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Broke bartender Jimin may have bitten off more than he can chew when he rescues a grumpy cat hybrid from his awful ex.
hybrid!au, bartender!jimin, hybrid!yoongi
Contains:
- strong language
- references to past abuse
- explicit smut (18+)
- tr...
"Fucking useless piece of goddamn fucking shit," Jimin muttered as his prehistoric laptop died after only a few minutes of use. He knew the battery was, well, shit, but he hadn't realized it got unplugged. Somehow.
Pushing his glasses higher up his nose, Jimin twisted his body over the couch armrest, trying to stick the plug back into the outlet without getting up. With a few inhuman contortions he was able to complete his task as desired.
He settled back in place, legs folded under the laptop stand he bought back when he was knee-deep in college exam prep. It had been a long time since he last used the contraption, but today felt like the appropriate occasion to dust it off.
Jimin wasn't lying to Yoongi when he said he had bills to pay - he did - but sending off his rent and moving money around his checking account and credit cards only took a few minutes, and the rest of his bills were drawn automatically. He was pleased to see that he had managed to make more than he spent last month, but with Steve out of the picture and a new mouth to feed, July was going to get hairy.
But that was a problem for another day.
Today he was going to learn shit about hybrids.
Actually, today he was going to try to learn shit about hybrids.
Because, as it turned out, learning shit about hybrids was fucking hard.
He started where every self-respecting academic would: Wikipedia.
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The avenue proved fruitless, even when he followed the handful of citations to different corners of the web. Apart from popular theories about the science involved that flew right over his head, Jimin only confirmed what he already knew; that hybrids have existed for about fifty years, that there were only a few thousand of them around the globe, and that they were primarily a status symbol for the disgustingly rich.
Instead of buying a toy poodle that fits in your purse, now you can purchase an anthropomorphized poodle that carries your purse. For a small fortune, of course.
Purchasing one was no easy feat, either - it wasn't like they were listed on Craigslist. The process took time and connections; something akin to joining a twisted, exclusive country club. 'Caretakers', or registered hybrid guardians, were basically a class of their own, shrouded in cloak-and-dagger mystique.
Jimin did find one new piece of information worth noting; it was only over the last couple of years that the first round of commercially available hybrids reached adulthood. At twenty-seven, Yoongi must have been one of the first hybrids ever sold for profit.
That made Jimin a little sick.
After exhausting all the legitimate resources he could find, Jimin changed tack and opened Twitter.
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