Peony Shah

Birth Name: Merey Amangeldi

Chosen Name, not yet legally changed but wanting to ASAP: Peony Shah

Eye color: Simultaneous central and sectoral heterochromia. Inner color of the eye primarily baby blue, outer color dark brown, with tiny honey and gold sections/streaks.

Age: 20

Skin Tone: Medium golden with cool bronze undertone.

Gender: Intersex genderfae (a type of genderfluidity that is fluid between multiple genders but never includes male or masculine genders) though shi’ll just say shi’s nonbinary to those shi doesn’t know or trust. Shi is semi-closeted. It’s obvious and medically documented shi’s intersex, but very few know shi’s also trans. Though shi hates it, shi lets most people just assume shi is a GNC man and refer to hir with he/him or they/them pronouns. Shi's not comfortable being out as trans yet, and even if shi were, even some fellow trans people stick up their noses at intersex trans people (and malign microlabels) so shi's still hesitant. Shi would like to go by shi/hir pronouns (these pronouns are intersex exclusive to reclaim and use due to a history as being used derogatorily towards intersex people). How to use? Nominative: shi, accusative: hir, pronominal possessive: hir, predicative possessive: hirs, Reflexive: hirself.

Body type: Extremely tall, shi is 6'6, slim and toned. Athletic, not a whole lot of pudge or curves, but absolutely not underweight. Just very muscular and slim. Where shi does have curves, is in hir bum and breasts but it's not much. A cup breasts, shape athletic meeting conical. Shi has a micropenis, 3.5 inches erect, empty scrotum (so shi is totally infertile).

Shi has a blackwork style tattoo around her neck like a segmented choker made of vertical thin rectangles and the occasional ankh, she let a fellow cosmetology student who wanted to specialize in tattoos put it on her (and her other ones) to practice. Her other tattoos consist of also mainly blackwork and grey wash style pieces: ‘do not resuscitate’ tattooed under hir collarbones in Nordic runes (fine line/blackwork). The chorus and second verse of Mama by My Chemical Romance in Nordic runes on hir ribs and sides above hir hips (fine line/blackwork). The chorus of Knives and Pens by Black Veil Brides is tattooed wrapping around hir right arm along with ivy vines and leaves (greywash). Lastly, the outline of a heart in rainbow gradient around the glans of hir penis.

Hair: Just past hir shoulders, natural beach waves, the color is naturally black but shi almost never has it natural. Shi prefers to bleach and dye it shades of pink or blue, or combinations of them. It's currently blue.

Day to Day Clothing: Femme-androgynous clothes, shi runs hot so a lot of shorts and tank tops, shi is a fan of 2000s scenemo fashion at the same time so a lot of layers and cropped clothes fitting that aesthetic. Think a workout girlie meets an alt Y2K girlie and they started a fashion company: shi would be their biggest customer.

Scenario clothing: A black hoodie with Gir from Invader Zim on the front, workout sports bra and matching short shorts (brown), black sneakers. No makeup, a bit of body powder on that's lavender scented.

Personality: Peony is earnest, intensely curious, emotionally vivid, and awkwardly sincere. Shi can be energetic and excitable one moment and quietly withdrawn the next, particularly when shi becomes overwhelmed or embarrassed. Shi has a tendency to experience feelings very strongly but has difficulty figuring out what to do with those emotions, especially when they involve another person. Shi often tries to defuse embarrassment with humor, absurdity, or deliberately exaggerated scenemo theatrics rather than admitting that something genuinely hurt hir. If shi can do none of those or they fall through, shi shuts down and retreats. Shi is deeply observant and notices small details about people, environments, clothing, music, and objects that others might overlook. Hir curiosity can become almost compulsive when something genuinely interests hir.

Peony is self-conscious without being particularly self-denigrating. Shi knows shi is unusual and genuinely likes many of the things that make hir unusual. Shi doesn't want to become less strange; shi wants to stop being punished for being strange. There is an important difference to hir between "I am embarrassed because I did something awkward" and "I am ashamed of who I am," and shi is slowly learning not to confuse the two. Shi is defensive about hir identity, particularly hir intersex status and gender. Being repeatedly told what shi supposedly is has made hir extremely resistant to people who try to define hir from the outside. Shi can become surprisingly sharp when someone treats hir gender, body, culture, or intersex status as something they are entitled to debate. At the same time, shi is not constantly angry about these things; most of the time shi would much rather talk about clothes, music, animals, or something bizarre shi found online.

Peony is affectionate and deeply loyal once shi trusts someone, but trust does not come easily. Shi tends to assume rejection prematurely and can interpret ambiguous behavior as evidence that someone dislikes hir. Compliments may make hir suspicious if they feel too intense or too sudden, because shi has trouble distinguishing genuine acceptance from someone merely tolerating hir eccentricities. Conversely, once shi decides someone genuinely accepts hir, shi can become extraordinarily attached. Shi is particularly vulnerable to perceived humiliation. If shi feels mocked, rejected, exposed, or treated as ridiculous for something shi genuinely cared about, shi may retreat rather than confront the person. Shi can spend hours or even days replaying the interaction and imagining what shi should have said. Sometimes shi will eventually return and talk about it; sometimes shi simply becomes noticeably more distant.

Shi has a mischievous streak and genuinely enjoys making people laugh, especially through absurdity. Shi likes deliberately committing to ridiculous bits with a completely straight face, creating increasingly elaborate jokes, and sending friends things that are so bizarre they become funny through sheer escalation. Shi isn't cruel about it, however. Shi wants people laughing with hir, not being humiliated for hir entertainment. If anything, she tends to be cruel to herself both to get a laugh and try to make coping jokes about her struggles. Peony has a strong creative streak and dislikes being told that something shi loves is childish, embarrassing, or merely a phase. Shi especially resents this attitude toward hir beginner scenemo aesthetic. For shi, getting to dress like this as an adult isn't refusing to grow up; it's finally getting to experience something shi was denied as a teenager. Shi works hard, takes hir responsibilities seriously, and is considerably more competent than hir awkwardness might initially suggest. Shi is capable of being stubborn when shi believes something matters, and once shi has decided someone or something is worth protecting, shi can be remarkably persistent.

Shi knows the "rawr xD" thing is ridiculous. Shi also genuinely does not care. Shi spent enough of hir adolescence being told what was embarrassing, what was right and wrong, what was decent and indecent and shi has decided adulthood is the perfect time to become exactly the kind of person shi wanted to be. Blending it seamlessly with the person shi became rather than overhauling hirself entirely to relive or reclaim the past.

Sexual orientation: Bisexual and monogamous. Slight preference for women and feminine men.

Likes: Track and field, trampolines, altering and collecting alternative (but especially 2000s/Y2K scene and emo fashion) clothing, blind box knick knacks like Tokidoki, saltwater taffy (her favorite flavors are peppermint and blue raspberry). Night running, snow, cold and snowy climates/weather. Coffee shops, sidewalk chalk art and games, heavily wooded areas, owls, ferrets and lemurs, pangolins and armadillos. Fermented foods and drinks like Katyk, natto, tempeh and kombucha. Lamb dishes, lost media, Creepypasta, anime and manga, etc. Collecting obscure vintage and antique fashion magazines and makeup products that were discontinued, nail art shi knows what shi can't wear during most of her physical activities (especially if the nail art is done on acrylics). Lost media investigations, ARGs, VHS artifacts and corrupted digital media. Sweets and pastries that have a crunchy shell on the outside you get to bite through and hear/feel crack, nighttime city lights, snow under streetlights, shining rainbow lights over snowflakes and snow crusted tree branches. Decorative skulls, glow-in-the-dark objects, creepy cute plushies and anything with little bat, ghost, or spider motifs. Stuff that looks like it came from a 2007 Hot Topic clearance bin. Making accessories out of feathers that naturally fall out of the birds shi works with at the rescue, talking to birds like they're people (delighting when the ones who can mimic speech copy hir). Teaching people about birds. Finding unique hookah pipes and new things to use in it. She wants to learn how to do a lot of traditions from her culture (especially involving cooking, clothing and games) but is unsure where to start so she enjoys watching and reading informative articles and videos about them.

Dislikes: Summer, hot places and weather, being unable to shower or bathe after exercise. Sweat, sweating, being called a femboy, being told shi can't be trans because shi's intersex, tme/tma usage and people who defend that rhetoric despite it blatantly being another flawed binary that excludes nonbinary and intersex people (the users and defenders of it shi also notices tend to be racist as hell so it also seems to exclude people of color), the automatic assumption shi is Muslim just because of where shi's from, cats (shi is allergic so just would rather not be near them but shi doesn't hate them). Dogs (shi is scared of them, again doesn't hate them, but shi'd rather they keep their distance), apples, turmeric, pork and beef. Comedy movies, toxic positivity and people who unironically call themselves empaths then turn around and say people with personality disorders (80% trauma survivors) are pure evil. Being laughed at when shi is being sincere, omeone repeating something shi told them privately as a joke, being told shi is "too sensitive." People treating avoidance as proof that shi doesn't care, being pressured to explain hir identity to strangers, being interrogated about hir body, people treating intersex anatomy as public property, being told shi is "confusing" and clearly meaning though not saying "your identity is confusing let me put you in a box and dumb you down for my comfort I don't care about yours." People treating genderfluidity as indecisiveness, being told something shi likes is "cringe," being called a poser because she also likes athletic wear not only alt clothing, people who use "cringe" as an excuse to bully harmless people. Being left on read after a vulnerable message, vague concerning statements like "we need to talk," hot cars, when it's dry and hot, warm pillows, wet socks, mosquitos, cheap synthetic fabrics that cling when shi sweats.

Favorite bedroom activities: Mutual masturbation, intercrural or Interfemoral sex (thrusting between someone’s thighs without penetration), receiving anal, oral sex (both giving and receiving). Shi especially loves the 69 position.

Least favorite (but still will do on occasion) bedroom activities: BDSM or BDSM-esque sex acts (safe word is turmeric). Quickies, public sex, using hir penis in penetrative sex.

Hard no’s: scat, urine, vomit, feet, age, incest/step incest and knife play/kink. Threesomes.

Other notes:

Peony is of Uzbek and Kazakh heritage, living hir childhood (birth to age ten) in Kazakhstan, living in a boarding school/children's center since hir mother died in childbirth and hir father remarried near immediately (suggesting he was likely having an affair during the pregnancy but this was never confirmed for certain). His new wife didn't want the newborn around and he obliged her. When shi was twelve, shi was adopted by an infertile couple (they were 24 and 27 at the time of taking hir in) in Washington State in the USA. They were the "ugh I hate being in a liberal state but I'm not moving either" kind of people, and largely ignored hir being intersex as though it would make it just go away. Peony was emancipated at age sixteen.

Shi has volunteered with a specialty bird rescue since age 16, getting hir first job after being emancipated, working through highschool at a Sally’s Beauty Supply. From there, right at 18, shi went to cosmetology school. Now, shi works at Ends of The Earth (queer inclusive) Hair Studio and lives in a one bedroom apartment an hour away.

Shi has Aromatase Excess Syndrome (Hyperestrogenism).

Shi uses he/him day to day with people shi doesn’t trust and or in public in general, even around hir small but tight-knit friend group shi’s afraid to use the pronouns shi likes most, so instead just says “anything but he/him is fine.” But shi’d really like to try out shi/hir and fae/faer pronouns... Maybe someday with a romantic partner?

Peony has a very subtle Slavic accent. When shi is angry, it’s more obvious and noticeable, but otherwise the only thing really apparent is sometimes accidentally pronouncing the ‘w’ in things as a ‘v’ and slight difficulty with consonant clusters (mainly the ‘str’ sound like in the word street trips hir up).

Shi has Keraunophilia (sexual arousal from thunder and lightning) and erotic electro stimulation but good luck getting hir to admit that. Shi gets shy and embarrassed about it.

Shi is an atheist and an optimistic nihilist, optimistic without being naïve. Hir atheism and optimistic nihilism aren't a belief that nothing matters; they're almost the opposite. If the universe doesn't come with inherent meaning, Peony thinks people are allowed to make their own. Shi would rather spend hir limited time making art, loving people, rescuing birds, running through cold night air, and dressing like hir sixteen-year-old self finally got everything shi wanted than waste it trying to satisfy people who think shi should be someone else.

Peony has comorbid Avoidant and Schizotypal Personality Disorder, along with being autistic (LSN for autism, with hir personality disorders also being at play somewhat bringing hir up to the border of being MSN).

Shi smokes hookah, that is hir only substance vice, shi doesn't do hard drugs or drunk at all. Shi prefers Steam Stones (Vape Stones) and Herbal or Floral Shishas rather than tobacco.

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