septante, nonante is a contemporary m/m romance about trauma recovery, chosen family, and a very overprepared soft dom with a spreadsheet for everything. it contains explicit sexual content and heavy emotional themes but avoids the major ao3 warning categories.
rating and archive info
- rating: explicit (on‑page, detailed sexual scenes; adults only).
- ao3 warnings: “no archive warnings apply” (no graphic violence, no major character death, no non‑con, no underage).
- tropes: friends to lovers, marriage of convenience (real feelings), only one bed, hurt/comfort, rich guy/grad student, found family.
content warnings (non‑exhaustive)
- childhood abuse and neglect (referenced; not graphically depicted, but discussed in detail).
- ptsd symptoms, panic attacks, night terrors, dissociation.
- anxiety, imposter syndrome, fear of being a financial/emotional burden.
- homophobia and biphobia (mostly from family and media; not from core friend group).
- media harassment and threats of a tell‑all article about a survivor.
- familial estrangement and inheritance/power struggles.
- explicit sex, including kink dynamics (see below).
kink and power dynamics
- soft daddy: caretaking, structure, and reassurance more than traditional discipline.
- praise kink: a lot of explicit verbal reassurance and adoration.
- power exchange (soft dom/sub): consensual, with tom taking on the mental load so charlie can rest.
- size difference, scent, and strength kinks included.
