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fictional boyfriend directory

fictional boyfriends that ruined your standards

they live in pages, they've never texted you back, and somehow they've completely destroyed your expectations. here's the full lineup.

fictional men. very real opinions.who ruined our standards best?impossible choices must be made to crown a winnerrank the men have you voted for your favorite book bf?
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Aaron Warner fictional boyfriend portrait

Aaron Warner

Shatter Me, Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi

chief commander

enemies to lovers found family slow burn
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Beckett Gentry

The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

emotionally unavailable man

brother’s best friend romance forced proximity trauma bonding
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Blackwell from phantasma with white hair and green eyes, wearing a dark green waistcoat beside a tall window

Blackwell

Phantasma by Kaylie Smith

tortured prince

forced proximity villain gets the girl
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Callum Frost

Pretty Little Wolf by Lola Glass

possessive fae

fated mates marriage of convenience touch her and die
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Camden Teller

Stand and Defend by sloane st. james

Athletic / Cocky / Confident

forced proximity hockey romance
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Christian Reeves

Under Your Scars by Ariel N. Anderson

stalker

billionaire romance stalker romance touch her and die
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Dane Dalton

Satanic Shadows by Leigh Rivers

tortured prince

enemies to lovers fated mates touch her and die
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Dante Dusk from Imprisoned with the Vampire King by Lola Glass

Dante Dusk

Imprisoned with the Vampire King by Lola Glass

Possessive / Protective / Sarcastic

fake dating romance fated mates forced proximity
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Darius Scorch

Pretty Little Shadow by Lola Glass

needs your one-line descriptor

fated mates touch her and die
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Death

Crown Me Dead, Crown Me Yours, Souls in Ruin, Death by Liv Zander, Jacqueline White, Laura Thalassa

Dangerous / Morally Gray / Reserved

captor x captive enemies to lovers touch her and die
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Dreadful Sharpe

My Dreadful Darling by H.D. Carlton

morally gray villain

bully romance dark academia enemies to lovers
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Evan Zanders

Mile High by Liz Tomforde

needs your one-line descriptor

forced proximity hockey romance
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Isaiah Rhodes

Play Along by Liz Tomforde

athlete with heart

baseball romance fake dating romance marriage of convenience
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Ivan Lukov

From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata

athlete with heart

enemies to lovers slow burn
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Kade Mitchell

Insatiable by Leigh Rivers

morally gray villain

enemies to lovers second chance romance
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Kai Azer

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

obsessive protector

enemies to lovers forbidden love touch her and die
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Kai Rhodes fictional boyfriend portrait

Kai Rhodes

Caught Up by Liz Tomforde

baseball daddy

baseball romance nanny romance single dad romance
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Kieran Ashford

Fighting Chance by Mads Rafferty

athlete with heart

forced proximity he falls first hockey romance
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Kingfisher

Quicksilver by Callie Hart

morally gray villain

enemies to lovers fated mates touch her and die
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Lachlan Duke from Until I Get You, with tousled brown hair and stubble, wearing a navy suit and open white shirt.

Lachlan Duke

Until I Get You by Claire Contreras

Athletic / Possessive / Protective

hockey romance second chance romance
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Landon King

God of Ruin by Rina Kent

Charming / Emotionally Intelligent / Morally Gray

dark academia touch her and die
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Nathan White

Lawless God by Lola King

mafia boss

captor x captive forced proximity mafia romance
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Niall

Pretty Little Mate by Lola Glass

needs your one-line descriptor

fated mates second chance romance touch her and die
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Noah Riley

Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy

sweetheart

friends to lovers he falls first slow burn
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Rhordyn from the Crystal Bloom series standing in a dark doorway in the rain

Rhordyn

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom, To Flame a Wild Flower, To Snap a Silver Stem by Sarah A. Parker

possessive, masculine, and mysterious

captor x captive fated mates slow burn
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Rio DeLuca

Rewind It Back by Liz Tomforde

athlete with heart

forced proximity hockey romance second chance romance
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Rorrik

We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark

tortured prince

forbidden love forced proximity love triangle
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Rune Kristiansen

A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole

Broody / Devoted / Loyal

friends to lovers grumpy x sunshine second chance
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illustration of Ryan Parker from Home Game, with dark hair and blue eyes, wearing a black shirt at an ice rink

Ryan Parker

Home Game by odette stone

Generouspatientcaring

forced proximity friends to lovers hockey romance
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Ryan Shay fictional boyfriend portrait

Ryan Shay

The Right Move by Liz Tomforde

the standard

fake dating romance forced proximity
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Ryker Bennett

The Endless Fall by Emmerson Hoyt

morally gray villain

brother’s best friend romance small town romance who did this to you
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Silas La’Rune

The Lies of Lena, The Sins of Silas by Kylie Snow

tortured prince

fated mates forbidden love touch her and die
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Tiernon

We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark

tortured prince

forbidden love forced proximity love triangle
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Tristan Caine

The Predator by runyx

Controlled / Dangerous / Emotionally Guarded

enemies to lovers forced proximity mafia romance
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Wes Novak

If You Dare by harmony west

Possessive / Vindictive / Obsessive

bully romance hockey romance
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Xaden Riorson

Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

obsessive protector

enemies to lovers touch her and die villain gets the girl
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Zade Meadows fictional boyfriend portrait

Zade Meadows

Haunting Adeline, Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

stalker

stalker romance touch her and die
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Zevayr

Between Tides & Thunder by Leena Kazak

tortured prince

enemies to lovers forbidden love forced proximity
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