Hello Pro, may I ask what kintypes you have with feathered wings, both expectedly and not? And how do you find your experience with wings? Though they mean vastly different things to each of my 3 winged kintypes, I'm immensely fond of mine. - Harrowhark @blackwinged-soul
Thank you for the question, Harrowhark!
I've got a handful of winged kintypes, most of which are feathered in source, but some are feathered in more peculiar ways. Two of my kintypes don't have wings In source (well, one has costumed wings) - however, I have the sensation of wings when I'm in shifts for them. Specifically, three of my MCYT kins have wings (Baghera, Carre, and False), but two are feathered wings made of a non-typical material (specifically plush feathers & copper feathers!)
When I'm in a Charles B. Barkin shift, I typically don't possess wings, but there are occasions where it gets vaguely blurry with angel-ness. Other than the oddball cases, my Husk, Baghera, & Archeops kintypes are pretty standard feathered wings (though, in Archeops case, it's sort of winged arms as opposed to wings attached to the shoulder blades)
The majority of my kins are non-winged, so I find it especially interesting that there's a variety of expression in terms of what wings I have (though, funnily, all are specifically feathered). Although, I also seem to lean more toward humanoid with avian attributes, or even non-avian kins that so happen to have wings. Although there's some overlap (Via Baghera and Archeops). One of the things that best helps me pinpoint what shift I'm in is the sensation of physical attributes before other sensory indicators, so I suppose that I'm lucky to have such a range in how they express.
My experience with wings is generally positive because all although my winged kintypes are in the minority, some of my most common shifts are with wings. Unfortunately, it varies with milage because with the happiness of being able to feel wings, comes some of the wistfulness for flying.
The rant got sort of unwieldy towards the end there, but thank you for the chance to rant anyhow. It's nice to talk about. I'd love to hear more about any similarities or difference in your experience!
