🏷️ Touch Her And Die
55 entries tagged with this trope
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas · 2015
Feyre kills a wolf and gets dragged into the Fae lands as punishment. What starts as captivity turns into something much more complicated. And then book 2 hits and Rhysand enters the chat.
Twisted Love
Ana Huang · 2021
Alex Volkov feels nothing. No emotions, no warmth, no empathy — until Ava Chen crashes into his life. He's her brother's best friend. He's supposed to protect her. He's definitely not supposed to want her.
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo · 2015
Six outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz Brekker is the definition of 'soft for her only' — the entire world gets the monster, Inej gets the boy. If you love morally grey characters, this is everything.
Haunting Adeline
H.D. Carlton · 2021
He watches her. He's obsessed. And somehow this book has a million 5-star reviews. Not for the faint of heart. If you know, you know.
Den of Vipers
K.A. Knight · 2020
Four crime lords. One woman who owes them a debt. They're psychotic, possessive, and completely obsessed with her. Reverse harem dark romance that goes HARD. Not for the faint of heart.
A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas · 2016
THE book that broke BookTok. Feyre is shattered after Under the Mountain. Then Rhysand shows up and everything you thought you knew gets flipped. This is where the series goes from good to legendary. Rhys is the gold standard for 'soft for her only.'
Kill Switch
Penelope Douglas · 2019
Damon and Winter. He's a sociopath. She's blind. This should not work as a love story, and yet Penelope Douglas made it one of the most compelling romances in the genre. Fan favorite of the series.
A Fate Inked in Blood
Danielle L. Jensen · 2024
A Norse shield maiden whose blood holds magic gets claimed by a jarl who needs her power. His broody, possessive bodyguard is supposed to hate her. He does not hate her.
Things We Never Got Over
Lucy Score · 2022
Naomi's twin sister strands her in a small town with a baby that isn't hers. Knox Morgan is the grumpy bar owner next door who absolutely does not want to help. Spoiler: he helps.
The Auction
LovesBitca8 · 2018
In a dark AU where Voldemort won, Hermione is auctioned off. Draco buys her. Not out of cruelty — out of desperation to protect her. The 'touch her and die' energy in this fic is unmatched.
A Court of Nightmares and Starlight
HighLadyOfTheNightCourt · 2018
Post-ACOWAR Feysand navigating being rulers while new threats emerge. If you finished the series wanting MORE of Rhys being absolutely unhinged for Feyre, this delivers.
Wings of Fury
Illyrianbeauty · 2018
War AU where Feyre is an Illyrian warrior. Training scenes, battle sequences, and Rhys completely losing his mind watching her fight. It's Fourth Wing before Fourth Wing existed.
Crooked Crowns
Lexigent · 2016
Post-Crooked Kingdom continuation. Inej hunts slavers, Kaz builds his empire, and they circle back to each other. The payoff of their slow burn actually happening? Worth every word.
A Court of War and Starlight
illyriantremors · 2018
Post-ACOWAR continuation that feels more like ACOTAR 4 than anything SJM actually wrote. The Inner Circle dynamics are perfect and the Feysand is at its most powerful. Fan-canon status.
Every Saint Has a Past
renegaderunaway · 2018
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Kaz and Inej navigate what comes after — trade routes, healing, and learning to touch without flinching. The tenderness in this fic will wreck you.
Starfall
EverTheDreamer · 2017
Missing scenes and Rhysand's POV during ACOMAF. Every moment Under the Mountain, the starfall scene, the bargain — seen through his eyes. Essential reading for Feysand fans.
If We Cease to Believe in Love
kaz_brekkers_hat · 2017
Five years after Crooked Kingdom. Inej returns to Ketterdam. Kaz is still Kaz — except for the ways he's quietly changed. The gloves come off (literally) in the most earned way.
Correspondence
brekker · 2017
Letters between Kaz and Inej after she sails away. Kaz Brekker trying to express feelings through pen and paper is exactly as painful and perfect as you'd imagine. Short and devastating.
Stars Eternal
HighLadySuriel · 2021
Retelling of ACOMAF from Rhys's POV. Every scene you loved, now with his internal monologue. The 'Feyre' moment at the end hits differently when you've been inside his head the whole time.
A Court of Frost and Fire
Elantra · 2018
ACOWAR reimagined with a more satisfying war arc. Feyre is a proper strategist, Rhys gets his POV chapters, and the final battle actually delivers. The fix-it ACOTAR deserved.
The First and Last
thegoldenlocks · 2017
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Kaz learns to be touched. Inej learns to stay. Every tiny gesture of trust carries the weight of everything they've survived. Patient and devastating.
The Barrel King
gracie_and_the_sun · 2021
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Inej returns from hunting slavers. Kaz is still Kaz — except the walls crack when she's near. The 'every inch of this city breathes your name' energy is immaculate.
A Court of Nightmares and Dreams
Illyrianwingspan · 2021
Canon divergence after ACOMAF where Feyre doesn't go Under the Mountain. Rhysand is absolutely feral with longing. If you thought SJM's Rhys was possessive, this version will ruin you.
Crows and Kings
barelybaroquefanfic · 2017
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Kaz and Inej navigating what comes after the heist. The intimacy building between two people terrified of touch is handled with surgical precision. Everything Kanej fans crave.
Gloves Off
kanejbrekker · 2020
The first time Kaz takes off his gloves. The first time he reaches for her hand. A character study of healing through micro-moments. Each scene is a breakthrough. Understated and powerful.
Painted in Starlight
nessiantrash · 2018
Feyre's artistic talents manifest as a new kind of power. Rhys has to train her. The art metaphor woven through their relationship adds a layer of intimacy the books hinted at but never fully explored.
The Bargain
howtodrawyourdragon · 2016
An extended Under the Mountain retelling from Rhys's POV. Every scene from ACOTAR reframed through his eyes — the desperation, the bargain, the mask he wears. Makes you want to reread the entire series.
Crows and Consequences
jojosiewa · 2020
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Inej is hunting slavers. Kaz is running Ketterdam. They keep finding excuses to be in the same city. The yearning when they're apart is UNBEARABLE. Every almost-touch is electric.
Of Shadows and Starlight
NightCourt_Dreams · 2019
Rhysand's POV of ACOMAF. Every scene rewritten from behind those violet eyes. Turns out he was falling apart the entire time and hiding it behind smirks. The Under the Mountain chapters? DEVASTATING.
What Fools These Mortals Be
middlemarch · 2018
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Kaz learning to be a person and not just a weapon. Inej returns from sea. The tenderness between two people who communicate in loaded silences is Bardugo-level brilliant.
If We Cease to Believe in Love
thefaeriequeene · 2016
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Kaz tracks Inej across the sea. Their reunion is everything — the careful touches, the unspoken words, the 'I will burn the world for you' energy. Devastatingly romantic.
Gloves Off
writingontheclouds · 2017
Literally about Kaz removing his gloves. The metaphor. The vulnerability. The fact that this ship's most romantic gesture is bare hands touching. Nobody writes this dynamic like SoC fandom.
The Price of Survival
barrelrat · 2018
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Inej is hunting slavers and Kaz is running the Barrel. They communicate through letters and coded messages. The longing is exquisite. Bardugo-level writing.
Harbor
dirtyhands · 2019
Inej returns to Ketterdam after a year at sea. Kaz has built an empire but it means nothing without her. The reunion scene will physically hurt you.
The Night Court Chronicles
illyriantremors · 2016
ACOMAF extended scenes and missing moments. Rhys's POV. The things he was thinking and feeling that SJM only hinted at. Essential reading for anyone who loves Feysand.
Without Armor
thefudge · 2016
Kaz learning to touch without flinching. Inej learning to trust without armor. The most intimate 45k words you'll ever read and they barely touch. Kanej at its purest.
House of Flame and Shadow
Sarah J. Maas · 2024
Bryce lands in Prythian and all hell breaks loose across the multiverse. SJM connects ALL her worlds and the crossover is everything fans dreamed of.
The Hurricane Wars
Thea Guanzon · 2023
A Reylo-inspired fantasy where a soldier and the prince of the opposing empire are magically bound together. The tension between duty and desire is exquisite.
Iron Flame
Rebecca Yarros · 2023
The sequel that broke the internet. Violet now knows the truth about the war and nothing is what it seemed. Xaden is keeping secrets and the trust issues are REAL.
Wings and Embers Extended
NessianFan · 2018
ACOSF-length expansion of Nesta and Cassian's story. More training scenes, more battles, more of Cassian being absolutely feral for Nesta. The Illyrian warrior romance we deserved.
From Embers to Flame
nessiantrash · 2020
Nesta's journey from the perspective of someone who truly understands her rage. Cassian is patient, feral, and completely gone for her. Nessian at its most combustible.
The Price of Survival
barrel_rats · 2019
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Kaz and Inej navigate the impossibility of being together when touch is both desired and terrifying. The consent negotiations are beautifully handled.
A Monster's Love
dreamingofcrows · 2021
Kaz's internal monologue through both books. Every violent act reframed through his devotion to Inej. 'I will have you without armor, or I will not have you at all' expanded into a novel.
The Deal
midnightbrekker · 2019
Post-canon Kanej. Inej's journey as captain of her ship, with Kaz appearing at ports like clockwork. The way he loves her — at arm's length, then closer, then devastatingly close — is peak Bardugo energy.
Under the Mountain Retold
illyriantremors · 2016
ACOTAR retold from Rhysand's POV. Everything he did Under the Mountain recontextualized through his desperate love for Feyre. The mask he wears is heartbreaking when you see the cost of it. Essential Feysand reading.
Gloves Off
RosebudBasilton · 2016
Post-Crooked Kingdom. Inej returns from hunting slavers. Kaz is trying to be worthy of her. Every small gesture of vulnerability from Kaz feels like moving a mountain. Quiet devastation.
Harbor Lights
hipsterchrist · 2016
Inej's journey hunting slavers across the True Sea, and Kaz waiting in Ketterdam. Told in alternating POVs. The distance between them makes every reunion scene land with devastating impact.
Embers & Light
duskandstarlight · 2020
THE Nessian fic. Started before ACOSF was published and many argue it's better. Nesta's journey from self-destruction to power is raw and Cassian's devotion is everything.
Bring Him to His Knees
Musyc · 2014
An anonymous note starts a game of seduction between Hermione and an unknown suitor. We know it's Draco. She doesn't. The tension is excruciating in the best way.
Breath Mints / Battle Scars
Onyx_and_Elm · 2020
Post-war. They start sleeping together to cope with PTSD. It's supposed to mean nothing. It means everything. The angst will physically hurt you.
After the Crooked Kingdom
NeverEnoughKanej · 2019
What happens after Inej sails away. The letters. The waiting. The moment Kaz learns to take off his gloves. Everything we needed after the duology ended.
Embers & Light
daydreamingaboutfireflies · 2018
Written before ACOSF came out and arguably better. Nesta and Cassian from enemies to mates with gut-wrenching angst and 🔥 scenes. The Nessian fic.
ACOMAF: Rhysand's POV
somethingfulloflight · 2021
ACOMAF from Rhysand's perspective. Watching him fall for Feyre while pretending he hasn't, protecting her in secret, dying inside Under the Mountain. Emotionally devastating.
Don't Let Me Be Gone
writingisbreathing · 2017
Inej returns from the sea. Kaz is still Kaz — except for the ways he isn't. The reunion fic that handles their trauma and tentative reconnection with grace.
A Dangerous Game
valkyriegail76 · 2018
A new threat to Ketterdam pulls the Crows back together. Kaz is more dangerous than ever. Inej is more powerful than ever. Their dynamic is everything.