#if u want to go for a specific breed of cat

[widowmaker]

to first time cat owners: please do NOT get a bengal

[sunshinerainbowpuppy1224]

stardew valley fave animal HCs ^0^

i've wanted to post this for a bit!!!!!! i thought of em all >:3 !! PLEASE NOTE NONE OF THIS IS CANON -- ALL OF THESE ARE HEADCANONS I THOUGHT UP !! ALL FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO LEARN AND KNOW MORE ANIMAL SPECIES THAT MIGHT BE GOING EXTINCT !!! GIANT NERD ALERT !! ` ------------------------------------------------------ Leah fox, specifically Red Fox (Cross Pelt; AKA Cross Fox) and Painted Dogs. Enjoys the Art side of their pelts and adores how they blend in. In her own words, "The art of Nature is within the Fur of the owner" (extra: hognose snake, chameleon) Abigail Mongolian wildcat, panther. Enjoys the cute side of cats as well as the hardcore style of them as well (hence the panther), totally has a panther tattoo somewhere (extra: Bombay cat, silver-pelted red-fox) Emily Aye-aye, monkeys. LOVES little baby monkeys, goes onto rants how she would make dresses for them like the ones on the internet. finds the Aye-aye to be misunderstood-- their cute yet creepy faces making her lil heart melt. no one understands why she likes them so much (extra: rainbow trout) Haley Tigers (White pelt). Firm believer of the "big cat bigger heart". Adores how gorgeous they are, how shiny the pelts look. Though a large lover of all tiger pelts, the black stripes against white fur struck her interest more (extra: leopard, painted dog) Maru Dolphin, Otters (River). really enjoys sea animals, but yet loves smart animals. She believes that they're misunderstood creatures, defending them with all her heart (extra: emperor penguin) Penny Giraffe, Bear (Kodiak breed). LOVES how beautiful they are, yet they keep to themselves. She isn't loud about her love of these animals but yet shares if mentioned (She's usually called a mama bear by the children of Pelican town) (extra: Harp seal) ------------------------------------------- Harvey Whale (Blue whale), Bernese mountain dog. When he was young he owned a Bernese Mountain dog-- Often talks about her when dogs are the topic. "She was the sweetest thing" he often states. Whales are his weird enjoyment, does A LOT of research on them & goes whale watching at the beach. Watched a film where they were flying overhead the main characters like airplanes!! loved them ever since (extra: Holland lop, African bush elephant, glass toad) Elliott (OTHER THEN LOBSTERS I SEE UR REPLIES FROM THE FUTURE) Amur Leopard, Vaquita . enjoys how gorgeous these animals are, the big doe eyes of these creatures giving him a little dopamine. Gets fairly upset once he learned the extinction of the Vaquita (extra: khaki Campbell duck ) Alex Ploughshare Tortoise, Golden retriever. Has had a little tortoise since he was young, he named him "Junior" but spelt it like "joonyer". Alex is very on that "Golden retriever boyfriend" trend and tries his best to be that

(extra: fried egg jellyfish, dik-dik) Shane (OTHER THEN CHICKENS) Hirola (Antelope) and Ant eater (southern tamandua). Finds them so weird, yet finds them so lonely. Finds himself looking into the eyes of Prey and relating so harshly. (extra: hereford cow, tamworth pig) Sebastian (OTHER THEN FROGS. GRRR) Ili Pika , deer ( Axis breed ). Adores cute little animals that own the biggest eyes, yet chose these little critters. Looks up pictures of them and cries (extra: slow loris , axolotl) Sam pangolin ( Philippine breed ) , Bush Dog . Found out about Pangolins through Pokemon, fell in love and looked into Pangolins more. Bush dogs are like little bear cubs to him-- yet has been attacked by one before. Does NOT care though finds them so cute

(extra: sugar glider, duck-billed platypus) ----------------------------------------------------------------- YAYYYYYAYAYAYYYY U GOT TO THE END YAYY

[ghastlyfilters]

𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬/𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐬!!

pairing(s): implied billy loomis, stu macher, mickey altieri, randy meeks, tatum riley + sidney prescott x gn!reader

warning(s): none, just billy being a dick as per usual lol. some slight mentions of dog shelters. (if you’re anything like me it hurts your heart thinking about places like that)

BILLY

• Is this man necessarily a pet person? No.

• Billy will literally tell you to get a fucking grip if you cry over a fish..

THIS MAN IS AS BLUNT AS THEY COME. CMON NOW.

• He finds cats more peaceful than any other animals.

• He’d much rather a kitty cat being able to snuggle with him than a dog drooling all over the place..

(This most certainly changes the minute you show him the crazy ass cat compilations 😭)

• Billy hates nothing more than people giving pets (dogs specifically) the most dumbass names. Buddy, Max, Milo, you know where i’m getting at, lol.

• If you have a baby lizard, he actually enjoys sitting holding the little creature as it slowly moves around on his hand. (I LOVE LIZARDS SM MAN)

• Though this is him if any animal comes into your room and pisses him off:

• OH BILLY BOY YOU WILL NEVER CHANGE..

STUUUU

• SMOTHERS YOUR PETS WITH EVERY BIT OF AFFECTION HE HAS IN HIS BIG OL’ HEART!

• Dances with your snake around his neck to Britney Spears’ “I’m a Slave 4 U” playing in the background.

• Yes this man will honor Britney in any way he can, shush..

• There’s a few animals he’s allergic to so he might be a lil sneezy here and there.

• His eyes get that red and puffed up until the point Billy thinks he’s fucking high or smth..

• But if he loves one of those animals THAT much he’ll just buy allergy meds and tell himself to suck it up.

• Giggles at the vids of dog owners letting their pooches stand up and dance with them.

(So much so, he tries it with your dog himself)

• Has a special thing for Labradors and Great Danes!

• Nah, spiders are def a big NO NO..

“Hey babe, look!” You said, both hands open wide as a fat, hairy black creature sat in the middle of them.

Stu stared at you from the other couch, standing up as he began to back away. “Nah, put that shit down.”

“BUT LOOK.”

“BABE STO-”

• Cannot go into a dog shelter whatsoever. Even if the pair of you were to find one perfect for you guys, his heart aches for the other ones being left behind.

• Would love nothing more than to lay down with a dozen puppies crawling on top of him whilst he plays with the little cuties. OMG.

MICKEY

• I just know y’all would have a black cat named Salem.

• Takes multiple pics of husky puppies in the snow.

• Feels all fuzzy inside when you say you’re the “Momma” of your shared pet and he’s the “Daddy”

• Always lets your pets sleep at the bottom of the bed with you two! (Maybe even further up and snuggled in if he’s feeling particularly nice that day)

• When he’s not busy with his film studies, he’ll watch some movies with your furry friend, letting them sit on his lap whilst stroking/patting the cuddly creature.

• I imagine he wouldn’t necessarily bother with getting a pet that’s not a house cat or a regular dog. But if you decided to go out and get something extremely different from those two sorts, he’d probably be intrigued to see what it was and what it could do.

RANDY

• Randy is most certainly someone who doesn’t mind animals. He’s the kind of person who wants one for the sake of having some extra company.

• He has a golden Labrador of his own, so he certainly won’t be fussed if you tell him you have a dog.

• Stu threw a bit of meat onto Randy’s back without him noticing. Well, until he was screaming when he realised a fucking PIT BULL had been chasing him half way down the goddamn street!

That sort of messed up his thoughts on certain dog breeds for quite a while..

• Unlike Billy, Randy LOVES having popular dog names for his pooch. In fact, Buster is actually the name of his doggie!! :D

• No joke, if you tell this man you have a Tarantula he will avoid your house at all costs. ALL. COSTS.

• He would try and phone you to have a movie night and it would go a lil something like this:

“Hey, my mom’s out of town and Martha went to her friend’s house for the night, you wanna come over? I picked up some movies when I was finishing my shift earlier. I was thinking a horror seeing as it’s fall, ya know?”

“Don’t be silly! Come over to mine! I’ve got Halloween and plenty of snacks at the ready! Jamie Lee Curtis, hello?” You giggled.

“Uh- you know what babe I think i’m *COUGH* coming down w- with um- something.”

“Wait wha-”

“LOVE YOU, BYEEEEEE!!”

• No matter how much begging you do, he’s not coming over.

*You, Randy, Tatum, Stu, Sid and Billy walking home*

“Who’s house are we having that dumbass ‘movie marathon’ at tonight?” Billy snorted.

Randy gave him a look of pure offence. “Hey! It’s not dumb! It’s a HORROR marathon!! That’s what people do in October, Billy. Jesus.”

“Whatever.”

Tatum glanced towards you. “Y/n, I was thinking your house because you have the full Nightmare on Elm Street boxset-”

“ADIOS!” Randy shouted, practically sprinting back the way you lot had already came.

“PUSSY!!” Stu added with a loud echo of booming laughter.

TATUM

• Tatum loves animals so much, especially BUNNIES!

• As much as she may like your animals who are fluffy as HELL, she always carries a lint roller around with her. She hates hairs on her skirt.. (I feel you girl 🥲)

• Does not understand why so many girls freak out at dogs licking their faces. She knows it’s their way of giving affection like chill out??

• Her and Dewey had rabbits as kids, so don’t be surprised if she gets extra excited over the fact you have some aswell, hehe.

• Always asks if she can pet people’s dogs in public. If they appear friendly enough, of course.

• Snakes are definitely not her thing, so if you have one, perhaps keep it hidden when she comes over.

• She’ll try and get you to let her hold your rabbit whilst you watch a movie. (I mean, why not?)

SIDNEY

• Sidney is 110% a cat lover. So much so, when Christmas time came around, you decided to gift her a little kitten as a thank you for how supportive she always is towards you.

• It would be a beautiful little grey kitty named Daisy. And I imagine Sid would definitely spend time with her 24/7. Daisy was one of the only things that made Sidney truly happy, despite you, of course.

• She likes dogs too! She’ll always giggle her head off if your dog gets overexcited when she comes around to visit.

• Literally finds mini turtles so fucking cute. (She is definitely interested to see unordinary pets too!!)

• Much like Stu and Randy, our girl Sid is a big fan of Labradors. Especially black ones. She finds them beautiful creatures, standing proudly with their big chocolate brown eyes.

hey guys! headcanon requests are open if you’d like to see some specific types of hcs with a certain one of these lovely characters! remember to drink plenty of water and take care of yourselves! i love you my darlings, you are always welcome to have kj’s blog as your safe place. always. <3

[maedhrus]

*pesters you like a cat prodding at a glass of water bc i luv u* 2, 7, 15, 25 & 31 for the fic writer ask game 😘

similar to a cat i am batting at this ask with love and affection! 💕

2. do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?

in my early fic-writing days of 2017/2018 i had concepts which i felt were best suited to multi-chapter works but, once i got writing, i either lost momentum/enthusiasm/didn’t have a solid plan or structure, so i’ve kept to oneshots and, as part of this, i tend more to write as i go. however, sometimes for a particular concept i have a strong idea of a couple of key scenes so will write them out briefly first before i return and deal with them sequentially

7. how do you choose which pov to write from?

it’s usually sometimes i either feel a particular pov is the one best suited to a particular fic or the fic exists because i want to get in a particular character’s headspace. like, in maternal instincts, i wanted to look at a genderqueer thomas specifically so had to do it from his pov (which was fun!), then in he has stood the test, jirv’s dead when the fic starts, so it similarly had to be from malcolm’s pov. though, i have noticed that, despite my love for him, i haven’t published a fic that centres on ned’s pov so i’m making a direct effort to rectify that!

15. how do you write smut scenes? do you get visual or detailed? how important is it to be realistic?

for me it comes down to what i like reading in smut! i think it’s hot when specifics like body sweat/hair/muscle aches are described so i always try and include at least some of that. generally, i think as a writer i tend to prioritise dialogue so i always include some sort of dirty talk. in terms of realism, i think it can be hot to get into the specifics of stretches/aches, especially when writing about penetrative sex; i’m also a convert to the inherent sexiness of bad/mid sex so in terms of that (i.e. moments of discomfort, first times, being sore afterwards) i like writing in. but on the whole i don’t really get bogged down with realism in regard to, like, good bdsm practice or the use of condoms/other contraceptives. also i write a good bit of breeding kink so don’t usually highlight birth control there! also i don’t pay that much mind to types of lube in smut fic. is spit ideal? no. is it sexy? very!

25. what fic do you wish you got more of a response on?

all of them. i’m gagging for validation and praise. but seriously, probably scenes from a marriage i think? i put a lot of work into the whole maternal instincts series and sfam has the misfortunate of being written a good bit later on the other two, but it’s also Way more substantive, i think, than hunger pains which is more popular. i also have a couple of really new terror fics, shoulder to tender shoulder and he has stood the test, but they’re only a week old so it’s probably not fair to compare them with stuff i’ve had out for longer. there’s a couple of other fics i’ve written for the silmarillion fandom but i think my terror fics are better written? probably because they’re newer. oh! also borne through the clouds, for any hotd enjoyers. i wanted to do a bit of an introspective piece for helaena and her grief, focusing on her bond with dreamfyre but, especially considering my other two hotd works, the girlies did Not like it as much! possibly because it focused on helaena and not aemond but what can you do

31. do you start with the characters or the plot when writing

probably the characters i think? i usually have a scene or an exchange i see very vividly that i write down and go from there and, while it usually revolves around a particular au/plot/conflict, i think i tend to prioritise the characters in fic because i enjoy writing dialogue and examining dynamics/relationship

[becomedog]

I'll get u started. What's the deal w hamsters

disclaimer i do not claim to be an expert by any stretch just a guy who tried to care for their little guy (rip bagel love you sweetie) and also likes learning information

content warning for mentions of animal abuse

sorry this is so long i did warn you not to get me started

most of the thing with hamsters is 1) unethical breeding/selling practices and 2) people having expectations/keeping habits that harm the animals they are for, neither of which is like, at all exclusive to hamsters as pets right. those things can be true of dogs!

the difference i guess is 1) the scale of these problems for pet hamster species and 2) elements to hamsters as species that make them particularly not slot into human lives/expectations/pack bonding the way dogs, cats, or even rats or other "exotics" do..

almost all pet hamsters are kept in way too small of habitats. theyre very small, so people think they can be kept in teeny tiny cages but hamsters run miles every night. iirc most experts believe syrian hamsters need like, 600 sq inches barest minimum. they don't climb the way mice or rats do (tails are usually good indicators of how good an animal is at climbing- hamsters don't have much there so worse balance=less able to safely climb) so their terrain has to be big via horizontal size and have very deep digging areas. theyre thought of as escape artists, but often its because they are in too small of an environment. theyre extremely tidy and love making little "rooms"/burrows with different purposes (ie a bathroom, sleep room, food stash..) all of which take up space.

the terrains people use- woodchips or scented bedding- often hurt their respiratory systems. because they "pouch" their bedding, they also shouldn't be given fabric as they can swallow it and hurt themselves. the wheels people use for them are usually too small too- the "cute" videos of them spinning around/falling in them are usually the result of this problem. they cause back problems/injuries when theyre too small (if their back bends its too small a wheel) and the wire ones can maim their feet.

you also shouldn't keep more than one hamster in a habitat. people usually do. for one this minimally doubles the size needs and for two they are very solitary and territorial animals. they will kill each other and it's very sad. which applies to their larger socialization needs as well- mice and rats are extremely social and greatly benefit from handling by their human companions! hamsters can and often do get stressed by their humans wanting more social interaction than they do. theyre nocturnal/crepuscular so they often don't want it when their humans want it either.

hamsters are sold as easy "starter pets" for kids but they are exotics with a lot of specific needs! i believe they can be kept ethically but it requires a lot of knowledge and resources people most often do not have. and all that's not the full extent of it or even getting into the breeding/selling practices that are truly awful. and all that's why i'm basically like 'well i wish we hadn't "domesticated" these bc the amount of animal suffering is truly overwhelming and the benefits to both the animals and humanity aren't worth all that and i'm also sad because wild hamsters will probably go extinct in my lifetime. but here we are and i hope people can continue to love their little guys and learn about how to best love them'

[da3drat]

20 questions for writers

tysm @wispstalk for tagging me! :D tagging back @ghoulingcooper as always but I thinkkkk everyone else has been tagged already. Questions under the cut~

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Three

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

3,413

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Just elder scrolls so far, though I do have ideas for a palia fic floating around.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

lol. my top one is In the End, the World Still Turns. Which doesn't surprise me bc it's my only Oblivion fic.

5. Do you respond to comments?

YES sometimes it takes me a while to get around to it though because I have the memory of a goldfish

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Not Dead (Yet) will definitely have the angstiest ending when we finally get there. We love tragedy in this house.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

uhhhh none? lets go with none of them.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Nope ! <3 I love you elder scrolls fandom

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

nah. frankly I don't think I would be any good at it so I prefer to just allude to sex and leave off right before or pick up right after. also to be real with you I'm still getting over my just came out of the closet lesbian repression. so maybe we'll get there eventually.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

My one Palia fic would be an Oblivion crossover! But idk if it will ever actually get written. The plot and lore in Palia interest me and I really think the effect they and the setting have on Celeste is interesting but I have so much Elder Scrolls fic I want to write that I just don't know if it'll ever be at the top of my to write list. Not to mention my personal project.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

No and tbh I don't have the readership numbers to be worried about that lol.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Also no!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

noooo but I have co planned a LOT of them with Cat even if they haven't been written. s2g they will someday.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

I mean I think we all know its Ayem/Nerevarine lol. I think it shines a really interesting light on Almalexia and gives you the opportunity to dig into her character. It also implies an interesting Nerevarine (imo not to toot my own horn here lol) because it requires them to understand the danger of meeting someone who quite literally murdered you in a previous life and then still show them vulnerability and compassion. Idk shipping is sort of an exercise in character analysis to me, and I like what the Nerevarine can draw out of Almalexia and vice versa. With Meri and Almalexia specifically they're two chronic liars who meet someone that knows their tells and that's the closest to honesty they can get. And that breeds an interesting form of codependency. Having one person in the entire world who can see you for who you are no matter how hard you try to hide it, and then accepts and even loves that person even though they objectively kind of suck lol.

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Don't have any atm! My only wip is Not Dead (Yet) and I'm so fucking determined to finish this even if it takes me years.

16. What are your writing strengths?

fuck if I know. I haven't been doing this long enough to have any real idea about it I'm just kind of throwing shit at the page and hoping for the best. I like to believe it's my character work.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

THIS one I could give u a list a mile long lmao but I will say I think I show my hand too early and I tend to lack subtlety. Working on that quite deliberately rn.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I mostly throw in bits and pieces for emotional effect. Terms of endearment and the like. I know basically nothing about linguistics or being bilingual so I feel like I would want to a lot of serious research before I tried anything more serious than tossing a few dunmeri cuss words or velothi nicknames into a fic lol.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

um. supernatural.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

NOT DEAD YET. NOT DEAD YETTTTTTT. it's the first multi-chapter project I've ever attempted and also I care so much about this story and these characters that it's really motivating me to try to improve my work every single time I sit down to write.<3

[ilikebigants]

Could u elaborate more on ur hc about the Witcher schools and the abuse from the mentors?? Do u think some schools are more tolerant/turn a blind eye to that sort of thing, and some are more strict abt it? Bcuz some of the schools just seem more..uptight, while others are kind of falling apart at the seams

Alright, I wanna start by saying that this hc is about the general world of The Witcher. Not a specific book or adaptation. My entire point is that these types of institutions have a history of abuse. And again, this is about the heights of the witcher schools, NOT what they are now.

Personally, I think that the stricter the "discipline" the school had, the more leniency for this behaviour would endure in different facets. Why? Because it would breed an environment where the students had no one to talk to about this other than fellow victims. Also, the less care was given to the deceased, the more likely that someone would take advantage of the half dead kids in their pocession.

Personally, I think the wolves were a bit stricter in some areas but extremely lax in others. Like, they'd be stricter when the kids were new meat, but would turn a blind eye if something happened, say, in the room where the mutations happened. And it wouldn't be that they don't care at all, its that what some bastard does to a dead body after that point is the least of their problems. In a similar vain, what happens after the point of a successful mutation is also treated with a bit more leniency because "the boy can fight back if he don't want it," completely ignoring the authority older witchers would have over the younger ones.

Plus, there's the whole thing with "No fighting fellow Witchers" that they don't have as a rule, but more of an etiquette thing, so that too would probably contribute to how willing a victim would be to advocating for themselves.

Do I think that most of them were bastards? No. Do I think that most of them learned to keep silent due to fear of pushback from their only family? Definitely. Like, I don't believe Vesemir ever did do anything like that, but I do think that to some capacity, he was aware. Maybe not to who specifically it was happening to, but he would hear a rumour or two he didn't dare look into.

The only school that I'd say would be relatively clean of that stuff DUE to discipline is the Griffin's. They have this whole thing about chivalry going on, that maybe not everyone subscribed to as a principle, but they didn't dare try much because they knew how easily the whole keep could turn on them.

Viper school is an easy choice for most leniency given to this stuff. They made you kill your puppy if you wanted your medallion if I remember correctly, so what I'm saying is that they'd have a live and let live approach to this sort of abuse. Tough it out. Though I'm not sure if it'd be societally acceptable to kill your fellow Witcher over that, our only real glimpse into the schools being Letho, and he's certainly not a beacon of normalcy, even among his school, so I don't know.

The bears are a tough school to say, mostly due to the lack of knowledge we have on how they did things, but I'll say they'd be close to the Wolves in most regards. But honestly? No idea.

The cats would be an interesting conversation to be had because you can look at it from a lot of different perspectives. You could say they're less structured, so more likely to not care about breaking moral rules, but I raise you that theyd be opposites from the Wolf school: before the mutations, its not acceptable, but they'd be more likely to face no consequences. The chances given to them to do so are slim to none, too, after the Caravan. After the mutations, though? It doesn't matter if it's Stygga or not. You're dead. Unlike the wolves, they'd have no respect/obedience for the older Witchers. Maybe some would, but the vast majority wouldn't. The more free-form style of the Cats is more likely to produce characters that refuse authority and would rather kill at the smallest provocation. So really, if you were a Cat that wanted to do that shit, tough chance you won't have to fight to the death with another witcher once they're old enough to try. I'm pretty sure that most things considered, its not that they are disciplined or have some hard set rules, it's that it's SO lenient that there's nothing stopping your victim from murdering you the second they get mutated.

[morelka]

YAY IM SO GLAD YOU LIKED THE BIRD FACTS also today i literally saw a kereru And a harrier hawk lmao what a good time for bird facts!! good time to mention you’re more likely to see some specific birds in different regions depending on where your staying but i guess you’d be travelling during an exchange right?

anyways, penguins!! there’s more penguins than this but off the top of my head: hoiho/yellow eyed penguin which are funky little creatures that somehow look mad at you but that’s part of what makes them so endearing to me they’re so silly haha. idk if it’s the hoiho specifically but sometimes there will be colonies of penguins on some beach that’ll come out at night if you’re lucky :)

WHIO how did i literally not mention whio yet. also called a blue duck i think doc (department of conservation) used to have a video game where you could play as a whio i don’t remember i was a kid but it was very cool. i’m gonna try find it after this list

harrier hawk since i saw one today, flies with wings in like a v shape, very quiet usually and looks very cool. you can also see them on the sides of the road eating roadkill. this can make driving difficult cause sometimes they’ll fly out in front of you and you can try to swerve which could be dangerous or hit it :(

ruru/morepork, our only owl!!! they look very funny but i love them, you can sometimes hear them when ur camping. big yellow eyes very silly goofy bird

possums! also not a bird but you will probably see one of these. they are Very Bad for our ecosystem (same goes with dogs and cats that are allowed to roam the bush, ferrets, stoats, rats and most land mammals tbh, since most of our birds aren’t adapted to deal with these.) australia likes their possums but we don’t. their fur can be brown or grey, the babies are kinda cute but the adults scare me a little haha. if you’re camping and you shine a torch into the trees sometimes you’ll see eyes shining back at you, that’s possums! not to be confused with american possums which are white and i think are kinda cute also

fairy terns, also called tara-iti, i did a school report on them in year 9. found in coastal areas, looks kinda like a mini seagull. possibly our most endangered indigenous breeding bird since they nest on the sand they’re vulnerable to a lot of stuff. i love them

huia, extinct. they looked very cool, had long curved beaks, black with orange cheeks. their feathers were a symbol of leadership. love them

moa, also extinct. BIG birds. i mean giant. i love them so so much i want to bring them back jurassic park style. wanna bring back the huia as well but MOAS. you can probably see a skeleton of one if you go to a museum. go and marvel at the magnificent-ness of the moa

seagulls, since you mentioned them. our seagulls are BASTARDS !!!! you’ll be on the beach eating fish n chips and oh look a seagull. oh look haha five seagulls. oh haha look twelve seagul- my cHIPS

love seagulls

weta - again not a bird but your probably gonna get freaked out by one if you don’t know what they are. basically they’re giant flightless crickets. big antenna, they look scary but they’re mostly harmless (just googled it apparently they bite? oops. never been bit though) if u leave them alone they will leave you alone

that is all the birds (and non birds) i can think of for now. it’s funny the thing you said about not having albatrosses since i’ve always been jealous of europe since you guys have a bunch of cool corvids like crows and ravens whereas i think our only corvid is magpies? and you have squirrels :( but i guess i never though of it from the other side lol

let me know if you have any questions also btw!! there are more birds than this so i may return again with more and perhaps non birds like the tuatara since those are pretty cool

omg omg omg thank you so much! so sorry for my late reply life has been messy messy

i can’t believe im receiving such an amazing list of animals to look out for!!

also i checked out the game it’s so cute omg i love it

wow i didn’t even think of the fact that you don’t have crows! they’re such a stable here i feel like something would be missing without them haha (also yeah love watching squirrels climb they’re super cute)

also thanks for the warning of the crickets haha i love insects but i’m used to very small ones :)

also also thank you sm for the tip with the penguins <3

i’m also very excited that i might maybe see some seals/sea lions since i’ve also never encountered them.

omg i also read that apparently snakes are banned in nz?? that’s crazy to me (i have seen one (1) snake in my life so who am i to talk) - wait do you guys even have any reptiles? and what’s the amphibian situation?

I hope you’ve had a good start into the new year!! So jealous of the summer haha i’m gonna have three autumns consecutively

[francy-sketches]

was having kind of an art block where I could only draw cats lol so uh. here’s tommen and bran as kitties :]

[fallinforgyu]

Hiyaaa can u pls do Hyuka NSFW alpabet :))

hueningkai nsfw alphabet <3

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

he would be very sweet and caring <3 he'd thank you over and over again for making him feel so good and would love to take a shower with you and wash your body v slow and gentle

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

on him, he likes his shoulders. he knows they're big and broad and he'd love for you to hold on to them while he's on top of you. and he would never admit if he had a favorite body part on you <3 he loves every single part of you and you are his treasure (.... but thighs)

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

he would really like cumming inside. he'd never ask because he doesn't want to do anything that'll make you uncomfortable, but if you told him he could, he'd go absolutely crazy. also if you wear glasses he'd love to cum on your glasses

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

he probably fucking loves hentai 😭

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

i don't think that kai has had many partners, but he has some experience. i think he's in a relationship right now and lost his virginity sometime in the last year or so

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

i honestly think kai would love missionary. he likes how small it makes you look underneath him and it lets him see every little reaction you make <3 he would love kisses during sex too, and this is the easiest position for that

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

i think kai takes sex pretty seriously. he'd never fuck someone he doesn't know and trust (and love, if we're being honest) and he thinks of sex as a way to show you how much he loves you. it's a big deal to him

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

i think he might trim a lil bit but wouldn't do much other than that

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

SOOOOO romantic. would call you darling. would hold your hands while he fucks you. would probably cum from hearing you say "i love you". so romantic and so sweet and so intimate :(

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

i think kai has a pretty high sex drive, so if he wasn't in a relationship, he'd need to jerk off pretty often. also,,, very specific but i don't think he uses a fist when he jerks off?? i think he uses two fingers. like this: 👌

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

size kink for sure. doesn't matter whether he's domming or subbing, he'd like if you looked small next to him. also might be into some very light petplay (he'd like his partners to wear a cute little collar and maybe some cat ears) and i could see him developing a breeding kink in a few years

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

bedroom. that's about it. like i said before, sex is a pretty big deal to kai so he'd be most comfortable in the privacy of a bedroom <3

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

short skirts for sure. and low cut tops. and if he ever got a peek of your underwear throughout the day, he'd absolutely lose it

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

anything that involves pain. he would never hit you or spank you (even if he asked you to) and if you ever started crying during sex, he'd immediately freak out and go into nurturing mode. you're his angel and he wants sex to be full of love and kindness and kisses :(

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

god hyuka would absolutely lose his mind during blowjobs. he'd squeeze his eyes shut and whimper so so much :( i don't think he has a preference for giving or receiving, but he'd definitely ask you to teach him what makes you feel good <3

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

genuinely depends on the situation. i feel like kai is the type to start off slow and sensual and progressively get faster and more desperate as time progresses.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

the quickest you're ever gonna get with kai is a bj before he leaves for practice. like i said, sex is pretty sacred to him, so he wouldn't ever want to rush it with you

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

i think he'd be down to experiment!! he'd do lots of research beforehand to make sure he does everything right, and he'd make sure to set up safe words so that he knows you're enjoying everything. but he wouldn't like risky sex that's like... trying not to get caught. public sex is a no no for him

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

i think kai has pretty good stamina. if he's too excited, he might cum a little bit quicker than he'd like, but that's okay because he can go three (maybe four) rounds before passing out

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

he might own a little vibrator to use on his partner!! and for himself.... tbh i think he'd love fleshlights

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

hmmmm. kai can be pretty bratty when he wants to be. he'd tease you every now and then just to work you up, but he'd never leave you needy for too long. he loves you too much and he wants to fuck you too bad <3

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

i don't think he'd be super loud, but he wouldn't be silent either. he'd make a few little moans and whimpers every now and then, and he'd constantly be telling you how much he loves you. he'd whine when he cums, too :(

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for them)

he might have a spit kink 🧍‍♀️ idk that popped into my head one day and my brain just sort of ran with it

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

kai has a big dick. there's no arguing it. also i feel like his dick is so pretty. if there's such thing as a pornstar dick, kai has one.

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

pretty high. he's a 19 year old guy. pretty fucking high.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

kai would love to talk after sex :( he'd want to stay up and just be with you. to him, sex is just as much about quality time with his parter as it is pleasure. and he'd love cuddling with you afterwards and talking about anything and everything <3

[deceitful-darlings]

hey feel free to ignore/delete this horny ask of mine lmao, i’m quite new here so sorry if i’m not yet aware of which characters it is u don’t write for so i’ll try shooting my shot? with all the diasomnia brainrot around here, I hope I could ask something pertaining to pomefiore instead (specifically epel)

tw; implied non-con, breeding, forced impregnation, non-con drug use, mention of ab*rtion, babytrapping, gaslighting/manipulation

reader was about to graduate, however she couldn’t get rid of the nightmares she had every night of a certain lavender haired boy who drugged her a week ago, he had been in love with her when she had been there for him when he was at his lowest or when vil got to his nerves, treating him as an equal. he was so happy at the thought of being a “man�� to someone, so much so he wanted her to be with him, even if she did not feel the same way towards him. so one night he decided on the ultimate trap, something to bound her to him forever, a child. with the poisoned apple, it was a perfect disguise of a sweet juicy delight

she couldn’t believe it, her worst fear came true, the double lines on the pregnancy test confirmed it. tears wouldn’t stop flowing from her eyes, how was she going to fix this? not once has she stepped foot outside of school, what excuse was she going to make to crowley? what would become of her if he found out? she had no medical documents with her, not even an identity card so how was she going to get the money or the papers to get an abortion? of course, epel knew this would happen, hence she would have no choice but to rely on him, begging for him to at least take responsibility after defiling her (little did she know this was all intentional)

along with the promise of taking responsibility, he’d ask force her hand in marriage, gaslighting her into feeling guilty as his family wanted to meet her, especially his meemaw! already planning the wedding and building a house for them on the land he can’t wait for the family life he envisioned for them in his mind

you with a newborn baby in your arms with a few cats and dogs around the house, his family close by so he can visit them anytime, nature surrounding you two so it’s always a breath of fresh air everyday, lastly reinforcements in case you ever try to escape him.

In terms of characters, I write for most but not necessarily accurately! Different ideas and AUs come and go on my blog for sure, believe it or not I used to be a A3 blog, I’ve somehow become TW centric in a year or so, we stuck in Diasomnia cannibalism at the moment!

Heed the warnings people.

When she’s offered the apple juice from Epel, she doesn’t think anything of it, how was she meant to understand the feelings that had been bubbling up inside Epel? How was she meant to know how much he coveted her, how he wanted every part of her, how she made him feel like he was at least part of the man he wanted to be rather than the delicate, feminine, pathetic version of himself that Vil demanded he be? She couldn’t have known, he never shared those depraved thoughts with anyone, just mulling them over as he lay in bed, he knew she was trying to get home, trying to leave. Even if she didn’t, there was no guarantee she would stay, he wanted to bind you to him. Even if it was through force, he would make sure you belonged to him.

She didn’t remember that much of it, everything became hazy a short while after she drank that juice, a poison for her future. The rest of the night was a blur of heat, tongues, hands, tangling limbs, harsh, sweet words, and forceful pleasure. When she woke up, she could barely believe what had happened, but the fact she’s naked, her clothes strewn across the floor, her body still damp, and Epel very much there in her bed, means there’s no way she can deny it. The realisation that they didn’t use protection only makes it worse, she scrambles into her clothes as fast as she can, rushing out to Sam’s shop to buy that dreaded pregnancy test, ignoring the salesman’s reaction whatever it may be. Epel was gone when she got back to her relief, but she couldn’t bring herself to take the test.

It took her a few weeks to muster the courage to finally use it, it was the most nerve filled few minutes of her life, the time spent waiting for the results to appear. She hoped that it would come back negative, that she could laugh off her mistake and move on with her life, but that wasn’t to be her fate. Both tests had 2 lines, positives. She was pregnant. The blood drained from her face when it dawned on her, how could she be pregnant, they’d slept together once! She knew it was physically possible, but the likelihood of him timing it right to get her pregnant the first time they ever sleep together, what kind of bullshit is this that fate is pulling on her?!

How the fuck is she meant to deal with this?! Even if she could get off campus, she has no ID to present to a doctor, and no money to pay for a procedure. Was there some kind of abortion potion to take? How expensive would that be? She can’t ask Sam to get one even if she could afford one that existed, it was bad enough going to get the tests, she can’t subject herself to the risk of him knowing. Her mind is racing a mile a minute, and it all leads to one thought. Crowley won’t help her, and she has no money. Surely, if that’s the case, Epel as the certain father must want it gone, right? There’s no way when he’s so young he would want a kid, right?

But when she goes to talk to him about it, she’s shocked that he refuses to give her money for the abortion, instead he tells her he’ll take responsibility for her and the kid. It doesn’t matter what she sputters out in response, she isn’t getting the money to get rid of them. She begs him to think about it, and he agrees, only for him to tell her the next time he sees her that his Nan is excitedly planning their wedding and arranging to have a small cottage built for them.

So what if you don’t want it, you can’t get rid of the child without the help of his family, and they aren’t going to do that. Do you honestly think you can raise a kid by yourself, in a world you don’t know? Could you even manage it in your own world? You know your best bet is to stay with him, and trust him as the man of the family to support you and your family. A nice farm life, you being the loving wife waiting for him at home, a baby on your hip, some pets running around, a nice little apron covering your gingham dress and growing belly, even if that life has to be behind reinforced gates and locks.

[rudjedet]

It's very mature to know a certain animal isn't right for your household/lifestyle! I'm sure u know a lot of this already, I'm just sharing stuff that helps me choose the right pet for me...

If in the future you do want a pet it is definitely important to think about:

Do I want a pet awake in the daytime or nighttime?

(Daytime: rabbits, some lizards, tortoises, birds, guinea pigs; nighttime: hamsters, cats, some snakes)

How much space can I commit to an animal?

(one tank: rodents, guinea pigs, fish; one room: sometimes rabbits, birds, ferrets; free roaming: other rabbits, cats, dogs, tortoises)

How often am I caring for this animal?

(High maintenance: dogs cats parrots, medium maintenance: parakeets, rabbits, fish, amphibians, chinchillas, low maintenance: hamsters, most reptiles, etc.)

Along with this, definitely think about things like how long you can leave the house for if this animal is there, what risks exist in the home for said animal, what type of financial investment would you be ok with, what kind of smells you would be willing to put up with...

Again I'm sure a lot of this crossed ur mind already whether or not you were thinking of getting a pet! I just like sharing what I know :)

Those are definitely things I consider now (not back then, I was 12 and my sister really wanted rabbits lmao), but it's a good reminder for folk to research what the animal they were thinking of keeping as a pet actually needs, especially because it even differs between breeds of e.g. dogs.

Rabbits do require a very specific treatment and I'd personally classify them as high maintenance, or at least, very specific maintenance that most 12 year olds (who are often the ones who get rabbits) can't give, hence why we weren't the correct household for them. Reptiles, as far as I'm aware and I'm sure some exceptions excluded, do not get attached to their owners the same way cats or dogs do, and most regular households are not entirely capable of providing the proper enclosures for e.g. snakes, which is why I personally cannot justify owning a pet reptile much as though they're probably my favourite part of the animal kingdom. I would also classify them as again specific maintenance for that reason; I’ve seen people with snakes who treat them as some sort of ornament rather than a living creature “because low maintenance” and it wigs me the fuck out tbh.

As said, growing up we only had small pets very briefly, but about five years ago hubs and I adopted an older cat from the shelter. She had a pre-existing condition, but we specifically chose her because cats like that are less likely to get adopted, and in the full knowledge that we had more med bills coming. I'm not sure if you were here for that, but her health issues eventually morphed into what seemed to be a cascade of organ failures, and when her liver went we had to put her to sleep. The last year was tough especially with being pregnant and eventually a newborn, and we didn't handle it as well as we should have. Part of responsible pet ownership is also knowing when to let go of your furry companion, and we kept Kleio on too many meds for a few months too long - but she was my first own cat and I let my emotions get in the way. I still feel bad about it.

I'd love another cat, but I can't care for one right now. I can barely take care of myself lmao so yeah. It'll be a few years!

[emiko-matsui]

hello this is my official list of what i think every member of the bau would work with if they wouldn't work at the bau like if that wasn't a reality you get me

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Jason Gideon: look i know this is technically canon but i truly do think he would be an author and would guest lecture a bit in his later years and like sure he could still write true crime books but also just regular crime novels i think this old man would just like to write

Jennifer "JJ" Jareau: i think she would work inside of the media, not in front of the camera necessarily but as a communicator or similarly inside of the media and the news. however i think there's a possibility of a divergence of path for her, i think its possible she could end up in a hostage situation due to her job in a similar situation like in neon terror and would start working out as a coping mechanism and like genuinely would pick up a (extra?) job as a personal trainer at her gym

Derek Morgan: firefighter. that's it i don't know what to say other than that, derek would 500% be a firefighter. there's nothing else. now that i think about it derek should've been a firefighter from the beginning fuck the bau this is his true calling don't even @ me

Elle Greenaway: similarly to JJ i think elle would work inside of the media but as an investigative journalist. well i think she would start out as a regular journalist but become an investigative journalist after a while because her drive would be too big you get me. also niche but i think that when she was a teen she was like briefly a singer like you know robin from how i met your mother but she would've made angry girl music

Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner: genuinely don't think this punk could stay away from the government so i think he would still work a fancy government job just not inside of the bau, maybe not even the fbi but i so think he'd still be in government. now what i have no idea because i know nothing about the government especially the american government seeing as im not even remotely american

David "Dave" Rossi: now i don't even know if this fucking counts but you know those really fancy shops that are like made of dark smelling wood and is called something extravagant with a cursive gold font and they sell like cigar or wine or herbal products or like mustache wax or whatever the fuck you know the places im talking about. i think rossi would work there and be that old man at the counter who will come up and talk to you and you have no idea if he just works there and is really invested in this stuff or if he owns the place or just a really weird costumer but then he's the one you pay too so you assume it's his but the moment you step out of the store you've forgotten his face and you never want to go back there but you always think about it once a month or something. if you don't know what kinda place im talking about consider yourself lucky

Penelope Garcia: if the bau wasn't even a prospect here there's no question that penelope would still be a hacker illegally and make most of her money from there but i also think that she would work in a small second hand shop with lots of old trinkets and clothes and stuff just because she genuinely thinks it's fun to work there and also the old woman who owns the shop lets her be on the computer when there's no costumers in the store. i just think she would sit there in her cupcake dress next to a ceramic old cat from the 1930s talking to bernice about her grandson while hacking jeff bezos on her computer

Spencer Reid: now it's time for spencer all over the place reid who i think would work at like one of those really prestige but still public libraries where like everyone is welcome but they have like locked rooms with super valuable books and stuff and he kinda does whatever there bc sometimes he gives tours talking about thr history of the building and stuff and sometimes you find him at the counter ready to guide you to the specific book you're looking for plus twenty other recommendations you should read if you like this book and sometimes you find him in a window reading and his coworkers politely ignore he's had his "break" for three hours now bc he guided 17 tours yesterday (only ten were scheduled) and they suspect he mightve slept here. plus in his spare time i think he would do some independent work to keep him stimulated with stuff but that's not a fully developed idea yet

Stephen Walker: this might be controversial but i think stephen would be a guidance counsellor at like a school and i don't know why but he has the vibe and i think he would be quite good at it. maybe he just gives me more official jawbone vibes from dimension 20

Emily Prentiss: i firmly believe this woman cannot hold down a job for her life. i think the bau and interpol were flukes in her reality because im quite certain emily would physically not be able to keep one job for longer than a year. if you mention a job she's probably done it. she's done everything from high positions in government to bagging groceries to leading seminars to breeding puppies. listen emily prentiss is a lesbian ex goth trust fund kid (like canonically yall). i think right now she's working with the lights for a theatre production and she's liking it and seems to have a knack for it

Tara Lewis: this one's out there but i think she would work as a principal at a university (do universities have principals?). but like the one who's in charge of a school but like advanced studies with like adults study after they've already studied if you know what i mean. idk i just think that's what she would be

Luke Alvez: hate to do this to luke but he would simply just be a cop. or like a detective (that's like a promotion for a cop in america right? bro my knowledge extends to brooklyn 99 and brooklyn 99 only). i hope this is because i feel like luke is the serious crime version of jake peralta and jake is the sitcom version of luke. anyway, cop

Matt Simmons: this is my magnum opus but bro i think he would be a podcaster. i think he would do a podcast with kristy. for everyone who follows my blog think justin and sydnee mcelroy but matt is sydnee. i think they would have a little podcast together. after his unit at the fbi (?) got got by linda barnes i think he would retire home and start doing podcasting full time with kristy. this is my hot take

Kate Callahan: because such a central part of kate's personality/backstory is that her sister died in 9/11 i think that kate would've been a nurse. specifically a nurse not a doctor and i don't think it's because a lack of competence or anything like that fuck u no i genuinely think kate wanted to be a nurse and chose to study to become that. her hours would still be crazy but maybe meg isn't as worried about her now

Ashley Seaver: i don't have a lot for seaver but i think she would work in local government more centralised like those guys from parks and rec and yes i realise ive made way too many references that some people might not understand but here we are. i think seaver would do whatever leslie does in parks and rec or something like that

Alex Blake: this is just a formality to have her on here because she's literally a linguistics professor in the show

[mouzefur]

sorry for the dumb question but, how do u draw cats? like steps and process in your way. i rlly love the way u draw cats and i would love to know how u do it!!

ok you sent me this ask like MORE than a year ago and i wanted to make a tutorial for you and i just never had the motivation sgsjfgs i'm SO sorry. but i wanted to write down some thoughts for anyone interesrwd anyway!

the tips i use most often are that cats bodies are generally much longer than you'd assume, their legs are often much shorter, heads tend to be smaller... this is just judging by how most people i see try to stylize them on the first go (including myself!)

i find them to be more ferretlike than doglike (for some reason many artists tend to favor canine anatomy when stylizing any animal?) in that they are very soft and slinky. their backs slope down more often than they slope up, and i personally like to play with fur volume particularly in the mane-ruff area and along the belly and legs to accentuate shapes!

cats are VERY diverse animals and looking at pedigree breeds can be a good way to explore the very extremes of variety in how a cat is built, even if Warrior Cats specifically would likely not be pedigree

above all else, i favor cats as a muse because they're so flexible and fluid! those shapes are the BEST to work with wrt stylization

[colorisbyshe]

social media groups/subreddits never seem to have normal people in them. what u said reminds me of the time 7 yrs ago on fb i politely commented asking people to only post staffy or bully dogs on the staffy and bully breed lovers group bc they kept just posting images of pitbulls(not the same thing) and all sorts of shit ilke cats.. i was like this is what u join more than one group for. they all dogpiled on me calling me a troll and started thinking i would get a seizure or smth if i saw something that wasnt one of those dogs and started commenting pictures of their dogs and cats and saying they hate me. someone in the reply thread mustve had the same name bc they commented about how they were telling their partner the story saying "mean erin said this and so i said this" and they all started calling me mean erin and when i wasnt replying one of them found my insta and tried to goad me into responding to them. i commented about 3 times in total and it had 50+ replies

It's sooooo crazy how like subs for VERY specific topics moderate.

Cause like they'll let people post content that has absolutely nothing to do with the subject at hand AND they'll let people post the same five things over and over again (like the same memes or discussion topics or pictures) AND they'll let people post wildly bigoted/incorrect shit but if like ONE person expresses dissatisfaction with any of that content... suddenly the moderation team remembers they wield power and decide to use it

Same things go with members of the subs/pages. Like... sure let people be off topic or evil or hwatever but if someone is like... slightly assertive, suddenly it's time for everyone to collectively lose their minds

and it's like... why even have pages dedicated to specific topics, with specific rules, if we're just gonna ignore them to like... arbitrarily get mad at people who like... just want to have a positive experience pertaining to the topic they came for.

And what's annoying is for the most part I just block/report content I don't like but eeeeevery time I'm like "maybe this time I'll just say something" I get in trouble.

[followthebluebell]

So people at my work (animal shelter) fairly commonly wonder if a cat that comes in is part maine coon, usually when a cat is long hair and has tufts on its ears, even if it's a normal sized kitten/cat. Is this another case of people looking at a brown tabby and calling it a bengal, or how can potential maine coon mixes be identified? For context, we ARE in Maine which further makes me doubt myself lol!

i always say “there’s a non-zero chance of it”.  It’s an extremely low chance, but there’s still technically a chance.  Most cats don’t really have a traceable ancestry that can be linked back to any specific breed. 

Pretty much any long-haired cat is going to be called a ‘maine coon mix’ by a shelter.  Part of this is because humans love to categorize things.  We just love it!  Give humans a box of animals, and we come up with taxonomies and then get into big arguments about it because someone insists that alligators are technically a bird! 

So, when we get a cat of unknown ancestry, we like to go, “so what does it Most Closely Resemble?”, closely followed by, “and what will get it the most attention from the public?”

because, like it or not, part of being in rescue means appealing to adopters.  Very few people are going to take a second look at “longhaired domestic cat”.  That’s not very distinctive.  That’s not very interesting (like it or not, people prefer ‘unique’ or ‘interesting’ pets).  But “Maine Coon Mix” WILL get attention, especially from people who already LIKE maine coons.  Honestly, most pet searches are already optimized for breed-based searches, so most shelters are just following a trend that works.

but that’s just a ramble.  the shorter answer to your question is, yes, people will just slap Maine Coon onto any longhaired cat, even if it has zero maine coon heritage.  The fact that this cat is the size of an average kitty makes it VERY low odds.

i have had the delight of working with several purebred maine coons and, lemme tell u, they are Very Distinct, especially the European line maine coons.  American lines are far less stylized and leonine looking.

in particular, i want to note that none of these cats were particularly heavy.  Even the largest boy, The Beast, tipped the scales at something like A Bit Over 15 pounds.  Granted, they were all underweight but they aren’t meant to be HEAVY cats.  They’re Just Big.