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Fated
Me? In love with a fictional character? Of course not! So why was I coughing up flowers every time I thought about the fictional character from my favorite video game?
Areth was a sexy, badass monster and utterly perfect, but none of that mattered because he wasn’t real. If I really was in love with him, I was going die, and there was nothing I could do about it.
This story
Unrealistic size difference resolved by magic; Fated mates; A very small dog; Monster love; Dimension hopping; Wanton destruction of furniture; So very many flowers
Fated is a ridiculous 16,000-word novella with super heckin' gay monster sexy times.
Areth was a sexy, badass monster and utterly perfect, but none of that mattered because he wasn’t real. If I really was in love with him, I was going die, and there was nothing I could do about it.
This story
Unrealistic size difference resolved by magic; Fated mates; A very small dog; Monster love; Dimension hopping; Wanton destruction of furniture; So very many flowers
Fated is a ridiculous 16,000-word novella with super heckin' gay monster sexy times.
60 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 25, 2024
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August 1, 2024
Very surprised by this novella, it was too adorable and funny, a bit ridiculous but very entertaining. Fun characters, plot is simple and cute. Got this on audio and Zachary Zaba did a wonderful job narrating both MCs.
May 7, 2024
3.5⭐ for this funny, short novella with an interesting premise.
It's about a gamer guy who's in love with the demon monster he's playing with and gets Hanahaki disease , which is a disease where the victim coughs up flower petals when they suffer from one-sided love. It can be cured through surgical removal, but when the infection is removed, the victim's romantic feelings for their love also disappear.
"If I was going to die, I’d far rather be it from choking on cock than on flowers." 👀
🟡 Unhinged asshole hot monster with horns/gamer twink
🔵 Size difference
🟢 Age gap - hundreds of years
🟠 Magic
🟣 Another realm
🔵 Fated mates
🌶️ Little smut and good, could be more; dick size difference; t/b
Max is a young nerdy gamer who's throwing up flowers and wilting away, hiding his enormous crush for Areth, the big blue monster from Hellwing game he's playing.
Areth is fictional for Max, but as it turns out, he's very real and has been looking for Max for the last 25 years, he's been travelling the known worlds, through different dimensions starting wars and killing people because he can't find the guy.
When he finally does, he realises Max is sick and Areth takes him back to his realm to get better.
Max gets treated and then gets intimate with his hot monster, happy to find out that Areth can also shrink to a much more manageable size.
"“Do not worry, I can get smaller.” “You can?…How much smaller?” This was vitally important information and pertinent to the security and well- being of my person."
"“So you can be indoor- sized?” My asshole suddenly stopped crying helpless tears and waving a white flag."
I absolutely loved the monster, loved his loud, loving - but - psycho personality and Max, damn, Max is a lucky guy, point blank. Max is fucking lucky. Getting his own fictional boyfriend and flying off to live in his castle, lying on his man boobs and decorating his horns, I mean...
The cover is so damn promising and begs for a lengthier story, because the ideas are pretty good, but they're just ideas, it's the potential - potential for a really good monster book and I'm really sad the story wasn't developed further.
I hope the author revisits this one and gives us another 200 pages one day. More smut, more of the palace life and definitely more of Areth. 😄
It's about a gamer guy who's in love with the demon monster he's playing with and gets Hanahaki disease , which is a disease where the victim coughs up flower petals when they suffer from one-sided love. It can be cured through surgical removal, but when the infection is removed, the victim's romantic feelings for their love also disappear.
"If I was going to die, I’d far rather be it from choking on cock than on flowers." 👀
🟡 Unhinged asshole hot monster with horns/gamer twink
🔵 Size difference
🟢 Age gap - hundreds of years
🟠 Magic
🟣 Another realm
🔵 Fated mates
🌶️ Little smut and good, could be more; dick size difference; t/b
Max is a young nerdy gamer who's throwing up flowers and wilting away, hiding his enormous crush for Areth, the big blue monster from Hellwing game he's playing.
Areth is fictional for Max, but as it turns out, he's very real and has been looking for Max for the last 25 years, he's been travelling the known worlds, through different dimensions starting wars and killing people because he can't find the guy.
When he finally does, he realises Max is sick and Areth takes him back to his realm to get better.
Max gets treated and then gets intimate with his hot monster, happy to find out that Areth can also shrink to a much more manageable size.
"“Do not worry, I can get smaller.” “You can?…How much smaller?” This was vitally important information and pertinent to the security and well- being of my person."
"“So you can be indoor- sized?” My asshole suddenly stopped crying helpless tears and waving a white flag."
I absolutely loved the monster, loved his loud, loving - but - psycho personality and Max, damn, Max is a lucky guy, point blank. Max is fucking lucky. Getting his own fictional boyfriend and flying off to live in his castle, lying on his man boobs and decorating his horns, I mean...
The cover is so damn promising and begs for a lengthier story, because the ideas are pretty good, but they're just ideas, it's the potential - potential for a really good monster book and I'm really sad the story wasn't developed further.
I hope the author revisits this one and gives us another 200 pages one day. More smut, more of the palace life and definitely more of Areth. 😄
June 9, 2024
Cute, funny, easy read. Just what I needed this week.
March 20, 2024
This was adorable. Max’s lungs are filled with flowers due to unrequited love, and that’s a problem, because the person he is in love with isn’t a person at all, but a fictional monster from a video game…or is he? This novella was filled with laughter and a very large monster love interest with an even bigger heart for his human mate. You may not like this if you’re not into massive size differences, but if you are, this is plenty charming and fun.
December 26, 2024
I’ve never read anything of this type before but this Novella was fun! It was a little ridiculous but was meant to be I think. It made me want to read more.
And where do they put all them flowers? 😂
Good fun
And where do they put all them flowers? 😂
Good fun
March 8, 2024
adorable fantasy short story
Rating: 3.75🌈
“Hanahaki: A fictional disease popular in the fanfiction community. According to the lore, a person develops Hanahaki when they fall in love with a person so deeply that they can’t live without them.”
Well, this was just adorable. From the cover to the predictably cute HEA ending, Fated was a quick fun fantasy short .
Zile Elliven is a new author for me and immediately introduced me to the fictional disease of Hanahaki. Lovesickness in all its floral glory. Or is it gory? Hmmm.
Anyway. Max and his gamer friends are instantly recognizable, cheerful and funny. Max’s fated mate? A glorious fantasy that has been waiting for him.
And it’s even got a cute dog too.
I’m definitely seeking out more from this author and recommending this for all lovers of fantasy fiction.
Cute cover!
Rating: 3.75🌈
“Hanahaki: A fictional disease popular in the fanfiction community. According to the lore, a person develops Hanahaki when they fall in love with a person so deeply that they can’t live without them.”
Well, this was just adorable. From the cover to the predictably cute HEA ending, Fated was a quick fun fantasy short .
Zile Elliven is a new author for me and immediately introduced me to the fictional disease of Hanahaki. Lovesickness in all its floral glory. Or is it gory? Hmmm.
Anyway. Max and his gamer friends are instantly recognizable, cheerful and funny. Max’s fated mate? A glorious fantasy that has been waiting for him.
And it’s even got a cute dog too.
I’m definitely seeking out more from this author and recommending this for all lovers of fantasy fiction.
Cute cover!
September 13, 2024
It's still weird to read fanfic tropes in published books.
A pretty decent story, but there's only so much character work and worldbuilding you can do in 60 pages.
A pretty decent story, but there's only so much character work and worldbuilding you can do in 60 pages.
March 5, 2024
Exactly the level of ridiculous adorableness I needed right now! 😍
July 6, 2024
Court, mignon et hot!
Max est un geek avec un énorme béguin pour l’un de ses personnages de jeu vidéo, Areth. Et je le comprends totalement.😂
Areth a tout le package pour séduire n’importe quel monster lover: grand avec des cornes, des ailes, des griffes, des sabots, une queue…👀 Il est le despote de sa propre planète et vit pour les combats et le conflit qu’il déclenche dans tous les univers.
J’étais particulièrement intrigué.e par cette maladie fictive issue du monde des fan fictions dont je n’avais jamais entendu parler. Max est malheureusement atteint de ce qu’on appelle Hanahaki, une maladie qui se développe chez une personne nourrissant des sentiments amoureux très fort pour quelqu’un d’autre. Les symptômes, qui sont de violentes toux et l’expectoration de fleurs, iront en s’aggravant jusqu’à entraîner la mort si les sentiments ne sont pas réciproqués par la personne aimée.
Il existe cependant une alternative médicale consistant à retirer chirurgicalement les fleurs, mais cela entraînera la disparition définitive de tout sentiments à l’égard de l’être aimé. (C’est tellement un truc de Kdrama)🥲😅
Pour une novella et une première découverte sur ce thème j’ai vraiment bien aimé. Évidemment j’aurais apprécié en apprendre davantage sur la suite des événements mais j’étais plutôt content.e de retrouver la plume de Zile Elliven pour une monster romance.😈 J’espère que ce ne sera pas la dernière!😉
Max est un geek avec un énorme béguin pour l’un de ses personnages de jeu vidéo, Areth. Et je le comprends totalement.😂
Areth a tout le package pour séduire n’importe quel monster lover: grand avec des cornes, des ailes, des griffes, des sabots, une queue…👀 Il est le despote de sa propre planète et vit pour les combats et le conflit qu’il déclenche dans tous les univers.
J’étais particulièrement intrigué.e par cette maladie fictive issue du monde des fan fictions dont je n’avais jamais entendu parler. Max est malheureusement atteint de ce qu’on appelle Hanahaki, une maladie qui se développe chez une personne nourrissant des sentiments amoureux très fort pour quelqu’un d’autre. Les symptômes, qui sont de violentes toux et l’expectoration de fleurs, iront en s’aggravant jusqu’à entraîner la mort si les sentiments ne sont pas réciproqués par la personne aimée.
Il existe cependant une alternative médicale consistant à retirer chirurgicalement les fleurs, mais cela entraînera la disparition définitive de tout sentiments à l’égard de l’être aimé. (C’est tellement un truc de Kdrama)🥲😅
Pour une novella et une première découverte sur ce thème j’ai vraiment bien aimé. Évidemment j’aurais apprécié en apprendre davantage sur la suite des événements mais j’étais plutôt content.e de retrouver la plume de Zile Elliven pour une monster romance.😈 J’espère que ce ne sera pas la dernière!😉
March 24, 2024
4.25-4.5 stars
Adorable short story about Max who comes down with ‘Hanahaki’, a condition that causes someone to cough up flowers until the one they love loves them back. The problem? Max is in love with an NPC from his favorite game. He is resigned to his inevitable demise when he meets the object of his affections. Areth is blue, about 20 feet tall, with horns and a tail. Areth brings Max back to his world so his medic can cure Max. They are so adorable together and magic is involved during their sexy times.
*****
POV… multi first person
Standalone or series… standalone
Hangover… slight
Recommend… yes
Reread… sure
Adorable short story about Max who comes down with ‘Hanahaki’, a condition that causes someone to cough up flowers until the one they love loves them back. The problem? Max is in love with an NPC from his favorite game. He is resigned to his inevitable demise when he meets the object of his affections. Areth is blue, about 20 feet tall, with horns and a tail. Areth brings Max back to his world so his medic can cure Max. They are so adorable together and magic is involved during their sexy times.
*****
POV… multi first person
Standalone or series… standalone
Hangover… slight
Recommend… yes
Reread… sure
June 2, 2025
I've never heard of Hanahaki or come across it in the fanfiction that I read, but if it's really a thing then I could be into it. I am definitely into the size difference kink here! Max is adorable and Areth is so fun. I feel like Max has a little more depth and development as a character, but, as short as the story is, I'm impressed there's any depth to this. Calling it plot might be a slight stretch, but it's definitely a good story that introduced me to this whole Hanahaki thing with cute characters and world description. It was a very fun and fast read. It definitely puts this author on my radar.
May 17, 2025
"Fated" received THREE stars.
The novel gained *stars* for these items:
* gained for: "The book caught my interest in the first five pages."
* gained for: "I thought about the book when I was forced to set it down and re-enter society."
* gained for: "There were no info dumps, poor writing, or copy edit mistakes that jerked me out of the story."
The novel failed to gain stars for this item:
NO STAR gained for: "I was sad when the book ended. I wanted more!"
NO STAR gained for: "That's it. I'm hooked on this author. I will automatically try anything she/he/they writes."
The novel gained *stars* for these items:
* gained for: "The book caught my interest in the first five pages."
* gained for: "I thought about the book when I was forced to set it down and re-enter society."
* gained for: "There were no info dumps, poor writing, or copy edit mistakes that jerked me out of the story."
The novel failed to gain stars for this item:
NO STAR gained for: "I was sad when the book ended. I wanted more!"
NO STAR gained for: "That's it. I'm hooked on this author. I will automatically try anything she/he/they writes."
January 22, 2025
Had to look up what thew fuck Hanahaki is, but his was pretty cute and funny. Wished it was longer and we see more of their relationship and how they act after spending more time together.
Tropes/Tags:
fated mates
size difference monster love
other dimension
video game
novella 16.000 words
happy ending: yes
Cheating: no
Genre: paranormal
Other person drama: no
series or standalone: standalone
Paring: M/M
Tropes/Tags:
fated mates
size difference monster love
other dimension
video game
novella 16.000 words
happy ending: yes
Cheating: no
Genre: paranormal
Other person drama: no
series or standalone: standalone
Paring: M/M
March 24, 2024
so adorable
Yes! What an adorable and sexy little story! I can absolutely relate to this story as well because there is a game character I am infatuated with. I loved this story and would love if the author added new chapters of the character’s adventures together!
Yes! What an adorable and sexy little story! I can absolutely relate to this story as well because there is a game character I am infatuated with. I loved this story and would love if the author added new chapters of the character’s adventures together!
March 31, 2024
More a meet cute
This story is totally ridiculous. If you're not into that, move along. A human falls in love with a video game NPC. He comes down with a fantasy illness. There's interdimentional travel and magic. Somehow, these guys are fated mates.
I enjoyed it.
This story is totally ridiculous. If you're not into that, move along. A human falls in love with a video game NPC. He comes down with a fantasy illness. There's interdimentional travel and magic. Somehow, these guys are fated mates.
I enjoyed it.
September 26, 2024
Loved It
This was a wonderfully quirky funny quick read. It kept me laughing till the end. Max and Wrath were so cute funny, and I loved how Mitzy wasn't scared of him at all. The author should totally make this a series; I'd read every book.
This was a wonderfully quirky funny quick read. It kept me laughing till the end. Max and Wrath were so cute funny, and I loved how Mitzy wasn't scared of him at all. The author should totally make this a series; I'd read every book.
December 28, 2024
I loved it!
I loved Fated by Zile Elliven. I loved Max and Areth's story. I loved the storyline and all that happened in such a short time.
I read this using the Kindle unlimited app.
I loved Fated by Zile Elliven. I loved Max and Areth's story. I loved the storyline and all that happened in such a short time.
I read this using the Kindle unlimited app.
January 23, 2026
This book was amazing. It was funny, it was hot, it was perfect. It sat on my TBR for entirely too long. I loved the way it happened. I only wish it had been longer to get more of these two. They were so good together. A gamers dream come true!!
February 26, 2024
Great story
This was such a wonderfully creative idea for a story. I just loved the characters and really enjoyed the story.
This was such a wonderfully creative idea for a story. I just loved the characters and really enjoyed the story.
March 4, 2024
What a bizarrely wonderful idea...I have not heard of Hanahaki before but it is an interesting premise for sure. This short story featuring a gamer and the game character he falls in love with is certainly far fetched, but that is a big part of what makes it so fun. I loved seeing the wall between reality and fantasy disappear in order for the HEA to happen. I would not mind if the author continued writing these stories.
March 10, 2024
soooo cute!!!
Absolutely loved this story. So sweet. It was an interesting story and I absolutely love that the love was also reciprocated!
Absolutely loved this story. So sweet. It was an interesting story and I absolutely love that the love was also reciprocated!
March 17, 2024
cute!
A super sweet and fun short novella. What if we really could get to be with the fictional characters of our obsession? Max is lucky that he gets to find out!
A super sweet and fun short novella. What if we really could get to be with the fictional characters of our obsession? Max is lucky that he gets to find out!
March 24, 2024
It is a very silly (sexy) place...
April 19, 2024
3 Stars
I thought this was cute but also kind of boring to me. The concept was interesting but the execution was a little lacking.
I thought this was cute but also kind of boring to me. The concept was interesting but the execution was a little lacking.
April 30, 2024
I really liked this story and wished SO MUCH that it was much longer! It is so funny and unique! Absolutely worth the read!!!
May 6, 2024
3.5
May 11, 2024
That was really something. Some funny bits.
May 30, 2024
From Fantasy to Real
This is a quick fantasy fated mates story. Max and Areth's story was short, very sweet and fun to read.
This is a quick fantasy fated mates story. Max and Areth's story was short, very sweet and fun to read.
June 6, 2024
Guilty Pleasure
An equally sweet and spicy novella. Idk if this is about a real video game but love the cool looking blue guy!
An equally sweet and spicy novella. Idk if this is about a real video game but love the cool looking blue guy!
August 18, 2024
Pretty sure I mostly downloaded this so I could figure out that cover. Oh sure, the short bit of book was also delightful enough for what it was. (Mostly I'm still eying that cover)
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
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