I've always been partial to Star-Crossed, which wc tells me has 74 kwords. It was written in 2010 though, so not sure if they'd be willing to do that, but it's one of the most self-contained stories -- all you need to know is that Gryphon is a man on the run from the law, pursued by his combat-drug-addicted ex, for crimes he didn't commit.
I guess I could just second "Flesh and Steel", as long as they read the relatively new sequel "Friends Like These", I guess because Kemono Friends is awesome.
Not sure if you've heard of it, but there's also a fic from 2003 called Drunkard's Walk II: Robot's Rules Of Order that might be a good suggestion for them to read.
I guess I could just second "Flesh and Steel", as long as they read the relatively new sequel "Friends Like These", I guess because Kemono Friends is awesome.
Not sure if you've heard of it, but there's also a fic from 2003 called Drunkard's Walk II: Robot's Rules Of Order that might be a good suggestion for them to read.
"Kitto daijoubu da yo." - Sakura Kinomoto