7 Works by TheDarkMantis
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We all deserve it. No matter what we've done.
Many Terran Accord Marines either fell in battle, or were taken by the Affini Compact. Only a lucky few have been able to retire. One such man finds himself under the microscope of a wellness check, and his case worker, a bright eyed and tendercored plant woman, ends up realizing just how fragile he is under his rock solid exterior, even if he won't admit it. But even the strongest end up breaking in the end... and it falls to her to help him realize he deserves a second chance.
Set in the Human Domestication Guide universe, a sci-fi setting where plant-like aliens subjugate humanity to make them into pets. All characters are 18+ by the time the story starts.
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- Part 7 of Fortitude and Excellence Series - HDG
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In this weighty gloom... a spark.
With the Terran Accord having surrendered to the Affini, all that remains is finding those Terrans that have yet to be domesticated. One such individual is a man wracked with enough trauma that it's a wonder he hasn't completely collapsed under his own guilt and shame, and he catches the eyes of a certain Affini. Behind this man's paranoid, scared visage is a soul desperate for stability... and with one Affini, he may yet have it.
Set in the Human Domestication Guide universe, a sci-fi setting where plant-like aliens subjugate humanity to make them into pets. All characters are 18+ by the time the story starts.
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- Part 1 of Fortitude and Excellence Series - HDG
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Terrans Are Adorable 102: Ferals & You - Anger Management by TheDarkMantis
Fandoms: Human Domestication Guide - GlitchyRobo
15 Apr 2026
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From ticking time bomb to defused, disarmed, and delightfully docile in only a few easy steps!
There are many ways to pacify and tame a feralist. From just breaking them on the spot, to seductively worming through their defenses and making them pliant enough to accept you, there's no wrong way to make a feral submit. Today, an expert in the Terrans Are Adorable 102 course gives a demonstration on how to care for a feral who could use the chance to let off steam.
Part of the April 14th 2026 Microfic Monday event!
Set in the Human Domestication Guide universe, a sci-fi setting where plant-like aliens subjugate humanity to make them into pets. All characters are 18+ by the time the story starts.
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- Part 6 of Fortitude and Excellence Series - HDG
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Be careful what you wish for.
When the Affini Compact come knocking, one selfish, greedy CEO, responsible for countless companies going under, abandons everything and runs for his life. But very soon, he comes to understand that even monsters like him can be graced by the Compact... even if his entire existence must be shattered to salvage what remains.
Set in the Human Domestication Guide universe, a sci-fi setting where plant-like aliens subjugate humanity to make them into pets. All characters are 18+ by the time the story starts.
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- Part 3 of Fortitude and Excellence Series - HDG
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Happiness is a warm, comfy place.
One of the hallmarks of the Affini Compact is letting xenosophonts hold and cuddle toys made of fluff and love. These plush toys are perfect snuggle buddies, but are typically inanimate. What happens when one such plush toy is not only alive, but also a floret, with a special way to calm those who are about to explode? One man on the brink of collapse gets a fluffs-on demonstration from her, and finally gets a chance to properly rest.
Part of the HDG Acekink 2025 jam!
Set in the Human Domestication Guide universe, a sci-fi setting where plant-like aliens subjugate humanity to make them into pets. All characters are 18+ by the time the story starts.
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- Part 5 of Fortitude and Excellence Series - HDG
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She’ll bring you home.
Death is only ever an ending. Or is it? What does it really mean to die, when you can be reborn as something better? A grim, carnal feral breaker finds the answer to that question when she comes to collect a terrified soul, and discovers that to save him… she must forgo her hunger for his fear.
Part of the September (Little) Sprout Scribblings 2025 jam!
Set in the Human Domestication Guide universe, a sci-fi setting where plant-like aliens subjugate humanity to make them into pets. All characters are 18+ by the time the story starts.
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- Part 4 of Fortitude and Excellence Series - HDG
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The Man, The Machine, And The Moss by TheDarkMantis
Fandoms: Human Domestication Guide - GlitchyRobo
17 Jun 2025
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No one ever truly dies as long as they're remembered.
A bombastic mercenary and his faithful, protective mech companion are left stranded on a hostile alien planet, where death comes from all directions. As it happens, a youngbloom Affini is also stuck with them, and in way over her head. These three individuals must do their best to cooperate and survive while hoping for extraction, while pondering the roles they all have to live up to.
Set in the Human Domestication Guide universe, a sci-fi setting where plant-like aliens subjugate humanity to make them into pets. All characters are 18+ by the time the story starts.
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- Part 2 of Fortitude and Excellence Series - HDG