My IRL Otherkins story.

Alright, so I go to an animal college in the UK. Its pretty respectable, most people act like.. Well like teenagers do, ands its all around okay. You meet other people who love animals, so its cool

Then i met these three people. two neon dyed hair, piercings and the lot. Now this is pretty normal at the college, the whole dyed hair and piercings thing. But these girls wore giant onesies and odd shirts. One was very tall chick with neon pink/blue hair and i think a leopard onesie, one was smaller girl, and a little bit plumper with black/white hair (think Curella devil) and a ferret onesie. and the last one was.. Trans i think. They had the typical short hair and referred to themselves as he.. He wore a shirt that said “Rats > Children" ANYWAY I’ll call them “Pink, Black and Brown” because that was their hair colours.

They were sat talking about Rodents (My specialty that i work with) So i figured “Eh they’ll be okay.” so i approached them and said “Hi! You like rodents too do you?”

“Brown :Oh yes I love Rats especially!” so i got excited, because rats are my main animal i study, so i was like

Me: Oh thats cool, I dont see many other people who love rodents as much as i do.“

Brown: Yeah, they are my kin animal!”

It was that moment i realised id fucked up.

me: “Oh uh… Yeah?”

Brown: “Yup! I eat nothing buts nuts, seeds and fruit. The same diet i give my rats!.”

Me: “… Rats are omnivores though”

Brown: “Actually they can live off of just that diet! I’ve had rats for three years, haha! i know my stuff. -w-”

Me: “… I’ve kept rodents for ten years, and yes while you can feed them that diet. They do need protein and-”

*Brown starts to get offended and decided shouting will make me go away, so i turn to the other two and gesture at them.*

Black: Actually Brown… She is right.

Brown: *stares angrily at black untill she looks away nervously* Whatever.

Me: Uhhh… So what about you guys? *turns to pink and black* Favorite animals? Lemme guess- Ferrets and Leopards?“

Pink: Well duh. They are our kin animals.

Me: Ohh… You’re all otherkins then?

Black: Y-yeah…

Me: ... How did you find out you were kins anyway?

Pink: Brown told me I was kin. she taught me about tumblr and how kins and what they are. It explains why I steal too.

(I didnt know Leopards go around pickpocketing and stealing groceries, but ok)

Me: … Okay. And you?

Black: Uh… I have a lot in common with a ferret, they are cute, friendly, like eating meat and being wild and free. Plus Brown told me. I have tumblr too…

(For those who dont know. Ferrets dont live in the wild. + They arent friendly unless they are bred,)

Me: Ohh.. Okay. *pulls a face when i thought they werent looking*

Pink: Whats with that face? If you’re making fun of us i’ll beat the shit outta you. *twitches like a serial killer would*

Me: Charmed… Im gonna go okay? see you about.

Two weeks later i was at the college store, and the police arrived and arrested Pink (now blue) for shoplifting the day before. Howd they find her so easily? Well when you shoplift in a fucking leopard onesie you stand out like a sore thumb. She eventually got kicked out for attacking a teacher, trying to bite him screaming "Im a feral animal not a human!”

Brown and Black are still on campus… sometimes. Whenever they arent “triggered” by someone telling them Otherkins arent real or when they arent being suspended for telling the teachers theor “real diets” for their spirit animals or saying they know better then the proffesionals who worked with their animals for over 10 years. How they still have a place i do not know.

– How absolutely dreadful lmao