Hearts Take Flight

That’s an interesting question. It’s perhaps impossible to know if Logan would have even developed his sense of outrage at the treatment monochromes receive if he didn’t at one point look like a monochrome. If he’d developed a gradient on the tops of his wings, it’s possible he might have ended up taking advantage of the popularity and acclaim it brought him. 

Then again, you may be right as well. He may have been pissed. It’s hard to say, because personality doesn’t develop in a vacuum, and as tempting as it is to assume that Logan would have always been a crusader against the absurdity of the wing popularity system, it’s impossible to discount the possibility that he would have fallen into the system that favored him without a second thought, if he hadn’t tasted some of the disdain he received as someone who was assumed to be a monochrome. 

The issue with systemic oppression is that privilege is invisible to the people who have it. That’s part of why Logan is so uniquely able to see the injustices of that system. He is an invisible member of the oppressor class, and treated like a member of the oppressed class, and that combination of factors led to his disdain for the entire system. 

But yeah, it’s super easy to turn a blind eye to the system that favors you personally, and to come to the conclusion, even unconsciously, that you somehow earned the advantages you’re getting, and everyone else is at fault on a personal level for not having earned the same.

LJ’s mod here! Based on previous posts LJ has made, really bright fancy wings are about 10-12%, while monochrome are about 8-9%. The majority of the population has single or dual-color wings, typically displaying blues, greens, reds, and yellows; purples and oranges are slightly more rare.

Wing shape varies on culture, along with how they function. Wing size is primarily dependent on the individual, as flight depends on size/weight. (More on wing-body ratio.) The vast majority (99.9%) of the population can fly; being wingless (.), featherless, or flightless (.) is tragic or pitiful, depending on why it happened (genetic vs accident). That being said, places are generally accessible without flight as children can’t fly until adolescence when they can get a flying licence for busy times. 

It depends on the person. There’s no set size, though if the wingspan isn’t at least twice span of your arms from fingertip to fingertip at a minimum, your odds of flight are slim. 

Okay so this is the part where I admit that I don’t remember for certain but I’m going to retcon if I said something different before: 

Hello! LJ’s mod here. This AU details a world where everyone is born with wings and follows our main four. If you love moxiety, logince, and LAMP, you will love this story.

You can find the list of navigation links here.

You can find the main story line here (#htf story) and the lore for the au here (#htf lore).

You can find LJ’s amazing art here (#htf art) and the beautiful fan pieces here (#htf fanart).

Here’s some good posts to start on:

The two original art pieces/story ideas are here (Patton/Virgil) and here (Roman/Logan). 

As for lore, this is the biggest post on wing ranking/desirability, with this one being a great color follow up. Be sure to read about carriers, how wings developed in this AU/how they vary, how color works genetically (more in depth), and how society treats people (flightless, wingless, small wings, faded colors, dyes, prosthetics).

Patton and his parents are basically literal angels. And yeah, this world is HORRIBLY abelist (definitely no venting going on there...nah...none at all... >.> ) 

Hi! I’m so glad you enjoy it and are interested in reading more! 

I have a wonderful manager who has put together some tags, which can be found here at the Navigation Guide. 

I hope you enjoy!!!

These have both been answered already! 

Virgil’s mom’s reaction