#young otherkin

[unetherian]

Things to do when you're a newly awakened alter/nonhuman!

[PT: Things to do when you're a newly awakened alter/nonhuman! end of PT]

[Sorry for any spelling or wording mistakes, I don't speak English fluently]

1/Make an alterhuman journal

Do you have an old, almost empty notebook that you haven't used since the end of your middle school years? Or a little notepad that you received for your birthday and that lies at the bottom of the drawer that you never open? Now is the time to use it!

Write in it your alter/nonhuman journey, what made you wonder if you are alter/nonhuman, the research to find your type, if you are otherlink, what made you choose your type, if you are physically nonhuman, a portrait of how you see yourself in everyday life,...

I will probably do a post in the future on what to put in your journal :3

2/Don't lie to yourself...

Some newly awakened alters/nonhumans intentionally cause false flashbacks or force themselves to shift to feel legitimate... No Don't do this, it's okay if you don't have flashbacks or past life memories, it's okay if you don't shift, it's okay if your type isn't considered "cool" or if it is considered "too common" or "too rare" to be valid. Same for polyalter/nonhumans, it's okay if you really have a lot of types, don't worry. You're valid. You are yourself. Don't lie, just let yourself exist.

3/Ask questions to educated alters/nonhumans

Asking questions is literally a cheat code for educating yourself! Don't be afraid to share your questions on this subject, you will get very rich answers. But be careful which being you are talking because maybe it is not very educated himself...

4/Be interested in categories of alter/nonhumans who do not have the same experiences/beliefs as you

It's really interesting to understand these other communities better. It makes me despair when I see beings insulting other beings because their experiences are different... Getting to know and respect others is the key to avoiding these kinds of situations.

5/Search for your type!

For alters/nonhumans whose identity is often difficult to identify (otherkin, plantkin, therian, etc.), I recommend doing a lot of research and introspection. Make a list of all the species that could match you, draw a profile, ... There are many different methods to find out who you are. But don't use tests like "What is your theriotype", they are really not reliable (for information I am a feline and I did two tests in one they said I am a wolf and in another a fox so... yeah) Searches can last months and even years, it doesn't matter if you don't find it right away or if you make a mistake. You will find it, I promise you :3

For identities where the type is often easy to find (otherhearteds for example) you are very lucky 😅

For those whose choice of type is often voluntary (otherlink, copinglink, ect) take personality tests, do some research on what you most want/need to be,... Don't worry, you have the right to change your type!

Some alters/nonhumans don't have types, but that doesn't stop them from doing introspection exercises anyway!

For those who have already found their type, nothing prevents you from doing other research (to write in your alter/nonhuman journal, perhaps), for example fun facts about your type, types of gears not very well known that you would like to buy/make, learn how to draw it, lern their body language etc.

6/Make a den/nest!

Some being really like to make a cozy little corner just to become a little being in their cabin, and others like to make a majestic pillow fortress to protect themselves from human society. Get your covers on, let's go!

You can also create them outdoors, on your territory. (Don't forget to hydrate yourself, especially if it's hot)

Torn from Therian territory made tutorials (on YouTube) for indoor and outdoor dens, I recommend them!

7/Try to shift (if you want to/can)/species euphoria

I know that some alterhumans don't shift, can't voluntarily shift, or just don't like it, but sometimes shifting can be liberating and cause species euphoria (the opposite of species dysphoria).

If you don't want to/can't shift you can also do activities that bring you closer to your identity!

8/Make a scent marker!

If your type is territorial, I highly recommend this! It's a kind of little "potion" where you can find your scent + some plants that remind your scent and your territory, and you can spray it in your territory. Some beings add a little essential oil. Torn also made a video on the subject, "How to make a scent marker?".

⚠️Do not use environmentally harmful elements in this "potion"!⚠️

9/ Try activities related to your type/identity!

In our communities, when we talk about connecting with our identity, we often think of gears, quads, vocals,... But there are many other ways to get closer to your alter/nonhumanity! For example, a therian Ibex can practice rock climbing, a spacekin can learn astrophotography, an ockin can write a whole universe around his oc, a naturesoul can keep a journal where it tells all his past incarnations,... All forms of art can bring you closer to who you really are! (drawing, animation, story/poetry/song writing, music, etc.) No need to be an artist with incredible talent, try and have fun, it will already be a thousand times better than nothing! Even if you haven't found your type yet, let yourself be guided by your instincts and what makes you tick!

10/Read positive things about alter/nonhumanity

Sometimes, with the dramas, the insults from the anti, the non-accepting people, the doubt of really being an alter/nonhuman, the imposter syndrome,... There are times when you feel horribly wrong and misunderstood.

I really understand how it feels, when I first came into the community I was constantly asking myself "am I really therian?" "Is this just a teenage fantasy in search of identity?" "No one will support me..."And sometimes I would go on YouTube to take my mind off things and I would come across a stupid video that invited alter/nonhumans to commit the irreparable.

During this time I was only focusing on the negative part of being an alter/nonhuman. But, we must not forget these positive sides. We tend to talk more about our problems on Tumblr because for many, it's the only place they can confide freely. It's a way of "getting your emotional juices out", it's like therapy for some. But in reality, there are many positive and fun sides to being alter/nonhuman. It's true that by forgetting all that, it's more complicated to accept yourself as you are. Written alterhuman/nonhuman/objectkin/otherlink/therian/otherkin/ect positivity on Tumblr. You'll find so much comfort there!

I hope this helped you, remember, as long as you don't hurt anything or anyone intentionally, you are completely valid! You have the right to be yourself.

Take care of yourself, drink water and have an amazing day/evening/night!

Bye!

[wyvernstuff]

nonhumans how many of you had a BIG STICK you adored as a child

(applies to anyone who identifies with labels such as otherkin, nonhuman, alterhuman, therian, etc)

[werethropy]

I love stuff like this actually

you acquired your therianthropy via soul walk-in? mines came free with my autism. get better next time.

[yourlocalguardian]

Yknow I know lot of people think the young therians mainly on tiktok who make masks and do a lot of quadrobics and wear their gear in public are cringe but like. As a bit older kinnie I remember how strong my instincts were when I was that age, how often and how strongly I had mental shifts, and the mental torture I went through my whole young life before I found out that there were other people like me because I felt like I was some sort of freak and didnt understand why I couldn’t just stop feeling the ways I did

Even if you think it’s cringe I know if I had had that community and that ability to engage with my creature-self at that age I would have felt so much better in myself, I wouldn’t have had the deep set self hatred I did for many years, and I think that’s extremely important. It’s extremely important that we don’t let the young members of our community experience that same pain that I and I’m sure others like me have felt

Also friendly reminder too that cringe culture is fucking stupid, if you’re not hurting yourself or anyone else you shouldn’t be shunned for doing what makes you happy. And that means you, person reading this, shouldn’t be the one to make them feel like they should be ashamed. If you feel like it’s cringe keep that to yourself and maybe do some self reflection on why you would think people doing a harmless activity that makes them happy would somehow be wrong. Cringing is a reflex, but that doesn’t mean you have to act upon it.

Additionally if you’re one of those people that’s against them because “they’re making us look bad”/“people won’t take us seriously because of them”. If people won’t accept us in the full extent of who we are then they would never be accepting of us in the first place. Acception when only in a watered down form is not true acception at all. 

[francy-sketches]

I dont want people to percieve aerion I want him to to stay a kind of niche silly evil character that I can stan ironically bc he may suck real bad but he's also a bit slay :( he's gonna get the aemond treatment they're gonna turn him into a dark romance daddy dom at best and they're gonna recreate lucemond with him and egg at worst...what if I ended it all

[mintyscuriocabinet]

Update On Vyvyan’s Jacket

I just remembered I never posted any photos of the completed jacket! In any case, here it is. I'm very happy with the result!

Close up of the badges. My friend made them for me!

[autumnfoxthetherian]

This is my journey if anyone’s interested (its kinda long to read): For me, it’s a mix of multiple factors. I’ve always acted kinda different from my schoolmates (random noises, unconsciously doing animalistic things) so I thought I was just a weirdo, and that was fine. It wasn’t until a couple years later that I heard about therians for the first time at school. People where less then friendly when they where talking about them though (and they didn’t seem to actually know what a therian was, they just assumed it was a furry(not that furries are bad!)) Anyways, I went home and did a lot of research, and some of the things I read just started to click! I also watched Therian Territory videos and that helped too. I started a journal because I knew I might just be getting exited over nothing, I still wasn’t sure if I was a therian or not. After about another year, the whole idea had kinda faded into the background, but I still questioned every once and a while. But after I kept having shifts and noticing them, I re-started my journal and eventually came to the conclusion that I was a therian. That was pretty much my awakening; it felt great! I did more research to see if I had a specific theriotype/s and knew by instinct that I was a dessert animal (though I’ve always loved forests, but oh well) I did lots of searching and learned about lots of animals. I thought maybe at first I was a rodent, and stuck with that for a while. but a few months later I had a dream shift of snuggling up with foxes. I immediately started doing research again and confirmed after another month of questioning that I was a Corsac Fox. It felt so much more natural then when I thought I was a gerbil, and ever sense it’s been easier to connect with my theriotype (I’m still questioning if I might be a rondent though because something made me believe before) Fox shifts are fun! And my mom has been supportive of me ever sense I told her even though she doesn’t understand. I go outside regularly to try to connect with my theriotype and hope that one day I’ll meet other therians!

I hope you’re journeys where just as good, and that you found acceptance. I hope you’re happy being yourself. Comment your Alterhuman journey if you’re comfortable, I’d love to hear about it! And remember; everyone has different experiences and journeys, awakening could take years or days, but all Alterhumans and therians are beautiful!!!

Also pls reblog so we can get as meany answers as possible, thanx!

- Autumn

[xxrainskullzxx]

Hello, I am a young, queer, neurodivergent artist! I am new to commissions, but my commissions are open, and it would mean SO MUCH to me if people will commission me, no pressure! DM if interested!

[spacedreamon]

Fiddleford userboxes

Credit me if you use

[seraphic-sibyl]

I should have been born a frog. I should have been born a frog. I should have been born a frog. I should have been born a frog. I should have been born a frog. I should have been born a frog. I should have been

[cyber-therian]

you are of my family but your flesh is not mine; though i yearn to share the blood.

but when i call myself by your name my bones rattle “no”.

[crocodyless]

in other news, new kintype just dropped (i think), this time it's a pokemon!

welcome to the collection, chestnaught :}

(also, just an idea, i may make a separate specialized blog just for talking about my chestnaught kintype, is this a good idea?)

[dollys-perfect-world]

Just realized I never made a intro post so...

Fic requests!!

My names Astro/Dolly!!

My url used to be Astro-likes-tea/Astros-star-field

My favorite food is lettuce

My favorite drink is Tea

Transmasc!! My pronouns r he/star/it/fun/bun/kit/vamp/doll/paw/fang/clown/bat (its a lot sorry *^*)

My favorite animal is tardigrades

I wanna be an Astrobiologist or an Author when I'm older

I loveeee reading

I also love fashion designing

I'm writing my own book

I'm a therian (siamese kitty, toy poodle puppy, and holland lop bunny), otherkin(doll), and cryptidkin(Vampire) and spacekin(star)!!<3

Fandoms I'm in: A good girls guide to murder, Arc of a scythe, Vineyard Madness (or whatever that Tessa Bailey duology is called), Sally face, percy jackson, fnaf, South Park, HLAS, and more!!!

dms are open!! dm if u ever wanna be friends!!!!

Also my ask box is open so ask / say anything!!!

Also if you ever want me to draw a dress for you, gimme a theme, length, and ur name (or a name) in the ask box and I'll be more than happy to!!!!

and here's my AO3 account if u wanna look (I rarely update and I only have one Sally face fic on there- most of my fics get posted on here)

fics!!!:

Teddies - Sandie (agggtm)

OSB - Josh amobi (agggtm)

OSB part 2 (agggtm)

Fragile Petals - Sandie (agggtm)

Coffee Shop - Laurcara (agggtm)

banners by: @ginnyw-potter

[valentinos-corner]

Haiiiiii

dividers by @cafekitsune

My name is Valentino, or Sugar, to those who've known me a while. Any pronouns are fine, though I prefer he/it/neos (as listed in my carrd!) Young furry + otherkin + proud queer.

Cannibalism conceptkin... aroace hyperplatonic... what a combination to live with. Taken by my beloved qpp <3

I draw sometimes! I love my OCs very dearly, their lore (most of it. not all of it. this is just the important stuff) is here (be warned, it is VERY long)

carrd

general roleplay

omori fictkin/rp

MOGAI requests

DNI: standard DNI, NSFW blogs (I am a minor,) people looking for donations (I do not hate you, I just can't donate and get incredibly stressed when I'm asked for things I can't give)

Please talk to me... about anything at all, I don't mind! And it does get lonely at times.

sonas (I alternate between them when drawing myself:)

unsure the creator of the Butcher Vanity userbox, Kiki Sagawa userbox by me ^^

list of rp blogs under cut (LONG)

BSD:

@/completely-ethical-malpractice (Elenore- not my OC, but the blog is run by me)

@/slityourthroatandeattiligetsick (Taberu)

@/keeperofthestarlitspectre (Forsaken Sword!Sozo)

@/onetwothree-alleyesonme (Lucian)

@/pinocchiopshakkin (Pin)

@/full-course-for-a-candy-addict (Ue)

@/carrion-lord-of-midnight (Clive)

@/kokorothefortunatewizard (Kokoro)

@/cupcakes-made-of-flesh (Ame)

@/i-hear-humming (Kagayaki)

@/its--so--cold (Jack)

@/starsforeyesandaswordforatail (Forsaker of Swords!Starlit Spectre)

@/guess-ill-go-eat-worms (Takeno)

@/rabidblackdog (Akutagawa- not an OC)

@/bloodylittlerabbit (Percy/Mafiaswap!Pin)

@/voice-in--your-head (Void-Blessed!Shroud)

@/demon-in-heels (demon!Chuuya- not an OC)

@/whatgaveitawaythatimamonster (Reposez)

@/chokehold-child (Little Shakkin/Chokehold!Pin)

@/i-loved-you-like-the-sun (Kuren)

@/rulerofthepoisonjungle (Sutherland)

@/cuttlefishofyokohama (Kimy)

@/yearning-for-a-purpose (mermaid!Sigma- not an OC)

@/notabadpersonnotagoodoneeither (Gesu) (be mean to this one she's AWFUL)

@/laughingspiderstaringfromthewall (Warai, royalty AU only)

@/theboywhosellsmisfortune (Sainan)

@/fukuzawamafia (Mafiaswap!Fukuzawa- not an OC)

@/asktheada (Fukuzawa, Kenji, Kunikida, Junichiro, Naomi, Yosano- not OCs)

@/mackerelstomper (Chuuya- not an OC)

@/adrowninggirlwithalostumbrella (Dekishi)

@/chuunyasorangecatbehavior (cat!Chuuya- not an OC)

@/theatre-of-the-thrown-away (Missy)

@/godisheitherway (Pinocchio/14!Pin)

@/ifatreefalls (Tally)

@/milk-tea-and-rotting-flesh (Kumo)

@/too-bad-you-lose (Kusari)

Danganronpa:

@/believeinthemoon (Kaito- not an OC)

Twisted Wonderland:

@/pluckascalefromoffyourtail (Celwydd)

@/theghostofnightravencollege (Fantasma)

@/problematicbinturong (Tatizo)

Demon Slayer:

@/foxkitdemon (Chisai)

Other/my fandomless OCs:

@/monarchaetherius-thetheatreking (Monarch)

[hislittleraincloud]

Old Man Rambling

Yanno, I kinda miss the days of Tumblr where you kids were identifying as inanimate objects. There were kids IDing as kiwis and biscuits. Biscuitkin, kiwikin, shit like that. It kept this place relatively quiet because, well. Inanimate objects don't make much noise. And it was amusing as shit because there was always a teeny tiny part of y'all who knew it was all goddamn bullshit, but you never let the razzing force your masks off. You wanted attention and ya got it. You still kept to yourselves, even though you were thoroughly obsessed with your otherkinship.

But now. Holy Hell.

The current "kids'" personal lives are so hollow and so horrible that they've resorted to policing the lives of people they don't even personally know (celebrities, particularly young Hollywood). The identification is so strong that what they love so obsessively* couldn't possibly be anything else but what and how the heavily biased observer wants to see them as.

It is for that reason why I do sympathize with Ortega, if only a little (she did choose this life, her parents could've stopped it at any time knowing how strange celebrityhood has changed throughout our decades alive). Social media is evil. We did not have this when I was young, when the young Winona Ryder who is being splashed all over my fyp was posing for those photos, we only got to see them on paper, in magazines, bro. We didn't have all of this creepy connectivity where there was a very good chance that a celebrity would see our comments. It just was not like that at all.

So I get it, I get that it's changed and it can be really hard just to be a regular person because everyone has a goddamn video camera in the palm of their hands with videos ready to go online within seconds. It's shitty, and probably one of the things that's killing pro paparazzi (though in some cases it's made them worse); anyone and everyone can get a scoop now.

And if that's the case, why are kids behaving like paparazzi, knowing what the paparazzi did to Princess Diana (and Britney, offering up those umbrella photos out of their context of her situation that hardly anyone really knew about). The Chappell Roan concert footage is the best current example of that (I've removed the one part that I briefly posted as promised), and I've seen the biggest Wenclair accounts pass that shit around here like it's normal to invade a girl's private moments. And in some instances, using Photoshop/AI to gaslight people into believing crap that never happened. It's RPF to the worst degree, and it isn't cool.

*ETA: I started writing this last night before I passed out from the heat, but now I want to go back to the obsessive fan thing (partially bc of my recent experience here). User name redacted because I don't want to give her any more attention:

This ain't cute and not to be normalized. Had a male done this, it would've been seen as creepy.

It's this level of obsession — and the false sense of closeness that social media connectivity brings — that gives the Ortega stans a sense of entitlement over her (personal and professional) life that they do not have a right to influence.

And as someone who has studied and observed adolescent psych for decades, it amazes me to see young ♀️ adolescents behave like stalkers and get a pass for the behavior just because of their gender. Some of the most dangerous stalkers can be female, since they're not always taken as seriously as the males (male stalkers aren't always taken seriously either, so think about how much less female ones are). Jodi Arias, Victoria Rickman, Shayna Hubers, Liz Golyar, Vegas Bray...the list goes on and on.

It's obviously not a direct comparison; I'm not saying that what the kids are doing is necessarily dangerous for the object of obsession (since there is no direct relationship and physical access) or that it even has the potential to get violent (doesn't seem so), but it's not always entirely harmless.

Now, I understand that obsession is a thing with adolescents. I've seen it first hand. One of my favorite films is about the very type of 🏳️‍🌈 obsession that forms between two girls sometimes**, and features Kate Winslet's first screen kiss with a ♀️.

Most of us old farts grew up in an era where acting was acting: Even with the lack of connectivity, we knew Kate Winslet and Lyndskey weren't gay, but we still adored and appreciated the performances. Same goes for Hillary Swank in her Oscar winning role as 'Brandon Teena'; we knew she wasn't a 🏳️‍⚧️man. It was acting. More than half the cast of the original L Word was straight, and there wasn't anything close to this kind of creepy stalker crap back then.

Sadly I think that the more connectivity there is, the less real connectivity happens, and that presents obsessively attached fans with a false sense of security that would crumble if the people they worship turn out to be something contrary to the image in their minds that they've cobbled together from their celebrity's public behavior and works.

I don't think this type of delusion was present with Biscuitkin and Kiwikin. The foodkin did nothin' to anyone but exist, and food is food. The Ortega stans are fucking scary and need to cut it out. It's made fandom a scarier place for celebrities, because the Internet is forever and you're out there showing just how twisted up/potentially obsessive towards people you can be. It may not be embarrassing to you now since you have this false sense of 'community', but out there where y'all actually have to talk to real people and get on with real life crap, this type of behavior wouldn't fly. In 15 years when you're not a pimply, awkward high schooler/early college-aged person, someone might ask you how you spent your teen/high school years when a good chunk of it was scrolling through social media for pics and y/n stories about your favorite actress (and sometimes her co-stars).

[orionthenightfury]

Welcome to my den.

This is a remake of my original introduction post. Hello hello, wonderful people! Welcome to my silly little blog. My name is Orion, or Ori for short. I go by It/It's and He/Him/His, and I'm a queer artist and writer. While I may not draw or write much due to lack of inspiration, you're welcome to try and share some inspiration by sending requests! In terms of requests, I will (try to) do many things! But I will NOT do things that involve explicit depictions of sex or nudity (as i'm a minor), explicit depictions of abuse, Self-harm or hard dr*g use, or pr0ship/c0mship shit. Aside from any potential requests, this blog will mostly just be for whatever is on my mind. Fandoms may change as I go from hyperfixation to hyperfixation, but generally it will be about queer topics, art of many kinds, alter-humanity and mental health.