Feathered Nests
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transmediaclubFeathered Nests is a poetic series about interspecies contact in a science fiction setting, which deals in sex/gender dynamics. The Fifers are a race of birdlike aliens who have five genders and a polyamorous society.
The aleph males are assertive and territorial, with large dark ruffs and bright plumage. The beth males are easygoing and live between the territories of the alephs; they have smaller pale ruffs. The faeder males are gentle and won't tolerate alephs or beths who are too rough, but live inside an aleph's territory; they look much like females, with drab plumage. The modor females enjoy topping other females, have low interest in males, but will follow along if their 'special friend' gimel chooses to mate. The gimel females enjoy bottoming to other females, but are also the most interested in males and typically do the mate selection, bringing along any 'special friend' modor(s) they may have. The most stable and productive family structure incorporates all five.
Humans have begun interacting with the Fifers. In the process, some humans find that the five-way gender and family structure has some appeal for them too. This is improving relations between the species.
Ensign Landry is a human with XXY chromosomes and uses he/him pronouns. A first, "He used masculine pronouns because it was easy, not because they particularly fit, and he let people think of him as a man because it was convenient and he didn't actually have a description that he liked any better. But he knew, and they knew, that it wasn't quite the same." Eventually, however, Ensign Landry settles on a beth male identity like the Fifers have and begins dyeing his hair accordingly. He is a side character who first appears in "Beth Marks."
Tseep is a Fifer male who uses he/him pronouns. He has fledged as a beth male but feels like an aleph male. He first appears in "More Pressure to Fit In." One of the humans, Dr. Ogden, uses the phrase "gender dysphoria" later on in "The Purest Love" when comparing Tseep to humans with similar issues. Tseep is a side character who plays a key role in a few poems.
This series is ongoing. Additions may be requested during any relevant prompt calls, such as the Poetry Fishbowl atysabetwordsmith or the crowdfunding Creative Jam.
The aleph males are assertive and territorial, with large dark ruffs and bright plumage. The beth males are easygoing and live between the territories of the alephs; they have smaller pale ruffs. The faeder males are gentle and won't tolerate alephs or beths who are too rough, but live inside an aleph's territory; they look much like females, with drab plumage. The modor females enjoy topping other females, have low interest in males, but will follow along if their 'special friend' gimel chooses to mate. The gimel females enjoy bottoming to other females, but are also the most interested in males and typically do the mate selection, bringing along any 'special friend' modor(s) they may have. The most stable and productive family structure incorporates all five.
Humans have begun interacting with the Fifers. In the process, some humans find that the five-way gender and family structure has some appeal for them too. This is improving relations between the species.
Ensign Landry is a human with XXY chromosomes and uses he/him pronouns. A first, "He used masculine pronouns because it was easy, not because they particularly fit, and he let people think of him as a man because it was convenient and he didn't actually have a description that he liked any better. But he knew, and they knew, that it wasn't quite the same." Eventually, however, Ensign Landry settles on a beth male identity like the Fifers have and begins dyeing his hair accordingly. He is a side character who first appears in "Beth Marks."
Tseep is a Fifer male who uses he/him pronouns. He has fledged as a beth male but feels like an aleph male. He first appears in "More Pressure to Fit In." One of the humans, Dr. Ogden, uses the phrase "gender dysphoria" later on in "The Purest Love" when comparing Tseep to humans with similar issues. Tseep is a side character who plays a key role in a few poems.
This series is ongoing. Additions may be requested during any relevant prompt calls, such as the Poetry Fishbowl at
ysabetwordsmith or the crowdfunding Creative Jam.
