Hi, my name is anthrophilokyon, but you can call me Anthro or Kyon — I answer to both.
I know anthro means “human,” and maybe that sounds strange for a wolf, but I like carrying the name of [something I love].
I’m a dog. I love humans.
Not just in a simple way — I mean, I really love them. I love the way they share nose kisses and wolf kisses with me, how my brother will howl beside me even if he doesn’t understand, how they call me dog instead of human and mean it with love. I know the world can be horrible, but humans are the ones who build stories and dance barefoot and invent and grieve and play and laugh — and again and again, I fall in love with them [humans].
I am a wolf, a dog, and maybe a little bit cat. Or maybe I’ve been a little bit of every creature that’s ever lived. I carry the weight of feathers and claws, scales and fur, the hunter and the hunted. I feel like I’ve been stardust and ant and silence and scream. My life feels like too much — like I am too much — and all that too-muchness spills out of me in shapes of fangs and growls and prayers.
I’m nineteen. I’m a therian, a furry, trans, autistic, and disabled. I don’t eat meat, and I try to reduce how many lives I take to live. I’m learning who I am, so feel free to use any pronouns with me. Common ones are he/him, she/her, they/them, and you can also use neopronouns like xe/xem, pup/pupself, woof/woofself — or just use my names! For example:
> Anthro went to the river. Woof splashed in the water and wagged woofself dry.
I’m not white. I don’t know exactly what I am — my people never got the chance to define ourselves clearly. Colonization took our identity and left us with blurry words like indigenous, afro-descendant, mestizo, Latine. I don’t know. All I know is that I love my patria.
I don’t have a religion, but I am a prayer. I pray to Buddha, to God, to Jesus, to the Virgin, to Aphrodite, Artemis, Zeus — to anyone who might listen. I want to build an altar for them all.
I love every color, but I’m especially drawn to reds and oranges. I love tangerines, and I’ve always felt misplaced. As a kid, I was always a cat. I speak in bodies more than in words — English, Spanish, a little Chinese, still learning Japanese. I love people who howl back, who are gentle with animals and weirder than they admit.
I love the smell of forests after rain, the sound of ballads, the taste of citrus. I love stories — told through animation, anime, old films, and quiet comics. I’m an artist, and I want to become an animator someday — even if university is kicking my ass right now.
I love One Piece, in the same way someone screams “I want to live!” and dares to crush every bone between them and a fulfilling life. I smell of freedom when I read it. It sings of survival and chosen family — things I know in my blood.
I’m drawn to Hannibal, too. The characters act on instinct, prey and predator fighting within the same breath. The metaphor of cannibalism becomes love — to want to be consumed, to give your body back to the wild. I’ve thought about that — not in fear, but in devotion: to be eaten by nature and return home to the ground that made me.
I read a lot of fanfiction — because creation is one of the most beautiful things we can offer the world. I write it too, quietly, like prayer. I consume a lot of LGBTQIA+ media, and even when it doesn’t speak my language, my mind reshapes it until it becomes something close to my heart. Something in my own tongue.
I love My Little Pony, because gentleness is radical. I love anime, because it's been with me since I had claws but no words. And I wish I had a tail to wag all the time. I’m looking for someone who will love me back — not despite the way I am, but because of it.
If you’re a wolf, a dog, a fox, a cat, or just feral in a kind way — maybe we’re kin.
Please remember: I’m nineteen, and I live with disabilities. My reality might be different from yours. I ask for understanding, for gentleness. Please be kind. I move through the world in ways that are soft, sharp, sacred — and strange.
My playlist! : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3PlKrVSmd2aml4YuWcbWVT?si=8gEMImVkQOGCtt9wtdbseA&pi=ICOVwOmcTf6rx
Besides my banner this is how I feel, most of them have certain text for context, but I wouldn't remove those because it's hard for me to express myself without an indicator.
Hi my name is Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way and I have long ebony black hair (that’s how I got my name) with purple streaks and red tips that reaches my mid-back and icy blue eyes like limpid tears and a lot of people tell me I look like Amy Lee (AN: if u don’t know who she is get da hell out of here!). I’m not related to Gerard Way but I wish I was because he’s a major fucking hottie. I’m a vampire but my teeth are straight and white. I have pale white skin. I’m also a witch, and I go to a magic school called Hogwarts in England where I’m in the seventh year (I’m seventeen). I’m a goth (in case you couldn’t tell) and I wear mostly black. I love Hot Topic and I buy all my clothes from there. For example today I was wearing a black corset with matching lace around it and a black leather miniskirt, pink fishnets and black combat boots. I was wearing black lipstick, white foundation, black eyeliner and red eye shadow. I was walking outside Hogwarts. It was snowing and raining so there was no sun, which I was very happy about. A lot of preps stared at me. I put up my middle finger at them.
-The opening paragraph to My Immortal, posted 20 years ago today
in a beautiful world there would be physical therapists who specialize in helping transspecies individuals move their body in more affirming ways. yes quads but also moving ears/nose, changing posture, increasing flexibility, and just generally teaching your body how to move in ways it technically can but doesn't even know how to begin
This is one of the reasons I am drawing a lot of postures lately(? There is a lot of visibility in regards of quadrobics inside the therian community, but I feel like it’s the only one spread around despite the wide variety of beings we find here. It’s not enough. In the first place it’s mostly quadrobics and movements for the dog part of the community, it’s not even the whole broad spectrum.
We really need more movement in the community, in the whole sense of the word.
(note: this is about my personal lived experiences.)
as a bit of background information, i am a full-time college student with a part-time job. i am semi-independent, as in i am in charge of my own medical care, grocery shopping, budgeting and generally most “adult” things. i am in a relationship of 4+ years at the time of writing this. i’m chronically ill and have multiple mental illnesses as well.
lately i’ve been having trouble with the integration of nonhumanity into my adult life. i live in quite an urban area, a tourist town to be exact, and i do not have the current means to drive to areas with denser nature. i am also busy, working on multiple projects and time commitments. i do not really have time for “dedicated” connection to my alterhumanity. even due to my mental disorders, there is a mental block that prevents me from eating more like my species. maybe i’m being too hard on myself, when comparing myself to other adult nonhumans who frequently eat like their ‘types or go to national parks regularly. i don’t want to wear gear either.. it’s just not my thing. and my major is related to fashion, not animals or nature like most alterhumans do. i can’t hunt or fish like i want to.
i also had to step away from nonhumanity because of how distressing it was for me, at times. i frequently questioned what i was, to the point of spiraling and shutting down. it wasn’t very healthy for me to ruminate like this. that, and the rampant racism in the community. it was also extremely distressing. i’m black, and i have to be careful how i refer to myself and how deeply i refer to myself as not a human. my ancestors didn’t get a choice like i do.
there are no people in real life who know about my alterhumanity. this isolation of sorts probably doesn’t help either.
i think my problem is that i need to look at things through a new lens, but.. it’s hard to look at human things from a nonhuman perspective. canines do not make budgets. maned wolves don’t do homework. i think all of these “human” things are also part of the reason why i don’t shift anymore, or at least i don’t notice it. i can’t exactly ignore these responsibilities either. i can’t say “well im not a human, so i wont do human things.” because with that logic… i wouldn’t even have this tumblr page. i wouldn’t be able to play video games, or eat chocolate, or go to school for a major i love.
it wasn’t always like this either. i used to be so much more in touch when i was younger. i’d shift, meditate, frequently go out into my backyard and roam, growl and claw at family members who upset me, the whole nine. i’m not sure what happened. the only “shifts” that occur are ones to scavenge, which.. isn’t possible.
i would very much like to feel more in touch with my nonhumanity. but for now… i’m not exactly sure what to do.
Trying to find a way to illustrate bird movements in my body. One doesn’t really see much about movement in the therian community aside from quadrobics, and I really want to change that because while our bodies might not always be what we want, it’s filled with infinite possibilities, and I really love that.
Sketch of movements based on my bird that I recreate from time to time, from right to left it’s a sequence of opening your wings (1 to 2), hiding you head on your back wing to preen at yourself (from 3 to 4), and then the beginning of flapping the birds and shaking oneself (last one, 5).
•Sacred Skies, A Convention Uplifting Alterhumans of Color•
•Greetings! Sacred Skies is a brand new online alterhuman convention created with the purpose of uplifting the voices of alterhumans of color. This is a two day convention that will be hosted on Fluxer, a new and budding discord alternative.
•What's happening at this convention?
•Sacred Skies is hosting special presentations and panels, hosted by alterhumans of color! Some of these panels are more lighthearted, fun events, while others are meant to educate attendees about important experiences, history, and events. We will also have channels dedicated to discussion of poc experiences.
•Why a convention for alterhumans of color?
•There are multiple reasons. Many of us are fragmented across the alterhuman community, many times we are silenced by white alterhumans, many times we cannot find safe spaces to express ourselves, many times we venture out into alterhuman spaces only to be faced with discrimination. This online convention and its associated off season server are meant to create safe spaces for alterhumans of color to interact and share their experiences. We also want to help create an archive of the experiences of alterhumans of color.
•Can white people attend?
•Yes! This convention is meant for education, and that can't be done without having people who need to be educated attending. However, there will be areas that will not be accessed by white people at this con, and we have a zero tolerance policy for ignorance or discrimination.
•What is Fluxer?
•Fluxer is an up and coming anti-digital ID discord alternative focused on privacy and user friendly experiences! At the time of writing this post, Fluxer is up and running, though stilm developing. It will be ready for primetime traffic within a couple months. We will not be hosting the convention on discord due to their association with immigrations and customs enforcement (ICE).
•How can I help? How can I get involved?
•You can help us by talking about what you would like to see at this convention! You can help us by becoming staff! You can help us by hosting a panel! You can help us by attending this convention! If you would like to help us out in any way, feel free to DM my being! Only alterhumans of color can be staff and panelists.
•How can I become a panelist?
•Message my being with your panel idea! Present either a panel topic or a panel title, and we can talk about scheduling your panel either on the first day of the event or the second day of the event! We accept all kinds of panel ideas.
•Where can I get updates on this convention?
•If you're a bodily poc, you can join the otherkind of color alliance, a growing safe space for alterhumans of color. We have daily active resource channels where we post articles with important history, events, activism, and knowledge. We are on discord currently, though we will be moving to Fluxer once it is ready for primetime in April. If you can't join this space, just watch the poc otherkin and poc alterhuman tags for update posts that I will make over time as the convention is planned more and more.
•Thank you for reading! If you want to get involved with this new project, feel free to DM my being! We hope to see you all when the day of the event finally comes around! ^.=.^
Greetings! The Otherkind of Color Alliance is a safe place for alterhumans of color to interact and speak about their unique experiences! Th
questions for alterhumans in the miscecanis community! we know very, very little of the community so please bare with us as we're genuinely curious
what is the misceverse? is it a gender, sexuality, identity, etc. ? if it's related to gender or sexuality, can any gender\sexuality be in the community? if it's an identity, is it like alterhumanity or a separate identity alongside it?
we've seen a little about scents, so how do you find your scent? are scents exclusive to certain members or types? on the topic of types, how do you find your type? are types related to species or type(?) [ alpha, beta, omega ] what are the subtypes of alpha, omega, beta, etc. ? does a\b\o have a specific order and if so, does it correlate to being multiple types?
I have so many more questions, those are just the main ones for now. apologies if we sound like an idiot for asking, we genuinely know nothing about the community pff
I am an omega, it’s something I have just been openly about, mainly because I couldn’t even phaeton the possibility of being allowed to be. I think, for me, its identity, not much different from my therian identity.
To me, because everyone’s experience is different, is gender and identity, to be honest is not something I think I can separate from myself, I think it’s alterhumanity, but it's a weird path to walk for me.
To expand a little more about the identity. I am autistic, and a lot of my understanding of the world comes in the sensory ways I navigate it, in the ways I tend to classify and arrange behaviors to my understanding. I have always noticed things others didn’t about behaviors, I think this translates to my identity as well, not something I can separate, but something innate, and it’s even more muddy because I am a therian as well.
In the scent aspect I think a way to find your way with it is finding someone else who is alterhuman like you, or find the words and scents that roll nicely on your tongue(? I honestly never thought much of it, but there had always been something chasing me along the lines of “just baked bread and milk”, like the corners of the bread are slightly charred and the milk is too sweet and too fat for human consumption, something I have found myself sleeping into.
A week ago my friend and I had a heart to heart, two omegas. We might not find our way with words explaining such an important part of ourselves, but he told me “slightly burned bread and milk”. We drew our scents, more sensorial than anything, I did not know her drawing, and she did not know mine. When she showed me what he drew of me, we used the same colors, there is something innate on it, I believe.
I wouldn’t be able to tell much on the others, but from what I perceive omegas are more muted, not non existent, but like the stillness in your bedroom when you are just laying around looking at the ceiling, it’s important, it might be the sole reason you are there, but it’s not visible nor imponent.
And I think alphas are a bit too much sometimes, not bad, but perhaps brash? Like jumping onto a pull, doing tricks, holding hair until your lungs burn and water slipping into your nose, the crash between hot and cold, wouldn’t change the feeling for anything else, but the first times it can be startling.
There are more, a lot more, I believe, not seen much of them though.
I think I wrote too much, but I really liked the opportunity to put my thoughts on paper.
no no no no get us OUT of the news please. no need. hahaha yeah please expose us to the general public i am sure there will be no negative attention. don't even wanna read this if i'm being completely honest. i don't expect the article to be negative but normal people do not need to know of this because what they'll say about it is so predictable AUFKAIFNDMSKFKGJSJ. this sucks i just wanted to scroll through the news man what
just wanna say the reason i found out im a therian was through a news video like this posted to youtube. i know visibility can bring hate. but it also introduces us to more beings who can read an article like this and have their first aha-moment of “wait, they’re just like me”.
visibility can connect us to alterhumans who have never heard about us before. visibility can teach beings that they don’t need to be human, they don’t need to hide themselves, that they’re not alone in their feelings.
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