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[nonexistentnull]

(going off the ask game here :>) what’s something you wish someone would ask because youve got interest/experience/knowledge of it, and could you please share such?

   thank you for the ask! :D

   the biggest thing i wish i got asked about was my comic/ ocs, especially the deeper message/themes of it. i am unfortunately still too shy to actually share the comic publicly 💔, but i can talk about the main theme of it. 

   the big theme is that the idea of ‘normal/ideal’ is bad, and people are harmed by the expectation to fit into it. i’m mostly focusing on beauty/appearance and gender presentation, but also kinda relationships, disability, and work.

   it’s a future sci fi culture based on the US, and theres a lot of emphasis on beauty and meeting the ideal appearance, even when it’s super difficult. it’s the norm for people to remove all of their body hair, get lots of cosmetic surgeries, spend a lot of time on makeup/hair styling/etc.

   theres also a very strong divide between men and women’s expected appearances, and androgyny and gender-non-conformity is seen as inherently ugly. binary trans people are technically accepted, but only if they can fit gender norms “good enough”. 

   those are both based on my personal experiences. i don’t wanna get too personal, but i’ve been forced to get mostly-cosmetic procedures, and i’ve struggled with feeling like i’m not a real (trans) man unless i fit masculinity good enough (which i don’t want to) (i’m masc, i just don’t want all the surgeries). 

   both of the main characters are trans. one, Samuel, is a trans man who is all done with his transition, but because he doesn’t want top surgery (and because of his mullet /hj) he is seen as a Man But Wrong. the other main character, Juno, is a trans woman, but still closeted. sure, everyone would technically be accepting if she came out, but until she completely finishes her transition (which would take years), she would be seen as Ugly and Bad. they’re also both aroallo and have chronic pain, and Juno is asian, which also factors into them not being able to fit normal standards.

   again i’m too nervous to actually share my comic publicly, but if some mutuals wanna see it, i could sent it privately :). 

   thank you again for the ask! hope the rambling was enjoyable <3 

[nonexistentnull]

is there a reason for the mantis? is it just like a favourite animal, does it have any meaning, is it a symbol for something or does it have some cool lore or fact behind it that makes you want to keep it as the mascot? (and if i were to draw a lil mantis chibi would you like that, would you take it as a blog pet or mascot)

/no pressure to answer

praying mantises are one of my favorite animals, i just think theyre really neat. i started using it as a profile picture a while ago in other places and i’ve kept it since :)

my fursona is a cat/praying mantis hybrid. i’m still pretty inexperienced with furries, but i did a doodle of him (still need to figure out his design though…)

i really appreciate the offer, but i dont think id have much use for a mascot since im still mostly just reblogging (and ive already got a persona). thank you so much for the offer though!

(and thank you for all the interactions and asks! especially the reqbodyposi one, i’ve been busy but i hope i can draw it soon :D)

[nonexistentnull]

do you watch chubbyemu or heme review on yt (im getting those vibes)

i dont know either of those 💔

but i’ll take those vibes as a good thing <3

[nonexistentnull]

ooh, since you're into spec evo (im assuming speculative evolution) what predictions do you have for

a) crabs

b) cats

c) humans

idk, seems interesting :3

oooo! i haven’t done any spec evo stuff in a while, i’m pretty rusty 💔 but this is a fun question

crabs seem to have perfected their form. could see some behaviors evolving to avoid crabbing, like being able to recognize crab traps and avoid them. i dont know much about crabs haha

cats, i imagine their neoteny getting more extreme. also traits associated with disabilities (like pure white+blue eyed+deaf) becoming more common, since if theyre being taken care of by humans, disabilities won’t effect their ability to live and reproduce as much. if people keep selectively breeding cats for specific odd traits, those i imagine will become more common (though it would be limited by spaying/neutering)

humans, thats difficult. more “attractive” traits could become more common, though with how quickly standards change and how much they vary around the world, i don’t think it would be long term enough to be much of an evolution. if we do start living in space or start doing genetic modification on ourselves, that could do all kinds of stuff, but i dont know enough about those to really have any predictions

thank you for the ask !