Never meet your hero. He’ll only let you down.
When up-and-coming artist, Asher Blakely, is invited to compete for a prestigious art mentorship hosted by his hero, the reclusive celebrity artist Leviathan Marks, he’ll do whatever it takes to win. Because Asher isn’t just any fan. He’s spent hours of pain and thousands of dollars turning Leviathan’s art into tattoos on his skin.
But the more Asher gets to know the mercurial Leviathan, the more he starts to fear that maybe he never should have met his hero, that maybe Leviathan is no hero at all.
Lev Marks collects people like paintings and he’ll stop at nothing to add Asher Blakely to his halls. But after luring Asher to his ancestral castle perched atop a tidal island, Lev starts to have second thoughts.
Because Asher’s art is a mirror showing Lev all the worst parts of himself, and he can’t risk his secrets getting out.
-
master painter x art prodigy protégé
hurt / comfort
anxiety and ADHD rep
touch-starved MC
angst
age gap
forced proximity
creepy castle
limerence to insta-love
mutual obsession
spicy -
abuse of power by college teacher *
abusive 24/7 BDSM relationship *
blood phobia
brief mention of cattle slaughter
brief mention of CSA *
broken bones
bullying *
cancer
cptsd
dementia
dubious consent
eating disorder - anorexia
gore (in 1-2 chapters)
homophobic parent / family
loss of loved one/s
nausea / vomiting
murder / attempted murder (contact for more info)
nonconsent *
panic attacks
religious homophobia
religious trauma
self harm - brief mention
sexual assault *
strangulation *
suicide attempt
* = does not occur between love interests
please note: while I took great care in showing enthusiastic consent and safe and sane sexual acts between the love interests, there is potential dubious consent because of power dynamics
Shop signed copies
🌊 3 4x6 art prints
🌊 1 4x6 sticker sheet
🌊 1 5x7 coloring sheet
🌊 all copies of What Death Forgets (purchased here or elsewhere) also contain custom chapter headers, additions to the interior formatting, and more!
✨Books may take up to 4-6 weeks to ship
✨ The hardcover is case laminate and does not include a dust jacket <3
--
“I want all of you. I don’t want to share. If I could, I would devour you and lick the plate clean so no one else can have you except me.”
What Death Forgets is an MM modern gothic romance featuring:
🖤master painter x art prodigy protégé
🖤hurt / comfort
🖤anxiety and ADHD rep
🖤touch-starved MC
🖤angst
🖤age gap
🖤forced proximity
🖤creepy castle
🖤limerence to insta-love
🖤mutual obsession
🖤spicy
Comps:
🛁Saltburn
👻Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
🥀Crimson Peak
🖼️Dorian Gray
Blurb:
Fall in love through a painting.
When up-and-coming artist, Asher Blakely, is invited to compete for a prestigious art mentorship hosted by his hero, the reclusive celebrity artist Leviathan Marks, he’ll do whatever it takes to win. Because Asher isn’t just any fan. He’s spent hours of pain and thousands of dollars turning Leviathan’s art into tattoos on his skin.
But the more Asher gets to know the mercurial Leviathan, the more he starts to fear that maybe he never should have met his hero, that maybe Leviathan is no hero at all.
Lev Marks collects people like paintings and he’ll stop at nothing to add Asher Blakely to his halls. But after luring Asher to his ancestral castle perched atop a tidal island, Lev starts to have second thoughts.
Because Asher’s art is a mirror showing Lev all the worst parts of himself, and he can’t risk his secrets getting out.
---
Learn more here about What Death Forgets here: https://theaverdone.com/wdf
Please Note: I am unable to accept returns, but please reach out if you have any issues <3
🌊 2 4x6 art prints
🌊 1 4x6 sticker sheet
🌊 all copies of What Death Forgets (purchased here or elsewhere) also contain custom chapter headers, additions to the interior formatting, and more!
✨Books may take up to 4-6 weeks to ship
✨This design only comes in paperback <3
--
“I want all of you. I don’t want to share. If I could, I would devour you and lick the plate clean so no one else can have you except me.”
What Death Forgets is an MM modern gothic romance featuring:
🖤master painter x art prodigy protégé
🖤hurt / comfort
🖤anxiety and ADHD rep
🖤touch-starved MC
🖤angst
🖤age gap
🖤forced proximity
🖤creepy castle
🖤limerence to insta-love
🖤mutual obsession
🖤spicy
Comps:
🛁Saltburn
👻Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
🥀Crimson Peak
🖼️Dorian Gray
Blurb:
Fall in love through a painting.
When up-and-coming artist, Asher Blakely, is invited to compete for a prestigious art mentorship hosted by his hero, the reclusive celebrity artist Leviathan Marks, he’ll do whatever it takes to win. Because Asher isn’t just any fan. He’s spent hours of pain and thousands of dollars turning Leviathan’s art into tattoos on his skin.
But the more Asher gets to know the mercurial Leviathan, the more he starts to fear that maybe he never should have met his hero, that maybe Leviathan is no hero at all.
Lev Marks collects people like paintings and he’ll stop at nothing to add Asher Blakely to his halls. But after luring Asher to his ancestral castle perched atop a tidal island, Lev starts to have second thoughts.
Because Asher’s art is a mirror showing Lev all the worst parts of himself, and he can’t risk his secrets getting out.
---
Learn more here about What Death Forgets here: https://theaverdone.com/wdf
Please Note: I am unable to accept returns, but please reach out if you have any issues <3
