A plant seduces a hero and makes him a part of itself.

A collection of short one-shot stories taking place in the HDG universe

Venisin Lanse, Eighth Bloom, has been assigned a problem floret-to-be. And she might just be the right affini for the job. But not all is as it seems… An HDG deconstruction.

(An HDG story) A human’s eye is caught by a seemingly distant, expressionless affini. Turns out, he may be just what she needs to let her guard down a little. [Continued on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45074374]

A struggling young woman and a hypercompetent alien get stranded in space, and need to figure out how they can work together to get home despite their… cultural differences. Wiggle on over to https://archiveofourown.org/works/41618376 for the rest.

We’ve captured an Affini, they said. This will turn the tide of the war, they said. She is every storybook monster you’ve ever wished would steal you away and you have never known anything as surely as you know that this will not end well.

A lone, traumatized girl turns herself in to the affini out of desperation. She has many enemies the affini wish to protect her from, but what they don’t realize is that they may well top the list.

(A story in the Human Domestication Guide universe) A human, lost for their purpose in life, had always felt weird whenever they thought about florets. But they didn’t want to be one. They were just curious! Just curious what it feels like, that’s all…

Short stories written in the Human Domestication Setting made up of random ideas that come to mind.

Bernadette is an independent, self-assured woman who doesn’t need some alien invaders to tell her what to think… right?

Human domestication guide anthology, exploring the many purposes a pet can have in the Affini Compact

One ambitious Terran engineer’s scheme to break out of her class leads to the creation of new life: sentient, yes, but not sapient… at least, not by design. What is life to a machine that no longer has any purpose, and how will one eager Affini help her answer that question?

After Aurora is traumatized by a bad run in with rebels, it is determined that she can no longer take care of herself and must be domesticated. Her rescuer and the only Affini fit for the job, Ennervia, doesn’t believe she can handle a floret. An HDG Story

Carina is a virologist who absolutely does not want to be domesticated. Unfortunately for her, she is now stuck in a quarantine hab with an affini for two weeks! Will she survive with her freedom intact? An HDG story.

Loretta is a former rebel in an escape pod and only a vague idea of how she got there. Luckily the Affini responding to her distress beacon is excited to help. An HDG Story.

As human worlds fight a losing battle against the affini, one ambitious human will fight with words rather than ships. But are all the struggles for power really worth it or will they find more happiness as a pet? A human domestication story

A Human Domestication Guide Story. “Xenia: Linden’s Luxury Stellar Vacation Destination!” Not so luxurious for Gale Rossings, a Linden employee struggling to protect worker health and safety. Honestly, she’d sooner expect an alien invasion than any positive change…

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This story is no longer being updated here and will be continued on AO3 https://archiveofourown.org/works/44767537/chapters/112635649. Thank you for reading!

The middle of a war isn’t exactly the best time to figure out who you are, and fighting a hopeless rebellion is even worse. But maybe there’s still a chance for it to all work out. A Human Domestication Guide story.