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- Content warnings: Abuse, Bullying, Grief, PTSD, Childhood trauma, Substance abuse, Alcoholism, Death of loved one, Depression, Anxiety, Misogyny, Cheating, Emotional abuse, Sexual content
Unloved
by Peyton Corinne
A tender sports romance that takes neurodivergence and grief seriously without making either a plot device. Freddy and Ro earn every moment of their slow burn, and the payoff hits hard.
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Story statusStandalone
Spice4/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Friends to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- The angst delivered
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- Golden retriever
- Grumpy sunshine
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
- Secretly soft
- He falls first
- Slow seduction
- Cathartic release
- Dark/tortured soul
- Only one who understands them
- Tender / sweet explicit
- Comfort reread material
- Hurt/comfort
- Slow burn with late spice
- The grovel delivered
- Protective love interest
- Praise kink
- Soft dom energy
- Touch starvation
- Forehead touching
- Neck kisses / neck touching
Fantasy promise
- Sports romance
- Academy / campus
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- College romance
- Sports world / training facility
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- Forbidden love
- Fake dating
- Healing romance
- Opposites attract
- Who hurt you
- Athlete romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Angsty
- Emotional
- Heavy
- Bookworm/scholar
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- Neurodivergent MC
- Raw
- Sunshine/optimist
- ADHD rep
- Heartwarming
- Warm
- Soft/gentle
- Mental health rep
- Romantic
- Introspective
- Caretaker
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Intense
- Healing
- Hopeful
- Hockey rink cold
- Late night study sessions
- Learning disability rep
- Grief bonding
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Book details
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book