Draconic Coyote Ramble

I am a coyote in all senses, my core, soul, being, roots is all coyote in some shape way or form. Often enough, this includes my draconic side of my identity

I see myself as a wyvern in a way, clawed and pawed wings I use for flight and balance but primarily use my hind legs to walk and run, even with my extra set of arms behind my wings. I support coyote patterned fur and a long coyote tail; my muzzle also being more or less canine-like. You can see some of the visualization in my about me

My draconic identity is somewhat fluid, it comes and goes but my coyote half isn't, it's purely solid as a brick. Though, lately, especially in these last months, my draconic side hasn't wavered, it's been strong and solid, I believe it's possible that I'm becoming more draconic in nature alongside my coyote self; meaning that as I am a coyote, I am also a dragon. I am a draconic coyote

I also believe funny enough I've been supporting small dragon behaviors, at least I've seen it, throughout my life. Especially with my own draconic hoard / collections. I specifically collect coyote items. Guess I gotta surround myself with my species huh? A little funny but I've been doing it since highschool. Coyote plushies, pins, art, stickers, vulture culture, education, and so on. That's my main thing, coyote related items and content make me feel content, it feels right, and it feels like it's connected in a way to my draconic instinct

I always have collected some small various stuff and still do, especially now alongside my coyote collection being rocks, bones, autumn related items, and of course fandom related items. Especially fandom items, I have a collection growing through that too since my highschool years, as my main hoard does, it too feels right or connected to my own draconic side

I also often vision myself in other senses as a dragonic coyote. I see myself, I feel as if myself should be a protector of my kind. If you know anything regarding my species history, you know the cruelty coyotes faced by colonial hands. By extension nature as well. It's possible I am simply just protective by nature but protecting has always been one of my core parts of my identity. I believe this could be apart of that. It's possible I may be wrong, but at the moment of writing this, it feels reasonable enough. I believe being native also plays and ties into this however. Though, I deeply believe that's for another time and another essay

Another thing that feels solid and that has always pulled me back to my draconic identity is flight and how I take flight. Yes. I know I know it's a common subject with dragons, and I fully get why. I vividly remember the first time I went on a plane, I was still a teenager, and that was the first time I was involuntarily thrown into a great shift. Unsure of the best word to phrase it but mental shift or possibly an imaginary shift works;

Regardless. I felt my heavy wings and form, phantom limbs bothered me in my small seat without much room to stretch, but looking down at the clouds I felt my mind just run. I could almost physically feel the wing, my wings out stretched and moving in a rhythmic pattern to keep flight and to move in flight, the tense muscles in my shoulders and legs and bones. I especially could feel my fur, how my fur moved in the heavy winds that blanketed my body. It was a daydream but it felt so intense and real, it was wonderful ... and it never left me. That feeling never left me

On and off beforehand I was already exploring the possibility as a dragon, already knew myself as a coyote, but truly I think being able to experience a flight for that one time in my life, I felt something rewire in my mind or solidify my draconic identity

This long winded (ha) rant is already messy and rambly as it is so I want to give it a close, write something more solid later, but lately I believe I am fully able to settle in more comfortably with the idea that I am a draconic coyote

My identity as a coyote shifter typically fits either as a werecoyote or just an animal, but I believe it's time to understand and accept that likely my draconic coyote identity is just as up there as that. I am a dragon as well

One of these days I plan on making a proper term for myself for my specific species of dragon if it doesn't already exist, but for now, I like the ring draconic coyote has to it