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| author | Volpeon <git@volpeon.ink> | 2021-11-28 10:03:28 +0100 |
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| @@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human never fel | |||
| 11 | It began one evening when I was about 6 years old. | 11 | It began one evening when I was about 6 years old. |
| 12 | I was watching "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, an animated film about a boy called Arthur who is transformed into various animals by Merlin the wizard in order to educate him. | 12 | I was watching "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, an animated film about a boy called Arthur who is transformed into various animals by Merlin the wizard in order to educate him. |
| 13 | The idea of possessing a nonhuman body fascinated me immediately, especially that of a bird. | 13 | The idea of possessing a nonhuman body fascinated me immediately, especially that of a bird. |
| 14 | What would it feel like to have such a completely different body, to have a beak and wings and to be covered in feathers that are bristling in the wind as I'm flying through the sky? | 14 | What would it feel like to experience and interact with the world, to be covered in feathers that are bristling in the wind as I'm flying through the sky? |
| 15 | As I imagined myself in this situation, something inside of my mind awakened; something that rejected my human body and longed for another one. | 15 | As I imagined myself in this situation, something inside of my mind awakened; something that rejected my humanity and longed for something else. |
| 16 | Driven by this desire, imagining I was a bird became a frequent activity. | 16 | Driven by this strange desire, imagining I was a bird became a frequent activity. |
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| 18 | 23 years later, foxes have taken the place of birds after a detour with dragons and wolves. | ||
| 19 | During this time, I started to question my experience and was looking for answers. | ||
| 20 | I theorized I had the soul of a dragon, stumbled across the furry fandom, and learned of the existence of otherkins and therians. | ||
| 21 | It was a long time of uncertainty and it hasn't been that long since I settled with my identity. | ||
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| 23 | 17 | ||
| 18 | When I was 13, dragons took the place of birds after I got introduced to fantasy novels; 4 years later it was wolves, and shortly after foxes. | ||
| 19 | During this time, I had started to question my experience and was looking for answers. | ||
| 20 | I theorized I had the soul of a dragon, stumbled across the furry fandom, and learned about the existence of otherkins and therians. | ||
| 21 | I never talked with anyone about it, though. | ||