text | un: undyingsoul

[necroyalty]

So, purely out of curiosity, I'd like to conduct a poll -

How far removed does something have to be from your own species for you to consider it

well

unorthodox

to have any sort of romantic aspirations with them?

I ask this mostly because I'm betrothed to a damned dragon in my own world (no, not a humanoid with draconic qualities, an actual, literal dragon) and apparently both of those are considered just a tad too extreme by most people's standards?

But then no reasonable human on my world would really consider another human at all strange for wanting to bed a goblin, or an elf, orc, dwarf, or what have you, so it appears the line has been drawn somewhere.

Not bothering with anonymity, because why in the Nine Hells not, but you're welcome to if you wish.

Comments

un: tigerpoet

[tigerpoet]

As someone who is only used to humans and former-humans as sapient species, it... depends? The further you get from human shape, the more issues crop up just on a practical level...

Re: un: tigerpoet

[necroyalty]

That's more than a valid concern, I suppose.

Among most of the mortal races I described the general configuration is the same as in humans, give or take a little in terms of size.

We do have a few species that are genuinely incompatible with humans, though, such as the aarakocra.

I'll never forget the time my thirteen year old self had to look up what a cloaca was.

[tigerpoet]

Is that a kind of bird?

[necroyalty]

Well, bird implies they're a simple beast; more like a bird-person. They've got beaks and feathers but are also intelligent and capable of speech.

We also have lizardfolk.

Whose women do not have breasts, regardless of what some terrible art I've seen will tell you. (Seriously, why would they? They lay eggs, they don't nurse their young, but I'm getting ahead of myself.)

[tigerpoet]

It wouldn't be the first time accuracy was sacrificed in bad artwork in favor of whatever the artist finds attractive.

[necroyalty]

You should see some of the drawings I've seen of goblins.

[tigerpoet]

I'm afraid to ask.

[necroyalty]

It's far less terrifying than you think, actually.

[tigerpoet]

'Terrifying' wasn't exactly my first concern...

[necroyalty]

What was, pray tell?

[tigerpoet]

'Physically impossible'.

[necroyalty]

I mean.

I've certainly never seen breasts the size of a human man's head on any goblin woman before, so it's certainly improbable.

But they do have them. Unlike the lizardfolk.

[tigerpoet]

Then what did you mean if not that?

[necroyalty]

I'm just saying.

If "thicc", and I am loathe to use that word, but if "thicc" goblins do exist, I've never seen one.

[tigerpoet]

What does that even mean.

[necroyalty]

I've been led to believe it merely means 'voluptuous'...

But then why not just use that word?

Or consult a thesaurus?

Or any other myriad options other than forgetting the letter k exists?

[tigerpoet]

I suppose not commenting on a woman's figure at all is out of the question.

[necroyalty]

There is a time and a place to comment on the breasts of others, or whatever.

It's not going to be often, that's correct, but if you're going to, then...

Okay, you get my point.

[tigerpoet]

I'll keep that in mind for the next time I'm called upon to talk about someone's chest.