https://silverquill.neocities.org/writings/ Recent content in writings on silverquill Hugo en-GB public domain Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:30:45 +0100 https://silverquill.neocities.org/13-years/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:30:45 +0100 https://silverquill.neocities.org/13-years/ <p><em><strong>Content warning: brief mentions of domestic abuse</strong></em></p> <p>At the beginning of 2026, I was thinking about my otherkin past, and the roads not taken. Of reading things I had created in the community the last time I was around (under a different name), and wondering to myself what I would say to people about my current journey.</p> <hr> <p>In 2013, I came to the realisation that I somehow felt like an elf. I felt so bizarre and alone in that feeling and even though I found some comfort in the writings of others, I was really at unease with myself. After a few years abd some pretty unpleasant interactions with various otherkin community members, I decided that enough was enough. This felt embarrassing, I hated myself, I had been around too many emotionally immature or unwell people and I needed to go.</p>