Celyandil @celyandil@computerfairi.es
Real life elf
The only thing I miss about my old town is the sky there. I haven't been anywhere else in the world with such beautiful sunsets.
Oh, you like lichens and mosses? I got the stuff right here. #LichenSubscribe
Going #LARPing this weekend! First time in over 7 years. I get to be an elf, around other people, outdoors, and no one will think it's weird. My idea of Valinor!
(continued) ... being otherkin is a personal thing which doesn't need to be shared or understood by others. Other people thinking it's dumb doesn't make me more or less an elf. It doesn't affect me in any way. The only real downside, if in 10 years the term does get diluted to mean people who roleplay being wolves or whatever, is that it will make it harder to find others like myself.
@goroakechi Now that you mention it, I have seen a bit of that around. This reminds me of the otherkringe Reddit as well, where most of the screenshots they shared were of trolls or people making a farce of otherkin. I kind of have mixed feelings about all of this, because on one hand... yes it feels like your beliefs are being disrespected. I've talked to otherkin who are ashamed because of the public perception of us. But on the other hand... (to be continued...)
@goroakechi In my experience, otherhearted is still the accepted term for that sort of thing, though I'm sure there are exceptions to that where people maybe don't know or don't care about proper terminology. I do agree that there's been a lot of change to what it means to be otherkin, since the term emerged in the 90s. Interestingly, some people who helped build the community decades ago are now no longer 'otherkin' by definition, as what it means to be one of us has changed.
@goroakechi Is this an otherkin thing, or is there some other discourse on the word kin I'm unaware of? Just wanna make sure before I give some totally irrelevant commentary.
Real life elf
