Wistfulness about the word draconity
"Draconity" is a term that doesn't get used much any more, I think
It was what we called the state of Being Dragon, a bit more wieldy than "otherkinness" or therianthropy
I liked that little word. It encompassed a community of people some of whom I knew, some of whom I didn't, but that always seemed to manage to avoid unnecessary conflict. When things went bad, I never saw dragons fight with tooth and claw; they retreated, invisibly, and the community got quieter and quieter until it eventually didn't hold together much any more.
But-- I feel like I sensed a core of something in those dragons that felt common and unique to them. A particular kind of quiet solidity, steadfastness within the longing, and a manifest willingness to stay childlike at heart. They didn't always say much, but when they did it was resonant and felt Real. I see it in people who call themselves dragons today, too. Other people are strong, or stoic, or playful, and in every way as good as dragons at these things, and dragons aren't always all these things; but there is a Vibe I get from them sometimes. Like the way people are protective, but a stone symbolises protection.
Perhaps to be Dragon is to clothe oneself in a certain set of symbols, an archetypal armour that moulds the self to a certain eternal pattern.
Money begging, heart surgery, trans health
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genderfeels (~-)
Hell, I don't know, maybe that should be "genderfeels (~+)" instead. Cripes. Just... yeah. That's a whole big thing, isn't it?
dreams
So much flight time though, and it felt so wonderful! Definitely a dream I'm going to remember, just for that!
dreams, hunting people
Then everybody was out except for the friends I had to rescue, and it was time to *hunt*. Lots of swooping down with powerful talons, diving into people to knock them off of high areas... I was really and truly hunting on the wing, which was INCREDIBLE.
Then before the confrontation, some folks had distracted me offering food and MST3k jokes, and while I was having fun but trying to find a place to shift bird again and go... I suddenly woke up. Boooo.
dreams, mtf-ish transfeels
While sneaking some of the right kids out to keep them safe, I saw one of them was an older guy who had been dressed up as a cheerleader and was passing AMAZINGLY well, to the point that I was actually pretty jealous. Things shifted a little and then either I was them (but still me?) or just became a girl, I'm not sure which exactly. Still could turn into a bird, which was the important part.
dreams
Dreamed of flight, which is always a blessing, no matter what it's combined with. I was a high school student who could turn into a bird, a big eagle or something similar. But the way my wings grabbed the air when I flee felt more like dragon wings do, with wing-fingers instead of a single edge trailing feathers.
The principle was evil, naturally. I was sneaking kids out of the place before some big ritual was. going to happen. But I got to fly _so much_...
Rare coastal dragoness, often found by sunny sea cliffs. Nonbinary but fairly femme-leaning. If you're under 18 don't follow.