#Unicorn hunting

[submissivefeminist]

couples who "only date together" but actually just mass-target queer women on dating sites and then treat them like sexual objects in their boring heterosexual marriage can all just fuck off, actually

[delinquentbookworm]

was thinking about what Jace's type is, and I decided it's just any man that looks like they could tear him to pieces with their bare hands

and then I realized there are other faculty at Aguefort who fit that description. including a literal werewolf.

and so now, despite the fact I already had like five other wips, I'm now writing Jace and Porter sidling up to Jawbone like "hey we saw you across the bar and we dig your vibe"

the funny thing is that every other one of my starbreaker fics involves non-negotiated kink bc these two do Not talk to each other, if they find something hot they just do it. but there's no way Jawbone would let that slide, he's all about communication.

Porter might be about to learn what a safeword is for the first time (he will probably immediately forget)

[polyamzeal]

Re: anon's unicorn question, I've been a unicorn and the shitty thing was feeling like the preexisting couple always came first and indeed, when we broke up, it was due to "can't do polyamory actually"

Obviously there were some other issues and I've learned about relationships since then. (Turns out you can be in a relationship and NOT feel anxious about it!) Certainly I think that relationship structure can work! But the danger is that power imbalance.

One of these days I am going to write a guide to being a unicorn. But I think one of the biggest most important things is to be firm about your power and boundaries. Doing a lot of negotiations upfront and being very clear that if your expectations are not met then you are leaving. Any relationship can have some power imbalances that go back and fourth but triads, especially with a pre-established couple, are extra vulnerable to sudden power shifts and abuse. Be careful to not invest too much too soon, stay guarded at first.

Another thing I just have to mention is that while I am not completely against "closed-triads" I always suggest that unicorns should always consider "open-triad". If the unicorn is not allowed to date other people, who may come before the couple too, then that is a red flag. And honestly if each person in the married couple isn't allowed to date other people by themselves then that is also a red flag. Reminder that a single red flag is not a deal-breaker but it should be noted and considered appropriately.

[polyamorouscultureis]

How do you meet unicorns these days?

FetLife, SeekingArrangements, Feeld, and other dating apps tend to be the most efficient way to find people interested in being unicorns. Make sure to read bios and that your profile is clear about what you're looking for!

[scumgristle]

"married couple on Fet looking for a third (NO SINGLE MEN)"

[silver-raiyne]

IDK why unicorn hunters can't possibly imagine that women in polyamory, even those not coupled up in primary relationships (like us solo polyam folks), wouldn't be "single" - whhhyyyyy are they looking for single people in the polyam community, like, polyamory is specifically about being "not single" but instead having multiple relationships.

[redheadedfailgirl]

Okay so I'm normally not down for unicorn chasers cuz they're creepy and usually chasery and want me to be their gigantohung dommy mommy bull queen. And they're usually flakey as fuck and gross human beings that ditch you as soon as you become even slightly interested for real. And they really really really don't want to have an actual relationship. And they really want to ignore you.

But these two invited me to boardgame night maybe they're different 🥺

[starthesociety]

[salamanderinspace]

here's a question

Why are there never m/m unicorn hunters? Like, for female unicorns? Bisexual men exist, right?

[superdogbiter]

Put in the tags how that went and how you got rid of the creeps

[polyamorouscultureis]

I'm pretty sure my ex best friend and her boyfriend tried to do the unicorn hunting on me, since they wanted a threesome and other stuff and I'm pan and poly... Fun! Okay no but still. Ex best friend luckily. There was a lot going on but that's the gist of it. They are not the first tho, my male ex best friend tried something similar.

Any tips to avoid unicorn Hunters?

There's nothing you can really do to prevent people from offering, but good for you for being aware of what you want and saying no!

[noodles-and-tea]

i had an idea but idk its a little out there. dipper is smart, but i was like him once and i think he’d get burnt out fast. mabel has been shown to be smarter than she lets on, as well as curious and interested in the strange and unusual.

relativity falls where mabel fell into the portal and dipper had to clean up and run the shack. mabel would adventure around space & time, surprisingly making lots of friends. theres a little short comic about how mabel went to the mabel dimension and allied with them to defeat evil mabel, so i think she’d be really good at making allies wherever she goes. also i’d really like to see mabel jumping over some frog dude as she runs from the time police.

dipper would be stuck at home, trying so hard to bring her back, while running the mystery shack, trying to balance all of these things and it overwhelms him to the point where he becomes a shut in, and nearly like a cryptid or urban legend he’d read about.

also your art is so gorgeous and cozy!!! i love it so much :D

IM SORRY I DIDNT DRAW MABEL JUMOUNG OVER A FROG DUDE

[busket]

I FORGOT to tell yall but erm 👉👈 I released the second chapter of my unicorn comic today and re-released the first chapter that hasn't been available since shortbox last year

here is some preview pages:

Chapter II - Council of a Failing Kingdom

Haelan's chances of survival are growing slim. The Unicorn's curse afflicting his body prevents him from hunting for food, and every day that he remains lost in this unfamiliar wood, the weaker he becomes. Exhausted, he stops to rest and reflect on the circumstances that brought him there, and remembers his home to the east.

you can get them here! there's a bundle for $25!

wateryday.itch.io

[silver-peel]

Celebrating new year and ending of the quest:)🕯️🎄🪓

product of my recent green knight reread on holidays, save me erotic hunting scene...... Happy new year, hope everyone have a nice starting of the year!

for hardcore fans yes lady bertilak dress lowkey reference form manuscript (feat. burrito gawain)

[climbingupbestican]

“ I really have a problem with the duplicitous approach that couples have, to move under the radar in queer or progressive sexuality spaces," says Zoë—adding that she feels it "erases genuine girl-on-girl desire" by having "women kind of orbiting male desire, only existing to serve that male desire and the male gaze." MIC. DROP.” - Anonymous Reddit User

[rebeccathenaturalist]

Unsurprisingly, a lot of the commentary I'm seeing about this has been of the "But--but--I would do the same thing because I don't want anything bad to happen to the deer!"

Look. I love wildlife, and I love getting to see deer, coyotes, and even the occasional black bear in my neighborhood. But they are here because there is good habitat nearby with lots of natural food sources, not because I deliberately put out food for them to eat. I respect them as wild animals with whom my relationship is very different compared to the domesticated animals I take care of every day. A deer is not a sheep or a horse; a coyote is not a dog.

People who do things like try to tame deer or, worse yet, try to raise a fawn or other young wildlife like pets are robbing those wild animals of their natural existences. We've already wrought our own preferences on the landscape to a severe degree, tearing the wildness out of it to create lawns and farms and subdivisions and strip malls. When we then dismiss the wildness of these animals and impress our own desire for connection on our terms on them, we are harming them.

I've already written elsewhere about the difference between "tame" and "domesticated". No matter how docile that deer seems, it is never going to be as (relatively) safe and tractable as a domesticated sheep or goat. It will always be more unpredictable, and more likely to lash out suddenly at a person due to fear, or hormones, or protection of young.

These animals need their wild instincts to be intact if they are going to survive without being dependent on us. They need those instincts in order to find mates and keep the gene pool stirred up. Their instincts keep them safe from danger, including humans. And their instincts never totally go away, no matter how much we may try to tame them otherwise.

This is why a good wildlife rehab is going to minimize handling of the wild animals they care for, especially those that are going to be able to be released back into the wild. The less comfortable these animals are with humans, the better their chances of surviving in the wild and having fulfilling, natural lives. Wildlife that retain their wariness of humans are less likely to end up falling prey to hunting, or being killed as nuisance animals when they get too aggressive in seeking food or otherwise coming into conflict with people.

The person who painted "pet" on a fully grown white-tailed buck and put a collar around his neck may have felt like they were doing that deer a kindness, but they have likely robbed him of the chance to just live a natural life as his own, independent being out in the woods and fields. He might be out there, sure, but perhaps he won't mate because he imprinted on humans. Or maybe he will end up shot by a hunter in spite of the precautions because he's just too friendly and those antlers are worth taking the shot.

There will always be something missing from this deer's life because of the arrogance of someone who thought they could own and keep and control a wild-born animal for their own enjoyment, instead of allowing him to come and go as he pleased. Honestly, it reminds me of King Haggard from Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn, whose response to seeing something beautiful was to capture it and keep it rather than simply enjoying and remembering that magical moment:

"I like to watch them. They fill me with joy. The first I felt it I thought I was going to die. I said to the Red Bull I must have them, all of them, all there are. For nothing makes me happy but their shining and their grace. So the Red Bull caught them. Each time I see the unicorns, my unicorns, it is like that morning in the woods and I am truly young, in spite of myself."

That's how I feel about people who are willing to drastically alter a wild animal's behavior for their own selfish benefit, even if they think they're being kind. I know I'm fighting a bit of an uphill battle in this, but I'm rather stubborn that way.