"what kind of monster/creature are you?" fuck around and find out
look it's me! Emoji made by @sleepingcatemojis so all credit goes to them ☆
Anyways I'll forever view all voidkins as my family, we all came from the void and it's fucking dope
self care for : a grim reaper from the 70s/80s with items relating to their interests with a femme flair requested by 🩵🧷🥀anon
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Something that might not be expected of my kintype is that it’s extremely protective. An unnervingly tall silhouette, featureless except for hundreds of eyes, and large, white, feathery wings.
I may tower over you, but these wings are for wrapping you up to comfort you. These eyes are for watching for anything that could threaten you.
My kintype would live in a forest, misty and dark. I would protect the animals living there, and make sure any humans who venture into the forest intending to harm it would be too afraid to return.
But if you are kind to the forest I will be kind to you. I will protect you in the same way I protect the forest’s animals, and those who hurt you will never be able to again.
Curl up on the moss, I’ll fly up to a tall tree and watch for danger.
You’re safe here.
Okay my life got unexpectedly busy so I dont have art for this, but:
10 concepts for architecture, furniture, and minor lifestyle details when writing societies of winged people (any wing type)
1. Since people fly all the time, most of the buildings are probably up higher, with walkways between them. Winged people would invent amazing suspension bridges long before they invented a wheel (see also: the mountainous regions of central and south america, where wheels are not very useful, but bridges are extremely important)
2. Doorways would probably be wider and taller to better accommodate wings, no matter how they're held at rest (ex: if you want fairies with dragonfly wings, their rest position is out to the sides. So wide doorways would be important.) And doors would more likely be sliding doors rather than hinged doors (so you don't have to worry about stepping back and aside for the door, you can just walk through and not risk having your wings bump stuff)
3. Speaking of wings bumping things! Tall ceilings, wide hallways, and absolutely zero breakable objects at potential wing bumping height. The walls are basically bare from shoulder height on down.
4. Hammocks and nests instead of beds. Any form of sleep furniture must be built to let people comfortably sleep on their stomachs, possibly curled up into a fetal position with their knees beneath them. Lots of pillow piles. In the same vein, any lounging furniture would be built with either no back or a very low back. Maybe things like couches and chairs that just have a single armrest to lean against, but no back. Lots of sideways lounging. Any tables would have stools rather than full backed chairs.
5. Wing care is important. This will vary based on the style of wing you're using. Feathery wings will more likely lead to a culture of social grooming and feager combs. Maybe every bedroom has a wall with a feather comb to rub up against. Chairs that seat two so they can help each other groom their feathers. Bat wings would need regular bathing routines, probably some very nice large tubs in their homes for a proper washing, also a social grooming culture around that. Insect wings, I'm not sure exactly. They don't need cleaning the same way. But they are easier to damage. And we know from real life that they can be repaired and replaced! So perhaps a society of people with insect wings would get very very good at prosthetics and wing modification.
6. Wing flapping creates wind. So maybe people would hang up windchimes to hear when people come and go. Theres a lot of wing flapping involved in the landing process, so wind chimes would be an effective way to notice when someone has just landed at your doorstep.
7. Big windows, easily opened. Sometimes you just dont want to use a door. The door is the formal entrance, but windows and skylights are the causal entrances and exits.
8. Consider nomadic winged people who migrate seasonally: they would probably develop a lot of lightweight gear to help them migrate with all their belongings. Hammocks, communal huddling, possibly advanced cartography skills, special devices to distribute weight between multiple fliers carrying a large object together. Special carrying devices to hold children, elders, and the injured.
9. The outsides of every building would have many perches, especially social buildings. Rooftops are just another social space. Ladders are commonly used by anyone who cant fly for any reason.
10. Pretty much anything they make is going to be lightweight but hard to break. More carved wood dishes than ceramic ones, archery more than swords, very light clothing with open backs. But paper maybe not so much. It blows around too easily. Maybe they invent voice and image recording devices sooner than other people so they can more reliably record information in flight.
And that's 10 ideas for world building with winged people! @wolfeyedwitch I hope this is helpful to you! And to anyone else who may have been having trouble thinking up little details for their own winged folks.
Avian Club Logo!
I have little idea what sparked me to make this but I made a funny little logo/icon for Avians!
Feel free to use it for emojis or whatever, link back here or mention me if you use it :>
the animal urge to bite and chew to relieve an itch. gotta gnaw on your own damn paw, it’s the only way to get rid of itch. ya gotta.
the masculine urge to build wings for myself to wear
Can we take a moment to appreciate autumnJ?
she the Frist music artist to stand up for alterhumans/nonhumans and I respect that, sure she might have made only 8 therian songs, but it's still amazing to know that someone out there that has the power to make anything and decides to make music about a small community:3
the urge to use my wings as a giant fan or umbrella to keep my friends cool during the hot summer.
otherkin blog - void/fae/dragon/avian - im also very attatched to minecraft
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