Edited with green tint. A draped, reclining skeletonized corpse in a crypt. A snake twists through jaw and orbital, a frog nests in the abdominal cavity. Arms akimbo, legs curled, in a jovial pose.

hey it's karst35 ๐ŸŒป he/they ๐ŸŒป EST/GMT -5a creepy crawler kisser, defiant undead, beloved oddity, & eternal pupa

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(pisces sun, cancer moon, pisces rising)

  • queer, nonbinary/gnc trans man

  • ๐Ÿ’‰ 10/31/2023

  • they/them, he/him, ze/hir, Mx., Mr. (interchangeable)

  • neutral or masculine terms only, please

  • white; proudly a race traitor

  • neurodiverse/disabled. medical shitshow

  • leftist and punk but more for the ideology than the fashion. i gotta be comfy first

  • animist/polytheist

  • hobby artist and poet. traditional arts like fiber art, painting, block printing, and sculpture are my favs. taking my young fawn steps into literary arts. i just don't create or share much because โœจtraumaโœจ

  • 90.0-95.9% T4T, but married and happily so since 2018 (closed)

  • late blooming STEM student ๐Ÿ’š I decided to finally chase a dream I thought wasn't possible.

  • furry without a fursona because i'm indecisive but i think they're neat

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  • sciences, i cannot get enough. i read scientific journal articles for fun

  • the incredible diversity and possibilities within life! trying to love humanity despite all the suffering here

  • art: all genres and mediums, i love the act of creation. i love to know others create, i love to partake in your journey as a traveler and friend, and i love to create for myself. art is a shared ancestry and future, time travel really

  • thanatology: death care, funerary practices, historical contexts, grave goods, funerary arts

  • language and etymology

  • folklore/mythology/paranormal

  • nature: ecology, gardening, sustainability, responsible stewardship.

  • creatures: microfauna, mesofauna, arthropods, fungi, and inverts

  • collecting treasures

  • appreciating moments and little details outdoors whenever i'm able and at my slow pace

  • TTRPGs

  • speculative fiction, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, weird fiction

  • thrifting to give things a new home, and appreciate the imprint another life had upon them

  • DIY, visible mending, re-using whatever i can

  • true crime: forensics, justice for victims, highlighting failures of the justice system (please no fetishists)

  • cooking & baking: trying new flavors and techniques, trying foods from other cultures, feeding people i love

  • squishy spellcasters, liches, and the necromantic arts :)

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i'm usually behind the cutting edge of new media, but this is some stuff i enjoy

  • games: baldur's gate, elder scrolls, dragon age, resident evil, sky: cotl, fallout, dishonored, diablo, minecraft, zelda, animal crossing, pathfinder, d&d

  • comics: hellboy, mostly indie comics otherwise

  • music: i actually will listen to anything, genre means nothing to me. it's all about experiencing the art

๐Ÿ‘ฟ ๐Ÿšซ ๐Ÿคฎ

none of this really matters because i don't need anything cw/tw tagged.
but here's my little list of shit i don't vibe with for my internet points
i hate that i have to say this stuff but 0 tolerance for bigots

  • fascist bullshit and systems of oppression, including usa's global hegemony (fuck this shit)

  • porcelain baby dolls, tornadoes, and waterparks all make me barf

  • AI art, NFTs, crypto shits

  • deterioration of third spaces and debilitation of community relationships

  • the painful brevity of life

  • capitalism, consumerism, mass production; being forced to be dependent on irresponsibly produced intentionally defective goods that never decompose and to give all our time to survival labor

  • serial killer/crime fetishism

  • politics!! i wish i didn't have to be so involved or care so much about politics. i hate that my existence is inherently political so much. i just wanna chill

  • people with conditional ethics/morals

  • squash vine borers, my nemesis

  • shit accessibility options

  • TORMENT: art and writing that gets reduced in creativity and therefore quality by the money it must generate; excessive homogeneity of commercial arts

disclaimer/byf

here's the cya sectionNo opinions expressed reflect the opinions of any employer of mine, likes/shares are not necessarily an endorsement. Unless otherwise noted, my social media accounts are for personal use only.If you know me irl, you can follow but please do not out my information without permission for my safety. Please ask me if you're not sure what's ok or what isn't. Thanks!I would prefer not to interact with minors, thanks! I'm old and staying in my lane