FA+
Shop
Heat and Feral behaviors in my stories
3 years ago
Hey there! I’ve been having this partly on my mind whenever I write anything but it also keeps popping up in my scattered planning for my later stories. Thought I’d put down my basis for these.
A Heat in my stories isn’t necessarily a standard thing. Everyone will get them “usually” at least once but they vary incredibly differently from person to person. Someone like Sylas and Red who’s bodies are naturally cranked up to 11 can have a Heat lasting multiple days and there can be changes to their bodies for the duration. For example Sylas in heat isn’t satisfied with 1 or even 3 rounds, he often needs to be filled or plugged just to fall asleep during those times.
Whereas Red has an actual body change where he begins lactating freely and his chest grows heavier and he gets a bit larger downstairs, and by a bit I mean noticeably. Some physical changes can be permanent and this will be important for further stories and some anxieties but that’s still waiting to be written :3. When the Heat has passed though the person generally has gone back to normal.
THIS ALSO APPLIES TO HUMANS!!! I ain’t letting the furries/hybrids have all the fun, the Morphology Event affected everyone. An individual’s Heat is affected by their own sexual desire though, so people who are asexual with a complete lack of personal sexual drive aren’t like “compelled” into doing something their body normally doesn’t want. It might make them more energetic though, helps use the excess energy built up naturally.
For the darker side of things from the Morphology Event. Feral behavior also isn’t restricted to just the hybrid characters but it’s something more difficult to explain. In the back of everyone’s brain, down in the reptile functions that come preloaded in all humans is a standard to survive, eat, flee, or fight depending on the situation. It’s why irl people who would never normally do anything so drastic CAN put their lives on the line for themselves and others.
So what is Feral behavior in my stories then? Seen with Johnny, it’s that moment when you lose all front brain thinking and you react instinctively to something. In his case he was able to recover from the shock of actually being attacked to keep himself from killing someone but it’s a fear he and several other people have. I’d like to say my world will be cozy and safe but I think realistically there’d be assholes like the one who attacked Johnny and Andy who would propagate rumors and bigoted ideas that hybrids aren’t even human anymore. Try as hard as you might but some of those ideas will nestle their barbs into a kids mind and it’ll sit there poisonously.
I think if I could explain it in real world terms, becoming Feral is a mental degradation. A real world equivalent of that fear for example is that I know my family has dementia and Alzheimer’s problems, and I’m struck by how unknowing I may become if my own memory problems advance in a similar fashion. It’s not that I WILL lose my memories or sense of self but I very well MIGHT as I get older. Honestly that terrifies me, and for some reason I’d like to bring that fear (not about Alzheimer’s or dementia) of losing one’s self into my stories mostly so I can examine it myself.
Oh and humans can also suffer a Feral breakdown. The people in my stories are generally shaped like people but are essentially waiting for something to cause a mutation, and a stressor large enough to cause someone to slip into a Feral state can cause that mutation easily. Not a lot of people hybrid or human can handle the full comeback from that heightened panic induced state and some find solace in turning off their human brain from whatever’s going on.
Individuals who have a lot of practice controlling their emotional state, those with particular mental fortitude, someone faced with their body doing something they CANNOT bring themselves to commit, and people who have experienced emotional and physical trials since childhood are more likely to keep control of themselves if they do slip into a Feral state. When I eventually give Vera Grace her Interlude y’all will have an idea of just how much someone has to endure to be able to recoil like Johnny did.
A Heat in my stories isn’t necessarily a standard thing. Everyone will get them “usually” at least once but they vary incredibly differently from person to person. Someone like Sylas and Red who’s bodies are naturally cranked up to 11 can have a Heat lasting multiple days and there can be changes to their bodies for the duration. For example Sylas in heat isn’t satisfied with 1 or even 3 rounds, he often needs to be filled or plugged just to fall asleep during those times.
Whereas Red has an actual body change where he begins lactating freely and his chest grows heavier and he gets a bit larger downstairs, and by a bit I mean noticeably. Some physical changes can be permanent and this will be important for further stories and some anxieties but that’s still waiting to be written :3. When the Heat has passed though the person generally has gone back to normal.
THIS ALSO APPLIES TO HUMANS!!! I ain’t letting the furries/hybrids have all the fun, the Morphology Event affected everyone. An individual’s Heat is affected by their own sexual desire though, so people who are asexual with a complete lack of personal sexual drive aren’t like “compelled” into doing something their body normally doesn’t want. It might make them more energetic though, helps use the excess energy built up naturally.
For the darker side of things from the Morphology Event. Feral behavior also isn’t restricted to just the hybrid characters but it’s something more difficult to explain. In the back of everyone’s brain, down in the reptile functions that come preloaded in all humans is a standard to survive, eat, flee, or fight depending on the situation. It’s why irl people who would never normally do anything so drastic CAN put their lives on the line for themselves and others.
So what is Feral behavior in my stories then? Seen with Johnny, it’s that moment when you lose all front brain thinking and you react instinctively to something. In his case he was able to recover from the shock of actually being attacked to keep himself from killing someone but it’s a fear he and several other people have. I’d like to say my world will be cozy and safe but I think realistically there’d be assholes like the one who attacked Johnny and Andy who would propagate rumors and bigoted ideas that hybrids aren’t even human anymore. Try as hard as you might but some of those ideas will nestle their barbs into a kids mind and it’ll sit there poisonously.
I think if I could explain it in real world terms, becoming Feral is a mental degradation. A real world equivalent of that fear for example is that I know my family has dementia and Alzheimer’s problems, and I’m struck by how unknowing I may become if my own memory problems advance in a similar fashion. It’s not that I WILL lose my memories or sense of self but I very well MIGHT as I get older. Honestly that terrifies me, and for some reason I’d like to bring that fear (not about Alzheimer’s or dementia) of losing one’s self into my stories mostly so I can examine it myself.
Oh and humans can also suffer a Feral breakdown. The people in my stories are generally shaped like people but are essentially waiting for something to cause a mutation, and a stressor large enough to cause someone to slip into a Feral state can cause that mutation easily. Not a lot of people hybrid or human can handle the full comeback from that heightened panic induced state and some find solace in turning off their human brain from whatever’s going on.
Individuals who have a lot of practice controlling their emotional state, those with particular mental fortitude, someone faced with their body doing something they CANNOT bring themselves to commit, and people who have experienced emotional and physical trials since childhood are more likely to keep control of themselves if they do slip into a Feral state. When I eventually give Vera Grace her Interlude y’all will have an idea of just how much someone has to endure to be able to recoil like Johnny did.
