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otherkinberry · 2 months
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I can't remember my awakening :(
The problem with having dissociative amnesia and be in the non human community is that I see all of these other beings saying, like, "I awakened in 20xx"
and I'm like I- I don't remember. I cannot remember . And then I don't feel valid, and I know it's stupid, but.
*explodes :(*
Like, idk if anyone can relate, but I don't even remember when I discovered what being non human/therian meant!!
Sometimes I feel like I just spawned here and it sucks!! I can't remember anything about me or my past.
...Anyway *eats little snack
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(idk, I hope at least one of y'all can feel a bit less alone bc I wrote this)
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(image description: a digital drawing labeled "making humanoids less human" with secondary captions on each side that say "alternate evolution" and "exaggerated features". above the secondary captions, there are two portrait sketches of very humanoid characters. on the "alternate evolution" side is an elf man with long dark hair. on the "exaggerated features" side is a woman who could be a nature fairy or a dryad, with flowers in her hair.
below the captions, these two characters have been redrawn to match their categories. the elf man has been redrawn with features more similar to a monkey, such as a very flat elongated nose, a small chin, and ears that sit higher on his head. the dryad or fairy woman has been redrawn with huge eyes and angular features, turning her hair with flowers into whole leafy branches with flowers. end description.)
hi i'm still around and i am finally caught up on things in my life, so i have time to catch up with this blog and all the questions people have asked! starting with a very old one. or several.
I had multiple anonymous messages asking me how I would draw specific fantasy beings to be less human, including witches of various elements. Rather than trying to answer each of them individually, I thought it would be more effective and helpful to talk about the general idea of taking fantasy designs that are usually more human looking and changing them to be less human. My favorite option is the alternate evolution, which I have been working and working on with my own fantasy people species.
Elves in particular have been a struggle, because I chose to keep my elves as a type of primate. It's been rough trying to abandon the recognizably human parts of their design and further embrace the simian features, because my brain does still have an internal bias towards the standard "elves are humanoid but more beautiful" trope. But I think I'm finally hitting the right level of "monkey" in their design.
The other option shown here is one I just don't do much, and which could be even further exaggerated into the uncanny valley. Take your humanoid characters and just shove them into the uncanny valley, exaggerate their features, add new things that have nothing to do with speculative evolution and just help emphasize the unique traits you want them to embody. elemental witches who become more and more fused with their element. nature beings like dryads that really just look like they broke out of the center of a tree. etc.
I'll make a few more posts with full body examples for both options, but I hope these portrait examples help a little!
remember, you don't need me to give you every detail of how your character and creature designs should look, and you don't need anyone else to do that for you either. If you want a particular artist to give you a specific design exactly as they would draw it, you ask about commissions and you pay them to do that design for you. this blog exists so I can post my ideas and give advice and occasionally nitpick about common mainstream fantasy design tropes that bother me lol. I'll give you ideas, but you gotta do the work yourself. that's how you improve.
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theshadowrealmitself · 5 months
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If you could be something that had a mating season or mating rituals (omegaverse/half or full alien/etc), which side of it would be better to be on? The petitioner or the judger?
Like if you’re the petitioner, it could come with cool stuff like maybe you’re visually striking, or maybe you’re good at building stuff, or just whatever would help you get a mate
But if you’re trying to hide that, it would be so difficult, like even if you have nothing visually different, if you get a crush? everyone’s gonna know
Meanwhile, if you’re the judger, it would probably be way easier to hide it, and it would probably be really flattering to have people bid for your affection, but could you turn off the judgement?
A friend dyes their hair and shows you and you either go “I accept you” or “you’ll never have a chance with me”, it just slips out. mortifying.
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fellow non-humans i need your help
how can i feel species euphoria when my species is a vampire and this fucking thing
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redvelvetwishtree · 4 months
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etchif · 1 month
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karvviie · 8 months
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they’re girlfriends (human version)
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fuckyeahgoodomens · 3 months
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I am soft 🥺 ❤ (x)
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iinkribbons · 8 months
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@vehxmence asked The noise TA-80E-16 makes when the Licker looks at him (well, “looking” is a stretch, for obvious reasons, but the Apex knows focus when he sees it) is far too monstrous for something ostensibly human-shaped under his white gear — low, guttural, nasty. It’s a warning that he is not prey; far from it, actually — and it is the only one the other BOW will get.
Scamper hadn't been bothering anyone or anything, attached to the ceiling listening. The creature had found a few rats scurrying about. Devouring them. He had heard the steps, head tilting towards the noise. He seemed like a puppy in some reactions but Scamper just wasn't interested in most interactions. Hearing the guttural noise emitted from what made the steps. Scamper moved down the wall nearest to him & moved to walk to the other side of the being. Ready to pass him, find another spot to nap & wait on something small for easy tongue grabbing.
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t00thpasteface · 7 months
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"it's very problematic to make your space aliens autistic-coded" SPEAK FOR YOURSELF 👽👽👽👽👽🛸🛸🛸 ALIEN LASER BLAST ATTACK ✨✨✨🌠🌠🌠🌠🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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otherkinberry · 2 months
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Awww man... Just saw a post and got reminded of the T.P.S (Therian Policing Squad™)...
You wonderful, amazing beings out there, let's not. Just, no. Let others live pls?
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I have said this before and I will say it again.
You're 👏 not 👏 the 👏 therian 👏 police!! The police is bad! Why would you even want to be one...
It's just- You know that the humans are not going to magically accept you, not even one tiny, itzy bitzy bit more, right? You're just hurting your own community. Nothing more, nothing less.
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So what if they don't know the specific color and size of their theoriotype? So what if they just identify as "canines" and not a particular species? So what if they don't know or care about their kin types and still want to call themselves nom humans?
I don't!!
And you shouldn't either!!!
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Let's be a community, we are only truly strong together,
We will only be able to have the humans respect us if we are together.
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dreamdropsystem · 1 month
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We always talk about how autistic adults are adults, and that's true. but shoutout to the autistics that :
age regress
pet regress
don't feel human
are age stunted by trauma
who feel like a teen/child for whatever reason
who want to be a child again
age sliders in a system
littles in a system
middles in a system
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theshadowrealmitself · 2 months
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“Came back wrong” but actually they came back right, it was everyone else living in that cursed town who became wrong, it seeped into their bones and warped them into monstrous imitations of themselves
Now they’re so far gone that when a loved one, buried outside the town’s limits, untouched by the curse, returns to them, they don’t fully recognize them
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iamaqueerbitch · 1 month
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One thing I don't think people fully understand the importance of, is diversity shown to children.
For example, I was shopping the other day, and there was a Muslim doll, with all the other dolls. Two boys, must have been no more than five, got really excited, they were delighted to see representation of themselves
Another example, when I was younger, I read a book that involved queer characters. I fully believe that it contributed greatly to my self acceptance, and understanding of myself.
Representation is important.
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bizarreaizen · 2 months
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it's always "i don't judge !!" until a person is a therian or just nonhuman in general, their religion is something they don't agree with or don't see as a "real or valid" religion [like satanism or autotheism], they identify with xenogenders and use "weird" pronouns, they have a "cringy" style like emo, scene, goth, or harajuku fashion, they're disabled, they act childish and age regresses, they have extreme intrusive thoughts, they have "odd" interests, they don't have proper hygiene because of poor mental health, their identity "doesn't make any sense", they're "too fat" or "too skinny", or they're just "not attractive". stop cherry picking, you can't claim "you don't judge" when you can't accept these people. be better.
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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 4 months
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Enki S Ending: God Blocking Gambit
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