Top 5 book boyfriends I could fix

Cassian is interesting because he doesn’t look like someone who needs fixing.

He’s loyal, brave, emotionally open in a lot of ways, and far more grounded than most of the men around him. But if you look a little closer, there’s a pattern of self-sacrifice and a tendency to tie his worth to what he can give or do for others.

Which means the “fix” here is subtle.

It’s about learning to prioritise himself, to recognise that he doesn’t have to earn his place by constantly putting others first, and to unpack some of that deeply ingrained self-worth stuff. He’s already a good person… he just doesn’t always treat himself like one.

Low chaos. High emotional payoff.

This one is less “fix” and more… proceed with caution.

Kaz is brilliant, strategic, and emotionally locked down to a level that would concern most therapists. His trauma isn’t just backstory — it actively informs every decision he makes and every relationship he allows himself to have.

Which means you’re not fixing him quickly. Or easily.

But the reason he’s here is because the capacity for connection is there, even if it’s buried incredibly deep. The moments where he almost lets someone in are what make him feel like a “fixable” character rather than a completely closed-off one.

It would take time. And patience. And probably a very strong sense of emotional self-preservation.

But theoretically… not impossible.

Will Herondale is the definition of self-sabotage disguised as personality.

He pushes people away before they can get close, leans heavily into sarcasm and arrogance, and makes decisions based on fear rather than trust. On the surface, it reads as confidence. Underneath, it’s very clearly something else.

Which is exactly why he fits this list so well.

The “fix” here isn’t about changing who he is, it’s about removing the barriers he’s built around himself. Once those walls come down (even slightly), you start to see the loyalty, humour, and depth that were there the whole time.

High emotional damage potential. But also… very fixable, given the right circumstances.

Ronan is chaos in human form.

He’s angry, impulsive, deeply loyal, and not always great at expressing anything that isn’t frustration or defiance. But underneath that is someone who feels everything very intensely and doesn’t always know what to do with it.

Which is where the “fixable” energy comes in.

Ronan doesn’t lack emotion… he lacks the tools to process and communicate it in a way that doesn’t default to anger. The potential for growth is absolutely there, especially when he’s given space to be understood rather than judged.

This is not an easy fix. (And probably hindered by the fact that I am not his type.) But it is, arguably, one of the most rewarding ones.