⭐ CONTENT WARNING LIST FOR GOODBYE BUTTERFLY

This novel contains mature, dark, and emotionally intense content that may be disturbing or triggering for some readers. Please read with care.

👉 Themes & Emotional Triggers

  • PTSD and trauma responses (flashbacks, night terrors, panic attacks)

  • War-related trauma

  • Survivor’s guilt

  • Unprocessed grief

  • Mental health struggles (depression, numbness, dissociation)

  • Self-blame and internalised guilt

  • Toxic dynamics

  • Emotional neglect

  • Heartbreak and abandonment

  • Repressed emotions

  • Loss of identity

  • Hopelessness

  • Loneliness and isolation

  • “Almost” love themes that may hit deeply for readers with past emotional wounds

👉 Violence & Graphic Content

  • War violence (off-page but referenced in detail)

  • Physical injuries (combat wounds, scars, pain)

  • Alcohol abuse / drinking during emotional distress

  • Verbal arguments, shouting, intense confrontations

  • Destructive behaviour (self-sabotage, impulsive actions)

👉 Relationship Dynamics & Power Imbalance

  • Emotionally broken male lead struggling with communication

  • Mismatched emotional capacities

  • Push-pull dynamic

  • Emotional distance, coldness

  • Fear of intimacy

  • Fear of abandonment

  • Difficulty expressing love

  • Unhealthy coping mechanisms impacting the relationship

👉 Sexual Content (non-violent but intense)

  • Explicit sexual scenes

  • High emotional charge attached to intimacy

  • Sex used as connection/reassurance

  • Moments of vulnerability during sexual scenes

  • Power imbalance due to emotional state, not coercion

  • Sexual tension laced with unresolved trauma

(No rape, no forced non-consent, no underage content.)

👉 Family & Personal History

  • Dysfunctional family dynamics

  • Parent-child emotional disconnect

  • Absence of healthy support systems

👉 Addiction/Alcohol Use

  • Alcohol consumption

  • Coping through drinking

  • Characters using alcohol to numb emotions

👉 Additional Emotional Sensitivities

  • Loving someone who comes back “different”

  • Reuniting after trauma

  • Feeling unchosen or “not enough”

  • Breakups that feel like bereavement

  • Letting go of someone who’s still alive

  • Holding onto letters / memories

  • Empathy for emotionally damaged characters