#otherlink confession

[linklocus]

*on the verge of tears* You promise?

In other news, I meditated(kinda) last night and I felt a hand reaching towards my face? And then it felt like two hands grabbed my face gently, like they were just kinda holding me. Anyway, I really miss Wally if you couldn't tell. I hope he'll be ok. This is gonna be one doozy of an arg for me I'm sure.

-Barnaby B. Beagle, Welcome Home(🍰)

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[a-dragons-journal]

Hi, so, I'm an otherlinker, and ive been considering linking a dragon, but I'm not sure where to start, so I was wondering 1) if you could give me some advice on being draconic, if that makes sense? And/or 2) link some blogs/resources that might be of help? Sorry if this is a bit much, I'm just not sure where to look for this kind of stuff 😓

So, first off, I'm... honored by the request, honestly. I'm no 'linker, and I confess I don't know much about how to best go about 'linking something in general, but I know draconity, so let's see what I can give you there.

I am going to assume, since you're coming to me, that you're looking to become a dragon at least somewhat similar to my own species. I clarify this because, as you likely know, "dragon" is an enormously broad term that can mean a lot of things. There are dragons out there that have almost nothing in common with my species. That may, if you haven't considered it yet, be a good place to start - what kind of draconity are you looking to achieve? This can be as broad or specific as you like; don't feel like you need to iron out every detail, but having a vague idea is probably a good move.

For the rest of this, I will mostly assume that the answer you came to was something adjacent to my own species, because that's the experience I can speak to most directly. So:

What does being a dragon mean to you?

Why are you looking to become a dragon? What about it appeals to you? The strength and ferocity of a territorial apex predator, able to protect itself and the things and people it cares about and unafraid of much of anything? The wisdom and knowledge of a being that can live hundreds or thousands of years, the riddlemaster dragon archetype who knows secrets the rest of the world has forgotten and who approaches difficult times with wisdom and grace? The freedom of a child of Earth and Sky, able to fly up high, see the world from afar, and remember that this, too, is smaller than it seems up close and shall pass into a gentler future? The ferality of a creature free from the constraints and expectations of human society, living by instinct? A creature that can be proud of its strength and beauty and flawless nature, never wavering in its self-confidence? Something else entirely? All of these things are dragon, and yet not every dragon experiences all - or any! - of them. (Such is the nature of a word that includes so many species within it.)

What are the downsides of what you're considering, the parts of draconity - specifically, the type of dragon you're considering becoming - that might cause problems for you? A powerful, protective apex predator likely comes with a territorial instinct and a prey drive that can be inconvenient at times. A wise, knowledgeable, ancient being may also become slower to move and hesitant to make changes it needs to. A creature of freedom and distancing may become prone to escapism and not wanting to face its problems up close. And just in general, dragons are prone to vanity and pride - we are, after all, creatures that deserve to be proud of ourselves ;) (joking. this is a joke) - and while that can certainly be good for your self-confidence, it can also easily go too far and turn to arrogance and an allergy to admitting wrongness. (There's a reason draconic spaces are so prone to toxicity, violent misanthropy, and interpersonal drama.) Are these things things you can manage, things you're willing to risk taking on as part of yourself?

So. All those things that hopefully weren't just repeating things you'd already thought about aside.

Giving you advice on how to feel more draconic is... difficult, given that I'm starting from a place of draconity to begin with, but there are things that help me connect with my draconity. Physical activity works for a lot of people; aggressive things like Krav Maga works best for me, but some report biking feels like flying and other things like that. Being out in nature, especially places where I can get up high and feel the wind, helps a lot - plus my prey drive goes wild in any place where there's a lot of birds and other small animals moving around; trying to pay more attention to them may get your predator drive in gear too. Hoarding behavior - collecting hoard items, arranging and displaying them, and showing them off to others - definitely is high-key draconic hours for me.

Games that let you play as a dragon are few and far between, but I'm going to give Golden Treasure: The Great Green its own paragraph here, because as a game made with input from dragons, I'm of the opinion it's probably a really good way to get you thinking from a draconic perspective - at least one kind of draconic perspective, one that's very reflective of my own, though there's certainly dragons out there who don't connect especially well with that kind of dragon.

Generally speaking, actively taking time to engage with your senses, try to induce phantom shifts and imagine yourself as a dragon, make draconic noises, and otherwise act like a dragon is probably the biggest way to go about it. In terms of more daily-life activities, I... kind of don't have a lot for you, actually; most of my constant-small-daily things are me trying to manage my draconity (don't growl or snarl at that person annoying you, remember that no one else can see you gesturing with your wings and tail, don't listen to the instinct that says you should steal and hoard the crystal in that drawer because its owner isn't guarding it appropriately, etc. etc.), and I'm not really sure how to give advice on going the opposite direction without giving you more problems than help, ha.

As far as links go, I don't have a whole lot on otherlinking, or on draconity specifically, but some places to start:

The Chordata Guide to Otherlinking

Can't link it directly without Tumblr blocking my post from the tags, which I don't want because I want people to give input if they have it, but the website tomorrowlands.org/draconity/index.html, has draconic writings that helped me enormously during my awakening

beyondhumanity.net/home

invisibleotherkin.neocities.org/

lunastre-draconis.dreamwidth.org/641.html, which is a big ol’ list of other websites, forums, and Discord servers to look through

And there’s probably more in my “kin resources” tag (which, contrary to the outdated name, contains resources for all sorts of alterhuman terms and experiences)

Hopefully that all helped at least somewhat, and maybe others have more input, especially 'linkers and especially dragonlinkers - I'm afraid I don't actually know any dragonlinkers firsthand, but I'm sure they're out there. Keep an eye on the notes on this post for a while for any others who might be giving input!

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crawls out of the rubble hey it’s modred from the confession blog is it a safe space to admit I’m a Dee fictionkin or a copinglink or an otherlink or an idk but she’s just me I don’t rlly like labelling it

Of course!! :3 You're completely valid for that don't let anyone tell you otherwise! A lot of people don't like labelling it either and that's okay ♡ although if you need a hand with figuring it out to understand yourself better, let me know :) I'll try my best to help

[fictionkinfessions]

Open question: Does anyone have a list of identity type terms? Like kin, copinglink/otherlink, therian, constels, otherheart, synpath, othervague, etc. Those are all the ones I know but I hope someone has more since I'm REALLY digging to find one that fits me, heh.

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[linklocus]

Welp. Still confused. Istg every time I think I've got a bugsnax link pinned down I start fixating on a different character and it triggers a flicker, making me question it AGAIN. Right now I'm considering Bronica and the journalist, and also maybe Shelda????(you don't have to tag any of those btw none of this is set in stone.) I am WILDLY indecisive and EXTREMELY confused! WHY CANT I JUST BE A BUG-EATING MUPPET PERSON WITHOUT HAVING AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS- /lh

-🍰 (p.s. don't worry about taking a while to post these, it's no rush!)

[linklocus]

Idk why but I can't stop watching slime videos. Floofty brain sees an unidentified substance and says "I've got to touch that" 

-Floofty Fizzlebean, Bugsnax(🍰)

[linklocus]

Linking Shadow was one of the best decisions I've made because among other things, I joined one of the best online communities I have ever been in. The Mobian Luminary is an amazing Discord server. - Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

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[linklocus]

Get yourself a friend you can jokingly* rant about who has the better boss fight theme with

(*ONLY JOKINGLY CAUSE WE ALL KNOW IT'S ME NEO, PLUS YOU STOLE MY LEITMOTIF SO THEREFOREI WON HAHAHA! CHECKMATE!)

-Jevil, (Otherlink) ✨

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[linklocus]

HI HELLO I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS UQUIZ BECAUSE IT’S SO LOVELY AND WHOLESOME AND I WAS IN A JULIE SHIFT THE WHOLE TIME AND MY RESULTS WHERE SO LINK-AFFIRMING IM GOING TO CRY-

The uquiz is “what color is your love”(link: https://uquiz.com/quiz/X74v54?p=).                 My phone doesn’t take screenshots for some reason so your getting copy-pasted text but here’s my result!: 

light yellow your love is the colour of sunrays seeping through curtains, of light glittering on the ocean. your love is a such a joy to have. it brings both peace and excitement.

I’M GOING INSANE IT’S ME! ITS ME! I AM RUNNING AROUNF BOUNCING OFF WALLS IN SO HAPPY!!!!! “your love is a such a joy to have” RANDOM UQUIZ PERSON YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO ME TO HAVE SOMEONE SAY THAT. I LOVE THESE RESULTS I AM GOING TO EAT THEM- -Julie Joyful, Welcome Home(🍰)

[linklocus]

Hey um idk if it's ok to @ other blogs in these like this so feel free to delete this is you want.

@mechanical-sunchild HI HELLO IT'S 🍰/NEPETA ANON IN SORRY I DIDN'T JUST SEND AN ASK BUT TUMBLR DECIDED YOU NEED AN ACOUNT TO SEND ASKS NOW. Anyway I just find it absolutly hilarious and fascinating that I started linking Barnaby the same week you started kinsidering Wally. Hi Hi best friend I see you!! I hope your dreams haven't sucked too much :0[ they sound stressful at best. Here's a joke to cheer you up!: why did the dog cross the road?

'Cause he thought he was a chicken!

... Sorry if that wasn't very funny, I'm more than a lil' rusty X0P

-miss you, Barnaby B. Beagle

___ If who's @ -ed wants this deleted just contact me :3

[linklocus]

Basically the events of the last two days

Me: *discovers Welcome Home*

Me: haha, Wally's so skrunkly, he's my best friend :]

My brain: best friend you say? *develops linktype of Wally's in-universe best friend*

Me: >:0[

-Barnaby B. Beagle, Welcome home (🍰)

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[linklocus]

(Tw negativity, body horror?). I remember what transforming felt like. It sucked, especially as Audrey. My lungs would fill up with ink and is start suffocating. As the Ink made it's way out it'd form a puddle roughly the size of my body, before I started to melt and bubble. It's painfully hot too, it "swells and boils" as the demon says. I feel my body start to restructure as I'm pulled away from my own conscious. ...Ouch. -Audrey/Ink Demon, batdr(🍰)

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[linklocus]

I've had a lot of noema about sammy actually. Fairly sure we broke him out of prison, now he follows me(Audrey) around because I'm The Ink Demon's "vessel", which is also what he calls me most of the time instead of my name. We've been picking up his old instruments around the studio, like a real(?) Life sidequest. Whenever he stores them he just kinda. Absorbs them. One of the pros of being made of ink ig. *slaps roof of sammy* this guy can fit so many instruments. -Audrey/Ink Demon, batdr(🍰)

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[linklocus]

Today on Weird Things That Give Me Species Euphoria: horseshoeing/hoof trimming videos. I don't wear horseshoes (obviously) and I doubt I ever would've, But like. Damn. Hoof pedicure real. -Ink Demon(/Audrey), batdr(🍰)

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[linklocus]

Wow my brain really said "happy birthday! Here's this mess!" And handed me whatever this linktype is. I'm *pretty sure* I'm Audrey, but in my canon when I met bendy, instead of just waking up the ink demon, I sorta transferred it to Me? Similar to how porter gives you his teleportation. Anyway tldr: werebendy. What the phuck. That being said, making bacon yesterday was a treat. Ink demon: "EAT THE RAW FLESH". Audrey: "NO YOUR GONNA GIVE ME SALMONELLA-" -🍰 (sorry for this complete chore to tag)

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