#assume anything and everything

[valahelart]

sinsmas predictions (delusional)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Lan Wangji Goes To Lotus Pier AU: Part 5: Flip Slip.

(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 4.5)

[clumsypuppy]

littlest furth shop

@laikascomet

[scribblescrabbledepartment]

fishes for the homos i mean homies

[ID: nine fish with collaged scales of different colored and patterned paper, each with glittery fins.]

[fangsup-cobrastyle]

Something I really wasn't prepared for was what it's like day-to-day living under an oppressive government. I feel like when you haven't lived through it, your assumption is that everything else stops being important. But it doesn't.

I never thought I would be watching videos of people being violently arrested and deported while I'm working out at the gym. It is so incredibly weird to have to live a normal life while all of this is happening, and I don't think we as a whole talk about that enough.

[bacchuschucklefuck]

space sweepers but they're delivery people and are at no point on screen through the entire movie

[neilperryismine]

just thought i’d point this out: just before neil dies, there’s a shot that pans from a painting on mr perry side table to him sleeping

this painting is titled “The Red Boy”

the sitter was a young boy, Charles William Lambton, who later died at the age of 13 from tuberculosis, but the painting now stands to represent a young boy on the verge of “life”, becoming an adult, being the heir to his fathers title. but his life was cut short, just before he was able to actually grow up and live. as a result of this, his younger brother become went on to inherit everything…got to live.

i guess what i’m saying here is that this symbolises neil as a person, as a character, as a piece in the puzzle of life…he died so others - his friends, todd - could live. they only fully grasped what is what to live, and how to choose life over tradition, after his death.

everything in dps is intentional.

also if think this painting is similar to the one in the hall at the beginning of the film, where one boy is looking up, and the other is looking down. it’s kind of mirroring it - people have said that the boy looking down is neil and the one looking up is todd - and now, here is a painting of this boy looking up, neil looking up, to what he could have in life, to what living would be like. neil has learnt how to finally live and not follow his fathers rules and expectations like he had done in the beginning, which meant his life was cut short, but not before he experienced what it would’ve been like.

also the fact that the shot panned from the painting to mr perry could suggest that he was that boy, whose idea of living was cut short by whatever circumstances to he had passed the expectations and legacy that he could’ve had onto neil, expecting him to become the person he couldn’t be.

[doodleodds]

Still feel like always returning after 2 years? /pos

I'd love to see more of your art if you're still doing it, I love looking at your older art hope you have a great day✨️✨️

Haha yeah, I'm still around! Has it really been two years since I last posted?? Good lord. Here's something summery that I finished up as a thanks for sticking with me :) I hope YOU have a great day! ✨️✨️✨️

bonus image of how many times i had to export to make sure my timing was right lmao

[dreamyblanket]

https://www.tumblr.com/dreamyblanket/774993854186356736/humble-art-requestreader-hugging-caramel-arrow?source=share

Tbh I don't mind if you talk about her for that long because you drew her so well i hunger for more art of her so *throws another Caramel arrow x reader request at you* nyeh!

Aww thank you, have a flustered cara and rambling in the tags in return!

[lookstairs]

I think one of the most realistic parts about Baby Reindeer (2024) is how much Donny downplays the abuse he faces

I know everyone wants to hate on him for being “stupid” and blame him for everything that happened because yes from an outsiders perspective he made questionable choices but isn’t that what HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DO?

I know so many people who’ve “played nice” or tried to downplay abusive behavior. You try and tell yourself “It wasn’t that bad”, or that it was just some crazy experience that should be forgotten. It seems so much easier to stay silent and just try to move on.

You don’t wanna start problems

You don’t wanna be mean

You don’t wanna be the bad guy

[lazylittledragon]

I love your art and all the situations™ you put characters in are always so enjoyable to see (even if it hurts my heart sometimes lol)

I was also just unsure if i missed a post about it already, but does your Jayce not have leg problems like season 2 Jayce? Just something I was curious about. Anyway, thank you for sharing your art with the world it frequently helps better my mood during no spoon days ♡ ♡ ♡

thank you so much!! <33

yes he does!! i was actually so sure you could see his knee brace in some of my comics but i went back and looked and it's actually out of view most of the time (apart from the laundry room panel where i know 100% i forgot to draw it even though it was in the sketch and i didn't realise until after i posted it, because i'm an idiot)

i also draw mostly modern au where knee braces are a lot less bulky (and not made of metal) so it's usually just under clothing the same way viktor's is!!

[thirdwheelravi]

i always forget that eddie never really talks about buck with anyone in the show, its just such a stark contrast to how buck is always seen talking about eddie to others or bringing up eddie’s Things in front of the 118 or whatever. hopefully we will start seeing eddie talk about buck to strangers in texas (kinda like he did with marjan) :) seems like a good segue into an eventual feelings realization

right now im of the opinion (and kinda what i tried to convey in my last answer) that like. NOT showing us that is starting to have weight to it. because we have gotten so many episodes of Buck's feelings ABOUT Eddie in the last two seasons. and specifically Buck HIDING feelings from Eddie (even something as small as the way Buck's face falls--out of Eddie's line of sight--in 8x01 and 8x08). i think the last time we got similar shots from eddie was in 6b during buck's recovery arc.

and like obviously one reason is that buck and eddie are very different people. eddie keeps things, especially things that matter to him, close to the chest. buck really doesn't. another reason is that buck has an outlet or two to talk about eddie to other people (maddie is a recurring one, tommy in 704 was another, chim even was one way back in s2). Eddie...doesn't have that. who does he usually go to first with things? Buck. occasionally Bobby (sometimes only after Buck has suggested it).

but regardless of the practical reasons for it, the unevenness of this POV issue is starting to feel interesting to me. like now the possibility of getting a glimpse of how eddie thinks about/talks about Buck to other people who AREN'T buck could be revealing in a fun way.

and like to be clear what i am talking about is Eddie's PERCEPTION of his feelings. because I think the show has made Eddie's feelings about Buck pretty clear over the last 7 seasons. we just don't know if HE is like, fully aware/able to acknowledge how deep his feelings go. but the show has been very clear since at least s3 about how deep those feelings are.

[myokk]

Guess which outfit I wore on my only public outing to the grocery store today and what I’ve been wearing to draw outside, clean like crazy, and give my dogs a spa day😭😭

Plus my studio ghibli redraw of Seb and Eloise🥹🥹🥹 they look like BABIES😭♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[necrotic-nephilim]

i personally have very complicated feelings on the Gotham Knights video game and the routes it takes with characterization. i think it has a charm to it and it goes in an interesting direction with everyone (especially within the confides of the plot of the game) but it does have certain moments that veer painfully fanon for me. (such as: the dialogue where Tim drinks too much coffee) it's an interesting story for what it is but i don't view it comics-based for characterization and therefore don't care to interact with it much for like. fanfic purposes.

that *said* though. i do have to give the game some kind of credit for giving one of the top five JayTim moments that lives rent free in my mind. every since i played the game, the cutscene lives in my mind daily. it's the specific cutscene where Jason and Tim are arguing about whether or not Jason's non-lethal bullets are too dangerous for the field, and the argument leads to TIm *standing in front of the target* Jason is shooting and telling Jason to shoot him. it lives rent free for me. i never stop thinking about this.

the absolute certainty Tim has that he is in no danger standing in front of Jason, who has a loaded gun pointed at his face. the way Jason *hesitates* for just a moment before lowering the gun. he thinks about it for just a second. Gotham Knights JayTim seem to get along very well and can rely on each other, but Jason still clearly holds a bitterness about his death and Tim that flickers through in some lines of dialogue under the guise of jokes. especially since this game deals *heavily* with concepts of Pit Madness causing an altered state of consciousness, i think it's believable that occasionally, Jason fights the urge to fight and hurt Tim for the feeling of being replaced.

i like their tension so much in this canon. they get along but you can *tell* Tim is afraid of addressing Jason's trauma or even addressing Jason head-on, and Jason leans into spooking Tim about it. which isn't very comics feeling in their dynamic, but it is an interesting way to place their dynamic if you're playing with a more timid Tim who's newer to the role of Robin. (which he seems to be in-game) he really doesn't want to offend Jason, or worse, piss him off. but he'll still face Jason head on for things like this, while completely aware of what Jason could be capable of.

and Jason seems very protective of Tim and respecting Tim as a Robin in typical Jason fashion. if Tim pushes, Jason *will* relent. he knows this is a kid who's proved himself and should be treated with equal respect, sometimes even more than Dick and Babs do in-game.

so for all that to culminate in Tim stepping in front of Jason's loaded gun that he *knows* is on the edge of being too dangerous, just to force Jason to listen? it's the most unhinged way Tim could've gotten his point across in this scene. he was literally daring Jason to hurt him and playing with a very dangerous fire. but he did it anyway bc he believed he could make Jason heel just at the thought of hurting Tim. and he was *right*. they're gay and i'm feral ty.

[interstellarsystem]

Coping With Alterhuman Identity Dysphoria

This is a list of tips we’ve compiled, to hopefully help you cope with dysphoria relating to your alterhuman identities. This isn’t exclusive to species dysphoria and can relate to any sort of dysphoria you feel as a result of your alterhumanity–nonhumanity related or not! This is also not exclusive to otherkin–any alterhuman with identity dysphoria may benefit from this and we’ve specifically tried to avoid otherkin-centric wording. “Identity” will be used in place of “kintype/hearttype/fictive identity/theriotype/factive identity/nonhuman identity/etc” to save space and be wholly inclusive.

The tips will be organised into sections of things that may cause dysphoria such as body parts (wings, snouts, fins) and location (missing the forest, living in another country), as opposed to species like cat/bird/rabbit in order to be more inclusive and make it easier to find your specific source of dysphoria.

This list is not extensive, and some tips may seem basic, but we’ve included as many as we could think of in order to help people who might not have thought of even some of the more common tips.

This post will be updated on our website (+ direct link) from time to time, the tumblr version of this will not be edited to include new additions.

4,000+ words, so this is under a readmore.

General Appearance

Wear clothing that reflects your identity. This could be in the colours of your identities skin/fur/feathers/scales/etc, something similar to the clothes they would have worn, something in a style that reminds you of your identity, or anything that makes you feel more “you”.

Wear pins/badges of your identity or something relating to it. You can find plenty on Etsy and similar places online–some places even do custom pins you can upload your own image to!

Get a fursuit, partial fursuit, cosplay gear, cosplay props or anything similar that might reflect your identity. You can wear it around the house or to conventions (where you’d most likely be able to be treated somewhat closer to the thing you’re dressed up as). Maybe even get together with a local furry or cosplayer group and go out together.

If you want a “if you know, you know” sort of thing for people to know of your alterhumanity, try wearing something with a symbol on it such as the otherkin/elven star, a theta-delta, plural rings or the alt key symbol. You can just explain them as pretty designs if you get asked by someone you don’t want to tell. You could make/buy pins, patches, shirts, etc.

Diet/Feeding Habits

Research what your identity (or closest thing to it) in this world eats, and try looking up recipes involving those ingredients or the closest things you can get to it. Get creative, and if you have multiple then mix them all together if you think it’d taste good–sometimes soups are good for that. If it’s safe to eat raw and that’s what your identity would do, you can do that too for a more authentic feeling.

Grow your own food, even just a small pot of herbs if you don’t have much space. It could replicate the feeling of foraging for things to eat or living in a farm community, if those were things your identity did. You’d be surprised how nice a small planter can be!

If your food of choice doesn’t exist here, try making something that tastes, feels or looks similar. If you can’t get it exact, you can try just focusing on the aspect of it that’s most important to you, such as texture, taste, colour or shape. Make it out of materials that are similar in texture to things you would’ve eaten if that’s most important, or find something with a similar texture. Trying to make it look outwardly the same as you remember with food colouring, cake making or candy molds (which novelty ice cube trays can also work for) could also help, depending on what you’re making.

Get food you can eat in the way your identity would. Food you don’t need cutlery for if it’s not normal for you to use, food you can scavenge for yourself (via safely growing/finding them or other safe methods), using cutlery your identity would use as opposed to your regular ones, etc.

Check out alterhuman recipe blogs. Most are otherkin-centric but might be able to help anyway. Even if they’re inactive, try searching the tags for something related to you.

Go (legally) hunting/fishing if that’s something your identity would do and if it’s accessible to you! Make sure to be aware of local laws and conservation efforts.

For gemstone/rock eaters, rock/crystal candy is amazing and you can even make it at home. You can buy the kind on the stick that looks like crystals, or chocolate rocks, or even come up with your own recipe.

For meat eaters, get some more meat into your diet! If your identity would eat meat raw, there’s some cuts of meat that are actually safe to eat raw–though they’re expensive in some locations. You could also try having steak as rare as you can get it. If you’re someone whose preferred type of meat doesn’t exist on this planet, try as many types of meat as you can here and see what’s closest!

Make your own recipe book based on things you would eat as your identity! Foods people on your planet made, or dishes involving ingredients you would’ve foraged or hunted for. Save it somewhere personal or even share it online for others to see–maybe they’d have feedback.

Environment/Location

Decorate your living space to reflect what reminds you of home to the best of your ability. It doesn’t have to be exact, but anything that might remind you of a place that feels like home to you might help. Add more plants for a forest, add more lights for a city/futuristic look, place gemstones and fossils around for a cavey vibe, hang pictures that remind you of home. Depending on where you work, you might be able to have a plant or a picture or something else around your workspace to make it feel more homey there too.

Listen to ambiance that reminds you of home. https://mynoise.net has a lot of different ones (and they’re very adjustable). Music that you might have liked as your identity could also help, if you can find a similar style or the same thing here. Look up playlists for your identity and see if there are any, or make one yourself.

Add art or photos of your identity or something relating to that (a friend, a similar species, your home, your habitat, something else related) somewhere in your living space or workspace.

Find somewhere physical that reminds you of home and plan a trip. The ocean, a forest, mountains and things like that are obvious, but to get vibes of less this-world-centric environments, you might need to be creative. An empty desert might be close to a barren planet you were from, certain events like carnivals might be closer to places you lived. Anything that is “close enough” might help–mix and match!

Now for some more specific environments…

Darkness/Nocturnal

Darken the area you’re in. Close curtains, turn the lights off, maybe light some candles so you can still see.

Turn your devices to night mode! This might not seem like a big one but having them on night mode means you can still use them while it’s dark without straining your eyes or entirely ruining any lightless vibes you have going on. 

Open a window once night falls if you’re able, and just listen to the regular night sounds–maybe even sleep with it like that. Try nighttime ambiance instead if your local area doesn’t sound the way you’d like it to.

Keep your area cool and quiet. Having it feel a bit colder than normal can make it feel more like nighttime.

If possible.. Have a nocturnal sleeping schedule! Not everyone can achieve this, but you can absolutely get jobs where you work the night shift instead of having to be up in the day–just keep shop, doctor, and other building closing times in mind. In the end, it’s your life and you can choose how to live it.

Get blackout curtains! Great for people with migraines, and great for hiding the sun.

Decorate your room with darker coloured things–dark wallpaper/paint, dark shelving and dark bed sheets. You could also add little glow in the dark stars to the roof/walls if seeing the sky above you is important to you. Adds to the overall nightish atmosphere!

Go camping, and sit outside after dark. Maybe go for a little walk. Focus on the sounds you can hear, look at the sky and your surroundings, really take it all in. Make sure you’re following all the safety procedures for your local area.

Aquatic/Water-Loving

Bathe and shower! Sure, you might do this anyway, but keeping your alterhumanity in mind while doing so may prove euphoric. If it wouldn’t be detrimental, do it more often! Take some focus out of cleaning occasionally and focus more on the water and your alterhumanity.

Go out in the rain or swim in a lake/stream/ocean whenever you can. Splash in puddles, search for cool rocks in streams, enjoy the water in general! Having some friends to go with you could be cool as well–friends into nature might be easier to drag along to a random lake than others.

If you don’t live near water, plan a trip. Maybe a trip to the beach, or camping to a nice lakeside, or next to a big river. Make a holiday out of it.

Some slime stim toys might feel liquid enough that playing with them can be nice and species affirming!

If it feels right, get a fish tank! Be sure to thoroughly research how to care for a tank, and what fish would be best for you. Though they don’t have to be fish either! You could simply have aquatic plants, or other kinds of aquatic animals. Bring the water to your home.

Decorate your living space with watery colours or watery decor! Photos of the ocean, blues and greens, waterbased animal plushies, etc.

Go (legally) fishing! If it’s similar to something you would’ve done before, why not? It gets you near water, and engaged in something connected to your identity.

Arctic/Cold Climates

Keep your environment colder. Make sure you don’t get colder than your body can handle, though.

Go skiing, snowboarding, ice skating or anything similar! Maybe make a routine of going out to winter-related sports/events.

Eat colder food, if it gives you a sense of home. Ice cream, popsicles (which you can make yourself in species-affirming flavours, colours and shapes), frozen fruits/vegetables, cold smoothies, refrigerated food such as leftovers from a warm meal, etc.

Eat foods that might be sourced from climates similar to where your identity is from! Fish, certain types of berries, other meats, etc!

Make sure you’re cozy when it is cold outside! Wear clothes that might remind you of how you would’ve survived the cold before–thermal jackets, warm fluffy scarves, gloves, hats, etc! Lots of creatures from colder climates have certain ways to stay warm, try to see if you can mimic those in some way!

If your identity lived around hots prings or might have used them, have a nice hot bath when it’s cold out!

Arid/Warm Climates

Keep your environment warmer! Maybe even wear an extra layer to feel a bit more cozy. Keep to a safe level though!

Eat foods that might be sourced from where your identity is from!

Get a dry-loving plant that might be similar to something your identity would see in their environment. Maybe get multiple!

Make sure you’re cool when it is hot outside. Go swimming, stay inside in the cool, wear particular clothes, etc. Creatures from warmer climates tend to have ways to keep cool and survive, see if you can mimic some of those! If your identity sheds their winter coat, so can you!

Spend time in the sun! Go on hikes, explore nature, just be outside in the warmth! Maybe bask on a nice warm rock if you’d like. Remember to wear sunscreen and other sun protection!

If you would’ve taken mud/dust baths, do that (somewhere safe). Great way to keep cool while connecting with your identity.

Forests/Woodland

Have lots of plants, if possible! Get some that are easy to grow in your house, plant some outside, just have plants! Bonus points if they produce something edible.

Get native grasses, shrubs or plants in general, plant them in your yard to fill it out more. Research what should be growing where you live and plant it! You’ll attract more native wildlife which is great for the environment, and it’ll make you feel more in tune with nature.

Listen to forest ambiance, go to a park with lots of nature, or go sit out in the woods if possible–and listen to the sounds! Try to pick apart all the different sounds you can hear. Maybe learning how to identify different bird calls or bug noises could help you feel more connected?

Go camping in a forest! Campgrounds are generally in forests and if you have a nice place near you, plan a trip! Research what’s around you–some places have cabins if you need those, and some have areas you can place a tent.

Get plushies or pictures of animals that would be around in your identity's habitat, and decorate your house with them!

Decorate your living space with homey things. Vine decorations, potted plants, photos of forests or trees, sometimes those little string lights can feel like sun shining through leaves.. Get creative with it!

Underground

Make a blanket/pillow fort resembling a den or cave! Maybe even have a permanent little area or room in your house that’s dark and comfortable, reminding you of home. Reading nooks can be great for this!

Keep your environment cooler if your habitat was cold, or keep it warmer if it was hot! Cold, damp cave? Get a humidifier, maybe sit in a cold shower for a bit. Hot, dry cave? Get a dehumidifier and turn on the heater.

Turn off the lights, keep your environment dark and quiet. Maybe have some very faint ambiance–slight dripping/running water, quiet birdsong, soft wind, etc.

Keep lava lamps and similar things around if you were near underground magma or something similar–might be a bit silly, but it could add to the atmosphere!

Decorate with low-light thriving plants!

Digging in the dirt outside for any purpose might give you species affirming feelings of digging underground. If you can, maybe go to a site where you can dig safely in an established digsite!

Visit local caves, or plan a trip to go see some! There’s a lot of cave tours and some caves are even open to the public without a tour needed.

Get a loft bed and drape blankets or something similar over the edges so you can hide under it and do whatever you want! Make it dark and quiet and cozy. Similar to a pillow fort but more solid and usually a lot more room.

Cities/Societies/Other Cultures

As a long-term goal, move to somewhere that feels more homey. Maybe your home feels like a town in the mountains, or a big city, or a village in the desert. Find somewhere like that and see how feasible it is to plan a move.

If you’re unable to move to a location like that… Plan a trip! Book a hotel, fly, drive or catch a train over there, and enjoy!

If the place your identity is from has certain traditions and customs, follow them. Maybe your society had certain superstitions, or ways of interacting with others, or habits and other little social things. (If your identity is from somewhere that has a this-world equivalent, make sure you’re being respectful of any cultures that may be connected to it.)

Make or buy foods you would have eaten before, or something close to it. Eat it in the way you would have before too, if possible!

Decorate your living space as you would have before. Plants, furniture, colours, imagery, decor… Take all those things into account!

Specific Body Features

Wings/Flight

Wear unzippable hoodies with pockets, have it unzipped and put your hands in the pockets. Discount wings! Capes and cloaks might also give a similar feeling, as would clothing with long, loose sleeves.

For the feeling of weight on your back, wear a backpack instead of using other types of bags. If you have money to spare, you can also get “wing backpacks” that are made to look like 3D wings! They mainly have feathered wing designs but there’s also insect-like and bat-like ones. You could try modifying your own backpack too!

Cosplay wings of various designs and complexities could help. If you have the money, you can get mechanical ones but they do cost a lot of money.

If you want a flying-like feeling, driving or riding with someone on a motorbike feels similar with all the wind rushing at you, just on the ground. Some places actually do rides where they have you on a bike of some kind with them and they do a drive around, so you don’t need to own one yourself or have a license. Regular bicycles could also work for a similar feeling!

Skydiving, paragliding, hang gliding, bungee jumping and anything similar might be helpful, you just need to get a professional on board and be aware of the risks.

Tails

Buy cosplay tails online–they come in all different types, and you can get custom ones from some fursuit makers without the rest of the suit. You can get ones that are made to wiggle when you walk, and you can also get mechanical ones that you can control with a remote or gestures.

Make a yarn tail. There’s plenty of tutorials for these online, they’re not too hard to get the hang of, and you can make them in any colour you want. They might be a lot of work, but they’re worth it.

If it’s your style, tailcoats and similar things can have similar wedge-shapes at the back that if you squint can resemble feathered birdlike tails.

To replicate tail movement, maybe try moving your foot a little bit instead. It’s by no means the same, but a lot of alterhumans do this on instinct and it may prove helpful.

Claws

Let your nails grow out! You can shape them to be pointier and paint them the colour you’d prefer them to be. You could also wear fake nails over the top of your regular nails–some of them come deliberately designed like animal claws.

Make claw gloves–we personally took gardening glove claw tips and glued them onto black gloves so the colours matched the way we wanted. You can buy the gardening gloves themselves or buy just the plastic bits to glue onto other things. They’re hard to pick things up with, but they’re definitely sturdy enough to dig around with.

Get claw rings–you can find these in various types online. They generally won’t be usable but they might give the visual vibe you’re looking for.

Teeth/Chewing

Get cosmetic fangs. They should be available in multiple types at halloween and costume stores–ones that you can use denture glue to put on, ones that you can shape yourself, etc. Make sure to read the product description and make sure you’re using them safely.

For biting urges, get things that your human teeth can chew through but give similar satisfaction to what your identity has. Beef jerky, certain types of candy, fruits, etc. Anything that has the texture that would satisfy you.

If you need to chew something that doesn’t break, chewelry comes in different hardness levels and lots of different designs! Pick out one you’d like–some stores offer tester pieces to test what their chewelry firmness scale is like.

If you don’t want chewelry, having a pack of gum on hand to chew can also come in handy! Eat a few pieces at once if you need something bigger to chew on.

Ears

Buy cosplay ears online. Elf or animal ears that hook onto your existing ears can be customised, you can buy ear headbands/hair clips in lots of shapes and sizes, and you can learn to make your own (try using fursuit tutorials!).

Hide your current bodily ears if they’re dysphoria inducing. Wear headphones, grow your hair out to cover them, wear hats and hoods.

There are several types of body mods you can do to your ears that might be for you! Ear pointing, several types of piercings, etc–look into them and see if any would be good!

Headphones with ears of different animal types might be species affirming.

Horns/Antlers

Horn/antler headbands! You could even buy some of those cheap christmas ones and reshape the horns to your liking. Using cardboard, wire, clay, or paper mache could achieve the shapes you’d want!

Headphones may help with the feeling of needing something hard on your head. Maybe even certain types of hats! Experiment with what gives the right coverage. Hats could also be great for hiding the lack of antlers on your head too.

Antler/horn hair clips exist! They might be a little hard to find and may be smaller than you’d like, but they are out there and you could even make your own! This could also help with it feeling more natural and less like a bulky headpiece that you just sat on there.

Horn/antler hairpins also are a thing, though slightly different to hairclips in how they’re usually positioned. You can get them made from real horns/antlers too depending on where you look (but remember to source animal parts ethically).

Going a bit more extreme, but you can get body mod implants such as subdermal horns that can help you feel more like you have horns on your head. I’ve also heard of people getting subdermal magnetic implants so they can safely attach a horn to the outside of their skin without the worry of it snagging on something. Be sure to research before you commit to anything in particular–there are risks with any body mod procedure, and these are intense mods.

Digitigrade Legs

Digilegs are a pricey investment, but they might be worth looking into! They’re essentially stilts that make your legs looks digitigrade–though a learning curve to walk in, and they do cost a fair chunk of change.

Wearing heels can give more of a digitigrade feel for some people–just be careful walking in them if you don’t normally wear heels, as you would with digileg stilts.

Get padding to put into your pants, or make a custom pair of padded pants yourself–similar to how fursuit makers will shape the legs of their suits!

Walk on your toes–a thing a lot of people already do, but worth a mention. Remember to stretch and make sure you give your legs the full angles of motion and you don’t only walk on your toes, though.

Fins

Webbed gloves are actually a thing you can buy! Not exactly the same, but they’re a start.

Mermaid suits/mermaid tails are available in kinds where they’re actually able to be used for swimming. Prices vary, but worth checking out. Get one in your colours!

Flippers are basically a type of fins people strap to themselves anyway, give em a try. You could always customise them to make them feel more like your identity.

Snouts/Muzzles

Wear a mask! You can make your own in all sorts of ways–cardboard, foam, beads, etc! Sometimes, even wearing a regular medical mask can give your face enough shape to be dysphoria relieving.

Paint your face to match the patterns you’d have as your identity–makeup can really define and also hide certain features, try it out to see how you can change the shape of your face.

Conclusion

This has been a wip for actually a few years now, and we're never going to feel like it's complete enough--so we're releasing it as-is. If anyone has suggestions, feel absolutely free to comment or add on, and we'll add suggestions to the document archived on our website. Hopefully this is helpful to at least someone.

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Okay literally no one asked but as a former Hobbit movie hater who has since experienced character growth, I feel compelled to share my thoughts on the movies on my gay little blog.

Listen. There are legit reasons to be critical of these movies. They were made on a rushed timeline, at time where CGI overuse was the thing and there are definitely unnecessary moments. But despite those issues, these movies still have a lot of heart and character and some really wonderful acting! To compare them to LOTR, is unfair I think because LOTR was such an unimaginable success and I truly believe no other movie franchise can do what those movies did. To expect the Hobbit movies to be the same caliber considering the behind the scenes drama and massive difference in timeline is just not it.

Truly I think that the Hobbit could have been much more than it was and it’s sad to see the amazing moments and realize that we could have had movies that were maybe closer to the level of LOTR, but that doesn’t take away from all of the great things that the movies gave us! Despite what he may be like irl, Martin Freeman was a great young Bilbo, Richard Armitage was insanely good as Thorin (despite the change in age) and the other dwarf actors brought a great sense of loyalty, brotherhood and shared loss to their roles. The music is still dope as hell and there are some beautiful shots despite all the CGI.

This is way too long and I’ve not said anything that hasn’t been said before but honestly, I’m so glad that I stopped hating on these movies and have seen the special things about them. Nothing will ever compare to LOTR, but that doesn’t make these movies bad. They’re fun, they’re emotional, they have great characterization and it’s super valid to enjoy them.

Final gay thoughts because I’m obligated, but I struggle with people who argue against Bagginshield with the whole “why does everyone have to make everything gay?” thing. Because Hollywood is so deeply homophobic that we see so little genuine queer representation, so forgive us for enjoying the chemistry we find and making it our own since our society gives us breadcrumbs. If you’re not into Bagginshield, totally legit and fine, but don’t hate on other people (especially queer people) trying to find some romantic love in media that we enjoy. Also no one can convince me that Richard Armitage wasn’t at least somewhat intentionally putting his queer energy into this role, I will die on this hill.

Anyway, TL;DR there’s no shame in liking or loving the Hobbit movies despite their faults and there are lots of things to appreciate and enjoy and I for one, am glad to leave my LOTR purist hater days behind me