give it a try. gotta mention: a lot of triggers again but merikan puts a list in the blurb so mind that.

if we could go back by cara dee - first warning: cheating. not between the guys but they are both cheating on their wives with each other. basically bennett and kieran meet on a train one day, become best friends, and start an affair that goes on for years. it's been a hot minute since i reread this book but i remember it having a really strong sense of character and why they're even doing this. it ends a little goofy but the meaty chunk of it is pretty pretty good. i should reread this actually now that i remembered it exists.

the cabots and midcentury nyc series by cat sebastian - with you reccing me kj charles, i assume you might be familiar with cat but i especially wanted to mention for 20th century historicals as i like these ones a lot. cat has such a strong way of creating and atmosphere that i dont mind her stories basically have no "bite" to them. the cabots are p short, hard to call any of them novels and tbh i havent read the second midcentury nyc yet but i thought i should throw some nicer stuff in here.

rule breaker by lily morton - look, i dont read lily morton anymore bc she's overdoing the british humor, pop culture ref thing a lot at this point and all her books started to feel the same but rule breaker will always have a special place in my heart. it's a classic asshole boss/sassy employee novel but their dynamic is soooo fun. and like gabe (the boss) is an asshole asshole which makes the third act drama fun for me. it's a very quick read too. (dont read the sequel (not the second book in the same series, thats about jude) where they get married, it's useless)

extracurricular activities by neve wilder - for that good smut. there's really nothing else in these books for me but the smut is great.

rend by roan parrish - i dont remember the other books in this series at all but i remember the sleepy hollow sense in rend. it's contemporary but it has this gothic fantasy morbidness for some reason. it's about a couple trying to come back from edge of separation and the fears fueling that. i should reread this one too.

the dupage parish mysteries by gregory ashe - okay one more gregory ashe. this is a paranormal romance series that mostly has my heart because the link between character trauma and the paranormal elements are so good and it features one of the most annoying MCs on earth who's loved despite that. it was never meant to be a series so there's kind of a disconnection between the books when it comes to details but i love this pairing a lot. this is not everyone's fav gregory ashe but i love it a lot.

mdzs or grandmaster of demonic cultivation by mxtx - if i may suggest a danmei. brilliant if you haven't seen any other adaptations like the untamed bc it's soooo fun to go back and forth between the timelines and trying to figure out what's lan wangji's deal is with wei wuxian and how did wei wuxian die anyway. will probably always be my fav danmei, just the balance of everything is great. the translation lowkey sucks so don't expect world altering prose here

[screaming-internally]

Ive finished reading the new addition to Hazardverse Sidetracks series and OH MY GOD! I liked Fer from the start since he was introduced as August brother. I mean it was hard not to, he loves his annoying, troublesome family for which he would do everything and anything to help them including sacrificing his life!

So I was incredibly happy when book with him came out!! I devoured it when I could, lost precious sleep but it was so addicting. Fer sense of humour, finding out how his life really looks like, how generous and loving person he is! Plus it’s contemporary so no crime cases this time! Thank goodness as Fer and Ze had enough problems as it was. I’m rambling but omg I already miss them! Why Ashe’s characters have something in them that I always get too attached and then can’t forget abt them

[rolltobreathe]

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[hazardverseofficial]

"This is what must be done to ensure the survival of my race. You die so that many more may Live." 12 years into the epidemic in his AU, Nightmare approached Horror offering a way to save his world in exchange for his service. Horror now lives in the castle with Dust and Nightmare. He is banned from the kitchen because he cannot cook to save his world. He would do anything to go home, in his eyes, this is what's best for his world.

[hazardverseofficial]

The Harbringer of Chaos himself, The one who made (in lore) Hazardverse... a fourteen year old who's name used to be an acronym but isn't anymore. EIC! MAH BOI! My used to be slightly insane evil but now a bit less so boy! Anyways hi @seabright205! I'm gonna make a cup o' chaos now, enjoy!

[hazardverseofficial]

AHHH I LOVE THIS ITS INSANITY! MY BOI!

[hazardverseofficial]

funny thing

knife canonicly slaps a tea kettle to make it shut up hazard told him to the first time he was making tea

[hazardverseofficial]

"I'm Sorry m'lord, but I cannot in good faith continue to do this things. I can only hope you'll allow me to leave unscathed, to at least try and return to a normal life" 8 years after he joined, Killer left. He was allowed to leave by Nightmare, under the condition that he would not interfere with the affairs of Nightmare's Group He ended up living in a small town, where he went by Sharp. He made friends, and ended up working at a butcher shop. He has a happy life now.

[hazardverseofficial]

@epicnightm, i hear you like Hazbin Hotel

[hazardverseofficial]

more of this sonova gun, with some mems too!

[hazardverseofficial]

Did some HV!Dream and Nightmare, Dream is actualy like really chill and cares about NM a lot. He tries his hardest to choose a way out of things that doesn't involve killing.

[hazardverseofficial]

Blue and Dream! I REALLY like blue's design. (He's HV's therapist, eternally tired) Dream is mostly the same, he has NO trust for Ink. Blue gets dragged along with Ink on random adventures a lot, no choice.