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Free! Winged AU
(I can’t believe I’m finally posting about this) (*Sweats nervously*)
I've had this idea bouncing around in my head for a while now. (For a few years actually.) I've always wanted a Free! Winged au because most of the Free! Fantasy AU's I see are mermaid AU's or kingdom AU's or whatever. I've only found, like 3??? Winged AU's on ao3 (one of them being BEAUTIFULLY written. I'll link to all of them at the bottom. Check 'em out!) But none of them had what I was looking for.
So! Here begins, what I assume, will be the first of many Free! Winged au posts on this blog. Which is why we should start with what characters have what type of wings.
(Note: Google said an average adult male would need a 6.7 meter (about 22-ish foot) wingspan to fly, nevermind the wings being too heavy to flap anyway. But this is fantasy, so anything goes! :)
Let's start with an obvious one:
Nagisa Hazuki
Wing type: Ruby-throated Hummingbird (obviously)
Wingspan: 6 feet??? (I don't know wingspans man...) One wing is 3 feet.
*hovers while talking to people*
likes to show off his ability to fly backwards and upside-down (you know he would)
Someone equally as obvious:
Rei Ryugazaki
Wing type: Peacock (or Indian Peafowl if you want to get technical)
Wingspan: 8 feet. One wing is 4 feet (simple math)
*tail train gets in the way*
Bows in the most extravagant way possible
*gets on one knee* *tail fanned out* *wings extended behind him* *wing tips kissing the ground*
Is absolutely devastated when molting season comes around
Alright, number 3:
Haruka Nanase
Wing type: Great Blue Heron
Wingspan: 12 feet. One wing is 6 feet. (His wings are so huge because 8 feet for flying and then 4 extra feet because of his wing type. Herons generally have large wings, y'know?)
His wings are naturally water resistant so he can swim!
Is actually not a fan of flying. Thinks it’s too much work
Will flap his wings underwater. He basically doesn't have to use his legs
Lol, who am I kidding, that wouldn't work.
Probably...
Next, the person who is closest to Haru:
Kisumi Shigino (you thought it was Makoto, didn't you? You FOOLS!)
Wing type: Flamingo (I mean, c'mon. Look at him.)
Wingspan: 9 feet. One wing is 4'6
SHRIMP. Is a huge fan of seafood. Especially SHRIMP (Gotta keep those wings pink and healthy!)
Spends half an hour cleaning his feathers in the morning
Does the flamingo “Leg Thing” when he’s asleep
Alright, alright, the real person connected at the hip with Haru:
Makoto Tachibana
Wing type: Dove (one of those white ones who are actually domestic rock doves)
Wingspan: 5'9 on the left one and 6'6 on the right which equates to 12'2 (though he should have a wingspan of 13 feet, considering his size. So, he can't fly)
Has a tendency to "hide in his wings" where he'll bring them up and around his shoulders to hide his face.
Usually keeps them folded neatly against his back, hates drawing attention to them
When he’s scared/surprised, his wings flare out (as you might imagine)
While he knows nothing ever changes, he secretly wishes his feathers will grow bigger when molting season rolls around.
And... That's about it!
I hope I was able to interest you in my dumb bird au for Free! And if you are interested, feel free! To ask questions! (I seriously hope this isn’t a dumb idea)
Stay tuned for part 2...!
Ao3 fanfics:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/987438
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14299116
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12100043/1/Wings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1906275/chapters/4111434
Free! Winged au (PT: 2)
Hey, everyone! This is part 2 of my dumb bird/winged au for Free! This time... Samezuka boys!
First, the most important boy:
Sousuke Yamazaki
Wing type: Bald Eagle
Wingspan: 14 feet. One wing is 7 feet.
His feathers are ruffled and torn
Shoulder injury, yes PLEASE
Has the most endurance out of all the boys
Can't have Sousuke without his best bud:
Rin Matsuoka
Wing type: Gyrfalcon
Wingspan: 9'6 feet. One wing is 4'8.5
His wings are often mistaken for Snowy Owl (he hates that)
The fastest out of all the boys (sorry Haru)
Is a thrill chaser. He loves gaining altitude and diving
Because of the high speeds he usually flies at, Rin is bad at landing.
The idiot:
Momotaru Mikoshiba
Wing type: Cinnamon Ibon
Wingspan: 7 feet. (Lol his entire wingspan is one of Sousuke's wings) One wing is 3'6.
Has the smallest wings out of the Samezuka boys. (Nagisa's are the smallest of all)
*excited fluttering when talking about BEETLES*
Sea otter "Sparrow of the skies!"
The (smarter/smol) idiot
Aiichiro Nitori
Wing type: American Pekin (a.k.a, the white duck. Bruh, what else?)
Wingspan: 7'3 feet (3 more inches than Momo's because of his wing type) One wing is 3'7.5
Like Haru, he doesn't fly much
His wings are the softest. Thus, he often uses them as a blanket.
Just as I anticipated, I'm back with more Free! Content. Oh boy.
I finally got around to drawing a visual representation of the Free! Boys for my Winged! Au. (These are old sketches that I meant to post earlier)
KEEP IN MIND: *wings not proportionate to bodies. Sketch book was of insufficient length*
Later on, I might make a post with the birds that have each character's wing type and label which character has which wings. *Also, forgot to draw Makoto, Rei and Sousuke, so I'll do that in a later post as well* 😅
Alright, here's a post about birds for my Free Winged! Au.
*this post'll be long btw*
Nagisa Hazuki: Ruby throated hummingbird
Rei Ryugazaki: Peacock
Haruka Nanase: Great blue Heron
Kisumi Shigino: Flamingo
Makoto Tachibana: Dove
Sousuke Yamasaki: Bald Eagle
Rin Matsuoka: Gyrfalcon
Momotaru Mikoshiba: Cinnamon Ibon
Nitori aiichirou: American Peckin duck
I might add to this if I include additional characters...
(3/26/21) EDIT:
Ikuya Kirishima: Seagull
Because he’s a thief. Just like how he stole 8 EPISODES of Season 3 away.
But anyway, in all seriousness he’s an albatross. Because they’re cool.
Ikuya Kirishima: Northern Royal Albatross
I know I said I'd post some Sousuke, Makoto and Rei art but I just love Rin's design so much! His wings are SO COOL.
*reference image*