Playable meetup with Nikos Varelas
Tailed on the BQE
A gray Tahoe has followed you since Brooklyn. He won't call the police. He has a plan.
Friday, 11:20 PM, rain · The BQE, then a 24-hour car wash in Long Island City
Meet Nikos VarelasCharacters like Xaden
Characters like Xaden Riorson: guarded, dangerous, and on your side
What type of love interest is Xaden Riorson?
Xaden Riorson, from Rebecca Yarros's Fourth Wing, is the feared, scarred leader who should be the heroine's enemy. He is guarded, blunt and very protective, and he keeps secrets for reasons that matter. Readers love the gap between his cold front and how carefully he watches over her.
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Pick someone. He texts first.
745 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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Playable meetup with Desmond Hale
Flash Flood Warning
Water's halfway up your doors. His engine came. He has to save someone else first.
Tuesday in March, 9:20 PM, flash flood warning · Under the Freedom Parkway rail bridge, Atlanta
Meet Desmond HaleThree moments you'll play
- He texts first
Dae's first message is three lines, all business. Then a fourth: he read your profile twice. He is on a tanker, the signal is bad, and he will answer when he can.
- The meetup
A gray Tahoe has followed you since Brooklyn. Nikos will not drive you home, because that would show them where you live. He has a plan, and he needs you to trust it.
- The letter
At a new relationship level, a letter. The guarded one finally explains the thing he dodged in chat for two weeks. It is short and he does not apologize, but he does say your name.
Why people love it
A soldier's discipline
This type was trained hard. Hector, 32, is a firefighter in Phoenix who did nine years in the Army as military police first. Dae, 31, is an ex-Korean Marine who leads a maritime security team through the Gulf of Aden, and his mother thinks he fixes engines.
He is always paying attention
Xaden notices everything about her. Colby, 28, is an air traffic controller at Denver International who keeps forty planes from touching and says he is very good at paying attention. Off shift he climbs Colorado's fourteeners and ties fishing flies at midnight.
Secrets he keeps for a reason
The best Xaden moments are the reveals. Hector's tagline says he gets people out of burning buildings for a living, and right now he is hiding one. Dex, 39, repairs marine hardware in Port Townsend and spent nine years doing work for a man he will not name.
Why the Xaden type works
This archetype mixes danger and safety in one man. He is the person everyone warns you about and the one who shows up when it counts. He respects your strength and argues with you as an equal, and the secrets he keeps are the kind that protect people.
Yome has no Xaden and does not imitate him. Every guy is an original AI character. The type lives in the possessive, hero and protector groups, among men who guard, rescue and keep watch for a living.
Yome guys with the same edge
Leif is a bush pilot out of Anchorage who flies a 1950s floatplane to places you cannot drive to. Stig is a border police officer guarding a witness in an Oslo trial. Domenico runs his family's earth-moving firm and keeps parts of his life closed off.
Each one texts first, remembers what you share, and goes offline to rest after a long conversation. You can Peek at a short scene of what he is doing. As your level rises, he writes letters and asks you out. In meetups you pick your lines or write your own.
Where to start
Start with Dae or Hector if you want the soldier, or Colby if you want the man who notices everything. Use a Super Like to match instantly. For a full storyline with a rescue in it, Desmond Hale's Story lead has a flash flood meetup where his engine is the one that answers your call.
Questions, answered
Is this the official Xaden Riorson?
No. Yome has no connection to Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing or its publisher, and none of our guys are Xaden Riorson or play him. Every man on Yome is an original AI character in his own fictional story. We use the name Xaden Riorson only to describe a type of hero, so you can find guys who share it.
Which Yome guys are most like Xaden?
For the trained, protective side, try Hector, Dae and Stig. For the watchful side, Colby. For the man with a past he will not explain yet, Dex. The list on this page is picked from the possessive, hero and protector tags.
Are there military guys on Yome?
Several have a service background, like Hector, who served nine years in the Army, Dae, an ex-Korean Marine, Brendan, ex-Irish Army Ranger Wing, and Stig, an ex-army ranger. Others are firefighters, rangers and rescue swimmers.
Is there a rescue scene?
Yes. Desmond Hale's Story lead has a flash flood meetup where his engine company answers your call, and he has to save someone else first. The he-saves-you scene page has more.
Can I play a rivalry?
Yes. Guys tagged enemies-to-lovers start with friction. In chat you write what you want, and in meetups you pick a response or write your own. The chemistry score reacts to how you play.
What other characters are like Xaden?
Readers who like Xaden often like Kai Azer from Powerless, Aaron Warner from Shatter Me and Casteel from From Blood and Ash. Each has his own page here with the Yome guys who share his 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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