M'S ALTERHUMAN IDENTITIES
OTHERKIND
The Gardener - some sort of elfae forest guardian. I helped along the cycle of growth and decay & generally tended to the plants in my home forest. I think I was in some way connected to the tree root systems and/or mycelium networks. I'm not sure how much of a personality I really had, but I was generally calm and deliberate. I was humanoid, very pale-skinned, rather tall but within the range of "normal" for humans, and had pointed ears that were about the same size as a human's. I had dark brown, straight, shoulder-length hair that covered my whole face, except for my nose poking out. I think I might've had grey eyes. I wore a long, loose brown robe, possibly with a tighter green garment underneath. my hands and feet were bare, but often hidden by my robe. I had a pair of large off-white/eggshell-colored feathered wings. as far as I recall, I never spoke. I probably would be considered a cryptid nowadays lol
FICTIONKIND
Maul (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) - I was mostly canon-compliant afaik, although the Star Wars canon itself can be pretty murky. I looked as seen on tv, with the exception of sharp peg-like teeth rather than flat white humanoid ones. despite how flippant I often am about this kintype, it's an important part of my identity. I'm cool with sourcemates and doubles; I just don't always know how familiar to be with ones I've just met, so I can come off a bit wary at first
HEARTTYPES
Cats - cat. im a kitty cat. and i dance dance dance and i dance dance dance (I grew up with two cats as basically my older sisters and I still behave a lot like a cat, at least partly due to neurodivergence). might be a kintype actually idk
PARATYPES
Bosmer (The Elder Scrolls) - the connection I feel to the Bosmer and Valenwood definitely set me on my path to awakening as elfkin. also bears many similarities to my Dathomiri zabrak kintype, oddly enough
Savage Opress (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) - is he my brother? is he me? probably the former but it was hard to tell for a while. I hope he's doing alright out there
Sylvari (Guild Wars 2) - weaker than my other two paratypes, but still connected to my elfhood
CONSTELS
Zer0 (Borderlands 2) - mained him so hard for so many years that the lines between him and me blurred
Werewolves - could be an otherlink or a hearttype instead but who knows. definitely something that's resonated with me (and at times been the main trait people identified me by) for a decade or so