From 31f651df1d3f0ca0486b1c6c83ea8485f42563b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Volpeon Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 10:49:25 +0100 Subject: Update --- content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'content') diff --git a/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md b/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md index b395ac1..c26084c 100644 --- a/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md +++ b/content/9thPK7O3xn/posts/i-am-not-a-fox.md @@ -12,10 +12,17 @@ It began one evening when I was about 6 years old. 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. The idea of possessing a nonhuman body fascinated me immediately, especially that of a bird. 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? -As I imagined myself in this situation, something inside of my mind awakened; something that rejected my humanity and longed for something else. +As I imagined myself in this situation, something inside of my mind awakened; something that rejected my humanity and longed for the life I was supposed to have. Driven by this strange desire, imagining I was a bird became a frequent activity. -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. -During this time, I had started to question my experience and was looking for answers. -I theorized I had the soul of a dragon, stumbled across the furry fandom, and learned about the existence of otherkins and therians. -I never talked with anyone about it, though. +When I was 13 years old, dragons took the place of birds after I got introduced to fantasy novels; 4 years later it was wolves, and shortly after foxes. +Somewhere along the way, I had realized that my experience was far from normal and I finally started to look for answers. +What was this persistent feeling in the back of my mind that made me think I was supposed to be an animal? +Were there other people like me? +I did a lot of introspection, theorized I had the soul of a dragon, stumbled across the [furry fandom], and learned about the existence of [otherkins] and [therians]. + + + +[furry fandom]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furry_fandom +[otherkins]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherkin +[therians]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therianthropy -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf