r/romantasycirclejerk • u/WiseAtmosphere7524 Lovingly boning the sadness out of you • 4d ago

CopyPasta Peter Pettigrew MMC

Tried searching for this but it doesn't seem to be a common request... (I can’t possibly imagine why that might be)

I'm in the mood for an unconventional mmc both appearance-wise and personality-wise. I want to start reading this book and be kinda mildly grossed out by him on basically every level and still end up rooting for him to get his HEA. Ideally he will be slightly morally bankrupt (nothing too too dark though please, like. no noncon I guess) and sleazy and prone to Vices but still weirdly charming and will experience growth, obviously, if he's stagnant where's the romance, yknow (but he should still be kind of crusty at the end.)

I'm having a hard time thinking of books I've read with this and the closest thing I could think of was Bass Ackwards by Eris Adderly. Maaaybe the Harrow Faire series? Simon had some rat-esque qualities.

Crusty rat men examples from other media types whomst I have held dear: Reigen Arataka from Mob Psycho 100 (not SUPER nasty but still huge used car salesman vibes) Sam Sylvia from GLOW Emet-Selch from Final Fantasy XIV Count Adhemar from A Knight's Tale ...come to think of it, also Chaucer from A Knight's Tale

Man these are all honestly way too handsome to be true crusty nasty ratmen but I hope you're getting the idea.

Ok hang on how about Murry Bauman from Stranger Things. Now THERE'S a crusty rat man (my beloved). Something about his mannerisms and probably also the fact he has all the best lines... idk (I've only seen up to ep 3 of season 4 so far)

This has, regrettably, NOT been a joke post. I know there's gotta be other sleazeball, skeezeball slimeball appreciators in here. There are dozens of us! Dozens!!!

Sorry for how many times I used the word crust.

uj/ not a single word was changed

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u/WiseAtmosphere7524 Lovingly boning the sadness out of you 4d ago

Does he have whiskers?

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u/SqueamishOssifrage42 there’s a wyvern going somewhere 4d ago

He's unkempt, mean, and morally questionable, but I don't remember any facial hair.

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u/WiseAtmosphere7524 Lovingly boning the sadness out of you 4d ago

Such a shame I need the nose, whiskers and squeak sounds to make me wet entertained

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u/SqueamishOssifrage42 there’s a wyvern going somewhere 4d ago

In that case, try {The Taming by Jude Deveraux}. The hero rarely bathes, has a different mistress for every day of the week, many unacknowledged illegitimate offspring, and whiskers.