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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

I felt moved last night to make something… a Therian artefact… a poster? Manifesto? Handout? Flyer? Whatevs. Its done. I’ll stick a few up over town.

A B&W poster” “WE WEREN’T BORN AS THEY SAID,” with poetic text about creaturely identity, defiance of naming systems, & embracing transformation. The design is chaotic & natural, with pencil-style animal drawings in each corner: a wolf (top left), a raven (top right), a rabbit (bottom left), & a cat (bottom right). Each is sketched with textured lines We didn’t begin in the clean white glare of their charts. We arrived—yowling-growling-baying-howling, cawing, snarling—our half-formed, paws still muddy from an older place. And they named us? No. They trapped us. In idea, in syllables that smelled of linoleum & sharp metal. They called us boy-girl he-she—as if they could ever know what had birthed in that room. But we're not names. we're poetry & motion. we're shedding. we're becoming again & again, slick with moulting skin & seasons that do not obey clocks. They cannot pin us to the wall like a dead moth & call it truth. We don’t owe our shapes to the ones who tried to bind them. We don’t owe our hearts to a category. We do not remember being born, so why should we carry the weight of that first cage? Let the forest remember us instead. Let our tracks in the dirt, our fur in the bramble, our voice in the long night be our real record. If we were once mistaken for something we're not—then so be it. we're not sacred because of what we were called. we're sacred because of what we're now. Breathing. Shifting. Choosing. Alive. Still reading this? Dearest creature: Are you eating enough? Are you sleeping with your back pressed to one who knows your scent, your musk? Are you helping your packs find water, safety, moonlight? Do not forget your teeth are not just for defence. They are also for grooming. For play. For love, for cracking open new things. Exploring your world. Be not defined nor categorised by those who tried to clip your wings or dull your teeth & claws. Define thyself by your every sacred heartbeat & keep going. Even when they wish us dead & gone.
jun 18, 2025, 5:25 am • 1,695 709

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Shadow Lighthoof @core2steed.lighthoof.net

I don't know if this is wanted, but I decided to try to add voice to your art. If it's not welcome, just let me know and I'll delete it.

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jun 30, 2025, 4:40 am • 3 1 • view
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MO [comms open!] @ FANG @sursiq.bsky.social

I absolutely adore this with all of my heart.

aug 13, 2025, 7:20 pm • 2 0 • view
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9Head Fox @htblack.bsky.social

Been doing laps around my mind all day. Work of art.

jun 19, 2025, 6:03 am • 5 0 • view
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[Chartreuse] Puppy || ⬡-2598 @hexdrone2598.bsky.social

I legit have tears welling up in my eye. Such a beautiful poem. Thank you 🖤

aug 15, 2025, 1:02 am • 1 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

{{{{{{{}}}}}}

aug 16, 2025, 2:00 pm • 1 0 • view
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Knautical Wolf @knautwuff.bsky.social

Poetry TBH Thank you for creating it

jun 18, 2025, 1:35 pm • 2 0 • view
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hemmsfox.secondlife.bio @hemmsfox.secondlife.bio

Can you post the trans theta delta .png transparent background ect? I'd like to make stickers with my vinyl cutter.

jul 4, 2025, 10:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Where in the World is Doggy Sandiego? @torhusky.queerdog.club

It is TOO EARLY for these feelings ;-; This belongs in so many places, to be spotted like the urban creatures it speaks to

jun 18, 2025, 2:20 pm • 3 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

🐾💜🐾

jun 18, 2025, 9:19 pm • 2 0 • view
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Cera Treascair @treascair.bsky.social

I needed this in the worst way, holy damn... all the creatures within this skin did. Just... phenomenal.

jun 18, 2025, 3:14 pm • 2 0 • view
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🜏⛧ 𝖘𝖆𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝕂𝟡 ⛧🜏 🏳️‍⚧️ @hellhound.industries

Always love your work! <3

aug 10, 2025, 3:24 am • 3 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

And I love your work too! Thank you 🐾💜

aug 13, 2025, 11:11 pm • 2 0 • view
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Ko Bunny (Nicky) @kobunny.bsky.social

Fuck that is powerful

jun 19, 2025, 4:18 am • 3 0 • view
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reywolfe.art 🌈 sticker sale! @kr00bs.com

this is absolutely beautiful.

jun 18, 2025, 12:58 pm • 3 0 • view
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B1nky Ⓥ @blackotterbun.bsky.social

I love this and love that you included a rabbit in it. ❤️

jun 19, 2025, 6:15 pm • 1 0 • view
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Reykreyth Skye @fluffdrgn.casa

Holy shit. Holy shit. Incredible. I feel from this. I feel this. Thank you.

jun 18, 2025, 6:19 am • 9 0 • view
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JC Badger @jcbadger.bsky.social

I'm not a therian, but I FELT this.

jun 19, 2025, 4:15 pm • 3 0 • view
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ifeelodd @ifeelodd.bsky.social

this is beautiful, thank you

aug 15, 2025, 6:13 am • 1 0 • view
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Alihound ΘΔ @dungeonousdemoness.bsky.social

This absolutely fucks, wow. Nice works.

jul 1, 2025, 6:22 am • 1 0 • view
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softpup ΘΔ @softpup.bsky.social

Oh gosh this is so beautiful!!! I think i gotta put it with the rest of my fav poetry stuff

jun 20, 2025, 1:38 am • 1 0 • view
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Kiki // Puppy Pride Online! @mountainkemono.bsky.social

This is. Making me feeling something.

aug 20, 2025, 1:44 pm • 1 0 • view
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MΔyaDaFΟx @mayadafloof.bsky.social

This would be really cool on one of those metal posters, or on a piece of wood

jun 18, 2025, 1:21 pm • 2 0 • view
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🦊🏳️‍⚧️🐺🌵🌖✨🎶🪐🌿 • óÓÒò @axylhalcyon.bsky.social

what's neat about this is you can read it in such a way that it doesn't just apply to therians but speaks to the native wildness of humanity that is stripped from us by colonial society which is an experience at the core of therianthropy but shared by all on some level

jun 18, 2025, 2:23 pm • 36 3 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Yes! Thank you for noticing that!

jun 18, 2025, 6:03 pm • 10 0 • view
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Darthen Wulf Dark @darthenwulf.bsky.social

This... resonates. Thank you.

jun 18, 2025, 12:56 pm • 2 0 • view
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🖤🌹✦ † Lace † ✦🥀🍷 - 🔞 @r0selace.bsky.social

your poetry is fucking beautiful. i've never felt so seen. how moving and meaningful, my favorite work of art i have had the pleasure of experiencing this year, no doubt.

aug 13, 2025, 7:24 pm • 2 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Oh gosh. Thank you!

sep 18, 2025, 9:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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Visor Mama @virsormama.bsky.social

Gosh yes the creature vibes are so good here

jun 18, 2025, 7:31 pm • 3 0 • view
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Lumi Whitmayne @lumi.pinkpony.gay

This is hauntingly beautiful. <3

jun 20, 2025, 6:47 am • 1 0 • view
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evelyn dipshit dogs @chigbarg.bsky.social

dammit shimi, you're incredible out this. now we're feeling far too many feelings. stop making us cry lol 🐺

jun 18, 2025, 8:02 am • 5 0 • view
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Aisling& 🫏☉∇ @somni.luxe

This is incredibly moving and exactly what I needed. My brains been locked on identity construction and taking ownership of self. This speaks right to my core.

jun 18, 2025, 12:11 pm • 8 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Oh gosh thank you 🐾💜

aug 13, 2025, 8:05 pm • 2 0 • view
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Roux @ Skunktember @zerogravitybunpup.bsky.social

Shimi, the work that lours from your soul is always so beautiful, raw, and strong. You make so many others feel seen and less alone.. and you made this bunny fops cry in bed. thank you for what you bring to this world u beautiful creature

jun 18, 2025, 12:57 pm • 4 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

[🐾💜🐾]

jun 18, 2025, 9:14 pm • 2 0 • view
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Symphony System @voxsymphonia.bsky.social

M: Thank you for this

jun 18, 2025, 11:58 am • 1 0 • view
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Zearoth ╶⃝⃤ @thecoywolfzearoth.bsky.social

This is beautiful and I love it 💜

jun 18, 2025, 4:25 pm • 3 0 • view
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NervousNessie 🐮🐑➡️AFC @nervousnessie.bsky.social

I'm going to print this, laminate it and hang it up. This is beautiful. Feeling trapped in human society is made more bearable when we have each other for support.

jun 19, 2025, 5:32 pm • 3 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Let me know if you need a high resolution version. Bsky mangles image quality

jun 19, 2025, 11:06 pm • 3 0 • view
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NervousNessie 🐮🐑➡️AFC @nervousnessie.bsky.social

It looks good :) I printed it out and laminated it before work. Thank you though.

jun 19, 2025, 11:38 pm • 2 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

I’m very humbled by this :3

jun 20, 2025, 12:00 am • 2 0 • view
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Foxyfloof @foxyfloof.bsky.social

Out here Howling in the Moonlight. Welcome Fren.

jun 19, 2025, 3:21 am • 3 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

🐾💜 awrrrffff

jun 19, 2025, 3:23 am • 3 0 • view
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Foxyfloof @foxyfloof.bsky.social

~AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! *sings u the song of my people* Foxyfloofs are Everything.

jun 19, 2025, 3:26 am • 3 0 • view
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Tuftsfox θΔ 🦊 @tufts.bsky.social

I knew this art style was familiar! I picked up one of your vines at a folk punk show in Seattle! Next to the “eco” dome or whatever it was!

jun 20, 2025, 2:54 pm • 1 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Ahh :3 I feel seen

jun 20, 2025, 4:21 pm • 1 0 • view
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Tuftsfox θΔ 🦊 @tufts.bsky.social

I means zines not vines hehe

jun 20, 2025, 6:18 pm • 0 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

I got it. You’re good. Autocorrect and fingers instead of pawbs does the same to me too.

jun 20, 2025, 6:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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Kailian @kaiwildfire.bsky.social

Reading this was exquisite. Thank you for drafting it, and then sharing it with the world. <3

aug 15, 2025, 2:41 am • 1 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

It’s a pleasure finding these little howls come back at me!

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Spaghetti Wolf @spaghettiw0lf.bsky.social

Shared with some dear people in my life. I'm still grappling with where I fall in the grand sea of alterhumanity, but a piece like this can unite any one of us for any reason. It is beautiful. Thank you.

aug 13, 2025, 8:24 pm • 1 0 • view
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Pawpad Spice Latte (Salem) @kreoche.bsky.social

This is beautiful, poetic, and it resonates with my core.

jun 24, 2025, 1:59 am • 1 0 • view
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Heidi C. Vlach 🇨🇦 @hcvlach.bsky.social

beautiful 💜

aug 14, 2025, 3:50 am • 1 0 • view
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kabidlost.bsky.social @kabidlost.bsky.social

I need this on a ... piece of scratched, burnt, and lightly treated wood with bark

aug 13, 2025, 7:29 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jem Vixen @furrylibrarian.bsky.social

<3

aug 13, 2025, 5:23 pm • 1 0 • view
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N'Okami @nokami52.bsky.social

i love this, holy fuck saved, saved to keep it close to my heart

aug 13, 2025, 7:20 pm • 1 0 • view
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Zeebuoy (didn't have energy to split accounts sorry) @zeebuoy.bsky.social

I ain't the target audience But also oh wow this is beautiful, like poetry. Also like the vibes are awesome as well. Hope you find the things/conditions that will benefit and enrich you.

jun 20, 2025, 11:35 am • 1 0 • view
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Zeebuoy (didn't have energy to split accounts sorry) @zeebuoy.bsky.social

Like it really strikes a chord so to speak

jun 20, 2025, 11:36 am • 1 0 • view
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Deam Nitrel ΘΔ @deamnitrel.bsky.social

Gods. Please. I think I need a printout of this to put on my wall. Just for...me.

jun 24, 2025, 7:42 pm • 2 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Feel free to make one. Some folk have done just that!

jun 24, 2025, 10:21 pm • 1 0 • view
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✺ 𝕸𝖔𝖙𝖍 ✺ @mothsprout.bsky.social

Was about to ask if you sold prints but if you’re okay with that I may do the same! I’m really in love with this and would like to read it more than just right now

aug 13, 2025, 7:19 pm • 3 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Oh yes, I do sell prints. DM me and let me know what you’re interested in.

A photograph of a collection of prints of poetry on the floor. The printing question is what the creek said depicting a picture of a wolf or coyote drinking from a stream in the bottom right hand side and in the top left-hand side is a ran. Next to the rent is a title to the right And below it running down the line of the stream of the words of the poem between the picture of the stream and the text and lying on top of the wolf is the Therian symbol in greyscale and slightly opaque. This picture depicts the wall of our home with me setting up all my prints to hang up on the wall. On the right hand of the wall is a selection of images in colour that I drew. Four my religious and spiritual zines. On the floor waiting to be hung up on the wall in the distance are 16 black-and-white postcard sized illustrations of crows On this wall in the living room are 12 colour illustrations. These depict a wolf family and the journey of one in particular from maidenhood to old age and beyond to the left and right of 10 of the images are too small postcard sized pictures of a mother wolf protecting her Pup
aug 13, 2025, 8:12 pm • 2 0 • view
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Asto @astotic.bsky.social

I wouldnt call myself a therian but this is beautiful

jun 18, 2025, 12:53 pm • 5 0 • view
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where's my fluff? @kaiveran.bsky.social

Liberation is liberation. Every soul on this desecrated planet screams for it. The rift between us was never as wide as it appeared. ❤️

jun 18, 2025, 6:57 pm • 5 1 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Beautifully put.

jun 18, 2025, 9:19 pm • 4 0 • view
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Shapeless Ink @shapelessink.bsky.social

Hey, thanks for making this. Thanks for sharing it, too.

jun 18, 2025, 1:27 pm • 5 0 • view
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Xeans @xeans.bsky.social

Yeah, my wolf half needed a good cry in the morning.

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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Sometimes a good cry is what we need. Bathes the soul.

jun 18, 2025, 9:18 pm • 4 0 • view
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Reenie Beanie 🏳️‍⚧️ @reeniebeenie.bsky.social

I don't know you but I feel like you see me. I had to put the phone down for a sec when I read the word "trapped". I had never thought of it that way but yes. the alienation I feel from all of this. How it's theirs and for them, how even my own identity and life was ornamental in some way for others

jun 18, 2025, 6:44 am • 7 0 • view
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Crystal Rose System/Hope |🌹💎 @lanternstocking.bsky.social

This is amazing and we love it.

jun 24, 2025, 10:53 am • 1 0 • view
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Reddy the Yote @shayne-the-yote.bsky.social

I am a certified fool of a human but I try anyhow because there's value in bringing support to others. Inside however.... he knows it is true. I will need time on this one.

aug 15, 2025, 4:58 am • 1 0 • view
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Flora (a yinglet) @florazheyinglet.bsky.social

📌

aug 21, 2025, 9:16 am • 1 0 • view
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SilverDragonwolf @silverdragonwolf.bsky.social

I don't have words. Just a howl. Thank you ♥️🐺🐾

aug 13, 2025, 5:28 pm • 1 0 • view
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-Rain- @vanillayote.bsky.social

I cant find the words to tell you how this made me feel. Thank you for writing this, it's phenomenal

jun 18, 2025, 9:16 am • 32 0 • view
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Shimi ·⃝⃤ @shimi.bsky.social

Awrfff — high praise from a creature whose art I have long admired

jun 18, 2025, 9:15 pm • 7 0 • view
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evelyn dipshit dogs @chigbarg.bsky.social

EVERYONE IS SO GOOD!!!!!!

jun 18, 2025, 9:18 pm • 6 0 • view
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NarawΩ ☄️ @luckyflower.bsky.social

This is so good. Freeing oneself seems so hard but thank you for writing that

jun 18, 2025, 8:26 am • 6 0 • view
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a certain noisy someone ☉∇ @yoteyap.bsky.social

this is so moving. thank you

aug 13, 2025, 10:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Your Deity Solas Mac Tíre 🐺 @solasmactire.bsky.social

This is love, I am moved by this, my spirit yearns for freedom

aug 13, 2025, 5:31 pm • 1 0 • view