Ashes of Eternity

Ashes of Eternity

Author(s)	M.L. Grey
Published	September 13, 2025
Publisher	IngramSpark
Genre(s)	Romance, Paranormal, Queer, LGBTQ+
Age group	Adult

Trigger Warnings

Blood and gore

• Descriptions of injuries, surgery, and experimentation
• Vampire feeding and bloodletting
• Body horror and mutated/abomination creatures
• Death and dying
• On-page death and aftermath
• References to suicide (non-graphic)
• Grief and mourning

Violence

• Physical assault and combat scenes
• Medical abuse and forced experimentation
• Torture (implied and brief descriptions)

Psychological trauma

• Nightmares, PTSD, and panic attacks
• Dissociation and emotional numbness
• Mentions of survivor’s guilt

Religious themes

• Depictions of a theocratic regime
• Religious manipulation and zealotry
• Symbols of religious iconography recontextualized

Addiction and coping mechanisms

• Alcohol dependency and binge drinking
• Self-isolation and avoidance behaviors

Queerphobia

• Hints of societal repression or erasure of queer identities
• No on-page slurs, but systemic tension is present

Captivity and restraint

• Characters are bound, held against their will, or experimented on

Power imbalance

• Themes of control, surveillance, and manipulation
• Unethical authority figures

Mild sexual content

• No explicit sex scenes, but sensual intimacy and longing between characters (m/m romance)

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

• Gay main characters
• Queerplatonic and non-romantic intimacy
• Resistance against systemic control
• Found family

Tropes

• Foe Romance Subtext
• Slow Burn
• Trauma Bonding
• Family of Choice
• The Woobie
• The Stoic
• Gothic Punk
• Theocracy
• Our Vampires Are Different
• Vampires Are Sex Gods
• Blood Magic
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Self-Destructive Behavior
• Redemption Equals Death