Finley and the Faeries Tithe (TG & GL)

This story is a HISTORICAL FANTASY with GENDERBENDER (TG) & GIRLS' LOVE (GL) themes.

In the misty depths of October, Finley MacDonell, a 13-year-old boy, traveled to the Isle of Skye with his uncle, Professor Fingal MacDougall, and his two assistants to assist with the archeology dig at Dunvegan Castle. Finley had always been sensitive to the unknown, experiencing unexplainable visions and sensations. However, upon arriving on the shores of Skye, he caught the attention of the faeries.

One fateful evening, Finley's life took a drastic turn. While searching for his teammate, Conall, he stumbled upon the man mauling a seal pup. Finley attempted to intervene, but Conall's drunken rage led him to drown the boy in Loch Dunvegan. The seals, witnesses to the tragedy, begged the selkie faerie to spare Finley's life. The faerie, moved by their pleas, used her magical coat to restore Finley's life, but at a steep cost: he would forever be 'fairy marked.'

Adopted by Queen Áine of the Seelie Court, who transformed him into a female Daoine Sìth named Finnea. With large butterfly-like wings and pointy ears, Finnea embarked on a new life, leaving her human past behind.

Two years have passed, and Finnea has almost forgotten her life as Finley. She now scouted the boundaries of the Unseelie Lands, ever vigilant for threats to the Seelie Court. However, upon discovering the slaughtered Unseelie faeries, Finnea rescued the Unseelie Queen from an iron bell and rushed back to the Seelie Court to warn them of the return of the ancient Fomorians.