Seafoam

Physically a sea otter DMs open 🐚 adult🐚 they/it Otherkin/nonhuman/therian

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🦦 All aboard my raft 🦦

My name is seafoam (they/it) + sea otter viv terms

I’m 24 years old

(Pfp by Lesbadabing on Etsy)

I am a physical sea otter/mer, the inner making of my body and DNA is not human

This blog is mostly focused on being non-human! I would love to meet other adult non humans! Hoping to some day have a pod of my own

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- if you’re under 18 you can interact with my blog but I try to mostly interact with other adults

- you can DM me for any reason I’m very friendly

Swim free, swim forever

[two-facedgod]

If it isn’t too late I’d be interested in poetry! I’m a sea otter who forever longs for the sea

I really hope you enjoy!

Human Hands

In my longings, I'm surrounded:

sugar and sea salt and sea foam

and sunlight

glittering

like slivers of white gold

over the crests of waves

as I dive in and out of two worlds,

swimming at the division.

I belong everywhere.

I belong to the sea floor and sea urchins

just as I belong to Father Sun and Mother Moon above

as they gaze upon the waters.

When Father Sun dips below the sea,

I take the paws of my friends into mine

and we all slip into dreams of

human hands.

[seafoamwave]

Thank you! I love the way you wright!

[canidazed]

Hey

If your partner cringes at you, is embarrassed, tells you not to be yourself, or otherwise is not cool with you being openly nonhuman or beastly, leave them. Genuinely. You will find somebody who will not only tolerate these aspects, but adore you for them in their entirety.

When we go to the park with our handler, we often get to shift a bit, running quadrupedally, making yips, rolling in grass. They encourage us and pet us, playing into our nips and snarls. He alerts us when people are approaching, but only for our anxiety. If we don't freeze up, they gladly continue to play with and care for us, ignoring the stares. He is not ashamed, they love that we are a canine, he encourages us to be ourselves. Each time this happens a surge of warmth and gratefulness beams through us. Everybody deserves access to this support and love.

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Why it took me so long to find the Alterhuman community

A long recount of the many years I thought I was alone + growing up without social media

I did not grow up with the internet. In fact my mom tried her absolute best to keep me and my brother away from it as long as possible. In my home we had one family computer that was used mainly by my brother and dad, me and my brother had to be supervised every time we used it, which was mostly for playing games and the occasional YouTube video

I spent most of my time in the backyard and if I was lucky, my neighbors pool. I had always felt like something was off about me. I spent most of my time imagining what life would have been like as an animal

Around 13 my brother showed me some random “furry cringe compilation” on YouTube which was pretty much just furrys at a furry convention which looked fun as hell

I thought they might be like me, thought the reason they dressed up as animals was because they felt like one. How nice would it be to get to wear a fursuit and show everyone what you truly are right?

When I was given my first iPod at around 15 I tried to learn more. I looked for videos about furrys hoping it would explain or relate to my experience. I did not get that. Turns out, it’s all just a fun hobby! No one really thinks they are an animal that’s crazy! It’s just cosplay.

It’s just me then, isn’t it

I stopped looking after that. used what little internet I had to talk to friends and listen to music. Being a furry was still fun, but I kept my distance. I was afraid to keep looking. Afraid that I really was alone, that I’d have to keep this constant feeling that I’m meant to be something else secret

I was 21 when I first got tumblr and found this community was real

I was alone for 21 years

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5th community drawing is done!

This one is for @canine-conversation a African painted dog heart type

Sea otters can’t really run that fast but don’t worry about it

Requests are still open!

Under the same sun

[cosmicstrays]

being physically nonhuman and/or having a body like a theriform doesn’t automatically unlearn you of racist and anthrocentric propaganda and ideals. matter of fact being any level of nonhuman or alterhuman doesn’t automatically unlearn you of it either. changing what names you put on yourself doesn’t change the fact that you are still living a lifestyle supported by a habitat that is shaped by systemic racism and human supremacy and sustained by willful ignorance of the everyday evidence of those facts.

this goes beyond the physical nonhumanity misunderstanders in the community too. i’m sick of white alterhumans posting endless lists of labels and microlabels as proof they’re “woke” when being anti-racist and woke isn’t in your fucking identity and self-talk, it’s in your actual actions towards others or by yourself, ESPECIALLY in your reactions to getting criticized for doing something that goes against what you “identify as” standing for.

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^^^

Being nonhuman does not change the fact that I was still raised as a white person. I still grew up with the privileges any white person has

I am still viewed as white to those around me. I still receive the same treatment as other white people.

You have to be able to see you are still affected by the people and communities that raised you

Yes the beings on tumblr can see what you really are, but the cops? The politicians? They see your skin color first

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Forth community drawing is done!

This one is for @coastal-castor a Bluestar fictionkin!

Fun fact: I used to have a warriors OC named Otterheart

Requests are still open!

Real as can be

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Third community drawing is done!

This one is for @popmusiccollective the Dinosaur!

Can you tell I don’t know how to make backgrounds

Here from the beginning

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Thinking about that time I told my friend that I was an otter and they responded

“I’m more of a twink myself”

Mmm not that kind of otter but thanks for participating lol

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Second community drawing is done!

This one is with @ra1nydaysss the wolf! I hope you like it!

Requests are still open!

Part of the pack

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First community drawing is done!

For @talonsonsilk the laughing kookaburra with me the sea otter!

Making space for one another

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Hello beings of tumblr!

I wanted to do a little art project for the community, bringing a focus on unity

So I’m hoping to do a couple separate drawing of me and other beings who wish to participate,

So otherkins/therians/fictionkin/hearted/links/holotheres/ and any others let me know if you want me to draw a little duo drawing of us together! Feel free to message me with a ref of what you want!

It might take me a bit and I’m not sure how many I will do but if you have interest don’t be shy!

We are all different but we all belong together 🩵

Edit: all drawing will have the hashtag #seafoams raft

[two-facedgod]

on isolation (a two-faced god production)

Being part of this community can be isolating. It's easy to feel alone. After all, the greater population sees us as "crazy" or "attention-seeking" or whatever the flavor of the month is. Not only that - how many of us know of a single alterhuman/nonhuman in real life? How many of us are forced to hide ourselves and can only find shelter in this little online community? We're all afraid that the "secret" is going to find its way out. We fear ridicule. We fear rejection. We try hard not to care what other people think, but sometimes you've got to hide behind your own wings - so to speak - just to get by in this world. It's maddening. It's lonely.

I'm saying all that to say this - we've got to look out for each other. We've got to be there to lift each other up and be a shoulder to cry on. We need to accept each other. We need to love each other. We can't let petty disagreements and gatekeeping and toxicity tear this little community apart.

Let's be the family we never had.

With love and light and other such bullshit,

the two-faced god

[seafoamwave]

Hey all selkies/seals and otters!

I have noticed that there seems to be a lot of common overlap between selkies and otters and I wanted to hear your experiences!

I’m hoping to do some further research and put it into a full post

Please feel free to share anything you would like to add

[seafoamwave]

It’s not fair how far apart we all are

I wish I could be there, give you a moment to be an animal. There is something about not being alone. To be able to experience yourself not just when you are by yourself

To not worry about being judged or at best, tolerated

Im a sea creature but do you want to roll around in the grass with me?

Do you want to eat food and be as messy as you want? Who needs forks or spoons

Can we lay under the sun

Can we float and swim and play in the water

We can bark and whistle and squeak and mew or be silent whatever you need do

Teach me how to be something that isn’t human. I wish I could see you. I wish you could see me. We could be animals again. Can we be animals again

[the-big-dog]

I hate seeing my reflection. It’s so so wrong. I see a human that isn’t me. He is called by a name that isn’t mine and everyone expects him to be someone that isn’t me. And yet, when I move he moves with me in the mirror. It’s so uncanny seeing someone who isn’t you in the mirror.

It looks so wrong to see myself in this body that isn’t mine. I see the flat face, the bare skin, the green eyes, the puff of curly dark brown hair, and the pink mouth, and I want to cry. I did cry the first time I saw my reflection.

I avoid any reflective surface. Black digital screens, mirrors, glass that’s reflecting a lot.

Even when I don’t see my reflection, I can still see my hands and body. That’s why I like being in darkness. I can’t see this body when it’s too dark.

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I feel this so strongly

[juice-wings]

HEY!! HEY YOU! The bird reading this! We are a flock, and I want to draw us. Kind of like this post (linked bellow) from the cetaceans of tumblr.

So, my flock. Submit your reference sheets or photos of theriform birds and I’ll draw us as a large flock!

So reblog, comment, or dm me your references and I’ll add you asap!

(If you’re submitting photos of a theriform bird please include an image of them flying and another image that shows your coloration)

Fly free

Live fast

Love hard

Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your

[seafoamwave]

Spreading this for any birds who follow to me to see!

Go my birds! Find your flock!