The Songbird and the Sea

The Songbird and the Sea (abbreviated tStS) is a popular BTS fanfic by MissterMaia. It is a Pirate AU. The pairing is 
Yoonmin with side pairings VKook and Namjin.
On the Archive of Our Own, it is the most popular BTS fanwork by kudos, second most popular by hit counts, and has the third most comments; as of January 2021, it has 720k hits, 34k kudos, 6k comments, and 8k bookmarks.Found via the BTS works search and sorting January 2021.
It was posted in 34 installments between May and December 2017. In September 2018, the author announced that they would post the sequel, The Songbird and the North, only to Patreon to prevent unauthorized translations as happened with The Songbird and the Sea. The series has 4 books planned including The Songbird and the Sea, The Songbird and the North, The Songbird and the Gift, and the Songbird and the War. As of November 2020, the third book is in progress and the fourth has not been started yet. Additional books are The Captain's Memoirs and a prologue. These sequels have "book" names instead of the names of the BTS members. MissterMaia. THE SONGBIRD AND THE NORTH: STATUS UPDATE. Tweet. 25 Sep 2018
==Synopsis==
Summary: In a world where dominance of the sea is an endless battle between pirates and mariners, Park Jimin is content living in his little village on a small, uninteresting island by the eastern mainland. He wants nothing to do with the bloodshed of good and evil, the heartless killing of both innocents and condemned, the constant establishment and disruption of order. What he wants is peace, to live his life in the same town he was born in, to spend his days in the beautiful forest, and to use the powers of his Blessed Rune to nurture the home he loves so dearly.
But when his island is attacked by pirates, Jimin will have no other choice than to do as they command and leave all thoughts of peace behind in favor of boarding the Agust, a pirate ship captained by the infamous Min Yoongi, Black Fox of the East.
==Additional Content==
In January 2019, the Twitter account @songbird_info was created to give information on The Songbird series. Its single Twitter thread fully explains why MissterMaia stopped publishing The Songbird Series onto Archive of Our Own. This second Twitter thread explains more information about her. She has left Twitter, is going to school, and "living her best life." 
==Fan Reviews/Reactions==
The fic has 34 reviews on GoodReads, with an average star rating of 4.74 out of 5 from 226 ratings.
As of November 2020, it is the most popular work by kudos and hits in the Alternate Universe - Pirates, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Magic, Enemies to Lovers, and Historical tags on AO3. It is the second most popular work by hits in the Romance tag. Found via the tag search and sorting November 2020. 
*THE SONGBIRD AND THE SEA recc on ARMY's Amino
*Fanfiction Friday #4 The Songbird and the Sea by glitter sherlocked
==Fan Creations==
===Inspired Works===
*Heart of Gold by phiaborninaprilninetysix
*Lullabies of the Lost by feili
*Across The Seven Seas (I Will Follow You) by evanescenteokki
*A bunch of oneshots by TheRyuuhou
*The Songbird's Love by TheRyuuhou
===Fan Videos===
*"The Songbird and the Sea" - Yoonmin Fanfic Trailer by Kaiciel
*The Songbird and the Sea (FMV) | Yoonmin by Moonlit
*The Songbird And The Sea • BTS • Yoonmin • Trailer by glitter sherlocked
*tumblr edit
*Fan Fic Trailer - The Songbird and the Sea by MissterMaia by hobiplz
*The Songbird and the Sea (Yoomin Fanfic Scene) by Jaycie Hansen
*The Songbird and the Sea | yoonmin ff trailer by ryujinlove
*BTS | The Songbird and the Sea ☠ Pirate!AU (Fanfic Trailer) by macbetha vids
===Fan Art===
====Tumblr====
*“I’ve come for you, Songbird” by arimvv
*The Black Fox of the East by serenashinart
*The Songbird and the Sea Cover by ssadreamer
*New sketches for The Songbird and the Sea ! Read the fic if you didn’t D:< by jaegrisou
*Taekook from tStS by suzuia
*Part 1 of my concept art based of The Songbird and the Sea! by jayjay-daffi
*Part 2 of my concept art based of The Songbird and the Sea! by jayjay-daffi
*For @MissterMaia’s The Songbird and the Sea by may-d-art
*"The Songbird and the Sea" Scene by zu-zu
*The Black Fox and the Songbird by zu-zu
*The Songbird and the Sea Fanart by m-kyunie
*That insufferable Minjoon bothering our soft canary again... by m-kyunie
*Tae and Vahana by tayvengeance
*The songbird and the sea quick doodles by bubblenights
*So I read a TSTS by llrenii
*i haddddd to draw something for it by galaxyotp
*Inktober2017 - Day 10 It's a songbird today! by onionpancake
*//scarves *_*// by carrotcigarettes-blog
*Park Jimin based on the fanfiction “Songbird and the sea” by the-musing-shadow
*If y’all haven’t read The Songbird and the Sea, you’re missing out by mini-mini-doodles
*TSTS fanart of the Harpy and the Fox by mini-mini-doodles
*the songbird and the black fox of the east by plantfriendlil
====Twitter====
*The Black Fox of the East from "The Songbird and the Sea" by @SerenaShinArt
*Jimin the Canary by @joonievrrse
*Yoongi as The black fox by @joonievrrse
*yoongi in the songbird and the sea by @dukddiid
*Inspired by Jimin from The Songbird and the Sea by msfdenise
*Black Fox of the East by @whoaskedlauren
*I'm still in an emotional state over this book by @whoaskedlauren
*Peacock Green by @SoMiniMin
*Our beloved quartermaster by @SoMiniMin
*"The canary- Songbird" by @Aish_ish14
*Songbird regaining his strength by @sakusoftie
*Hoseok by @ZafZafD
*Jimin by @ZafZafD
*Drew some of the boys by @ZafZafD
*Jin by @ZafZafD
*Yoongi by @ZafZafD
*" and he's flying... by @ShookynSuga
*just leaving this here by @seeliebee
*When the songbird met the black fox of the east by @samzoshi_the4th
*comic assignment scene from The songbird and the Sea by @kaiyoni_nim
*inking for this by @mintmatcha12
*a little something by Spacehobishi
*watched by a careful eye by @jibootyinfires
*The Festival of Lights by @tayvengenz
*kind of expression by @kayquarter
*Jimin from the amazing fan fiction by @MissterMaia by @Ladyofthe_flies
*i made fanart for the songbird and the sea by xineister
===Moodboards===
*The Songbird and the Sea Moodboard by disappointaemint
*the songbird and the sea board by malfoygasmic
*we have to seize joy where we may find it by jinsboob
*you're not crying, the sea's overflowing again by jinsboob
*Based on The Songbird & the Sea by genius Misstermaia by awitheringflos
*Canary! Jimin by jungkookandyugyeomwhores
*Black Fox Of The East! Yoongi by jungkookandyugyeomwhores
*fic recs 1/? by opheliaes
*The Songbird and the Sea by MissterMaia by bts-ao3
*The Songbird and the Sea by @sunny_tommo
*Pretty songbird by @dusteerose_
*the first Bangtan ff I read by NotyouVAVY
*the songbird and the sea by @MrsKimJoonie
*The Songbird and the Sea by MissterMaia by @btsficrecs
*to commemorate the ending of the songbird and the sea by @tokkikkori_twt
*The Songbird and The Sea mood board by @thenamesluu
*mood board for chapter 22 by @thenamesluu
*My moodboard for The Songbird and the Sea by @myoongio
*one of my all time favorite fanfics by @silverzpoon
===Other===
*Rules for Hangman's Mercy, a card game that appears in the story
*Yoonmin layout ~ The Songbird and the Sea by hoesocktae
*The Songbird and the Sea Cover by @lemoningry
*Dedicated to @MissterMaia for The Songbird and the Sea Cover by nadspov
*THE SONGBIRD AND THE SEA Cover by Anirudhi1
*Thread of edits inspired by The Songbird and the Sea Chapters 1-10 by @yeonkiminsgirl
*it's time. by @litttefreak
*mine as i am yours by @yoonminious
*A summary of The Songbird and the Sea told by @MissterMaia herself. *Cackles* by @bon_voyag3
*Playlist of The Songbird and the Sea songs
==Controversy==
In 2018, fans made Twitter callout threads with evidence that MissterMaia was transphobic. MissterMaia also did not comply with requests to putting the proper warnings on The Songbird and the Sea on AO3 - specifically, readers pointed out five instances of attempted rape in the story, while the work on AO3 only contains warnings for violence. With comparisons to real life author J.K. Rowling, the much of the Twitter ARMY fanfiction community turned against the author. MissterMaia was soon driven off the platform, but continues to publish their works on Patreon. 
===Twitter===
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==References==
Category:Slash Fanfiction
Category:BTS Fanfiction
Category:2017 Fanfiction‎