#otherkin — Public Fediverse posts
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RE: https://meow.social/@Bwee/116955585763245980
This is more true now than ever!!!
Rise up, my furry, feathered, scaled and other marvelous brethren of beasts! Claim the headpats and scritchies that are rightfully yours!!!
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RE: https://meow.social/@Bwee/116955585763245980
This is more true now than ever!!!
Rise up, my furry, feathered, scaled and other marvelous brethren of beasts! Claim the headpats and scritchies that are rightfully yours!!!
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Himeji Castle (Airisu POV): Post 54
#Wss366 Steer #TimeTravelAuthors 7/24 What everThe servants we were tailing gossiped about events in the castle. One woman was talking about something that happened by the well, and the others tried to #steer her away from the subject, especially as we drew near the guards at the gate.
Sumika edged closer to them, trying to eavesdrop, but all we could make out was, “Well, I wouldn’t have turned the Lord down! What did she expect?” This may or may not have had anything to do with Okiku, but it sounded ominous.
One good thing came of the discussion, though. The other ladies looked at the young gossip with distaste and tried to draw away from her. However, she was oblivious and followed them, so they ended up milling just outside the gates.
The guards seemed more interested in watching the show than doing their duty, and we slipped into the fortress.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Himeji Castle (Airisu POV): Post 54
#Wss366 Steer #TimeTravelAuthors 7/24 What everThe servants we were tailing gossiped about events in the castle. One woman was talking about something that happened by the well, and the others tried to #steer her away from the subject, especially as we drew near the guards at the gate.
Sumika edged closer to them, trying to eavesdrop, but all we could make out was, “Well, I wouldn’t have turned the Lord down! What did she expect?” This may or may not have had anything to do with Okiku, but it sounded ominous.
One good thing came of the discussion, though. The other ladies looked at the young gossip with distaste and tried to draw away from her. However, she was oblivious and followed them, so they ended up milling just outside the gates.
The guards seemed more interested in watching the show than doing their duty, and we slipped into the fortress.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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This might be a long shot, but…
Are there any other selkies around here?
I’ve met plenty of wonderful folks across the Fediverse, but I don’t think I’ve ever run into another selkie. If you’re out there, I’d love to say hello and hear your story.
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Dieses Halsband hatte ich ursprüglich für meine hybride Drachenform gekauft, aber es war dann doch zu heftig zum Tragen *gg*
Daher ein Schmaleres, siehe letztes Foto :)
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 53
#Wss366 Flock #TimeTravelAuthors 7/17. How honorable are your characters?The shrine priest showed us to a small outbuilding and, we soon possessed a straw cloak. I had pictured something cruder. The woven work on the cloak was elaborate and must have taken time and skill to produce.
At the same time, they brought us rice and boiled greens. “What about me?” I started to say, but Sumika shushed me.
After the priest had left, she explained. “This is so we don’t get upset with them and sic Seirei-tsukai on them. It’s not real hospitality. Besides, I’ll share.”
That seemed unduly honorable to me. If they were cowards, she should demand more. Extortion is a noble, time-honored art. What “weasel” wouldn’t engage in it? But I didn’t complain. I had my dollop of rice. [Note: The priest compared Sumika to a weasel in the last episode.]
Speaking of admirable traits, I took the opportunity to tell Mistress how proud I was of her handling of the shrine priest. Sumika, the silly creature, blushed and pretended she hadn't done anything special. I was again reminded of how funny humans were. I was glad to have finished with that.
Enchanting the cloak turned out to be totally boring, and she soon completed her work, leaving us with nothing to do until evening.
Eventually, the shadows grew longer, and we decided to leave.
“No basket,” I announced. “I’ve had enough of that.”
“Of course not,” Sumika said. “Get on my shoulder, and I’ll put the cloak over you.”
It wasn’t ideal, but it beat that basket, so I did as I was told.
Outside the shrine, people were streaming into the castle. Overhead, a #flock of jungle crows circled. None of them paid us any attention. We were invisible except for our shadows, and even they seemed weak.
Mistress fell into step beside servants carrying baskets. She kept her distance so they wouldn’t bump into us, but close enough that our shadows blended with theirs. And all without my giving her any directions. I was beginning to think that maybe she wasn’t a pigeon brain after all. Could she have been hiding her intelligence when we first met? Women did that, didn’t they? Humans!
Ahead, the castle gates loomed. I hoped she would continue to do well.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 53
#Wss366 Flock #TimeTravelAuthors 7/17. How honorable are your characters?The shrine priest showed us to a small outbuilding and, we soon possessed a straw cloak. I had pictured something cruder. The woven work on the cloak was elaborate and must have taken time and skill to produce.
At the same time, they brought us rice and boiled greens. “What about me?” I started to say, but Sumika shushed me.
After the priest had left, she explained. “This is so we don’t get upset with them and sic Seirei-tsukai on them. It’s not real hospitality. Besides, I’ll share.”
That seemed unduly honorable to me. If they were cowards, she should demand more. Extortion is a noble, time-honored art. What “weasel” wouldn’t engage in it? But I didn’t complain. I had my dollop of rice. [Note: The priest compared Sumika to a weasel in the last episode.]
Speaking of admirable traits, I took the opportunity to tell Mistress how proud I was of her handling of the shrine priest. Sumika, the silly creature, blushed and pretended she hadn't done anything special. I was again reminded of how funny humans were. I was glad to have finished with that.
Enchanting the cloak turned out to be totally boring, and she soon completed her work, leaving us with nothing to do until evening.
Eventually, the shadows grew longer, and we decided to leave.
“No basket,” I announced. “I’ve had enough of that.”
“Of course not,” Sumika said. “Get on my shoulder, and I’ll put the cloak over you.”
It wasn’t ideal, but it beat that basket, so I did as I was told.
Outside the shrine, people were streaming into the castle. Overhead, a #flock of jungle crows circled. None of them paid us any attention. We were invisible except for our shadows, and even they seemed weak.
Mistress fell into step beside servants carrying baskets. She kept her distance so they wouldn’t bump into us, but close enough that our shadows blended with theirs. And all without my giving her any directions. I was beginning to think that maybe she wasn’t a pigeon brain after all. Could she have been hiding her intelligence when we first met? Women did that, didn’t they? Humans!
Ahead, the castle gates loomed. I hoped she would continue to do well.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 52
#Wss366 spirit #TimeTravelAuthors WhateverThe shaman had led us to believe that we would be welcome at the Ō-Inari Shrine. This was apparently not true. The castle crows were downright hostile, and the priest frowned at Sumika, pinching his mouth and brow.
“Have you and your #spirit come to cause us more trouble?” the priest asked. He gestured at me, implying I was a spirit.
“Seirei-tsukai told me to ask you for a straw cloak and a place to work till evening. Then I will be on my way, demanding nothing more from you,” Mistress replied.
That was more like it. After her performance dealing with Dōken-Shin, I hadn’t expected her to show any spunk. The word “demanding” might have been a little harsh, but she was firm. Excellent! If the priest thought my mistress was a proper Edo lady who would defer to him, she’d set him straight.
However, that assessment proved premature, as he promptly responded, “What makes you believe we have such a thing, or even if we did, why would we give it to you, a witch from the hills?”
Oh, how I wished at that moment that Mistress could turn people into toads!
Sumika, not rising to the bait, walked to the offertory box, the mist boiling around her, and dropped the last of our coins into it. “Because it would please me, Seirei-tsukai, and Arakawa Dōken. I have come with open hands; I hope not to return to them with empty ones.”
“Bravo, Mistress,” I cheered to myself. I wondered if the priest recognised Dōken-shin’s name, but her threat had been wonderfully worded. Tit for tat, I say.
Not yet conceding, the priest asked, “How should the farmer respond when the weasel demands to be fed?”
To my surprise, Sumika matched his metaphor. I didn’t know she had it in her. “He should remember that the weasel is friends with the kitsune of the peaks.”
The priest’s shoulders slumped, and he took a step back. “I believe we have one. I’ll fetch it as a favor to you. But please tell your mistress that the kitsune and the white egret dwell on the plain, not the mountain.”
I was unsure what he meant by egret, but the rest of the metaphor was obvious: “We serve Ō-Inari, not the mountain shaman,” i.e., "Bug off." So rude!
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 52
#Wss366 spirit #TimeTravelAuthors WhateverThe shaman had led us to believe that we would be welcome at the Ō-Inari Shrine. This was apparently not true. The castle crows were downright hostile, and the priest frowned at Sumika, pinching his mouth and brow.
“Have you and your #spirit come to cause us more trouble?” the priest asked. He gestured at me, implying I was a spirit.
“Seirei-tsukai told me to ask you for a straw cloak and a place to work till evening. Then I will be on my way, demanding nothing more from you,” Mistress replied.
That was more like it. After her performance dealing with Dōken-Shin, I hadn’t expected her to show any spunk. The word “demanding” might have been a little harsh, but she was firm. Excellent! If the priest thought my mistress was a proper Edo lady who would defer to him, she’d set him straight.
However, that assessment proved premature, as he promptly responded, “What makes you believe we have such a thing, or even if we did, why would we give it to you, a witch from the hills?”
Oh, how I wished at that moment that Mistress could turn people into toads!
Sumika, not rising to the bait, walked to the offertory box, the mist boiling around her, and dropped the last of our coins into it. “Because it would please me, Seirei-tsukai, and Arakawa Dōken. I have come with open hands; I hope not to return to them with empty ones.”
“Bravo, Mistress,” I cheered to myself. I wondered if the priest recognised Dōken-shin’s name, but her threat had been wonderfully worded. Tit for tat, I say.
Not yet conceding, the priest asked, “How should the farmer respond when the weasel demands to be fed?”
To my surprise, Sumika matched his metaphor. I didn’t know she had it in her. “He should remember that the weasel is friends with the kitsune of the peaks.”
The priest’s shoulders slumped, and he took a step back. “I believe we have one. I’ll fetch it as a favor to you. But please tell your mistress that the kitsune and the white egret dwell on the plain, not the mountain.”
I was unsure what he meant by egret, but the rest of the metaphor was obvious: “We serve Ō-Inari, not the mountain shaman,” i.e., "Bug off." So rude!
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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Need more therian friends who Know What It's Like™
:therian:
Found a (huge) interesting-looking Therian Discord server that I have applied to. Hopefully they'll let me join!
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Need more therian friends who Know What It's Like™
:therian:
Found a (huge) interesting-looking Therian Discord server that I have applied to. Hopefully they'll let me join!
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 51
#Wss366 bastion #TimeTravelAuthors WhateverThe street I saw outside the basket was busy with vendors setting out their goods. People stared at Sumika and whispered to each other. I bet they’d be talking about the fine lady who wandered into town unaccompanied for months.
The scene swayed as Mistress hurried along, and before long I felt seasick. Ugh, I closed my eyes and huddled in misery—“idiotic large-bills, stupid mistress.”
“Here it is,” I heard her say. I hoped she meant we had reached the shrine.
There was the splash of water and the sound of Sumika cleaning her mouth. Thank goodness! We’d arrived at Inari Ōkami’s shrine, and I was still in one piece. I knew what would follow but still wasn’t expecting the violent jerk as she clapped her hands and then rang the bell.
This had been a dumb idea! I should have flown ahead. I could have avoided the clumsy, large-billed crows.
The basket swayed again, and I heard the crunch of gravel underfoot. Finally, we stopped, and the basket settled on the ground.
“You can come out now. We’re in the shrine,” Mistress said.
“Yeah, I know,” I muttered.
I flew out as soon as her sleeve left the top of the basket. “You pigeon…” I began to say, but then shut my beak. I could feel the sacred energy around us, snaking like a thin white mist through the shrine precinct. Facing us was a robed priest. This was no place to draw attention to myself. Instead, I smoothed my rumpled feathers, trying to look inconspicuous.
While I made myself presentable, Sumika bowed and said, “Kannushi-sama, Seirei-tsukai sent us. Please forgive our sudden appearance.”
Since she had things under control, I looked around. The precinct was typical of a Shinto shrine. The kitsune statues with their red bibs, the worship hall’s vermilion banners, and the offertory box all proclaimed Inari’s presence. White mist seeped from the sanctuary and rolled over the box. It swirled in the air, forming halos around the priest and the statues.
In alarm, the words “Jungle crows!” almost escaped me. Were they hiding nearby, spying on us?
I looked around. Above the morning sky arched, bright with the newborn sun. Small clouds drifted across it, but no large-billed crows. Behind me stood a line of scarlet Torii gates, and towering above it all was Lord Aoyama’s #bastion: Himeji Castle, home of Osakabe-hime.
Ack! Those sneaky offspring of a mangy scarecrow were circling the snowy-white citadel.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 51
#Wss366 bastion #TimeTravelAuthors WhateverThe street I saw outside the basket was busy with vendors setting out their goods. People stared at Sumika and whispered to each other. I bet they’d be talking about the fine lady who wandered into town unaccompanied for months.
The scene swayed as Mistress hurried along, and before long I felt seasick. Ugh, I closed my eyes and huddled in misery—“idiotic large-bills, stupid mistress.”
“Here it is,” I heard her say. I hoped she meant we had reached the shrine.
There was the splash of water and the sound of Sumika cleaning her mouth. Thank goodness! We’d arrived at Inari Ōkami’s shrine, and I was still in one piece. I knew what would follow but still wasn’t expecting the violent jerk as she clapped her hands and then rang the bell.
This had been a dumb idea! I should have flown ahead. I could have avoided the clumsy, large-billed crows.
The basket swayed again, and I heard the crunch of gravel underfoot. Finally, we stopped, and the basket settled on the ground.
“You can come out now. We’re in the shrine,” Mistress said.
“Yeah, I know,” I muttered.
I flew out as soon as her sleeve left the top of the basket. “You pigeon…” I began to say, but then shut my beak. I could feel the sacred energy around us, snaking like a thin white mist through the shrine precinct. Facing us was a robed priest. This was no place to draw attention to myself. Instead, I smoothed my rumpled feathers, trying to look inconspicuous.
While I made myself presentable, Sumika bowed and said, “Kannushi-sama, Seirei-tsukai sent us. Please forgive our sudden appearance.”
Since she had things under control, I looked around. The precinct was typical of a Shinto shrine. The kitsune statues with their red bibs, the worship hall’s vermilion banners, and the offertory box all proclaimed Inari’s presence. White mist seeped from the sanctuary and rolled over the box. It swirled in the air, forming halos around the priest and the statues.
In alarm, the words “Jungle crows!” almost escaped me. Were they hiding nearby, spying on us?
I looked around. Above the morning sky arched, bright with the newborn sun. Small clouds drifted across it, but no large-billed crows. Behind me stood a line of scarlet Torii gates, and towering above it all was Lord Aoyama’s #bastion: Himeji Castle, home of Osakabe-hime.
Ack! Those sneaky offspring of a mangy scarecrow were circling the snowy-white citadel.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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Ein Grund wieso ich nicht als Drache durch diese Welt fliege, weil ich Sorge habe mit 99 Luftballons verwechselt zu werden. ^^
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Drache am eSports Festival und Spielefest 2026 im Austria Center Vienna
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Drache am eSports Festival und Spielefest 2026 im Austria Center Vienna
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 50
#Wss366 Warp #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever“Hurry,” Sumika said, holding out the basket. “Lady Osakabe’s crows are coming.”
I looked towards the castle and saw black dots growing larger by the second. It was too late to escape, so I did the only thing possible: I hopped into the basket.
“Clicky, clack, crolark.” It was cramped and smelled nasty in there. The only saving grace was that I could peer through the #warped weave.
Mistress draped a kimono sleeve over the basket, and my panic swelled. I had to use the human portion of my brain to force it down, reminding myself that if I struggled, I would damage my wings and feathers.
“Ack!!!” I cawed.
“Quiet! They’ll hear you!”
This was hard. I considered sticking my head out. That would make things much better. Then I heard a jumble of large-bills cawing.
“I don’t recognise her,” cawed the first voice.
“She's an outsider,” responded a second voice.
“I sense magic. Has a kitsune possessed her?” asked a third jungle crow.
“We must tell the Lady,” the second large-billed cawed.
“Clicktoo, look for a kitsune,” a commanding voice said. “The rest of you fly to the Lady and inform her a spirit summoner lurks in the town. I’ll watch her and come later.”
There was the sound of wings and then silence.
“Ha ha,” I thought. “My mistress is so smart! We showed those stupid spawn of a cowbird.”
I peeked out between the willow lathes and saw we were moving down the road. That explained the basket’s rocking. Up and down, I bounced, knocking against the sides. It was all I could do not to swear or say, “Stop that, you lumbering ox!”
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore #Yokai
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 50
#Wss366 Warp #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever“Hurry,” Sumika said, holding out the basket. “Lady Osakabe’s crows are coming.”
I looked towards the castle and saw black dots growing larger by the second. It was too late to escape, so I did the only thing possible: I hopped into the basket.
“Clicky, clack, crolark.” It was cramped and smelled nasty in there. The only saving grace was that I could peer through the #warped weave.
Mistress draped a kimono sleeve over the basket, and my panic swelled. I had to use the human portion of my brain to force it down, reminding myself that if I struggled, I would damage my wings and feathers.
“Ack!!!” I cawed.
“Quiet! They’ll hear you!”
This was hard. I considered sticking my head out. That would make things much better. Then I heard a jumble of large-bills cawing.
“I don’t recognise her,” cawed the first voice.
“She's an outsider,” responded a second voice.
“I sense magic. Has a kitsune possessed her?” asked a third jungle crow.
“We must tell the Lady,” the second large-billed cawed.
“Clicktoo, look for a kitsune,” a commanding voice said. “The rest of you fly to the Lady and inform her a spirit summoner lurks in the town. I’ll watch her and come later.”
There was the sound of wings and then silence.
“Ha ha,” I thought. “My mistress is so smart! We showed those stupid spawn of a cowbird.”
I peeked out between the willow lathes and saw we were moving down the road. That explained the basket’s rocking. Up and down, I bounced, knocking against the sides. It was all I could do not to swear or say, “Stop that, you lumbering ox!”
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore #Yokai
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For any θΔ critters residing in Michigan looking to connect with others locally, we now have a group chat! Feel free to reach out if wanting to be added.
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Drache beim eSports Festival und Spielefest im Austria Center Vienna #dragon #otherkin #convention
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Drache beim eSports Festival und Spielefest im Austria Center Vienna #dragon #otherkin #convention
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 49
#Wss366 Pointer #TimeTravelAuthors What's a lie a character believes about themselves?The path to Himeji Castle descended steeply, and we soon lost sight of the shaman as the mist closed in around her. It was hard to imagine that she was a previous incarnation of my mistress. Their levels of competence were so different. Still, it gave me hope that Sumika would mature. A classy, wise familiar like me needed a fantastic mistress.
We walked to town mostly in silence. At first, I tried to give Sumika some #pointers to help her mature, but stopped after she told me I was being egotistical. Me egotistical? I can’t imagine a more modest crow, but I shut up rather than rekindling her earlier animosity.
In the town, people had begun to stir. I could already hear the ring of an anvil in the distance and the cawing of large-billed crows, nasty things, from the castle’s rooftops. Even without Seirei-onna's warning that they served the castle’s kami, I wouldn’t have wanted to meet them: an event that seemed almost predestined.
Despite the early hour, Sumika drew a crowd. An unaccompanied woman in a gentlewoman’s kimono wasn’t something people here saw often. She was sure to draw the kami’s spies.
I glanced toward the castle’s roof. “Mistress…” I began in warning.
“Shh.”
“Maybe if I fly ahead…”
“I said, hush. I have a plan.”
“A plan? This pigeon brain has a plan? Perhaps I was rubbing off on her!”
“There one is,” she said, turning in at a hut on the town's outskirts.
What did she want there? No one had risen yet, or the occupants had already left for the fields, so she couldn’t have come to request something. Was she planning to hide in the house until evening? That didn’t seem likely. This new turn in Mistress’s behavior had me stumped.
I watched as she picked up an old willow basket, replacing it with a string of coins.
“Please hop in,” she said to me.
“Ack!” I cocked my head and looked at the container. After my reaction to the car, did she think I let her shut me up in that thing? Time had broken its weave in places, and feathers were caught on the snags. I could imagine what it must smell like inside.
“Trust me. It’s for your own good. I’ll let you out as soon as I can.”
The castle wasn’t far. I could fly there and wait, I thought. That was a much more attractive idea than getting into a cramped basket where I might catch some fowl disease. Ack, ack, ack. Even at a moment like this, I was a hilarious comedian.
Basket or castle; that was the question.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 49
#Wss366 Pointer #TimeTravelAuthors What's a lie a character believes about themselves?The path to Himeji Castle descended steeply, and we soon lost sight of the shaman as the mist closed in around her. It was hard to imagine that she was a previous incarnation of my mistress. Their levels of competence were so different. Still, it gave me hope that Sumika would mature. A classy, wise familiar like me needed a fantastic mistress.
We walked to town mostly in silence. At first, I tried to give Sumika some #pointers to help her mature, but stopped after she told me I was being egotistical. Me egotistical? I can’t imagine a more modest crow, but I shut up rather than rekindling her earlier animosity.
In the town, people had begun to stir. I could already hear the ring of an anvil in the distance and the cawing of large-billed crows, nasty things, from the castle’s rooftops. Even without Seirei-onna's warning that they served the castle’s kami, I wouldn’t have wanted to meet them: an event that seemed almost predestined.
Despite the early hour, Sumika drew a crowd. An unaccompanied woman in a gentlewoman’s kimono wasn’t something people here saw often. She was sure to draw the kami’s spies.
I glanced toward the castle’s roof. “Mistress…” I began in warning.
“Shh.”
“Maybe if I fly ahead…”
“I said, hush. I have a plan.”
“A plan? This pigeon brain has a plan? Perhaps I was rubbing off on her!”
“There one is,” she said, turning in at a hut on the town's outskirts.
What did she want there? No one had risen yet, or the occupants had already left for the fields, so she couldn’t have come to request something. Was she planning to hide in the house until evening? That didn’t seem likely. This new turn in Mistress’s behavior had me stumped.
I watched as she picked up an old willow basket, replacing it with a string of coins.
“Please hop in,” she said to me.
“Ack!” I cocked my head and looked at the container. After my reaction to the car, did she think I let her shut me up in that thing? Time had broken its weave in places, and feathers were caught on the snags. I could imagine what it must smell like inside.
“Trust me. It’s for your own good. I’ll let you out as soon as I can.”
The castle wasn’t far. I could fly there and wait, I thought. That was a much more attractive idea than getting into a cramped basket where I might catch some fowl disease. Ack, ack, ack. Even at a moment like this, I was a hilarious comedian.
Basket or castle; that was the question.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 48
#Wss366 Crossing / #Tanabata or #StarFestival (JP) #TimeTravelAuthors Memorable weather in your storyThat settled things, and after another round of tea, stew, and barley grain, the shaman led us out into the night fog. She turned and began following a shale-littered trail that climbed to the top of a ridge. On the far side, the murk parted, revealing Himeji Castle below. It stood white against the velvety black sky, glittering. Mist swirled around it, like ghostly arms embracing the fortress. Above, a slender moon and bright stars shone. As we gazed, a comet streaked across the heavens. I would forever remember the beauty of that scene.
“The cowherd seeks his lover,” Seirei-onna said. “#Crossing for one night is more than I shall ever have. Now go. The way is open for you, as it is closed to me.” She gestured to a path leading down to the lights of the castle town below.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 48
#Wss366 Crossing / #Tanabata or #StarFestival (JP) #TimeTravelAuthors Memorable weather in your storyThat settled things, and after another round of tea, stew, and barley grain, the shaman led us out into the night fog. She turned and began following a shale-littered trail that climbed to the top of a ridge. On the far side, the murk parted, revealing Himeji Castle below. It stood white against the velvety black sky, glittering. Mist swirled around it, like ghostly arms embracing the fortress. Above, a slender moon and bright stars shone. As we gazed, a comet streaked across the heavens. I would forever remember the beauty of that scene.
“The cowherd seeks his lover,” Seirei-onna said. “#Crossing for one night is more than I shall ever have. Now go. The way is open for you, as it is closed to me.” She gestured to a path leading down to the lights of the castle town below.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 47
#Wss366 Rank #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever“From the fourth floor,” the shaman said, “you’ll need to climb to the top of the fortress. Find your way into the walls as soon as you can. The princess of Himeji Castle is known as the Lady of the Walls for a reason: she is to be found there, not in the open. She’ll try to drive you off with #rank odors of the grave, corpse orbs, and fearful specters. Ignore them all. Know your sutras and repeat them; then fear of death will have no hold on you.”
Sumika shifted uncomfortably under me. I would need to teach her some basic mantras.
“If a young woman in a jūnihitoe kimono approaches you, make your request, but if a crone accosts you, show her this.” The shaman withdrew a bow-shaped catalpa wood talisman from her robes. “Tell her, ‘As you have failed to protect what your mistress Seirei-tsukai holds dear, she commands you to help us.’”
Mistress’s hand shook as she took the charm. “What if she refuses?”
“She won’t, but if she does, you are undone. You have yet to reach your full power and still lack the skill to bind her. One last warning: Lady Osakabe is cunning. She will find your desires and use them. Deal with her honorably, but don’t agree to anything unless you understand exactly what it is.”
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 47
#Wss366 Rank #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever“From the fourth floor,” the shaman said, “you’ll need to climb to the top of the fortress. Find your way into the walls as soon as you can. The princess of Himeji Castle is known as the Lady of the Walls for a reason: she is to be found there, not in the open. She’ll try to drive you off with #rank odors of the grave, corpse orbs, and fearful specters. Ignore them all. Know your sutras and repeat them; then fear of death will have no hold on you.”
Sumika shifted uncomfortably under me. I would need to teach her some basic mantras.
“If a young woman in a jūnihitoe kimono approaches you, make your request, but if a crone accosts you, show her this.” The shaman withdrew a bow-shaped catalpa wood talisman from her robes. “Tell her, ‘As you have failed to protect what your mistress Seirei-tsukai holds dear, she commands you to help us.’”
Mistress’s hand shook as she took the charm. “What if she refuses?”
“She won’t, but if she does, you are undone. You have yet to reach your full power and still lack the skill to bind her. One last warning: Lady Osakabe is cunning. She will find your desires and use them. Deal with her honorably, but don’t agree to anything unless you understand exactly what it is.”
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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vom heutigen TikTok Live :)
#garten #hottub #gartenteich #gartenbahn #technik #otherkin #live
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 46
#Wss366 Fourth #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever #ScribesAndMakers 4th sampleI didn’t know whether to be proud of Mistress’s resolve or to be terrified that she agreed to rescue Okiku so easily. What I knew was that she should have consulted me. My feathers were at risk as well as hers.
“You understand Okiku-san can’t be your girlfriend,” I interrupted.
She shrugged. “Where did you get the idea that this was a romantic thing? Someone needs help, and I want to do it.”
“Bloody hero,” I said and would have shrugged if I could. Some people just can’t be honest with themselves.
“Sorry for the interruption,” Sumika said. “She can be peevish at times. I would be happy to aid you.”
The shaman stirred the fire before speaking again. “As you pass through the town, keep your familiar close. Lady Osakabe has many retainers. Among them are great, large-billed crows that watch the town and drive away wandering spirits. Her Ladyship does not care for curious eyes.”
The old lady eyed me; the warning was as much for me as for Sumika and I took it to heart. I had no wish to tangle with my larger cousins, nasty, vicious brutes that they were. And if they served Osakabe, they wouldn’t be ordinary crows.
I huddled closer to Mistress’s head. This was bad news.
“Pass through the castle gates in the evening along with the final rush of servants,” Seirei-onna continued. “If you mingle with them, your shadow will remain unnoticed. Provided you avoid torches or other lights, you should have no trouble reaching the #fourth floor. After that, Lady Osakabe’s retainers keep sentinel in the shadows, and your passage will be observed. It will be your turn to guard your mistress, Karasu-sama.”
Again her gaze fell on me.
I cocked my head and peered at her. “Guard Sumika?” I asked.
“You sense what she can’t. Be her eyes.”
“Ack! More bad news,” I thought.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 46
#Wss366 Fourth #TimeTravelAuthors Whatever #ScribesAndMakers 4th sampleI didn’t know whether to be proud of Mistress’s resolve or to be terrified that she agreed to rescue Okiku so easily. What I knew was that she should have consulted me. My feathers were at risk as well as hers.
“You understand Okiku-san can’t be your girlfriend,” I interrupted.
She shrugged. “Where did you get the idea that this was a romantic thing? Someone needs help, and I want to do it.”
“Bloody hero,” I said and would have shrugged if I could. Some people just can’t be honest with themselves.
“Sorry for the interruption,” Sumika said. “She can be peevish at times. I would be happy to aid you.”
The shaman stirred the fire before speaking again. “As you pass through the town, keep your familiar close. Lady Osakabe has many retainers. Among them are great, large-billed crows that watch the town and drive away wandering spirits. Her Ladyship does not care for curious eyes.”
The old lady eyed me; the warning was as much for me as for Sumika and I took it to heart. I had no wish to tangle with my larger cousins, nasty, vicious brutes that they were. And if they served Osakabe, they wouldn’t be ordinary crows.
I huddled closer to Mistress’s head. This was bad news.
“Pass through the castle gates in the evening along with the final rush of servants,” Seirei-onna continued. “If you mingle with them, your shadow will remain unnoticed. Provided you avoid torches or other lights, you should have no trouble reaching the #fourth floor. After that, Lady Osakabe’s retainers keep sentinel in the shadows, and your passage will be observed. It will be your turn to guard your mistress, Karasu-sama.”
Again her gaze fell on me.
I cocked my head and peered at her. “Guard Sumika?” I asked.
“You sense what she can’t. Be her eyes.”
“Ack! More bad news,” I thought.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Sapphic #Folklore
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Ich war letztens beim Arzt, der kennt auch meinen dragonischen Background und so, und er hat nen kleinen Eingriff machen müssen, der trotz Betäubung ziemlich weh tut.
Und dann sagt er: “Tief durch die Nüstern ein- und ausatmen.” :D -
Ich war letztens beim Arzt, der kennt auch meinen dragonischen Background und so, und er hat nen kleinen Eingriff machen müssen, der trotz Betäubung ziemlich weh tut.
Und dann sagt er: “Tief durch die Nüstern ein- und ausatmen.” :D -
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Drache macht Gamers Heaven unsicher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Urph7SQMg
#dragon #otherkin #fursuit #cosplay #gamersheaven #convention
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Steve hat mich glaub ich mitn Ender Dragon verwechselt. ^^
zusammen mit I.am.not.jack.black auf der Gamers Heaven.
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Riesenmikado oder Drachenzahnstocher? ^^
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Drache beim Stargate Kappern in Oberösterreich
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Drache beim Stargate Kappern in Oberosterreich.
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#WritingPride 6/10: Free space for #queer character(s)
#LoveMakeShare 6/11. Shameless self-promotion day.Bijou the Time-Traveling Ghost:
- Bijou & Emily: Cis, Lesbians. Very slowburn.
- Ume: Bi, #transfem
- Tomo: Bi, #transmasc
- Shishi: Cis, lesbian, Kisune tsukai
- Kan-chan: Cis, lesbian, #Otherkin (Catears)
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#WritingPride 6/10: Free space for #queer character(s)
#LoveMakeShare 6/11. Shameless self-promotion day.Bijou the Time-Traveling Ghost:
- Bijou & Emily: Cis, Lesbians. Very slowburn.
- Ume: Bi, #transfem
- Tomo: Bi, #transmasc
- Shishi: Cis, lesbian, Kisune tsukai
- Kan-chan: Cis, lesbian, #Otherkin (Catears)
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New media from the Dragon 🐉:
Hi everyone, just to update you everyone is okay. So when I got home I finished the model as it wouldn't of been finished until Friday next week. My brain would of gone on strike. So here is the finished article.
https://bsky.app/profile/draykegaming.draykeserver.co.uk/post/3mno5sfpiok2y
June 7, 2026 at 03:49AM
#furry #twitch #VtubersEN #streamer #LGBTQIA #Dragon #otherkin #furrylive #imagesfromthecave
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New media from the Dragon 🐉:
So I am doing a stream today, I found something and just had to for it. Will be starting 6PM today. Sorry for short notice was checking to see if everything is ready to go. See ya all there Kobolds.
#furry #VtubersEN #Dragon #otherkin #Vtuber
https://bsky.app/profile/draykegaming.draykeserver.co.uk/post/3mnn3hnrff223
June 6, 2026 at 05:34PM
#furry #twitch #VtubersEN #streamer #LGBTQIA #Dragon #otherkin #furrylive #imagesfromthecave
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#Airisu: The Crow and the Witch
Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 45
#Wss366 Gauge #TimeTravelAuthors WhateverSumika passed her copy of Madousho Mōrō, aka Grimoire Obscuriea, to Seirei-onna. The firelight played across its pages as the shaman leafed through them. The turmoil reflected in her countenance while my mistress had told the story of Banchō Sarayashiki had faded, and it was hard to #gauge what she was thinking.
She closed the volume, saying, “This is my book. A Nanban sorcerer gave it to me. A foreign thing but powerful. The spells I don’t recognize.”
“There aren’t many,” Sumika said.
“They will come with time if you are worthy.”
“A plan. A plan,” I broke in. How long would these two fiddle-faddle? We had a mission to complete!
“Yes, little one.” She leaned across the fire, reached out, and stroked my head.
I froze, somewhere between terror and sheer bliss. My eyes rolled back as the ecstasy won out. Did I trust Mistress enough to allow her this pleasure? Umm… Warm… Fuzzy… Indeed, I could reward her that way.
The shaman resumed, “As I said, you should find Osakabe-hime. I will teach you how to pass through the castle unobserved.”
The old woman withdrew her hand and returned to her place. She opened Sumika’s grimoire and passed her fingers across a page. “Weave a straw cloak and follow these directions exactly. As long as you wear it, you’ll be invisible to most people. Osakabe-hime won’t be one of them.”
“How can I make a straw cloak?” Mistress asked.
“There is a shrine to Inari Ōkami in the town outside the castle. Tell the priest that Seirei-tsukai sent you and that you require a kakuremino.”
“I am grateful.”
“Wait, there’s more. There are risks involved when you’re dealing with one such as Osakabe-hime. She is a nine-tailed kitsune: powerful and wise. They say those who see her face die, and even if they don’t, she can manipulate their minds to do her bidding. Only a powerful person can withstand her. Knowing this, do you still wish to continue?”
“Yes, please proceed,” Sumika said without hesitation.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Yuri #Folklore
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Breaking Free
(A therian :therian: poem)"I want to break free", sang he,
The legend Freddie Mercury.
"I just want you to know who I am"
Goo Goo Dolls wrote that jam.I want to break free, as well,
Out of this human shell,
So you can know me, truly,
Completely myself, fully.My heart speaks, my soul deeply longs,
For the form I have been given is wrong.
I should be able to roar, to fly,
To flap my wings, the world speeding by.I am a dragon, or rather, should be.
It hurts so much that I'm not quite me.
I try my best to make it through,
And do okay, with love and friends like you.But my soul aches for the right form,
Furry and big and gentle and warm,
Serenciel the dragon is my name,
But don't worry, friend, I'm pretty tame.I won't be a dragon in this lifetime,
Though it is an unjust crime,
But someday, perhaps, I'll be me,
In another life, in another dimension maybe.It perhaps sounds a little bit weird,
But really, there is nothing to be feared.
Perhaps you have a soulself as well,
And you can relate to the story I tell.Perhaps, one day, we'll all break free,
Of this cruelly-forced humanity,
We'll run side by side together, someday,
I'll keep on believing, come what may.#Dragon #Dragonkin #Therian #Otherkin #Poetry #Furry #FurryArt #DragonArt #Transspecies
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*Okiku Part II (Airisu POV): Post 44
#Wss366 Buzz #TimeTravelAuthors WhateverMy mind #buzzed with astonishment at the sight of the shaman’s book, especially when Sumika revealed an identical copy, only older and more battered-looking.
She rejoined the conversation, saying, "Dōken-Shin said that he was returning something you gave him." She held up her copy of the book.
“Then I must give it to him with instructions to return it when the time is right, that the debt is mine, not yours,” Seirei-onna said. “I have been the wild crow all my life, calling no one lord. I see you are the same, a Karasu-tsukai.”
Her eyes moved from Sumika to me and said, “Is it not so, little one?”
I fluffed again. I liked this woman; she recognized my value.
Her gaze returned to Sumika, saying, “Keep the upper hand with Arakawa Dōken.”
“Yes, Mistress,” I cawed in agreement. “He needs you, more than you need him.”
Sumika responded by giving me the eye, but said nothing.
There was another spasm of coughing, then the shaman resumed speaking.
“Do you have a plan to rescue Okiku?”
“We were hoping you could help us with that,” Mistress replied.
“I will do what I am able, but I’m old, and my powers are slipping away from me. I suggest you seek aid from Osakabe-hime. She has lived for centuries, secretly in the upper part of the castle. She is a wise kitsune and knows everything that goes on there. I have bound her, so she will help.”
“How can we do that? I don’t think we can just wander around in the castle.” Mistress’s question was good; I was proud of her.
Seirei-onna didn’t answer and instead said, “Let me look at your book, Karasuko.”
Now, that was a fitting name for my mistress, Crow Child. Indeed, I would raise her well.
#TootFic #NMFic #Crows #Otherkin #Fantasy #UrbanFantasy #TimeTravel #Serial #SlowBurn #Yuri #Folklore