We’re a fictive-heavy quoigenic DID system of 500+ members, which basically means we’re a lot of people in a body, most of which identify as fictional characters. The body is an adult and we collectively use it/its or they/them pronouns, though each member has individual pronoun sets. We go by Corvid, Interstellar, or kintype names collectively. We're also terrorpunk, pluralpunk, ontopunk and madpunk. We've been around the alterhuman community since at least 2018.
Our system, while we do have DID, includes mostly walk-ins and soulbonds, and we consider ourselves a gateway system. We also have a few tulpas and some other things like somntives and daemons. We’re collectively alterhuman and some of us have extra alterhuman identities on top of our collective ones--99% of us are basically nonhuman or fictionfolk in one way or another even aside from our collective identities.
Beyond Humanity - Alterhuman info, FAQs, and a glossary.
More Than One - Good primer to plurality.
Otherkin Wiki - Wiki for otherkinity, covers other forms of alterhumanity.
Tags:
#(name+pronouns) - Personal tags for system members--this is how you tell who posted/reblogged what.
#op - Original posts.
#rb, #srb - Reblogs, reblogs from our own blog(s).
#ask, #ask game - Asks, ask games.
#everything althu is our tag for alterhuman related posts. More on the tagging system can be found in the link here.
DNI/Stances:
We don't have a DNI, and might not notice yours. You're free to block us, we won't get offended, it's what the button is for. We can't dig through visually inaccessible carrds or text walls to figure out your every stance before reblogging or liking a post.
For the information of people who would like to block us based on some of our stances though:
We're pro-nontraumagenic system. Including tulpas. Including nontraumagenics who have a CDD.
We don't care what's written or drawn in fiction, just tag your triggers. We don't participate in fandom often, the discourse is especially tiring because we're barely even involved in fandom altogether yet it ends up seeping into everything.
No disorder makes you abusive. NPD, ASPD, pscyhotic disorders, DID--none of them.
Physical nonhumanity is fine, and we support delusional alterhumans. There however is a line that gets crossed sometimes, we won't hesitate to block people for cultlike behaviours.
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Having headmates with different abilities and skill levels is... Something! It's wonderful to see how diverse we are but it's also a shock every time we notice it. We're pretty bad at internally categorising our differences, even if those differences are always pretty consistent. We constantly forget things about ourselves, but what's true about us deeper down stays the same. Which then leads to us rediscovering the same skills and traits multiple times over. It can be disorienting, but it's also validating at the same time.
A guy who shades our art really nicely every time he draws decided he wanted to front yesterday--His first front in a while. He wants to draw but is a little halfhearted about it, he's tired and anxious and is just drawing to decompress a bit, not to make it "good". He ends up lazily shading a picture he scribbled out the entirety of in an hour, and I sit there watching like. Holy shit this is lazy shading for you. This is you not giving a damn about what you produce. You're not trying. Oh man. This is why you're one of the guys who works on any commissions we get.
No matter how many times we have a moment like this, we have this same type of moment every week or so with someone else with some skill of theirs we forgot about. There's people in here that set things on fire every time they cook and there's people who just slap shit together no recipe no thinking and come out with something great. There's people who can't read 5 words on a screen without getting sidetracked and people who sit down and get through half a novel or more in one sitting. There's people who can barely get out of bed in the morning they're so sleepy and people who can barely sleep at all. There's people who can only hide in the corner at a party and people who can switch in and start chatting to random strangers. The list goes on and on.
These differences are so, so common, and affect so many parts of our life. And still somehow, we manage to have anxiety about "what if we're fake, what if we're pretending on accident?". We all feel so similar, until we start actually paying attention to and noticing the differences. After all, if your memories are a little disjointed, it's easy to feel like "me" and not have much of a frame of reference for who the others in your body are. If you only know what it feels like to be "me" and your memories of other people are foggy, how can you figure out what makes you so different from the other people sharing your body? What if there is no difference? And then you get those doubts creeping in.
For a while, we thought that we didn't really have much amnesia going on. We knew who our headmates were, we could talk to them, we could largely switch on command. So obviously, in our mind, we were a bunch of people who were all quite similar despite having different identities and pronouns and names. But that's only part of the experience. We don't always understand who our headmates are beyond their names, or what they do in life. We don't piece together that it's always the same guy who deep-cleans our room on a whim. We don't always see that our art gets really good whenever this one guy fronts. It gets blurred together past a point, and things that are actually patterns seem more like coincidences than anything concrete because we just don't remember things well enough. It leaves room for doubt about what our differences actually are.
There is amnesia there, but it's less full memory "blackouts" like we used to have when we were younger, and more emotional--more personal. We can remember some things about ourselves, but unless we keep track deliberately, knowing who we are as people and not identity labels is very, very hard!
I think this is why having outside perspectives and our own recordkeeping has been so helpful. We're able to have friends tell us differences they notice, and we're able to check our own records to see who we are and what our differences might be. I can look someone up and see that they hate orange juice (what the hell) or they hate noise (how can you enjoy silence??). A friend can point out that one of us stands a little different or always says "hello" instead of "hey". Someone can point out that the last 3 times we've turned our alarm off and went back to sleep it's been the same guy. Having outside opinions and our own information written down has been so, so helpful in actually getting a grip on really knowing how we work.
It's validating too, to have that proof that even when we don't know about or notice these differences, they're there. And they're consistent! We might struggle to feel real sometimes even though now we're almost 10 years into being knowingly plural, but even though we actively forget details, those details are the same. People have rediscovered that they hate certain foods time and time again because they forget they found out they hated it last time. People have learned that they're good at certain tasks over and over again. People have found their love for a genre of music or a videogame again each time they forget.
We’ve taken a long while to start noting things about ourselves down like this, though. For a long while we were just doing what we saw most folks in the plural community do–name, age, roles, gender, pronouns, source… That sort of thing. Basic information. Things that are easy to remember, but nothing much beyond labels. And of course, I’m sure a lot of people might have been writing more details in private journals and such–not every detail about your whole identity needs to be public after all. But we didn’t see things like that being mentioned.
A while into using SimplyPlural, we started writing down more information about ourselves. Our likes, our dislikes, our individual special interests, who our closest friends are, random pieces of information about our mannerisms, what we want to achieve, our plans for the future, what we want to buy, anything we could think of as being tied to whoever was fronting at the time. Doing that has helped so much in being able to truly know ourselves and our differences. SimplyPlural has discontinued now, but we’ve moved a bulk of the information elsewhere. It’s been so damn helpful to be able to keep track of this stuff, both for knowing ourselves and being able to remember our individual goals and make progress towards them.
It doesn’t have to be pretty, or neat, or perfect, or public. I can’t recommend some sort of journal, or file, or spreadsheet with details like that more. We’ve been so much more functional as a collective since we started being able to search for who’s good at learning or who’s good at sleeping or who’s good at self care whenever we need to find a guy who can do those things. For systems with memory issues or just people who would find it easier to have a record, maybe something like that would at least be worth a try?
At the end of the day… Even when we don't remember ourselves or each other, we still stay us. We'll always have those doubts I think, that internal struggle of worrying about accidentally faking. But if we can actually forget information about ourselves and relearn it to be true later on, only then digging through chat or files or post histories and finding out we had this same idea months earlier... What other proof do we need? We might consciously forget things, forgetting who we are on the surface level, but that can't take our personhood or individuality away. Under all the forgetting and blurring and dissociation, we're consistently us.
We didn't actually know plural pride day was a thing, somehow (it's every 3rd Saturday of July).
So, happy plural pride day to systems and plurals of all kinds. Systems of all origins, structures, member counts, disorders or lack thereof; you are real, you are valid, and you have a place in this world just as anyone else. People will not always be accepting, but that goes for any identity. Their perception of you does not define you or your reality.
hi..!! sorry to bother u but i found some posts of urs while searching for things on tumblr that seem helpful but alas... on this post 781159658946772992 the links im most interested in at the bottom are broken >_< do u know if they exist elsewhere? or have like comparable recommendations? ty in advance!! sorry if this has already been asked at some point!!
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Hey! Thanks for the ask, sorry we took so long to get back to it. We've found web archives of the content we wanted to link and swapped the links out, so it should all work now!
We'll edit the links in the PDF version on our site momentarily!
Small reminder that DID is often a covert disorder and overt DID is actually pretty rare. A person could go their whole life without knowing they have DID because that's the point. You do not need to know who you are all the time or who's fronting or need to feel like you're a faker because you act the same pretty much all the time. You do not need to act drastically different between your headmates to be valid.
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Designed some stickers a little while back and finally got them made! Im very happy with how they turned out, super excited to give them out at my city's pride parade this year ^^
[Image description: Several different photographs showing off two different versions of circular holographic stickers. Both feature a sparkling, waving flag of green, white and purple then they have either a theta delta or the seven-pointed star at their center. End description.]
Don't press yourself to find out your theriotype. It can take days, weeks, months or even years to find out. It took me more than 10 years to find out that I am a bear. Take your time and relax on your search.
if you're an alterhuman, therian/otherkin or fictionfolk and haven't disillusioned yourself with the concept of delusions and fantastical thinking as defined by psychiatry, to the point of refusing to call any belief "delusional" at face value, then I am here to remind you that there is nothing, absolutely nothing standing between a person diagnosed with delusions of grandeur for believing they are a wizard, and you, who sincerely believes that you are an animal or fictional character on a spiritual level. unless you are 'kin but "don't actually believe it", in which case you are not. you need to dismantle the idea of a psychotic "other", who's beliefs and experiences should not be believed/respected once they pass a certain threshold of crazy, immediately. YOU are that other to orthohumans who believe in it
There's not nearly enough talk about hearttypes, so we wanted to to get conversations rolling by making a collaborative zine about it!
Otherhearted describes a person who has a strong fundamental connection to a species or character which impacts their core sense of self. This is most commonly described in terms of identifying with a being as opposed to identifying as one, although this is not always the case. - Otherkin Wiki
This zine will be a collection of artwork, writing and more all about being otherhearted. Whatever that means to you - both fiction and nonfiction pieces would be accepted. If you got something you wanna express about hearttypes, we'd love to hear it!
Full submission guidelines below the cut.
What Can I Submit?
Both fiction and nonfiction pieces are accepted. As long as what you have in mind fits the theme, it’ll probably be a-ok.
Off the top of our head, we’re thinking of:
Essays of your personal experiences
Short stories
Poetry
Mock advice columns
Alternative covers
Fictional advertisements
Comics
Recipes
We welcome you to think outside the box and share whatever inspires you about being otherhearted!
How to Participate
Send us an email at nova-dergs(@)proton.me with:
A name you would like the piece attributed to
Title of your submission
Any content warnings that you feel are necessary for the piece
Any social media handle or personal website you'd like linked in the contributor section
A logo or icon for the contributor section
**If you would like to stay anonymous let us know
Members of systems are welcome to submit individually or collectively. Please let us know your preference when it comes to attribution.
Once the deadline has passed, these submissions will be put into the zine and it will be posted on itch.io as a free PDF.
Submissions are due by November 15, 2026.
Submission Guidelines
Each individual may submit up to 3 works to be featured in From Within Our Hearts. Comics and multi-image works count as one piece. Individuals within a system may each submit up to 3 works. All work must be your own! Anyone caught plagiarizing or submitting AI-generated work will be barred from entering any future zines from us.
Written submissions and multi-part art entries should not exceed 10 pages. Please keep in mind the zine’s pages will be 8.5 x 11 and entries will be scaled accordingly to fit that size. We request all art submissions to be sent in either .jpg or .png file formats.
For stories that use multiple different fonts, we will do our best to preserve the general "feel" of your piece but cannot guarantee we will be able to use the exact fonts or sizes due to restrictions in what fonts we have access to, readability and overarching zine style.
Submissions Must Fit the Thematic Criteria of:
Being otherhearted / hearttype appreciation
That’s it! Go wild.
No portfolio or prior zine experience is needed to be included.
FAQ
Q: Where will the zine be hosted? What will it cost?
A: The zine will be hosted digitally on our itch.io and will be free to download.
Q: Is there a cap on total submissions to be included?
A: There is none, as long as the file doesn’t start getting too big for our computer we’ll do our best! If there are an unprecedented amount of submissions, we may have to delay the release. In the event that happens, we would communicate that through updates on our tumblr.
Q: Can I update my submission after it’s been submitted?
A: Yes you may, as long as it’s done before the submission deadline.
Q: Can I rescind my submission?
A: Yes you may, as long as it’s done before the submission deadline. This is because once we begin work on the zine, having to remove content mid-way through would throw off the formatting of everything else after. Please take this into account before submitting.
Q: Will this zine allow +18 entries?
A: No, nothing 18+ will be accepted.
Q: Can I submit already completed/published works?
A: Absolutely! It’s ok to submit past work that has been posted to your social media or website. Our only stipulation is that it cannot have been previously featured in another zine. This helps us keep each of our zines unique and distinct from others.
Q: What is your timeline for the project?
A: Our submission deadline is November 15, 2026. Our goal is to have the zine live by the end of the year. If something unforeseen happens and we are unable to make that deadline, we will post an update about it on our tumblr.
Q: I have another question!
A: Feel free to reach out to us at our email nova-dergs(@)proton.me with any other questions you have about the zine.
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It's exhilarating to meet orthohumans who not only accept your fictionkinity, but show a genuine interest in it and ask follow-up questions and don't just refer to you by your fictotype as a joke or to humor you, but do it in earnest. Genuine alterhuman allies are out there and you can meet them and befriend them.
I can't promise they'll be easy to find though. This guy is one of the first earnest allies I've met, and he's kinda crazy. When I said I wanted to sit on the roof of his car while he drove around the woods, he agreed to it without question. So idk,, your mileage may vary. Allies are out there, but they're as crazy as us, just in a different direction.
Shoutout to fictionfolk who are different from their source in ways fandom doesn't tend to like.
Those who have a different orientation. Those who are disabled when their source isn't or vice versa. Those who are a different race or even species. Those who are a different gender, are intersex, are cis, or are trans in noncanon ways. Those who have different moral alignments. Those who barely are canon at all. Those who were in relationships that fandom considers a "bad ship". Those who hate and avoid being like their canon selves while the fandom can't seem to get enough.
You're not wrong for being you, it's not a crime to exist as yourself. You don't need to bend over backwards to please fandom. It's okay.
I don't fw "endo neutral" mfs btw. You can't be neutral on someone's existence. How the fuck are you neutral on if someone exists or not. That's not how that works. You either think they exist or you don't it's really fucking simple.
hi page! recently ive been accepting the fact that im plural. (two distinct personalities, and a lot of fragments.)- do you have any resources you can share for exploring this a bit more? sorry for not being too terribly descriptive, but i appreciate your time!
Hey, no need to be descriptive; your plurality is your own to figure out and talk about in the best ways you see fit, and I can understand if you'd want to be vague intentionally or are still trying to get a wrangle on it. We're not incredibly active in the plural community in the day-to-day, but here are some resources we've seen recommended or know of ourselves that you might find useful:
The Plural Association - This is a non-profit is dedicated to making resources and hosting events for plural systems of all varieties. Inclusive and well-rounded in their focus, this nonprofit offers both videos and links. They also have a really worthwhile Twitter that regularly retweets resources and information, at TpaNonprofit.
More Than One - A small website that defines some common plural terms, tackles common myths, explains plurality in simple and inclusive ways, and has a WIP page of links for individuals questioning if they are plural. Haven't used it much ourselves, but useful to keep on hand if you find yourselves getting swamped by the complexities and potential contradictions of some things and need to go back to the bare-bones basics.
LB Lee's Quick N' Dirty Plural History & Plural Stories - The first link is to the first of four parts in LB Lee's breakdown of plural history, an intensely worthwhile read, and the second is to the Dreamwidth they manage called Plural Stories which is a filterable, searchable catalog of plural ("and pluralish," to use the Dreamwidth's own wording) stories. I've always found that fiction depictions helped us explore and understand our plurality more than anything else we've really read, which is why I'm recommending it here. (I also encourage you to check out LB Lee's itch.io if you end up liking their Quick N' Dirty Plural History, where they write and publish ebooks.)
The Dissociative Initiative - Aimed at systems that experience dissociation, amnesia, and related problems, this offers inclusive resources and information to individuals looking to learn more about plurality from general standpoints or from more personal ones.
The Dragonheart Collective's Plural Zone - A collection of links to plural resources (including websites, forums, AND articles), their own FAQ, and personal essays. If nothing on here is particularly useful or relevant to you, definitely check through all these next.
#pluralgang is an all-inclusive hashtag used across both here and Twitter in order to denote plural experiences and individuals that I can also recommend looking into, albeit I do know that there have been efforts to coin more similarly inclusive plural tags (though I haven't seen any that have caught on). You might be able to find stuff specifically relatable to your experiences by looking through there!
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Exotrauma refers to trauma related to events that did not happen to the physical body. The clearest example would be a fictive who struggles with nightmares and flashbacks regarding the events of their canon. These memories may be analogies for or otherwise related to trauma that the body has gone through, though that is certainly not always the case (it isn’t for us).
So, how do you support someone in your system who has experienced exotrauma? In a lot of ways, trauma is trauma, and supporting them is like supporting any other survivor of trauma. However, there are also a lot of ways it is a weird, unique situation, and we’d like to give our strategies that have helped?
Coyote perks up in sometimes the strangest places, though I suppose they really aren't all that strange for an animal known for its ability to survive in the margins of urban and suburban North America.
Walking through alleyways, taking shortcuts into overgrown empty lots, strolling into a claustrophobic corner store for a small break from the summer heat by the drink fridge. Learning the best bus routes to avoid the tourist crowds, getting to know the subway schedule by heart.
Coyote loves sitting in a quiet shady corner of a busy park and eating a greasy sandwich from the local shop for lunch, and coyote kind of likes the smell of beer and sweat and other bodily fluids that wafts out of busy bars on summer nights. Coyote watches hungrily when the rabbits are out nibbling on people's gardens in the early mornings, and coyote quietly protests every rat not chased when they scurry along the sidewalk at night. Coyote wants ice cream for dinner even when its vegan and teriyaki for dessert even when its been in the fridge for a day (or two) too long, and coyote wishes he had just a little bit less impulse control at the farmers market when the fresh fish are out.
Maybe this is part of why I don't draw as strong a delineation between human and animal as some therians do, nor reject humanity as strongly as some do. The coyote in me is animal and yet delights in humanity, wants to sniff around and make a practical home in the margins beneath blackberry brambles and concrete rather than dream fruitlessly of an idealized life in human-untouched wilderness. The wilderness doesn't have teriyaki.
Of course, I love “the wilderness” too, but I recognize how much the idea of wilderness is a constructed concept that's, paradoxically, deeply wrapped up in human perception. So many “untouched” places have been stewarded by human hands for thousands of years. So many wilderness documentaries of far off lands are a camera behind which sits an extensive film crew and bustling roads and towns full of human life.
“The wild” only exists in relation to “the tamed and cultivated and built up.” Why would coyote constrain himself by such things when there are den sites to claim under the highway and plenty of small critters to eat? Why would he care where the pavement ends and the dirt begins? He's busy thriving where he is.
