Maria Costa

In the depths of a living realm known as the Velvet Abyss, immortality is not a gift-it is a debt paid in loneliness, memory, and emotional decay. Valentine, a centuries-old noble bound by sorrow and desire, enters the Abyss expecting destruction. Instead, he finds Zaim-an enigmatic guardian shaped by darkness itself, carrying the unbearable burden of being the realm's Anchor. The Abyss feeds on regret, heartbreak, and emotional wounds, consuming every soul that enters it.
But when Valentine arrives, something ancient awakens. The delicate balance holding the realm together begins to fracture, unleashing horrors born from memory, loneliness, and forgotten desire. As reality collapses, Valentine and Zaim are forced into an impossible closeness-two broken men bound by fate, fear, and an undeniable connection neither can deny. When the truth is revealed, Zaim is not merely a guide-he is the Anchor who has endured centuries of suffering to keep the Abyss from consuming entire worlds.
But his time is running out. The realm is destabilizing, and salvation demands a choice no one has ever survived: a bond of balance between two souls willing to share the burden of existence itself. As ancient forces awaken and the Keeper of Regrets rises to enforce the old order, Valentine and Zaim must defy fate, rewrite the rules of the Abyss, and confront the terrifying possibility that love itself may be the only force strong enough to stabilize a dying reality.
In a world where darkness feeds on pain, they choose something forbidden-connection. And in doing so, they transform the Abyss from a prison of suffering into a sanctuary between worlds. A gothic, emotional, dark fantasy MM romance about ruin, redemption, and the dangerous beauty of choosing each other when the universe demands sacrifice.