Will/Aidoneus

I just mentionned in an alterhuman serv that I was questionning a songkin/fictionkin identity and people reacted like "Is that possible ?" That one is okay, it’s okay not to know, just annoying people in alterhuman communities for months or years don’t know anything except therian.

Other people were like "Oh that’s too complicated… in my time we only had therians and mythical creatures" or even "It doesn’t feel right to me that people identify as something that’s not real". Thanks ya pals now I don’t even feel safe in my own goddamn communities. Sure y’all liked us better when the host was just a fox therian. I won’t miraculously stop identifying as something because it’s not is the teeny tiny window of what you consider palatable.

Hey therians. Unfriendly reminder that your communities were built by otherkins. Werewolves and fairies and elves and aliens. Seems like some of you forgot that. Now these people feel as alienated with you as they are with humans.

Non-therians have it hard. I’ve been fakeclaimed by folks because "You can’t be something that doesn’t exist". I can’t find safe spaces, have to explain what I am half the time (honestly that one is not a problem since I’m a yapper), feeling constantly left on the side. People use animal-centric language because sure if you’re not human you’re an animal. A living animal- a mammal - a carnivore - let’s say it, a dog. Just I’m not a homo sapiens doesn’t mean I have paws and a snout. We can’t find euphoria tips, gears, we’re constantly forgotten. These are the same for therians with rare theriotypes, monkeys, herbivores, invertebrates, birds.

Otherkins and fictionkins and therians with rare theriotypes have it hard, but don’t get me started on factkin, conceptkin, otherhearted, songkin, plantkin, objectkin. CONSTANTLY FUCKING EXCLUDED. It’s therian this and therian that and sometimes otherkin and the rest is forgotten.

Ok don’t get me wrong. I love my therian brothers and sisters and sibling and friends and elders.

But if y’all therians really care for your non-therian pals you’d better show it right now.

Hermaeus Mora, Fatekeeper

🦴 – What's your theriotype(s) or kintype(s)?

🌕 – Do you experience shifts (mental, phantom, etc)? What are they like?

🌲 – Do you feel more connected to the wilderness or a specific biome?

🐺 – Do you have a pack or do you prefer to be solitary?

🐾 – What helps you feel more connected to your animal/nonhuman self?

🌌 – How did you discover you're alterhuman/therian?

🪶 – Do you create art or writing related to your kintypes/theriotypes?

🌧️ – What’s the hardest part of being alterhuman/therian for you?

💎 – What’s your favorite part of your identity?

🔥 – Do you associate your kintype with any specific emotions or instincts?

🌿 – Any kin gear or accessories you like to wear?

🌀 – Do you believe in spiritual origins for your identity, psychological, both, or something else?

🌙 – Do you have a kin name or special name for yourself in that form?

🐚 – Do you have other nonhuman-related identities (e.g., otherlink, hearttype, copinglink)?

🧭 – What advice would you give to someone newly discovering they’re alterhuman or therian?