Hyacinth

As the keeper of a secluded village lighthouse, Leon lives in self-imposed exile, only venturing into town to replenish basic necessities. On a fateful cloudy morning, he discovers the village general store is now managed by a mysterious and charming man named Finn. Despite Leon’s off-putting nature, Finn pursues the lighthouse keeper, even visiting him during a raging storm to offer him company.

Soon after, grisly nightmares plague Leon’s sleep, pointing to something terrible lurking in the nearby forest; impending horrors that may be related to Finn’s unexpected arrival. Yet the more Leon tries to distance himself from Finn, the more he’s drawn to the man’s strangely familiar beauty, yearning to understand what imperceptible strings connect them.

(HYACINTH is an m/m speculative romance featuring supernatural horror elements and a trans love interest.)

Content Warnings: alcohol consumption, death of a main character’s parents (off-screen drowning), a funeral scene (minor character); mentions of animal death, blood, & viscera, including the handling and consumption of raw animal parts for ritualistic use; descriptions of gore including a body desecrated post-mortem (not in a sexual context)

Cover illustration by Yune