Yo! Looks like you caught interest in this story, huh? Well, I will briefly tell you what the story of my Au is about: Basic plot, if you will.
*The Mao Clan consists of tinkerers/mechanics, and are known world wide as figures in history that advanced the world with their inventions
*Mao Mao is nothing alike like Canon!Mao Mao; He is introverted, mute and a socially akward person in general. As for his tail, he keeps it! But another part gets replaced; his eye. (He has a tablet that is text to speech. When he speaks in the story, he really just typed it to his tablet and the program said it out loud.)
*Mao Mao feels attraction towards Badgerclops, and are both friends; he just doesn't know how to express his feelings, but Badgerclops knows his feelings (Like c'mon, It's pretty obvious)
*Surprisingly, Shin Mao isn't a total bastard, he just has troubles teaching Mao Mao the basics and such (Explained in the future)
*The sisters and Mao Mao have an interesting relationship; As the nervous ball of fluff, the sisters feel an urge to protect Mao Mao, even from the smallest of details. They visit him once a week because of this.
Okay so this fanfic is based of a theory. We all know Mao Mao surprises emotions and traits of himself he considers weak, but what if it was more than that? What is Mao Mao hid an entire part of himself from his friends, a part of himself that still shows the child he was, and still kind of is? What if Mao Mao even hid his very voice? Want to learn more about this theory, then read the fanfic. The cover picture also gave me some ideas. Also there may be some Badgermao shipping in this. I'm a simp for Badgermao.