snake hearted
For me being hearted is about having a feeling of familiarity with a species and wanting to feel close to them. I know that I can't just go around petting snakes or know everything about them without research.
Being snake hearted is about admiration. It's about feeling really happy seeing snakes and learning about them. It's a feeling of kinship, but without feeling like a snake myself.
It's different than a hyperfixation since it goes beyond the desire to learn everything. It's about being happy around snakes IRL or in media. This is part of me.
I figured bout I was snake hearted by watching a giant monster snake in a movie and sympathizing with the snake and having the shift. It was more of a sympathy shift than a "I am literally a snake" one. I have had a connection to snakes since I was a kid. I didn't understand why people found them creepy and felt bad for monster snakes in movies. Also I wanted to talk to snakes so badly.
