✨ WIP INTRO: GEAR AND FANG ✨
Genre: cozy-chaotic urban fantasy mystery
Vibes: magical trade school, civic bureaucracy, slow-burn rivals-to-lovers, cursed infrastructure, found family, supernatural labor rights, and two emotionally constipated night creatures trying to out-snark their own feelings
Welcome to Veyr, a modern magical city where:
fae pharmacies sell remedies that actually work
werewolves have full-moon accommodation paperwork
ghosts can file housing complaints
magical trade students learn curse cleanup for credit
corporations sell “inclusive” ward kits that absolutely are not as inclusive as advertised
every public safety system has at least one form, three warnings, and a lawyer hiding somewhere in the walls
The story follows Zephyr Davenport, a newly turned vampire artificer trying very hard not to become a scandal again, and Jason Piers, a werewolf mechanic student with anger issues, abandonment issues, and the emotional openness of a locked toolbox.
They are classmates at Veyr Applied Technical Institute, nicknamed the Vat, where students learn the practical magical skills that keep the city functioning.
Zeph wants to keep her head down, pass her classes, and rebuild the future she lost after a university ritual scandal ended with her turned into a vampire.
Jason wants to prove he belongs, prove he is not dangerous, and absolutely not admit he has a crush on the mouthy vampire girl who keeps correcting his work.
Then a routine field practicum goes violently wrong when a Wonderwide SafeThreshold ward kit misclassifies transformed students as threats.
Obviously, this becomes Zeph’s problem.
Even more obviously, Jason is involved.
Book 1 working title: HOW TO FAIL A FIELD PRACTICUM
Featuring:
🛠️ vampire artificer with anxiety and a grudge
🐺 werewolf mechanic who flirts by being a problem
🌿 cheerful plant-person roommate who sleeps in a dorm-approved soil berth
👻 ghost curse-cleanup instructor with OSHA horror stories
🍲 blood-iron noodles as emotional support
📋 magical bureaucracy
⚙️ cursed tech
💜 slow-burn “we are NOT friends” nonsense
🏙️ a city full of magic, labor laws, bad corporate products, and extremely weird public transit
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