#fungikin

[otherkinotd]

Today's otherkin of the day is Baroumbrella, who is mushroomkin 🍄

[be-fae-do-crimes]

I remember how to do social networking! I will... *checks notes* share nutrients, water, and information in a definitely not parasitic underground exchange.

[pumpkinpartyevren]

setting up a community for plants and fungi since i still haven't seen one so here ya go

[bumpytoad]

I believe insects, arthropods, arachnids, mollusks, gastropods, myriapods, invertebrates in general, fungi, microorganisms, and prehistoric Theriotypes are definitely valid. There are so many ways to incorporate these into your identity. There are so many ways to relate to these on a deep level, and be Kith with them as well. Also, these Theriotypes and Hearttypes are cool as heck!

[catboy-ptsd]

tbh my theriotypes/kintypes are so funny bc it's just like. yes, i am a cat and a mycorrhiza (type of mushroom). they're so unconnected lmao

[be-fae-do-crimes]

Hello!

To preface: I don't know if I'm fully a plantkin by the traditional definition. I'm still early in my awakening and figuring things out as I go.

Here's what I do know so far:

My kintype is a faerie made out of mycelium who could shapeshift. I've seen other people lump funguskin and plantkin together due to similar experiences. Also, because of my type of fungi, I was interconnected with plants in a mycorrhizal network which allowed me to exchange nutrients, water, and information with them.

I'm planthearted, in that a certain plant (catnip plant) allowed me to bridge the gap between my fungal form and shapeshifting into animals (but I didn't live as that plant for long enough to call it one of my paratypes).

I may very well have lived a full life as a plant and just have not unlocked those memories yet. I'm just taking things one day at a time.

Very long preface, sorry, but given all that I feel like I can answer your questions:

Question 1: Yes! My fungi shifts allow me to feel a phantom mycelium that can connect me to objects, plants, animals, etc. One of my common phantom sensations is the feeling that my mycelium is growing through whatever is touching me (a car, my mobility aids, even a full building) allowing my body to grow to encompass that thing too.

Question 2: Also yes! I love rain! In general cold, dark, and wet are my top favorite sensations. Very mushroomlike of me.

Question 3: I learned about fungi through a research rabbithole I went down for a TTRPG campaign I was running. Something felt very Right about it all, but I've only recently started putting that all together with my other connections to fae, shapeshifting, animals, plants, etc to build a cohesive picture of my identity. Turns out the feeling of unexplained connectedness-turned-feeling-of-mycelium that I was "probably just making up in my head for fun or something" was actually a textbook phantom shift phenomena.

Fun fact: ~90% of all plants are dependent on mycorrhizal networks to survive. I wasn't able to find if common snowdrops were for sure part of that 90%, but it might be something you'd be interested in looking into.

do any phytanthropes/plantkin follow me? or just if any plantkin see this, I have a few questions!

so, I suspect I might be a phytanthrope/plantkin, specifically the common snowdrop, but I'm not sure, so I hope to learn more about your guys' experiences 🙏

question 1:

do you get any type of shifts? mental or phantom? if yes, what do they feel like?

question 2:

does your kintype influence your preference for weather or environment? if you're something that usually grows in a wet or damp environment, do you prefer the rain? if you're something that grows in the summer, do you prefer warm weather?

question 3:

how did you actually figure it out? what was something that made you kinfirm your 'type? or did you just instinctually know what you are?

thank you if you decide to answer! I haven't seen that many plantkin, so I hope this reaches some of you.

[ilaosi]

ilaosi !! it/shi/hyr/etc

i use the terms otherkin, therian, alterhuman, altspecies, holothere, & nonhuman interchangeably. no particular preference but pls do not refer to me as human.

i do not have a dni but my main blog is @witikli & there's more byi info over there. kintypes/ids & other stuff about me below <3

the rest of this post is a wip for now

zombie/undead, fae, domestic dog, crow, creature/thing, werewolf, bear, rabbit, deer, ferret, fox, serval, spacekin, coyote, lynx, deity, demon, angel, fungikin, plantkin

my kintypes are both psychological & spiritual, each in different ways. i am always open 2 respectful questions about them & i would always love 2 interact with anyone who shares a kintype with me <3

[wickedmlm]

The scent of decay sticks to the back of your throat, chokes you, and you can feel it starting to cling to your skin. You try to speak-- say something, anything-- but no words come out, and he tilts his head at you, confused. He’s covered in fungus. It’s growing out of him-- no-- he might not even be anything but fungus at this point. “My dear,” He says confused, in a garbled and inhuman voice, “What’s the matter? I thought you said you’d do anything to have me back. And look! The forest was so nice, it helped your wish come true.”

The earth shifts slightly under you, and with a shock you realize where you are. What’s happened. “The forest itself could see the strength and beauty in our love. Yes, it couldn’t bear to let such a thing. Though all things must die, that doesn’t really stop them,” He continued, and you feel a strange itching in your veins, “From being brought back again... In one way or another.” You can feel your skin start to split, you can feel the spores in your lungs and your brain. “This way, our love will never really die,” He says, lovingly, and despite your clouding vision, despite your heavy lungs, you feel so happy. You’ve been so blessed.

[a-huge-letdown]

follow me on twitter?Twitter? I am funny haha good rt transboy machinegirl-pilled deepsea-creature maxed??

the local 58 man liked my tweet I'm kind of a big deal

https://twitter.com/fungikin?t=0juodN76IGuopuD6srFLog&s=09

[the-army-creatures]

Fungikin? That's all i got:/

-🌕

okay otherkin community. we got phytanthropes, we got robotkins, we got conceptkins, can we please form a category for People Who are Actually Mushrooms

[g8d]

im like if a fungus was really fast

[lilaxi]

Mushroom Queen by artbylumi

It’s so gorgeous I love it.  

Lumi, share with me your incredible mushroom drawing talent--

[witchystella]

Hey there, lovelies!

I'm planning on including an otherkin character in one of my upcoming webcomics. She identifies as a mushroom (mushroomkin? fungikin? I haven't exactly found the right word for it) and I was wondering if there were any people who identify as such a thing or similar things (plantkin perhaps, even though mushrooms aren't plants) who could help me with her character? Such as, what are some things that are typical for mushroomkin/fungikin? I myself am not otherkin, so I'd greatly appreciate any help I can get because I want to do my best representing otherkin!

Many thanks in advance!