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The cool, damp air in my lungs, in my face, in my hair (fur)...

The warm sun sneaking in through the squished tree tops...

The mighty, powerful, sturdy trees rising from the ground to give me shelter and safety...

The fresh water in that creek, that slowly turns into a river, and carries me with it to the place I belong...

The white and fluffy fog, it kinda makes me feel like I'm touching the clouds in the sky...

All the sounds, all the smells, all the peace, all full of life...

My heart belongs to this place, the place where I can feel alive 🖤🐾

Can we take a moment to appreciate forests?

I went out to the forest next to my city with my mom today, wearing my tail

It was the best experience I've ever had, there were barely any people, the weather was perfect, my siblings weren't there to complain, I was just walking around with her

It was amazing

Forests are majestic and magnificent, people don't appreciate them enough

I don't care about the bugs, or the annoying small plants, or even the people.

Forests just make me feel so... Alive.

Stimboard for my hearthome

I miss it dearly

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A long post about my hearthome

Context- I must explain first… If you are an alterhuman that’s not familiar with my blog, I gotta explain I’m a turtle spirit/god

So take that information now because this post will make so much more sense if you know that about me lol

also please excuse spelling errors

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Intro-I don’t think of myself as a past life aterhuman, but I am for sure a spiritual alterhuman.

In short, my experience is knowing my species identity not as a “I was once this” but rather “I was supposed to be this”

My hearthome is a similar thought. I know I was supposed to be born (or hatched) there but something failed in a cycle of either reincarnation or karma.

I am certain that I belong there but I’ve never actually been to the place. All I get are glimpses of it.

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What it looks like- My hearthome is just one big  continent on an otherwise completely oceanic planet, with a few small islands scattered around the sea. It’s very similar to Earth’s Pangea.

I was supposed to be from one of the small islands but we’ll get back to that later…

The continent itself is very jungle-like and possesses bioluminescent rivers and ponds. Most of the architecture was built similarly to early eastern Asian architecture. As for the islands, most remained untouched but others were formed into small villages of huts and treehouses.

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Who lived there- There are a variety of creatures that inhabit the world but the major ones are humans, animals, and ‘animal gods’ or demigods.

Demigods are usually half animal/half humanoid but some demigods were even created to be a place of elements. (oceans, forests, mountains, stars, etc)

I am a demigod from this world and I mostly resemble a green sea turtle but sometimes I see myself as a red eared slider, I’m not actually sure

All demigods or elemental beings were created by dragons, who were complete gods. Some dragons became teachers for the newly spawned demigods to show them their ways and philosophies but very rarely.

They have to have a very big plan for you if they are going to teach you forbidden knowledge when you were just born.

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What was the culture like- Now that you know some information about the main continent, I would like to shift the subject to my island home. The name of the island was never told to me but I do know about the practices and beliefs we share.

Opalite is extremely important to us. My clan uses them to create  spears, bowls, and jewelry. The way we get these gems is not really possible in the current world I live in, because opalite here needs to be crafted by a human, but in my hearthome, the gems would be formed from the sand and would scatter the ocean floor until someone swam to the bottom to retrieve a piece. Grabbing your first opalite is very much of a ride of passage for my village.

Unlike the people/creatures on the continent who honor dragons, we chose another creature to be our symbol, Orcas. We know the significance of the dragons of course but we put more praise in the creatures we see everyday, rather than dragons that only resided in the main areas of the world.

Makes sense now, knowing that I’m orcahearted

The food we prepare on the island is always amazing. We usually hunt our own fish and grow our own fruits. Most of the fruits that exist on the island sadly don’t exist on this world.

Surfing and sailing is how my village got around to other islands or to the continent, but mainly we did it for fun.

Clothing is usually loose and silky. Mainly lots of beads, gems, and lightweight fabric. Shoes aren’t worn unless you are traveling a long distances, then you would wear geta shoes or something of the sort.

Our music is what I miss/yearn for the most. I wish I could describe it but it’s like it doesn’t want to translate into human words. I don’t think I can verbally illustrate it in a way that gives it justice. It feels like water…? It makes you feel like water is rushing around you, like you are in the center of a river made only of sound.

I think I should stop here, as I am loosing my words…

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I apologize if this one was an info dump but I appreciate you reading through all this, even if you are one of the sneaky critters that skipped to the end.

I wish I knew more. I wish I could truly be there but that’s not possible. All I have are visions that I hold close to my chest that I now share with you :)

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Anyone else make instrumental playlists for your hearthome?

I highly recommend it

Just curious about something

Hello Everyone!

I am Graham-tails, Graham, Rye, Spoons, or Kurt. I use all pronouns, including neos, except for she/her.

I have been a part of the alterhuman community since 2023

I am also an age dreamer and possible regressor

I am a Germanic Pagan

I tag my original kin posts with: graham tales

I tag my original (digital) art with: graham digitail

Likes & Kintypes below

Likes:

Drawfee

X-men

Moomin Valley

Stardew Valley

Hunter X Hunter

Bungo Stray Dogs

Card Captor Sakura

Heartstopper

Other Anime/cartoons

Plants/Foraging

Linguistics

Kintypes:

Wingkin

Inumimi

Dragon

Dogthing?

Sweat Bee

Cinnamoroll

David [Hilda]

Nightcrawler [X-men]

The Collector [The Owl House]

Rory [My Babysitter’s a Vampire]

Plushies

Fiberglass Insulation

Stardew Valley and Moomin Valley conceptkin

Land of Ooo [Adventure Time] and Moomin Valley hearthomes

Questioning kins:

Bat

Rodents

Sheep

Deer

Birds

Sea slugs

Valkyrie (this one is complicated)

Shapeshifter

Moomin Troll

Plants including grass

Clouds

Star

Yukito [CCS]

Falkor [Never Ending Story]

Adventure Time conceptkin

If anyone would like to share your experiences with these identities or if you want to chat about shows or interests feel free

Thanks for reading :)

Make Your Own Petrichor!

I love the smell of rain but I don’t get it very often. A while ago I was collecting some pecans and washing them to eat when I noticed I could smell petrichor on the wet husks, so I let them dry and put them in a container. Now when I want to smell rain I just wet them a bit. I would think you can do this with mulch as well, maybe check the smell of some the next time it rains in your area.

I also like that it reminds me of my theriotype habitat.

!Caution!:

This may cause mold.

For best practice allow your mulch to dry out fully between uses. Consider occasional cleaning of the container and throw out mulch if mold forms, you never know if it may be harmful.