Surface is a queer interfaith science-fantasy romance with magical realism and talking animals. give it a chance, why don't you. :)
**chapter 1: bat outta hell**
rakim and his mother moved to the west when he was but a child.
Abuse, Action, Activism, Adventure, African, Agoraphobia, Alchemy, Anarchosocialism, Android, Arabic, Arachnid, Arachnomorph, Archaeopteryx, Arnis, Arthropod, Atheism, Bat, Battle, Beaver, Bird, Bisexual, Black cat, Blindfold, Blowfish, Book, Bovine, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Buddhism, Bunny, Butterfly, Calico, Candomblé, Cat, Cephalopod, Chameleon, Character Development, Chimera, Christianity, Claustrophobia, Cockatrice, Comedy, Cow, Crocodile, Cyborg, Daoism, Daughter, Death, Demon, Depression, Dervish, Dolphin, Dragon, Dream, Dryad, Egypt, Elephant, Eskrima, FTM, Family, Fantasy, Father, Female, Fight, Fighting, Fire, Firefighter, Fish, Friendship, Frog, Gay, Gay Relationships, Gender Shifting, Genderfluid, Gnosticism, Golem, Goo, Gorgon, Griffin, Gryphon, Hinduism, Horse, Hybrid, Immortality, Insect, Interfaith, Islam, Jeet kune do, Jewish, Judaism, Kalaripayattu, Kali, Kissing, Lesbian, Lion, Lioness, Lobster, Love, Machine, Magic, Male, Mammal, Manticore, Master/Pet, Mind Control, Mollusk, Mongoose, Morphing, Mother, Mouse, MtF, Multifurry, Music, Muslim, Mute, Naga, Nature, Novel, OCD, Octopus, Open relationships, Ostrich, Otter, Pacifism, Paganism, Panther, Personal growth, Pet, Philosophy, Pigeon, Plushie, Poetry, Police, Possession, Psychotherapy, Rabbit, Ram, Rat, Rave, Relationships, Religion, Reptile, Robot, Rodent, Romance, Santeria, Science-fiction, Shapeshifting, Shark, Shellfish, Shinto, Sikhism, Silat, Singing, Skunk, Snake, Snow Leopard, Son, Spider, Stingray, Story Progression, Story Series, Suicide, Taur, Technofetish, The wall, Therapy, Tiger, Tragedy, Transformation, Transgender, Transhumanism, Various Species, Vegetarian, Video Games, Violence (Not In Yiff), White Tiger, Witchcraft, Yin/yang, Yoga, alice in wonderland, amoeba, animism, basilisk, capoeira, carp, combat, coming of age, cthulhu, cult, deaf, dismemberment, electric eel, empathy, evolution, genderqueer, goddess, hermit crab, hydra, ifrit, martial arts, master, medusa, mephit, metamorphosis, moth, muay thai, multi, objectification, parkour, peace, polyamory, polytheism, prawn, prosthetics, psychology, scorpion, sorcery, technology, trees, urchin, voodoo, vore, water, woodpecker