Rydge D. Shep

🌌 26 ⭑ He/They ⭑ Gay ⭑ Taken (4/5/25) ⭑ INFJ-T ⭑ 8/31 🎂
✫ Capricorn ♑🌄, Virgo ♍☀️, Libra ♎🌕 ✫
Work Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM CT Mon-Fri

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Generalized Biography

Night owl, introspective weirdo, obsessed with autumn/winter & deep indie music. Big on simulators, choice-based story tellers, rpgs and survival horror. Forever craving rain storms, nighttime drives, forests and tucked-away places to hide from society. Completely obsessive over furry artwork & game night with friend groups but also love quiet & comfortable silence, likely spent lost in music. I thrive with individuals who allow people to simply be, avoiding social overstimulation, never trivializing someone's experiences, and respect boundaries. Life is lived on your own terms and no two people share the same path- moments of pause bring me more comfort and joy than the endless capitalist grind.Unfortunately I do not own a fursuit and am not a con-goer, I spend a lot of time in private spaces. I'm a work from home customer service & tech support nomad spending my 20s figuring out how to find financial stability somehow & still pay off debts that are forever due. 🎉Strongly against all forms of non-conversational generative AI. Art, music, writing, voice acting, programming and more should be made and supported by real people. Fuck your fruit dramas, ai furry slop, and corruption of voices of both the deceased and living. And on a political note; Fuck ICE & fuck this administration. Women have a right to their bodies. Black lives matter. Trans right are human rights. Fossils & oligarchs do not belong in government. Nobody is illegal on stolen land. Immigrants deserve safe haven in a land meant for the free. Innocent people should not be massacred due to political warfare. Corporations do not care about you or our environment. Affordable housing & healthcare should be an amenity available to all. Basic human rights should not be as endangered as they've become. We are ants on a floating fucking rock in space, people.

Favorite Things

🎮 Life is Strange, Persona, Baldur's Gate 3, Stardew Valley, Monster Hunter, Kingdom Hearts, Animal Crossing, Danganronpa, Zelda
📽️ Steven Universe, The Owl House, Hell's Kitchen, Once Upon a Time, Stranger Things, Danganronpa, Buffy, The Umbrella Academy
🎶 Pop, Rock, POV: Indie, Indietronica, 2000s Party, Dark Wave, Folk, Glitchcore, Sadcore, Modern Rock, Lo-Fi Beats
🎼 Daughter, Ex:Re, Elena Tonra, Panic! At The Disco, Inabakumori, Paramore, 100 Gecs, That Kid, Avril Lavigne, Lady Gaga, Melanie Martinez
🍜 Korean BBQ, Chinese & Mexican (traditional & Americanized), Hot Pot, Sushi, Pizza

Memorable & Important Quotes I Wish To Share

“Life, as all things, will end. Things will be hard, but that doesn’t mean that you aren’t cherished now and even when you go.” ― maplexs“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ― Anaïs Nin“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you.” ― Paulo Coelho“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone.” ― Robin Williams“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” ― Bernard M. Baruch“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.” ― Terry Pratchett“Do not take such a dim view of the world. Be amazed and joyful at what we have done and can do. Be a part of it all.” ― Harry Keller“I've always loved stars. They remind us there's so much beauty out there, which we almost never see.” ― Rachel Amber (Life Is Strange)“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou“You do not just wake up and become the butterfly. Growth is a process.” ― Rupi Kaur“What didn’t you do to bury me, but you forgot that I was a seed.” ― Dinos Christianopoulos“You were wild once. Don’t let them tame you.” ― Isadora Duncan“And here you are living despite it all.” ― Rupi Kaur

Footnotes (Real Talk)

I've made incredible friends I cherish, carrying with me our shared memories and experiences. Even if the earth tears me apart, I’m grateful my place in the universe was with them. 💖Try not to spend life only dreading the modern world and all that tears it apart. We are in this one life together and truthfully may not live as long as those before us. Live your true self and make all the memories you want to, your time belongs to you and nobody else decides how you spend it. You do not have to become what the world tries to condition you to be. We were meant to complement nature and live, when you aren't working for the big man, chase what makes you happy and brings you peace! When the darkness rolls in, remind yourself of everything that's brought up joy up to where you are now. Your friends, that combo you always get at your favorite restaurant, the childhood movie you've watched 20 times, the blanket you giggle under on cold nights, the game you can't stop replaying, the songs that make your heart beat in rhythm, the birds chirping in the morning while dew rests on the grass. We have no guarantee of what comes after this, both mother nature and I love you and want you here too. There are so many wonders waiting for you to find them my friend.I am generally a cautious/distanced individual if you're someone I don't know, and please don't take that personally! I've built many wonderful connections but I have also been around enough to see the most sadistic, damaged, ego-maniacal and unwell people out there. I'm exhausted from building new connections to keep losing them to some of the worst out there (including those who still have support/communities that deserve to be outcast or imprisoned). If you know inside and out you're not this kind of person, bring your love my way and I will grow to show you love in return.If former accomplices choose to embrace their failing cognitive processes and peddle rumors about me, understand it's their desperation showing. I don't waste time on anyone who's going to believe a one sided argument about a humble person without consulting them first. They may keep telling themselves their "good people" while watching the friendships they've tried so hard to hang on to fall apart. I'll be over here thriving, happier, and miles ahead of those draining the joy, spirit, and community from their friend and lovers. 💟