it's times like this that i have to remember an important reason why yam exists, which is to calm me down
is experiencing unfathomable, uncomfortable and intense emotions whenever you think about or witness a particular animal, specifically including a helplessness at a communication barrier and inability to practically experience empathy with it a sign of being a therian
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this drawing is a reference to the few times i have been validated while simultaneously being bullied/harrassed/etc, typically by a non-furry judging my outward dragonish appearance/expression in a rude way which brings about ummm mixed emotions to say the least