A term that describes being alterhuman/nonhuman, but only because of said creatures, characters, things, etc. appearance. This doesn't connect to any listed examples stories or backgrounds, personalities, or behaviors, it is only appearance-based.
Appearikin, Appearitherian, Appearilink
A term that describes being kin of a creature, character, etc. because of their appearance.
A term that describes having a theriotype of a certain creature(s) because of their appearance.
A term that describes being link of a creature, character, etc. because of their appearance.
Since this somehow doesnt exist, I decided to go ahead and coin it! Also, to note that I am autistic myself, with an official diagnosis.
Autismlink, or autilink, is an otherlink identity in which you voluntarily identifies as partially or fully non-human.
Autilink means that your non-human identity ties directly to your autism, or that it heavily influences it.
Autismlink is exclusive to those with autism, as it directly stem from said disability.
Edit/Note: This is NOT a transID label. This is not about identifying as autistic, but for people who already have autism.
Feel free to make your own version for other Neurodivergences if you think it fits!
Reminder: OtherLINK is a choice, unlike OtherKIN and therianthropy, which are NOT choices.
Coined by me, Mapple Starz [ @mapple-star ]
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Flag meanings and Extra definitions and a personal example below the cut:
Meanings: The colors are taken directly from the autism pride flag. The infinity symbol was used to replace the two overlapped circles of the original otherlink flag. The demi circles on the top and bottom stripes are honestly just there because it looks nice.
Otherlink: A voluntarily identity as a non-human being of any kind. Could be an animal, mythical being, fictional character, plant, concept or more.
EXAMPLE: I am an alienlink, meaning that i identify as an alien. This is due to the fact I am autistic, and therefore alienated by society. I have grown up feeling like I didn't belong, like an alien lost on a planet with a specie they knew nothing about.
Autilink helps me put this identity into words. I did not choose to feel alienated, but i *did* choose to embrace it and identify as alienlink.
flag id: two flags with 7 stripes, with the third, fourth, and fifth being smaller than the rest. they are faded warm pink, dull orangish-red, pale green, seafoam green, pale green, dull orangish-red, and faded warm pink. the right flag's stripes are purple, lavender, pale blue, dull blue, pale blue, lavender, and purple. end id.
banner id: a 1600x200 teal banner with the words ‘please read my dni before interacting. those on my / dni may still use my terms, so do not recoin them.’ in large white text in the center. the text takes up two lines, split at the slash. end id.
proxylink: a form of otherlink in which one 'links with something because it is important to something they kin
ficproxylink: a form of fictionlink (and subset of proxylink) in which one 'links with a character because they are important to a character they kin
[pt: proxylink: a form of otherlink in which one 'links with something because it is important to something they kin
ficproxylink: a form of fictionlink (and subset of proxylink) in which one 'links with a character because they are important to a character they kin. end pt]
for anon! the left flag uses colors from the otherkin and otherlink flags and the right flag uses colors from the fictionkin and fictionlink flags.
proxylink examples:
you are kin with animal a. animal b is prey of animal a, so you link with animal b.
you are kin with character a. character b is character a's best friend, so you link with character b.
any kind of relationship between one's kin and one's link is possible — the two could be related, dating, enemies, predator/prey, symbiotic, etc.!
[otherkin flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is a cream circle with a very dark brown outline, with the otherkin symbol in light brown in the middle of the circle. the symbol looks like a seven-pointed star; otherwise known as a heptagram or elven star. end id.]
[alterhuman flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is the alt key symbol in light brown with a cream outline. the symbol looks like an arrow pointing to the right, which moves up diagonally in the middle to go over a smaller straight horizontal line. end id.]
[therian flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is a theta-delta in light brown with a cream outline. the symbol looks like a a circle overlapped with a triangle with a small straight horizontal line in the middle, or the greek letters theta and delta overlapped. end id.]
[fictionkin flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is the fictionkin symbol in light brown with a cream outline. the symbol looks like two large circles overlapped with one another horizontally with a smaller circle overlapping with the bottom of both. In the overlapping space between the large circles is the letter F, aligned with the small circle to look like a key. end id.]
[copinglink flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is the copinglink symbol in light brown with a cream outline. the symbol looks like a diamond with a chain link in the middle. end id.]
[otherlink flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is a cream circle with a very dark brown outline, with the otherlink symbol in light brown in the middle of the circle. the symbol looks like a chain link. end id.]
[otherhearted flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is a cream circle with a very dark brown outline, with the otherhearted symbol in light brown in the middle of the circle. the symbol looks like a heart and a circle overlapping, the heart having a small diamond shape inside it touching the top. end id.]
[transspecies flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is a cream circle with a very dark brown outline, with the transspecies symbol in light brown in the middle of the circle. the symbol looks like a small four-pointed star, outlined by a larger four-pointed star with a circle behind it. end id.]
[nonhuman flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is a cream circle with a very dark brown outline, with the nonhuman symbol in light brown in the middle of the circle. the symbol looks like a circle with a square rotated 45º in the middle, the points touching the outside of the circle. on the inside of the square is a small circle with a dot inside it; small vertical straight lines poke out of the top and bottom of the circle. end id.]
[quoiian flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is the quoiian symbol in light brown with a cream outline. the symbol looks like a question mark without the dot at the bottom, with a small five-pointed star next to it on the right. end id.]
[endel flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is a cream circle with a very dark brown outline, with the endel symbol in light brown in the middle of the circle. the symbol looks like an arrowhead pointing down with a four-pointed sparkle touching the bottom right. end id.]
[synpath flag id: a rectangular flag with seven straight horizontal stripes. all stripes are equal-width except for the second, fourth, and sixth stripes which are half as thick as the others. from top to bottom, the flag colours are very dark brown, dark brown, brown, light brown, brown, dark brown and very dark brown. in the middle of the flag is a cream circle with a very dark brown outline, with the synpath symbol in light brown in the middle of the circle. the symbol looks like two diamond shapes overlapped with one another horizontally to create a smaller diamond shape in the middle, with a straight horizontal line passing through the middle. end id.]
Sharpwing Otherlink: A flag for those who identify as an otherlink of a Sharpwing from Wings of Fire.
Coined as a request for anon!
Already coined? Consider this an alternative flag!
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