Hunter/Killer
The prodigal Hunter-Killer mech piloting skills of a mother and her Hound daughter elicit the creation of a new 'bonded-pair' unit in an effort to see if chemically and fiscally encouraged 'abnormal bonding practices' can create similar results. Two sisters are inducted into the program, and combat puts their intimate bond to the test, until they're forced to decide between the special privileges of their unit and their morals.
I've had Hunter/Killer linked as a 'crossover' in my pinned post over here, but I was recently prompted to return to it, so I went back and fixed some things and made improvements, and added another layer of mechsploitation subtext to it that I think makes things more interesting to think about. I also created a chapter break and disclaimer to allow readers to skip over the non-plot-critical smut section.
As such, I wanted to make a proper post promoting it over here! It's very action focused, features a hound conditioned to her mother as the antagonists, and has subtle aspects of psychological and chemical manipulation of familial relationships.
It's one of my proudest works, particularly considering that our primary book influences over the last 10 years has been an action thriller series, and I think it came out really well! I'd love for y'all to check it out if you haven't yet 😁
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