1 | ''Before We Had Wings'' is a short ''Anime/HaibaneRenmei'' oneshot that can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1757765/1/Before-We-Had-Wings here]]. It was written in 2004 by Shadsie. |
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3 | The concept behind the story is simple: What are the backstories of the various Haibane? ''Before We Had Wings'' goes with the interpretation that the Haibane are all deceased people. As a result, the story explains their deaths. |
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6 | !!''Before We Had Wings'' provides examples of: |
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8 | * DeathOfAChild: The Haibane are all deceased children. The fic shows how several of them died. |
9 | * DrivenToSuicide: |
10 | ** Rakka jumped off of her balcony because she felt she had no place in the world. |
11 | ** A depressed Reki killed herself by laying on train tracks. |
12 | * LookBothWays: Hikari died after a hit-and-run when she was crossing the road without looking. |
13 | * ParentalNeglect: Rakka mentions that her mother doesn't care about her anymore. |
14 | * SelfHarm: It's mentioned off-hand that Rakka cuts herself. Her parents don't understand why she does it. |
15 | * SweetTooth: Used darkly with Shota. He is a terminally ill child who loves shortcake. His mother makes it for him every day and handfeeds it to him after he grows too weak to feed himself. |
16 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Reki's age isn't mentioned but it is stated that she's too young to be smoking as much as she does. |
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