Genres and Tropes: MM Romance, Childhood Bestfriends To Lovers, Rockstar Romance and Hurt/Comfort Tropes
Status: Completed - 2 Books
The Artificial Suicide series by L. A. Cannon is a deeply emotional, angsty, and unforgettable MM rockstar romance that centers on Noah Sorensen and Kaj Larsen — childhood friends whose bond evolves into first love and then becomes the defining relationship of both their lives. What begins with shy vulnerability and innocent teenage camaraderie grows into something fierce, complicated, and heartbreakingly real.
At its heart, this series explores the intensity of first love set against the backdrop of personal trauma, self-discovery, and the pressures of growing up. Noah and Kaj aren’t just a couple — they are each other’s first safe place in a world that has often been cruel and unforgiving. Their connection feels immediate and deep because it is — nurtured through shared experiences, music, laughter, pain, and the mutual longing to belong.
What makes this series stand out is the way it balances tender romance with gut-wrenching angst and emotional realism. The rockstar element isn’t just a backdrop — it heightens everything: the stakes, the exposure, the expectations, the vulnerability, and the heartbreak. Between the spotlight, internal struggles, and external pressures, Noah and Kaj are forced to confront not just who they are to each other, but who they are on their own.