Vicious, V.E. Schwab
Book
Sci-fi
Book
Sci-fi
Updated: 1 November 2022
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
A character has superpowers that force people to obey her every command, and even when she is not actively ordering them to do anything, people feel compelled to please her. Because of this, she avoids any sexual or romantic relationships, since no one can 100% freely consent to being with her. However, she later ends up in a toxic and destructive relationship with a man who wishes to kill her, and only does not hurt her because she orders him not to. Partially because of this, she makes an exception and starts a sexual relationship with him. This is never identified as rape by the narrative, but their dynamic is explicitly unhealthy and coercive to them both.
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