Remi vs. Rexar: Who’s the Real Monster—And Why We Love Them Both Anyway




Remi vs. Rexar: Who’s the Real Monster—And Why We Love Them Both Anyway

"One bleeds to feel less. The other burns to feel more. And somehow, we adore them both."

They’re not heroes.
They’re not villains.
They’re worse: they’re human—just with sharper teeth and blood on their hands.

In the House of Teeth saga, two characters have emerged as reader obsessions for very different reasons: Remington Connors and Rexar Fang. Both broken. Both dangerous. Both heartbreakingly loyal. But where Remi hides his monstrosity under sarcasm and cigarette smoke, Rexar wears his fire and privilege like a second skin.

So who’s the real monster here?

Spoiler: it’s complicated.
And that’s exactly why we love them.



🔥 The Case for Rexar Fang: The Predator Prince with a Cracked Moral Compass

Let’s start with what we know: Rexar is the aristocratic, kaiju-blooded heir to Hiraeth’s soul-enforcement dynasty. He’s a licensed killer, trained to execute lawbreakers with magik-fed fire. He is literally bred to be a monster—an elite predator cloaked in velvet, tradition, and firelight.

But beneath the Fang surname and infernal magic lies a man terrified of what it means to feel. Rexar doesn’t just enforce justice—he questions it. In No Kingdom For A Fang, A Hymn for the Hollow and To Dream Beneath Dying Stars, we watch him unravel under the weight of his bloodline, asking if legacy is destiny—or if there's still room to choose who you become.

He’s the fire. The oath. The teeth behind the smile.

And he loves like a man who has everything to lose.



🩸 The Case for Remi Connors: The Soul-Starved Survivor Who Would Burn the World to Stay Numb

Remi is not the chosen one. He’s the damaged one.

Cynical, guarded, and addicted to avoidance, Remi is a walking, bleeding contradiction. His Crimson Surge (a bloodline magic that triggers during emotional overload) isn’t a power fantasy—it’s a trauma response in magical form. His addiction struggles, deep-rooted grief, and self-sabotage make him one of Hiraeth’s rawest, most vulnerable monsters.

But that’s why we bleed for him.

Remi’s arc is a masterclass in emotional damage. We don’t love him despite his brokenness. We love him because of it—because he fights tooth and nail to stay soft in a world that tells him it would be easier not to care.

He’s the blood. The bruise. The fists thrown just to feel something.

And under it all? A capacity for love that feels feral in its intensity.


👥 Monster vs Monster—Or Mirror vs Mirror?

What makes this dynamic feral isn’t just their trauma. It’s the way they mirror each other:

Trait Rexar Fang Remi Connors
Magic Soul-feeding infernal fire Crimson Surge blood-leak reaction
Inheritance Prestige and burden Pain and survival
Biggest Fear Becoming like his father Becoming a burden
Love Language Acts of service & possession Deflection & survival loyalty
Fight Style Trained, explosive, controlled Chaotic, emotional, instinctive

They both carry the weight of lineage. They both want to protect those they love. And they both believe they are too dangerous to be loved in return.

That’s what makes them tragic.
That’s what makes them irresistible.
That’s what makes them monstrous in the most human way.


✨ Why Readers Fall For Antiheroes Like Remi and Rexar

Let’s be honest: morally gray characters are our emotional catnip. Especially in dark fantasy.

They give us:

  • Catharsis: They do what we’re not allowed to.
  • Complexity: No easy answers, no clean morals. Just choices and consequences.
  • Emotional Wreckage: The kind that sticks with you long after the final page.

And when those antiheroes start to want better, even as they’re drowning?
We. Are. Done. For.


🎁 Bonus Download: Character Art Pack – Remi & Rexar

You asked. We listened.

✨ Download exclusive author-drawn character art of Remi Connors and Rexar Fang ✨

🎨 [Click here to download the Character Art Pack] 

Let ‘Em See Your Fangs.
Because the most dangerous monsters… are the ones who break your heart and then save it anyway.


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