i ought not to have the heart of a hare—if cowardice puts its heart in me and if i follow its dictates, i shall never attain what i seek || Jibril/Yeseo, 19k words (oneshot AU)
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Relationship: Jibril Diop/Jung Yeseo (technically pre-slash)
Mature, Oneshot (19k words)
Extreme Post-Canon Alternate Universe and Canon Divergence (Hill-QPB-TWSB Timeline Fusion); Spoilers for Chapters 435+ (but specifically the Lasso Duchy Illegal Zoo Arc of 680+)
Post-Canon Imperial Family hunting dog!Jibril x Captive Angel!Jung Yeseo
Angst (everything is Mike Lasso's fault), Humour, Fluff, Eventual Happy Ending!!!!!!
SUMMARY:
“Lord Viorn Sargentini,” Mike Lasso crooned his disguise’s name. In her hand was a chain that connected to a thick metal collar, snuggly wrapped around a slender neck. “As a token of sincere gratitude, will you not accept the honour of meeting my most prized and cherished pet?”
Long downturned lashes casting over warm brown eyes, sweetly angled towards the ground. A neatly groomed and styled fringe of hair with an artfully slight parting that revealed a clear jade forehead, highlighting a stunningly beautiful face.
‘Fuck.’
Jibril's mouth ran dry—both in awe and horror and fascination and disgust. For all that he knew from pre-gathered intel, the former Duchess of Lasso was interested solely in beasts, so why was there a near-human being standing before him in such a subdued manner?
The former Divine Kingdom of Venetiaan has recently been absorbed into the Great Riester Empire as a new province. Jibril Diop is amongst those in charge of tidying up the messy aftermath of troublesome nobles.
There, an insider tip about illegal demonic beast trade and resource hoarding points him to the Duchy of Lasso.
(What Jibril doesn't expect, however, is to find a captured angel in their midst.)