Nuni
Look, I’m an extremely busy, handsome, charming guy. I am a paragon of physical perfection, I run a wildly successful architecture firm, and I take care of my family. I don’t have time to organise a ten-year anniversary party for my business, so it just makes sense to hire someone else to do the work.
Except as soon as I see my new event planner, Anita Chaudhary, with her dark eyes and no-nonsense attitude and sensible shoes, I decide maybe I should be involved in the process. Just, you know, for the sake of being thorough.
But mainly so I can keep butting heads with her. She’s competitive and cool-headed and infuriatingly competent, all of which I begrudgingly find attractive. And those sensible shoes of hers drive me wild.
But she’s also human. And we all know that humans and demiurgus don’t exactly mix…
Anita
Nuni var Rorik is arrogant, pompous, egotistical, vain, bullheaded… need I go on?
He’s a frat boy in an expensive suit. A know-it-all. A big, muscular demiurgus with perfect hair and flawless skin and a distractingly beautiful face. He rankles me like no one else.
But I can’t stay away from him.
Which is definitely not good. I’m his event planner, and my boss is extremely strict when it comes to… ahem… client relations.
When our barbed words and competitive needling explode into something hotter than it has any right being, my job and reputation are on the line. I can’t stand the thought of being seen as irresponsible or less than the best, but I can’t stop myself when it comes to him.
So we just have to keep it a secret.
Shots and Barbs is a MF monster/human romcom and is the second in the series Deep Earth Dating, which features a range of diverse pairings and is for an adult audience only.
– M/F pairing – cis male monster and cis female human
– Competitive, overachieving MCs
– Event planner and client dynamic
– Bisexual FMC with IBS
– Professional rivals-to-FWBs-to-lovers
– Overall lighthearted, funny and cute (but do check the content warnings below)
– Steamy romance
– Arrogant, frat bro-esque MMC with a heart of gold
– No-nonsense FMC who wants to be the best
Content warnings:
– Explicit content
– Non-human genitalia
– Sex in public places (no one sees them)
– Alcohol consumption
– Recreational use of a fictional drug (Greid hasn’t changed a bit)
– Mentions of difficult childhood and absent parent
– Details of parentification of MMC when younger
– Discussion of childhood bullying
– MMC has what could be considered disordered eating—he is extremely strict and refers to more relaxed eating days as “cheat days”—and one instance of him binge-eating (which takes place off page and is not described in any detail)
– Brief mention of MMC having a mild stress-induced breakdown in the past
– Brief mention of FMC’s worries over coming out to her parents as bisexual in the past (with no conflict)
Kinks:
– Hooking up in secret
– Sex in public places (no one sees them)
– Prostate stimulation
– Chastity/strap combo
– Long monster tongue
– Even longer monster D (and careful P-in-V penetration)
– Use of toys
LILY MAYNE 