Zootopia. The only city in Animalia that is home to both predator and prey. This very fact led them to the greatest technology and the greatest tragedies; instincts have abated little from the time of savagery; as minutes of uninterrupted contact pa...
Author's Note: (This has been added after chapter three has been released.)
Thank you for expressing interest in this story of mine! There is a lot of worldbuilding to this unique setting, so I advise you to read the first chapter before making a judgement call on whether this is a story for you or not.
Regardless, below I have a short Q&A and a primer for the story, explaining the most crucial details of the setting.
Important Note: All future chapters will be named like the following: AXXCXX
Whereas 'A' is short for 'act', and 'C' is short for 'Chapter'. XX is the respective number. Chapter 1 of Act 1 would be written: A1C1 Chapter 16 of Act 4 would be written: A4C16
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Q&A about technicalities:
- What is this? Haven't I read this before?
-> Perhaps you have, but this is the new iteration of the story, with vast improvements in every area, but especially pacing and worldbuilding. If you've read it before, you'll find this version much more appealing.
- What does the story feature?
-> Realistic decisions, situations, and outcomes
-> Heavily partial toward internal conflict (as in conflict stemming from their relationship and the consequences thereof (as opposed to external conflicts, such as conflict from police cases))
-> Grim setting with low but constant angst, such is the society they live in.
- What does the story not feature?
-> At no point will any major character die
-> Constant erotica
-> Irregular or rapid pacing
-> Focus on police/crime
Story Primer/Important Information:
To Date A Predator plays in an alternate universe set in the near future with a heavy focal point on instincts and instinctual behaviour. As per the description, we follow Nick and Judy after the events of the Nighthowler case (which, importantly, are not all the same as in the movie, as also described). The story is divided into several acts, each of which having one broad topic while also sometimes featuring sub-plots. The story starts in Act 1, which will be around ten to fifteen chapters long alone, wherein Nick visits and then graduates the ZPA while dealing with the aftermath of the Nighthowler case and the resulting revelation of his mental dissonance.
Zootopia is the only city on Animalia which harbours both predator and prey; all other cities are home to either prey or predator, but never both.
Predator/prey relations (as in, societal) have always been tense. There exists a real and omnipresent threat of predators going savage (without any involvement of drugs, that is). Prey can also react instinctively, most likely resulting in a feedback loop that makes the feat of predators resisting their instinctual urges much more difficult.
There is a lot more to this, but chapter one should give you a good outlook on how societal relations are. Concepts such as going savage, deliberately going (half-)savage, instinct drain (the drain of one's ability to resist their own instincts), and instinct-resistance recovery activities are tackled throughout the story.
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