captain-s-mindfang: So you might have noticed my blogs have been a bit quiet/sporadic for the last month or so. I’m finally ready to talk about…

Can you describe how Gems’ physical bodies compared to those of actual humans? For instance, could Gems with human skin tones/hairstyles pass themselves off as humans, or were the Gems visibly alien by contrast despite being humanoid? This is something I’ve always wondered! Thanks in advance.

Only speaking from my experience, in my universe: Most Gems were visibly alien to humans, to a fairly significant degree. Even the most human looking…

About tagging art as me I don’t understand because I don’t do this as otherkin but because i identify with a character, same as other fandom people tagging as my son, my husband, my child, etc. I thought this was the same as tagging with your love for a character so I’m so confused, I was happy to see that in fandom you can tag your love and fascination for a character or show and I thought tagging me was another way to do this, not a kin thing. I see non kin doing that too with fanart.

Its good to see I’m not the only one with a confused perspective on the phenomenon. Before the outcry, I wouldn’t have known that people…