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2020-07-30
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2020-07-30
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BokuAka Finist AU

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BokuAka fairytale AU: part Ladyhawke, part Beauty and the Beast, a large part based on the Russian fairy tale of Finist the Falcon ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feather_of_Finist_the_Falcon ), and a smattering of other folklore. Illustration and comics only.

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Chapter 1: Colour illustration - At the Window

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Illustration of a room at night with a large bed and a large open window above the bed, books and a small lamp on the windowsill. Akaashi is sitting up in bed wearing pajama bottoms; we see him from the back as he stares at a large horned owl perched in the open window. Out of the window we see a city at night, with faint daylight on the horizon. It's unclear whether the time is just after sunset or just before dawn.

Welcome to my BokuAka AU, a hot mess of fairytale tropes loosely based on Beauty and the Beast, Ladyhawke, and Finist the Falcon.

Akaashi is hired to look after a very secret, very old library in the middle of a city. The first thing he needs to do is open a box at midnight. The box contains a feather, which when it hits the floor becomes an owl that flies out the window. At sunrise the owl returns and, instead of turning back into a feather, turns into a loud young man who doesn’t like wearing shirts. There’s questing and book shenanigans and fond exasperation.