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Cherri ♡ He/she/they/it ♡ therian ♡ professional rollercoaster kisser

[cherri-jelli]

I spend most of my time longing for the sea, longing to have my fins back, yes

However, I must admit, I do enjoy some parts of being stuck in this body

I love the land, I love forests, and fields, and deserts, I can explore much farther in this body than I could with a fish tail

So many sights I can go see that just wouldn't have been an option if I was in the right body

So maybe it isn't all bad

Plus I don't think they'd let a theriform siren ride rollercoasters haha

[cherri-jelli]

I enjoy being solitary, takes away the longing for a colony

Especially when your type isn't exactly common

I don't want to rely on finding others of my kind, I am perfectly fine as a lone cat

I enjoy the elusiveness, having very few really know me

I love being a chance encounter, stopping for a moment to stare, before running back to the plateau to never be seen again

[cherri-jelli]

My experience with gatekeeping in the therian community is rather limited, especially for how much of an issue it seems to be, or maybe was

I suppose I don't check the boxes for what usually gets gatekept, whatever that entails

Maybe it's because I'm actually the gatekeepy one, I feel like I'm pretty lax about how other creatures experience theriantrophy and what labels they use, so long as they're not horribly misusing a label, I don't really care

Maybe I'm gatekeeping when I express my frustrations about a group specifically for birds becoming overrun with discussions about other types and suddenly is no longer about being a bird, I don't think that's gatekeepy, but maybe I'm in the wrong

I think there has been a lot of over-correctiveness in the recent times, so maybe that's why I haven't experienced it much, I hear the old community was pretty bad about it, but I wouldn't know

Generally less gatekeeping is good, but I do also think that the current over-correction attitude is also causing some labels to be watered down, which is not good, though I don't think things like simply correcting someone should be counted as gatekeeping

Some also seem pressured to feel like they are "more therian" than others, and I really don't get that, having shifts, identifying physically, being nonhuman, or saying "I don't identify as my type, I am my type" doesn't make you any more therian than someone who doesn't shift or experiences theriantrophy psychologically or spiritually anyways?

Clarifying that identifying as physical or nonhuman or using "I am" instead of "I identify" does not automatically mean you think you're "more therian," I'm nonhuman myself, just that these are usually seen as "more therian"

I also don't think that anyone is really doing this consciously

In conclusion, I probably don't really know what I'm talking about, I just decided to ramble about bullshit ig

[cherri-jelli]

I am a polytherian

I have a lot of types

Though most of the time, I wish I didn't

All of my types present completely separately from each other, they don't merge or hybridize

For me, it's stressful, today I long to only be a mountain lion, but tomorrow I could long to only be a fox

I wish I had just one type, I wish I could completely theme my life around being one thing, but I can't when later I will be something else and feel dysphoric

Everything I do has to be temporary

Some of my types have a decent amount of similarities, but most of the time they conflict with each other

I am primarily a predator, but I will later have the urge to forage for fruits and nuts

Some days I will rapidly switch between types, it gets stressful, being a feline one moment, and a bird the next, my instincts constantly shifting, my body constantly shifting

I do wonder if the monotherian side is as simple as it seems, or if I'm just romanticizing it

[cherri-jelli]

Sometimes I see the hawks of my woods fly by and I wonder what they think of me,

Do they notice anything different about me?

Or do they think I'm just a another human?

When I try to climb a tree or when I screech, do they wonder at all?

When I tilt my head and flap my arms like the wings I once knew, do they know I long to soar their skies?

When I rip my food into pieces small enough to swallow whole and look up, does the thought that I could be one of them even cross their minds?

Would they stare and call me odd?

Would they even think twice about me?

Or can they even process the idea as a whole?

We may never truly understand each other

[juice-wings]

(All versions below cut, feel free to add different backgrounds using the transparents)

I decided I’d add the pride versions now, since June is coming up, and especially in today’s political climate, I think openly supporting and being queer is important year round.

Also, if you weren’t included in this drop, feel free to claim one of the little birds, and tell me if you want to be in the next one!

And ofc check out all the amazing birds who were included, and give them some snacks for participating! (Sorry for tagging yall, ik it’s annoying, but you deserve to see it)

@thereef-below

@talonsonsilk

@dein0nychus

@therioddonesout

@spamtown-usa

@coyotecrash

@bloodygulls

@fellow-queer-birdguy

@cherri-jelli

@zendere

@dr0ps0fjup1t3r

@amagpiestrinkets

@haribon-dog

[cherri-jelli]

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

[cherri-jelli]

I identify as a light fury on all levels including physical

Cry about it

[cherri-jelli]

Hey! It’s Juice! I’m making a huge banner of all the birds of tumblr, and I was wondering if you’d want to be added?

I’d just need a reference of what bird you want to represent you!

@juice-wings

Hey Juice! That sounds like such a cool idea, I would love to be added!

I'd like to be represented by a green winged macaw, I find it's slightly more prominent than my other bird types!

[cherri-jelli]

Got chased around with a water gun

He says "aren't you an electric type? Why are you afraid of water?" (Was wearing a jolteon keychain)

He has absolutely no clue I actually am one

Lmfao

[cherri-jelli]

I wish I had a pod,

I don't know any other sirens in real life though, I don't think I could form a pod with someone who isn't another siren either,

I do get by decently well as a solo siren, but a pod does sound nice every now and then

[cherri-jelli]

What are you really?

[cherri-jelli]

Stressed cougar hours,

I have no claws, I have no fangs,

I cannot defend myself in any way

[cherri-jelli]

Hate this human diet crap, hate eating man-made food, give me a squirrel dammit!

[home-in-the-mountains]

I should not be allowed near the meat aisle in any store

[cherri-jelli]

Ehem

VAPOREON VAY VAY POREON VAYY VAPOR VAAAAAY VAY REON VAY

[cherri-jelli]

The horrors of knowing my song will never be luring enough

[cherri-jelli]

Someone at work said lilac breasted rollers were one of their favorite birds,

Why,

Thank you <3