July 4, 2024
Been thinking a bit about my relationship to the term theriomythic (an individual who identifies as a non-earthly creature of a feral or non-sentient nature), which I've been using for a number of years now.
I'm certainly sentient, so that part doesn't really apply, but do I count as feral? I'm animalistic by many measures: strong prey drive, I certainly wouldn't wear clothes or much adornment as a dragon, and given the chance, I would 100% snarf a sandwich straight out of your hands. However, I'm also an intelligent beastie and have the ability to read, write, reason, and plan ahead.
If you're familiar, Rin from pocketss' comics is a good analog for my behavior.
I think I just let my instincts get the better of me on occasion, and enjoy it in the moment. Does that count as feral or just mischievous? Am I an animal or just a little shit? Hm.
The term theriomythic can cover a lot of different identities, I think, given there's a prominent "or" in the definition. I'm not full-on animalistic but I'm definitely not a derg who cooks its food or probably participates much in any sort of society (but is that just a me thing or a byproduct of whatever dragon species I am?), so I feel like theriomythic probably still applies? Anyway, still going to keep using it unless I convince myself otherwise *shrug*