We've Learned Two Things Recently;

We've learned two things recently;

1. I, Ranboo (which sounds formal but I'm just telling you who's talking,) CANNOT do water. Maybe someday I'll have to but so far it's just... I can't unless I end up forced and I don't know how much anxiety it would cause but the thought of it alone causes a lot.

2. I am able to bribe Techno into fronting for like two minutes to take our meds or something if water absolutely has to be dealt with.

Conclusion; I am a happy Enderfolk, I don't have to deal with it.

Apologies for no original posts, and erratic posting, we have been seeing the horrors.

On one hand, I'm someone who participated in the "silly little guy" vibes at times. On the other hand... You're so right and I don't know how I didn't realize it sooner. Something I've noticed in the past few days after making my fictionkin sideblog is that I talk ENTIRELY different over there. Because there's no expectations to soften myself- in fact, the expectations lean towards being more serious due to my kintype. I plan on making a proper post about it over there but it made.

I'm realizing that, no, I am allowed to be more than a silly little creature and just a funny witch in my corner. I can take myself seriously and I should.

It's weird.

Also hi everyone I didn't die I just got lost in a cave and came out with a new kintype. /J

(edit: to be clear this isn't hating on ppl who joke around about their Alterhumanity. Part of the joy in it is being silly, for me. I just also am realizing there's more than that.)

Possibly really petty complaint, but is anyone else really annoyed by the way a lot of people seem to be talking about nonhumans in a very infantilizing way?

Like all the posts going around that sweepingly refer to all of us as "silly creatures", "little critters", "silly animals doing their silly tasks", "just a creechur", etc? I feel like I've been seeing a lot of posts in the vein of like, "How could anyone hate therians? You're all just silly little animals doing buppy things typing with your big silly paws!" or similar.

And more power to you if you like being referred to that way, but I don't. It leaves a similar taste in my mouth to those old posts about trans men that are like "sweet little angelic cinnamon roll soft uwu boy!!! Trans men are little innocent boyes and I will protecc them all :3". And I think everyone sees the problem with those now.

I am a grown man. An adult wild animal. And while I don't need to take myself seriously, or even be taken seriously, all of the time, I sure don't like being referred to like a dumb little animal that doesn't know what it's doing as a default.

It took a while for there to be a situation in which I was comfortable fronting to be able to respond, especially since we're so new to this, but I wanted to respond myself! I'm the Enderfolk in question! Ranboo^^

I didn't even think of platform boots!! We've wanted a pair for a while but now that you say it that would be really nice, especially since our body is so short. Even by human standards it's short, by Ender standards it's just one of those humans that you'd look at and wonder if you'll break it. All the clothing tips are super helpful, thank you! Even though I'm black/white split, there's ways to show that in clothing as well. (We even have a hoodie that technically is a Monokuma hoodie from Danganronpa, but I'm stealing it for black/white reasons.) I'm hoping someday we can get those little ear cuffs that look like longer ears, since jewelry is good but earrings feel especially Ender to me. Definitely the gold, too. For me personally it's because in my canon so many of us get sort of adopted into Piglin villages after getting just plonked into warped forests backrooms-style. (In case the reference doesn't make sense: in my lore, we just sort of "teleport" unwilling out of the end and into the warped forests at random. It's a one-way trip.)

I might also have to start walking some, since we've been wanting to walk more for ages but have never had the time/energy/etc. Looks like another headmate and I are likely to be in charge of that so far :D Thank you so much for the response, and such a well-thought-out one at that!! Some things will take some time to work on, such as our clothes (we all have distinct styles and no money lol) but hell if I wanted to I could paint my nails tonight. This was really helpful!

Oh and as a final note I don't find it odd to say good luck with our plurality at all! It's a new thing we're still figuring out so it's definitely a bit of a maze to walk through. /lh And yay for there being other Endermen on the internet! Have a good day as well^^

-Ranboo 🤍🖤

Now that I've posted about it I can send you this ask without worry: I've absolutely adored your enderkin posts for some time, to the point that I started questioning if I was otherhearted but it just felt very wrong/like there was more to the picture. Turns out I'm plural, and one of my headmates is Enderfolk/an Enderman. Much to my amusement, I followed you for draconic content and now the enderkin content is suddenly MUCH more relevant.

That part was just because I think it's silly and might entertain you to know, but I did actually want to ask- are there any ways in particular you affirm that part of your identity? We're looking for ways to sort of affirm each other as individuals and I'd love to see what you have to say!

akdfjsjdh it makes me so happy to hear that, you have no idea!!! i'm always blown away when people tell me that my posts helped them realize things about their own identity; i never ever thought that my little blog could have such a big impact on others. so thank you!

and congrats on the headmate(s)! another enderman friend, yay!!

oh, good question. well youre in luck because today is what I call an "enderman day", which just means that im more enderman than dragon today (having two kintypes means that one will inevitably be more prominent than the other from time to time, and that's okay), so here are some tips that may help you!

okay this may seem a little obvious but, wear clothes that affirm your identity. on enderman days like today i like to wear darker clothes and tall shoes (black converse or platform boots are my go-to for enderman euphoria). i also have purple sunglasses that i wear from time to time, that also serve the purpose of protecting my eyes from the sun as they are pretty light sensitive. padded fingerless gloves are great if you have paw pads, and you can paint your nails black if you have claws (you can sharpen them as well, but i personally prefer to keep them short for sensory reasons). you can also wear jewelry as that feels very enderman-y to me for some reason; i personally love earrings and rings (especially if theyre golden!).

appearance aside, other things i love to do as an enderman are walking and people-watching; you can even combine them for maximum effect. if i know one thing about endermen is that we love to watch, especially humans. i personally like going for a walk with some music or a podcast, and just look around to see what i can find. i sometimes pick things up from the ground and carry them around, or even take them home. it sounds silly, but wandering around is an activity i really enjoy. endermen are wanderers, after all.

another behavior that i like to do are vocals. i make enderman-like sounds such as vwoops, little clicks and purrs; these are the ones i like the most and are easier to do with my human mouth, but you can experiment with the ones that work for you!

and finally, just playing Minecraft on my tablet is a very good source of comfort. i like to visit my hearthome, the warped forest in the nether, and just chill there with the other endermen.

thanks for the ask, and good luck with your plurality (is that something people say? no idea :D). have a good day!

Ranboo: "Ooh, maybe I'll get ice cream with Oreos-"

Techno, in the back of my head: "You go, Oreo man-"

Ranboo, vaguely offended: "Don't call me Oreo man?????"

Update; an explanation for the next post being a new intro + bit of an AMA

I didn't realize when I made a 'rule' for myself about this blog, but I did. I don't think I ever post about my experiences anymore. It wasn't a conscious decision, it was just defending the status quo- sooooo I'm ending that because I'm sick of it. Have a wall of text!

TL;DR: A new kintype resulted in the realization that "oh shit, there's more than just me in my head." Turns out I'm plural. the AMA is simply because we're new and, save for me (Frog,) have a really fuzzy sense of identity. We're trying journaling to help but so far all the others are just... sort of as in the dark as I am.

This blog was made to be a sort of "interactive journal," and yet because I found comfort in the memes and sillyness that made me feel normal it became about that. I only posted about my Alterhumanity, and typically only in the form of memes. So!

Hi. Y'all haven't seen me in a while. A lot's been going on! I recently had two pretty major identity crisis /j breakthroughs. For one, I am fictionkin. I started a little sideblog ( @vines-of-mine ) for that and got to work on paying attention to that part of my identity as Alhaitham. (Yes, Alhaitham. Yes, from Genshin Impact.)

This, however, led me to something else. Suddenly I had way more ability to just decide to do something and do it without executive dysfunction kicking my ass. Different ways of speaking felt more natural. I felt like I'd been plonked into someone's life, looked around, went "damn you live like this?" and got to work. Within two days my room was clean, my altar had been taken care of finally, etc. I chalked it up to just... "Oh, well of course! It's a mental shift, and I can embrace my more serious side when there's no expectations for how I talk."

Ultimately, it was the "Damn, you live like this?" feeling, like I was an outsider in my own life, that made me question things. As often happens with me, the moment I opened myself up to the idea that I was plural, I opened a floodgate. I am fictionkin; I do believe I have a past life in a world that somehow, in some way, made its way into our world as fiction. There is just also... another Alhaitham hanging around in my head, who instead of having an identity with "also is Alhaitham" built into it, just fully is exactly as I/we were in that life. There's others, now, too. They've been here much longer. Alhaitham is just the one who got plonked in here recently and therefore interrupted the status quo enough for me to go "hey, wait, what the fuck was that?"

So now I'm here doing the spiderman meme with another Alhaitham, in my own head, while a witch and an enderman share popcorn in the background.

Now at least so much makes more sense. The way my tail phantom shifts were often more like an enderfolk tail than a dragon tail. The goddamn ears that weren't dragon ears, were more like cat or canine ears, but I couldn't figure out what that was about. The way my inner dialogue really is a dialogue sometimes, not a monologue. Etc. Etc.

I'll be posting a new intro, but!! I wanted to mention that questions are not only allowed but encouraged and appreciated :D If anyone wants to know more feel free to spam my inbox, I don't mind. We're all new to this and sometimes being asked questions helps us actually realize the answer. Beyond that, really, I just wanted to start posting more about my own experiences and this is sort of necessary context for all of it.