#autistic faeries

[whereserpentswalk]

Reblog this post to send a small fae creature to annoy and haunt someone who plays loud tiktoks in public.

[lunarharp]

uhh another modern au agott follow-up. They've gotten progressively sillier

[cryptidcanid19]

shadow milk cookie is horrifically gay but homophobic at the same time i dont make the rules

[itsaspectrumcomic]

Apparently in Scotland I think, they would believe autistic children are we’re called “children of the fae” that they took the kids and now they are one of them. And the best part is, they are so chill about it, like “ya, there’s nothing we can do, he’s like this and always has” like hell ya that’s so cool, I wanna go dance in a fairy ring, that’s awesome. 🤩♾️🌈

Yep there's folklore about changelings in many parts of Europe, including Britain, Ireland and Scandinavian countries! Traditionally they're about children who have been abducted by the fae and replaced with a changling, and it's been theorised that this was a way to explain the behaviour of neurodivergent children as well as those with other diabilities. The 'replaced' child might be particularly mischevious, communicate differently, look different, or have abilities far beyond their age, all of which were seen as characteristics of a fairy.

I'm afraid it's not always a positive story though; unfortunately it was often used as an excuse to abandon children who were considered 'different'. Fairies didn't always have the nice reputation they have now - they were often seen as dangerous and unpredictable.

That said, growing up I often felt like I wasn't really of this world, and I like the idea of the reason being that I'm actually one of the fae. It's a really interesting topic to think about, and I've always been fascinated by folklore and its origins in general.

[shimmeringspiritstar]

actual footage of me when I found out there are matching faelily profile pictures in the newest update

[bookmothic-dyke]

Wooh! Finnaly unpacked and starting to decorate my witchy cozy fairytale-esque bedroom. Because I’m still a nerd, but now I get to be feminine about it. 💫🌸🧚‍♀️📖🕯️🌿

Love being a cute but weird book girlie. 🏳️‍⚧️💜🤍🧡

To my inner child. Because she deserves the things she likes.

[magpiegirlie]

I don’t think my inhumanity is total. Like I definitely don’t feel fully human. The body doesn’t quite fit(I’m missing parts), neither does the cultures and psychology(it’s obtuse). But I don’t feel totally divorced from it either. There is a beauty in humanity and it’s flaws and strengths. An imperfect product of evolution. Something I connect to, in the endless seeking, and wandering, and storytelling. An ember never quite satisfied. That hopes for an unmade future, and dreams of a past that never was. That despite all the pain, seeks something more. Temporary and yet all the more beautiful for it.

I don’t know what that makes me. I love being a fae. But I also love being human. I am both I suppose.

Of riddles and faith. Of bramble and blood.

I am both.

[memorygirls]

"stop trying to be this new version of yourself, something I don't like or understand, someone I didn't think you could of ever been, stay right here where you belong, where I've always known you to silently stay, where I feel most comfortable with you, in the space I made, right here beneath me..!”

ig: muneberry

[whereserpentswalk]

Having fae blood is weird. Being any time of human effected by extra planer beings is weird, but with the fae you have a very specifically odd place in society. You don't even have the privilege of having it been an accident strangers can feel sorry about, you reached out to the faeries, let them play with your body and make it something more than human, it feels better this way, like you were always meant to have become this. You've heard yourself referred to as a changling a lot, but you're not sure you like that term for people touched by the fae, mabye you don't want there to be a term at all.

You're not treated exactly like other people who've been effected by other types of entities, it's not like you've been touched by eldritch magic, or by demonic or divine forces, or made undead, where you're likely to be dehumanized as a monster. People think of you as being cute in a gross way, mabye tragic, like you were a misguided soul who should have been stopped from becoming this way, and now you have to be taken care of. It's hard for people to accept that you should even be allowed to live a normal life. Every time you look up how to deal with aspects of being fae blooded you always see articles for parents dealing with their fae touched children, like they forgot those children will grow up.

People underestimate you in weird ways. People are suprised to learn that you live on your own, that you have an actual job, that you date. People are so willing to help you or to do things for you even when you explicitly tell them not to. The way people talk to every freind your with like they're your handler. Anyone who has power over you will debate weather to let you do things, or do things on your own, it's gotten to the point where your boss and half your professors act like you're a child whose behavior has to be corrected, they don't treat anyone else that way. You've had to explain to people so many times that you're fine handling your weakness to cold iron on your own.

You know that your body and your behavior is a big part of it. You like how you look, but there are so many traits that make people think of you like something small and cute, the flowers that grow in your hair, your big golden eyes, your pointed ears and little goblinoid fangs, the simple fact that your short and slender and androgynous, it all makes people think of you as less of an adult. Not to mention all those little fae quirks that make your behavior so much less human, that make people want to correct you like a misbehaving child. Sometimes you wish you had become creepier, wish you looked like the type of fae creature people need to be afraid of... You would have hated the body you have if it wasn't so euphoric to inhabit it.

Dealing with other demihumans sucks. A lot of them are nice, but it's hard to get some to understand how you're uniquely effected as a fae touched. Like, you understand that there's just some things that you don't go through, like you know someone whose been effected by demons, whose form is something that most people find incredibly scary, the type of creature that some people want to kill. And how can you explain to him that what you go through is just as much of a problem. You were told by an undead once that you were taking away attention from "real" demihumans, just for existing, just for wanting rights.

You've half given up on dating at this point. Your last boyfriend was a fellow demihuman, but he was eldirch touched, twice your hight and with a massive complex mouth filled with sharp teeth, he kept being called a pervert or a predator for dating you, he had to stop just because of that type of judgment. He was a year older than you. A fully human girlfriend you had before him kept treating you like she was your mother. Most people you meet on dating apps think of you as a kink, like a cute submissive little creature they want to dominate, they're so surprised when you don't have the type of fetish that they think is inherent to your being, when you don't think being called slurs is hot. And than there's the fact that people think you shouldn't be allowed to date, if certain laws had passed in your state you wouldn't legally be allowed to consent to sex. You can barely understand how you'd exist with something like that.

You're entire existing is on shaky legal grounds. It's only because of the state that you live in that you can live on your own, in others you would not be granted such privilege. Even still, wizards, the ones that are supposed to help people like you, have so much power over you. If the mage your supposed to visit for potions, someone you're technically paying to see, decides you aren't fit to live alone you lose that right, if they think you need a spell cast on you or a potion given to to "help" with your fae traits there's little you can do to resist. And if they decide you're enough of a harm to yourself, or to someone else (but in your case it's always yourself) they could send you somewhere very dark, somewhere you would only leave if they took mercy on you.

You've been dressing in a stereotypically fae manner more, and using more accommodations. You don't know why but it makes you feel good. You went to a protest the other day, dressed in traditional faerie robes, you got to actually use your magic to fend off a group of counterprotesters, mesmerizing them with illusions, and sending the crows and hornets to your aid. They looked afraid of you and it made you euphoric, you've been seen as a victim for so long, it feels so euphoric to be a monster for once...

[deadpersonsuperstar]

Goths and Autism

Iv noticed a lot of goths (and other alternative people such as emos, metalheads, punks,skaters, ect) have problems like autism, adhd,dyspraxia ect.

A lot of goths that are neurodivergent tend to have learning disabilities, mental health issues , or obsessions on things such as death, animals, the macabre, nature,music,history, horror movies, etc.

They tend to be unsociable due to their problems and can't always follow trends very well (or try not to).

When I was a kid ( many years before I discovered I was goth), I started my fascination with nature by reading animal books, collecting feathers, and loved being in nature.

I also developed an obsession with the fae in my teens.

Also, they end up being social rejects and often targets for being bullied by the popular kids, chavs, sporty kids ect.

They turn to deep, angsty music they can relate to, such as heavy metal, punk grunge, emo, etc.

Alot of alternative people on the spectrum are really friendly so if you meet an alt person on the spectrum. Try be their friend.

They usually make great friends.

[howlsmovinglibrary]

Look, I’m a slut for fictional men and fey princes, but it is now just frankly embarrassing to admit that I am in love with a figment of someone else’s imagination called ‘Wendel Bambleby’, of all things. Like that is crossing some kind of line.

[artby80]

My Fae/Fairy design for the Fantasy creatures sticker set!

I went more of a Legends of Zelda route with it bc i think it will be really pretty with this pretty shiny vinyl i have!

All credit goes too Artby80 (myself)

[the-helena-files]

I cracked open Emily Wilde's map of the otherlands and I can't contain my excitement and love for the characters, I keep needing to pause the reading and stimm for a bit, if this book sucks I am going to die /j

[thebisexualwreckoning]

How much are y'all willing to bet that Changelings in Folklore are actually just autistic kids?

[corvidoodle]

I remember the first time I looked through the faerie paintbrushes as a kid, and of all the neopets I thought the grarrl looked the prettiest. While I still don't own a grarrl, it's still the first thing I'd paint if I were to get a faerie paintbrush

This was probably the start of me loving pink & orange together. Top tier color combo imo.