Shadow of the Mountain
Description
Jiyong is an omega - a useless, pitiful omega. In the desert basin where he lives, omegas are little more than an extra mouth to feed, not even having the power to be useful hunters. But, even with the odds stacked against him, Jiyong had always dreamed of finding a mate - preferably a powerful alpha or beta who would be able to cherish him. When he attends the basin’s courtship festival, though, the little omega learns that sometimes you should be careful what you wish for. Because, when a strange pack of wolves from the northern mountains show up, Jiyong has to choose between his home and the mate he had always dreamed of.
Foreword
Important Note: In this fic, rank takes the place of gender. That means that “male” and “female” don’t particularly exist in this universe. Instead, the male pronouns are used to describe the typical werewolves while the female pronouns apply to a specific category known as Goddess Touched. Explanations for what that term means appears in the story. Just know, anybody could get pregnant, because gender ain’t a thing, but the different ranks have different levels of fertility. An alpha is more likely to get pregnant/impregnate than a beta, a beta is more likely than a delta, and the omegas are the least fertile. Woo.
Warnings: Mentions of non-consentual stuff crop up once in a while, because one of the characters has a painful past. For the most part, though, you’re clear. This fic is largely on the side of fluff but won't have any in it - if you've noticed, that's just not something I write. I suppose there’s also what qualifies as m-preg way down the line, but that is due to the unique gender issues that have cropped up in this fic. Believe me, it is a ride and a half trying to figure out how to negotiate these tricky waters.
Author’s Note: So, this is a thing I am writing as kind of a prize for rosefangedlion. Every time she updates a chapter of a fic or writes a chapter in her novel, she gets a chapter of this in reward. In return, she’ll be writing me things when I finish chapters or stacks of grading. We’re motivating one another. It’s pretty great. The ships I included in here are for her enjoyment - she specifically asked me for JiDae - and there are also things that pop up in here because she likes them. I just thought I’d share this story with you because… Well, honestly I thought you might enjoy it. Hopefully it’s not too confusing. Later chapters will feature pictures of the locations that inspired the story - pictures I took while in Yellowstone National Park. So that’ll be fun. I should also mention that this arc of the story follows JiDae. I will be doing spin-off stories following other couples, because… why not? I can keep writing on this thing for a long time, with how much plot I’ve bitten off. So that’ll be fun. Everything related to this fic will probably just be posted in this particular story rather than having spin-offs, but we'll see how big this thing actually gets.
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