With the much appreciated help of @Tatttletale for what's technically canon for her AU, since that's what I'm using for this book. They're very cool. Check them out for Opal AU story pieces. Also, art's mine. And before you mention the bad quality of Ruby and Sapphire and Opal being short, I don't draw them that often, so I'm not very good at them when I finally do... (I can draw Amethyst pretty well tho.) Anyhoo, enjoy, and leave some asks or dares if you want!

ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** Jake Bryant, a disgraced Chicago detective, inserts himself into the police investigation of his murdered best friend to protect the woman he loves - his friend's widow. ***** Jake Bryant, a former Chicago PD detective, rushes home after his best friend is killed. Determined to find the murderer, he starts his own investigation into Tom's death. However, the case is complicated by the involvement of a motorcycle gang, drugs, and Jake's feelings for Tom's widow. But Jake has bigger problems when the police set the killer free- who then decides to silence Tom's family as well. Now Jake is faced with the ultimate dilema. Does he trust a broken system to protect Tom's family? Or does he seek his own brand of justice? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]