Building Worlds, Binding Hearts

Why Writing MM+ Romantasy as JT Fader—From the Circle Trilogy to Drakkar Coven and Creekside Township Rivals—Is My Greatest Magic

Writing MM+ Romantasy as JT Fader has always felt a little like opening a hidden door and finding a universe waiting on the other side.

There is something electric about blending the mythic and the intimate. About placing swords, spells, and ancient rivalries alongside longing glances and trembling confessions.

MM+ Romantasy lets me explore power and vulnerability in the same breath. It gives me the freedom to build epic stakes while centering queer love as the story’s beating heart.

When I began the Circle Trilogy, I wanted to create a world that felt vast and dangerous, yet deeply personal and romantic. Magic in that world is not just used as a weapon. It forms a bond

What I love most about this series is how immersive it feels. I get to design ancient systems of magic, layered political conflicts, and landscapes that feel almost tactile.

But the real thrill is watching three men stand at the center of that storm and realize that the fiercest battle isn’t the war outside. It’s the war inside themselves. Writing those emotional arcs, especially in high fantasy settings, feels both indulgent and sacred.

My Drakkar Coven series, filled with vampires and shifters, lets me play in a darker, more sensual space. Here, the stakes are more immediate, and the atmosphere is charged with danger. Coven politics, supernatural hierarchies, and forbidden bonds create a playground for tension.

Then there’s my Creekside Township Rivals series, where wolf shifters rule their small town. Writing rivals-to-lovers arcs in that setting gave me a different kind of thrill. The battleground might not be enchanted forests or coven chambers, but the emotional stakes can be just as fierce.

Across all these series, what delights me most is the act of world-building. I love sketching out histories, secret lineages, and social rules. I love inventing cultural rituals and asking, “How would love look here? How would desire be shaped by this world?”

Creating my own universes gives me control, yes, but it also gives me the joy of discovery. Often, the characters surprise me, bending the world in ways I hadn’t planned.

I grew up loving epic fantasy and paranormal stories, but so often the love stories didn’t reflect the lives and desires I wanted to see. Writing as JT Fader is my way of carving out that space. Of placing two or more men at the center of prophecy, power, tenderness, and triumph.

It feels rebellious and restorative at the same time.

Ultimately, writing these series is pure joy. Whether I’m crafting ancient magical bonds, dark coven seductions, or small-town rivalries that spark into something deeper, I’m chasing the same thing: connection.

The thrill of watching souls collide and choose each other against fate, against fear, against history never gets old.

Building worlds is magic, but watching love take root inside them?

That’s the real enchantment.

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