[Bungo Stray Dogs + Sky: Children of the Light] The White Bird and the Mad Dog

[Important]: The setting has been changed and this story is being rewritten, but the plot is mostly the same. Only Bai Niao's personality, identity, and circumstances have changed. His Bungo Stray Dogs identity has been removed, and the special Bungo Stray Dogs settings will be used in another Akutagawa story.

Also known as "On the Compatibility of the Herald of Winter and the Literary Greats," "The Bizarre Harmony of Sky: Children of the Light and Bungo Stray Dogs Settings," and "The Original Plot Has Something to Say."

Important:

1. This is just an idea. OOC warning. If it makes you uncomfortable, please get out right away.

2. My take on Bai Niao's Sky: Children of the Light backstory. The characterization is so off even his mother wouldn't recognize him. From the start, a Black Bird; at the end, a White Bird.

3. This is a let-loose kind of story. The plot comes first, the timeline is jumbled, and the story has major changes and a happy ending. All the regrets will be made up for.

4. The author struggles with the first few chapters.

5. A healing story, a healing story.

The official blurb:

The lighthearted version:

Bai Niao, the envoy and leader of the Kingdom of Light, had finished all his duties and closed his eyes in peace one day, only to break through the world's boundaries and arrive in an unfamiliar place. There were no plants growing everywhere, no piles of candles, no scattered Winged Light, no crabs big enough to need both arms to hold, and no dark water devouring the light.

There were only lonely souls and cold, mottled sparks of life.

"What a... terrible world."

On his very first day, he wandered into someone else's territory and was driven out. He picked up a filthy little kid being hunted, and ended up becoming a wanted man himself.

Bai Niao: .

Time to show you the true power of the Children of the Light!

Here, you can find:

A gravity manipulator riding a dragon; the Port Mafia overrun by Dark Plants; a limited-edition Glowing Mushroom Dazai; a crab army invading Yokohama; a chair driving people into the sky; and much, much more.

* A warm and healing slice-of-life story, definitely a happy ending.

* Probably a group-favorite story...? Everyone dotes on everyone.

Did you know that kindling a heartfire can bring back the most beautiful memories in your heart?

Maybe it can bring back more than memories...

Content warning: Bai Niao used to be part of the Bungo Stray Dogs world. His identity will be revealed in Volume Three, and I'll post another warning in the previous chapter then. If you're concerned, please feel free to read without worry.

Theme: A different beginning, a different ending