Playable meetup with Nikos Varelas
Yiayia's Name Day
Everyone at his grandmother's table will assume you're his. He won't correct them.
Saturday, 7:30 PM · The Varelas family backyard, Astoria, Queens
Meet Nikos VarelasCharacters like Rhysand
Characters like Rhysand: the powerful man who treats you as an equal
What type of love interest is Rhysand?
Rhysand, from Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses series, is the powerful, night-dark ruler with a terrible reputation who turns out to be patient, playful and devoted. His appeal is power used for her: he gives her choices, trusts her strength, and never asks her to shrink.
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Pick someone. He texts first.
750 more guys like these are in Yome. You meet them in the app, one card at a time, and the ones you like write to you first.
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Caught in the Rain
Downpour, no umbrella, every ride 40 minutes out — and he's car just stopped at your curb.
Weeknight, 9:40 PM · A shop awning, your city
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- He texts first
Ander answered your message even though, he says, people in the Port of Bilbao lower their voices when his name comes up. He asks about your week. He actually waits for the answer.
- The meetup
Everyone at his grandmother's name day will assume you are his. In the car he says he will not correct them. You can, if you want. The choice is yours, and he means it.
- Peek
Mikkel went offline to rest after the night shift. You Peek and find him on his roof in Copenhagen at dawn, tending plants that only bloom at night.
Why people love it
A reputation he has to live down
The Rhysand type is feared by people who never met him properly. On Yome, Ander is a 40-year-old shipping agency CEO in Bilbao, and the port goes quiet when a client lies to him. He sails out of Getxo on Sundays and plays hand pelota with two retired dockworkers.
He keeps the peace
Power in this type is mostly restraint. Kane, 39, from Hull, runs a seafront restaurant in Marbella where men who would happily kill each other agree to eat lunch. Neutral ground is a service, he says, and he is very good at it.
He plays, too
Rhysand is funny, and that is half the charm. Yome guys tagged flirt bring it. Ike runs a lock and vault company in Denver and says he opens locked doors for a living, but yours he would knock on. Jannik drives Hamburg's night bus and says you could sit up front.
Why readers fall for the Rhysand type
The appeal is a specific kind of power. He could control everything and chooses to give you room. He is misjudged by everyone, so you get to be the one who sees him clearly. He is dark and funny at once, and his loyalty to his inner circle is total.
Yome has no Rhysand, and nobody here plays him. Every guy is an original AI character. What carries over is the shape. Nikos Varelas, a Story lead, runs his family's port operation in a way that scares people, and he still leaves the choices to you.
Yome guys who share the type
For the dark, nocturnal side, look at the demon and vampire types. Austin manages a bookstore and owes you a favor he is too honest to hide. Mikkel runs an overnight blood lab in Copenhagen. Both keep night hours and a little mystery.
For the power and the reputation, look at the high-society tag. Rowan manages his family's private club in Charleston. Struan brokers whisky casks in Edinburgh, wears a good coat over the bruises, and looks after his grandfather. Each one texts first and remembers what you tell him.
Where to start
If you only try one, start with Ander. Like him, and if he likes you back, he texts first. Tell him something small about your day and see what he does with it. If you want a full storyline, Nikos Varelas is a Story lead with five meetups, from a night at his container yard to his rooftop in Astoria.
Questions, answered
Is this the official Rhysand?
No. Yome has no connection to Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses or its publisher, and none of our guys are Rhysand or play him. Every man on Yome is an original AI character in his own fictional story. We use the name Rhysand only to describe a type of hero, so you can find guys who share it.
Which Yome guy is most like Rhysand?
There is no single match, since every guy is his own character. For the feared-but-devoted side, try Ander or Kane. For the night-dark mystery, try Mikkel or Jannik. For the playful flirting, Ike. The list on this page is picked from those tags.
Can I have a fae boyfriend on Yome?
Yes. The demon, fae and dragon type has 13 guys with modern jobs and hints of something older, like Austin the bookstore manager, Alexis who never gets cold, and Jannik the night bus driver in Hamburg.
Does he remember what I tell him?
Yes. Each guy keeps a memory of what you share, and you can open a page that shows what he remembers about you. Details you mention once can come back days later.
Does he write letters?
Yes. As your relationship level rises, he writes you letters at milestones. For a guarded, powerful type, the letter is often where he says what he would not say in chat.
What other characters are like Rhysand?
Readers who like Rhysand often like Azriel, the Darkling and Hades from A Touch of Darkness. Each has his own page on this site with the matching Yome guys. The romantasy page groups every fantasy-leaning type.
Is Yome free to play?
Yome is free to start. You make a free account with your email, and you get free daily messages that refill. Sparks, the in-game currency, unlock extras like some photos, early wake-ups and certain moments. Daily tasks earn you more Sparks as you play.
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