River

One of my most interesting traits is my territorial instincts. I've always been wary of letting others touch stuff important to me, but after many betrayals and having my trust destroyed, my territorial behaviors increased I no longer just protect my stuff but I also aggressively protect those I love, even sometimes being possessive of them and my stuff, however with my friends I don't even think twice about letting them touch my stuff because I trust them. I really like how my territorial instincts are connected to my emotional safety. It makes it easier for me to understand my emotions, which has always been hard for me.

My friends have asked me why I don't care that others find my hobbies creepy or weird, I usually give them the short answer of "cause my hobbies are harmless and make me happy, so why should I care what others think" but the full answer is, my hobbies express who and what I am, my bone collecting and turning them into jewelry helps me feel like a canine hoarding the bones from its prey, my animal fur and pelt collecting makes me feel like a canine with its prey, especially if I skinned the animal myself and did they preserving myself(I don't kill the animals myself, I find them dead), and lastly making soft mounts out of the pelts or Keychain from the feet makes me feel more at home in this "human" body. Therefore I see no reason to care about what humans think of my harmless hobbies, especially when half of the ones hating on my hobbies hunt for sport, or call native species "vermin".