Words: 2,787
Ratings & Warnings: General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Kate Daniels, Derek Gaunt, Curran Lennart
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Roleswap, Enemies to Lovers, (Only Enemies Part Shown), Fealty
Summary: In an alternate universe in which Hugh d’Ambray died on the street and Voron found a young, recently orphaned werelion in the woods… Kate faces the consequences of her and Derek’s actions, Derek has a great day actually, and Curran kills several birds with one stone.
I’m about 2/3 through the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews (urban fantasy action/romance), and excited to be entering the new fandom with this extremely me-typical fic: random scene from the middle of a timeline-divergent au presented with minimal context, ft. really intense but messy fealty relationships, fucked up blood magic, and a dash of (consensual but also coerced) mind control. Can’t say I’m inconsistent!