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Trigger Warnings & Disclaimers
Shackled explores the emotional, mental, and physical aftermath of the events in Tethered, tracing how trauma reverberates through the lives of its characters. Please take a moment to read the potential triggers below. If any of these themes feel overwhelming, support networks are listed at the end of this page.
I want you to be swept up in this story - to feel deeply, to connect fiercely with these characters and their journeys. But your mental health is paramount. Please safeguard it.
Although this story is partly rooted in real history, it remains a work of fiction. Certain events, dates, and individuals have been re‑imagined or adapted to serve the narrative while still honouring the spirit of the time. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is coincidental.
I researched kinship adoption in the UK, including cases where a child is adopted by grandparents. For the sake of storytelling - and with a little angelic assistance - the legal process has been respectfully streamlined.
This story explores love and connection in all their forms: romantic in its many glorious expressions, as well as platonic, familial, and communal bonds that anchor us to one another.
UK Legal Notes
Age of Consent
This book is written from a UK perspective, where the legal age of consent is 16, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. Sexual activity is only lawful when all parties are 16 or over, freely consenting, and not subject to exploitation, grooming, or coercion.
Alcohol Laws
The legal age to purchase alcohol in the UK is 18. Young people aged 16–17 may drink beer, wine, or cider with a meal if accompanied by an adult, but cannot purchase it themselves.
Content Warnings
This book contains themes and scenes that some readers may find distressing. Please take care while reading.
1. Sexual Violence & Coercion
Attempted rape and sexual assault
Parental dominance and coercive control - an older vampire exerting physical and emotional authority over a younger one
Vampiric murders involving predatory seduction
2. Self-Harm, Suicide, and Mental Health
Self-harm - depictions and the emotional toll on both the character and those who love him
Suicidal ideation
References to historic child abuse
Grief and bereavement - intense mourning, loss, and long-term emotional impact
3. Violence, Death, and Supernatural Threat
Fire‑related trauma: arson, burn injuries, destruction of homes, and a fire‑related character death
Scenes containing graphic or intense violence
Supernatural deaths and violence
Demonic attacks, including threats to minors (infant and teenager)
Sudden flight to safety following supernatural danger
Natural death of a pet due to old age
Vampiric and werewolf hunting and killing of wild animals (e.g., deer, boar) and the consumption of blood
4. Adult Themes & Intimacy
Intimate adult scenes featuring consensual power dynamics
All intimate content involves consenting adults above the UK legal age of consent
5. Trauma, Family Dynamics & Vulnerability
Neglect of a minor (teenager)
Alcoholism and substance abuse - addiction, relapse, and their effects on relationships and self-worth
