This is so real.
Especially when it comes to my space and my items and things that I have. Like you take my stuff, I'll bite you no joke.
i think a lot of alterhuman folks experience territorial instincts in ways that don’t always get talked about. especially if your identity includes predatory, wild, or socially protective species, such as canids, felines, dragons, etc. some of us might feel a deep need to claim space. not in a metaphorical way, but like. this is mine. this is my room, my den, my person, my pack. this is my corner of the internet. don’t touch it. don’t look at it too long. i’ll bite.
and it’s not always aggressive, it can be protective, affectionate. we make a space safe for the people we care about. we guard it. we watch.
for some of us it’s instinctual. for some it’s tied up in trauma, being displaced, growing up in unsafe environments, feeling like we never had a space that was truly ours. alterhumanity can make that ache sharper, more specific.
i guard things. food, objects, spaces, people. it’s not symbolic, it’s instinct. it’s like something clicks in my brain and suddenly whatever it is becomes mine. not in a selfish way, but in a protective, possessive, defensive kind of way. like: this is important. this is sacred. this is part of my territory. don’t touch it. don’t fuck with it. don’t even get too close unless you’re trusted.
sometimes it’s my room. sometimes it’s a person i love. sometimes it’s a hoodie i’ve worn every day for two weeks. sometimes it’s leftover food in the fridge that my brain has decided i’ll starve without. sometimes it’s not even rational, it’s instinctual. animal. primal.
it makes so much sense to me through the lens of psychological therianthropy, the creature in me doesn’t separate emotional connection from territorial instinct. if i love you, i’ll guard you. if something is mine, it’s not just an object, it’s part of my den. part of my hoard. part of myself.
and it’s also tangled up with my bpd [ suspected ], fear of abandonment, attachment issues, identity instability. my territory gives me shape. it tells me who i am. if someone crosses into it without permission, it doesn’t just feel like a boundary violation, it feels like a threat to my existence. it feels like my identity is bleeding. it feels like i’m going to lose something i can’t replace.
territoriality can be violent, but it can also be soft. i’ll sit by the door while you sleep. i’ll remember exactly how you take your tea. i’ll patch up your jacket and fold it so it smells like you again. i’ll bark at anything that looks at you wrong.
for me, being alterhuman means having instincts i can’t always explain, but i feel them in my bones. and territoriality is one of the loudest ones. it’s not always easy to live with, but it makes me who i am.
Spacekin : Identifying as (outer) space, or a part of space, like a planet, star, etc.
ASSASSINS CREED FAN!!! /POS
Okay super lazy (and messy) intro post cuz I've been kinda stressing about making this, thanks anxiety, but I decided, I decided.
Name: Arnie
Pronouns: He/Him
🏳️🌈- I'm kinda somewhat of a bigay guy with a currently messed up gender, but the closest thing rn is I'm just a feminine cis guy / non-traditional femboy??? Idk. But very queer!!!
🦌🐝- I'm a deer and a bumblebee! A bumbledeer!! I'm very deer shaped, and find antelopes, goats, sheep and other very relatable identity wise as well. I don't know. Also a furry!
I'm very new to this stuff. So please be understanding, I'm inexperienced and can be uninformed on things.
🧠- I also am mentally ill and I like to post about it, I won't straight up say what's wrong with me but it's pretty obvious 😅 Please be kind!
- Animals and nature
- Mouthwashing
- Skyrim
- Assassin's Creed
- Måneskin
- Hamilton
- Psychology
- Strawberries and honey
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Also I'm looking for new friends!
They're my babies my children even.
A dog my mom got when I was younger, she felt like another mother besides her being a dog.
how do other non/alterhumans feel about keeping pets?
OMFG THIS.
like it's to the point where I dislike folks using they/them for me. Because I know they still see me as fem. And it's annoying as fuck
*Did something I've noticed
Edit: I KNOW that every other perceivable identity also gets they/themed. This was a personal take of a previous post I had seen. I know that he/she , conforming trans ppl , cis people , and many others get disrespected in this way every day. Please understand that I understand. This was for me and my friend's identities I see severely underrepresented.
Merry Beltane ^^ Go outside, and stretch your wings and legs, creatures. Go dance in the sun and eat something nice; summer is almost here, say hello to it.
To me it’s important as a nonhuman to honor the seasons and cycles of the world, and even if you’re not a pagan practitioner, have fun.
Song drops bc why not
↑↑ I lovlovlove this song by aurora