#virifury

[harebrainedlover]

been having a lot of fun editing shots from HTTYD to look like me :-)

[harebrainedlover]

just a dragon in his natural habitat

[harebrainedlover]

Swimming is very confusing when I am missing many of the parts that i instinctively want to swim with. I can't swim as fast without my tail, I can't maneuver quickly without my fins, I can't be as streamline without my wings? My brain gets so many mixed signals from the limbs that are actually here and the limbs i still feel the influence of that swimming feels so overwhelming and dysphoric at times.

I'm planning to make some wings to attach to my forelegs for swimming, because even though that isn't where my wings are placed it would still feel good to have them.

[harebrainedlover]

I already know that biking is euphoric for me, but DAMN!!

It's windy as hell outside and night is falling and wow... when the wind catches me just right and boosts me along I can't help but feel my wings stretch out and my tail fins help me stay stable on my bike-- not to mention that I'm listening to the HTTYD soundtrack!

Anyways totally recommend biking if you are a flighted creature and able bodied

[harebrainedlover]

unfortunately my physical condition has not been improving with my mental condition

living is easier on my mind now, but my body still degrades further

it hurts, being a creature meant to be strong and lithe, to have that body taken from you

i was once strong and lithe, fast and deadly. months pass and now i am as weak as the day i hatched

all things considered, what is a greater show of strength than taking back what you have lost? than becoming strong after being weak? my draconity is not lost within this haze of pain; it's a crucible from which i will rise as my true self

[harebrainedlover]

found literally the perfect fabric for my wing project!!!!!! the subtle vine design both satisfies my want for camoflague and also mimics my scales imo :-))

[harebrainedlover]

heya!!! just found ur page and ur like rly cool lol, i was just wondering if virifurys are an og species of night fury or smthn similar, and if so/if not would i be able to know a bit more about them? from ur experiences they seem rly cool and i’d love to know more, it also might help considering i’m still unsure what kind of fury i am lol, so just wondering if maybe i could learn a bit more about them possibly? (if it’s not trouble ofc) :3

Yayy!!! I love being asked about my species

A Small Explanation of Virifuries

So yes, the virifury is a species I named, but it's just a cool name for what I am (I don't see many dragons on here naming species like that but I thought it would be fun lol). I'm related to night furies, but we've been separated by many years and are different in several ways. Basically, I knew I was shaped generally like a night fury, but that I had some pretty significant physiological differences and didn't live in the same part of the world.

Physically, virifuries have longer snouts, ears, and limbs. We also have shinier scales to mimic dew, and slight color changing abilities (think about green anoles). Camoflague is important to light and night furies, and that's no different for virifuries. I also have more scientifically accurate wing anatomy (think of bat wings) and so have a small thumb I can use to help me climb trees. Most of my flying is done as gliding through forests, so my wings are also a little more slim. Scale color and small body changes are most of the differences.

Physiologically, we have less in common. I do not have breath powers, and my movement/functioning is modeled more after canines (night furies were modeled after felines). Also, we live in different sides of the world! Virifuries are native to the temperate rainforests of North America- a whole different continent than night furies.

Since this is all from my own experience and questioning process, I don't know how members of my species would interact with one another since obviously I haven't met another virifury. Anyways, don't be afraid to mess around with that base night fury form to figure out what feels right to you :-)

[harebrainedlover]

I don't talk about my hallucinations often on here, not because they're terrible, just because they're not frequent or that interesting

However I'll share a recent one that I found cool

I was driving on some back roads and noticed a growing sensation at my temples and just below my major jaw muscle- not pain from a headache or muscle tightness, but growing. This is how i knew it was a hallucination and not normal muscle pain. I kept feeling that growth, and then was able to move the nubs because they were actually my sensory organs!!

I've never had a hallucination of my dragon theriotype, only my coydog one, so this was very novel and not something i ever expected!

Damn, i really wish i could actually see my hallucinations, though. I can feel them growing out of me and can sense things using them (like my fur or whiskers) but I can't see them