Rydge D. Shep

🌌 25 ⭑ He/They ⭑ Gay ⭑ Taken (4/5/25) ⭑ INFJ-T ⭑ 8/31 🎂
✫ Capricorn ♑🌄, Virgo ♍☀️, Libra ♎🌕 ✫Work Hours: 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM PT Mon-Fri

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I do not respond to "hey", "hi", "hello", etc. If you message please me message with reason <3

Generalized Biography & Favorite Things

Introspective weirdo who loves late nights, deep indie music, and heartfelt connections. I like RPGs, simulators, choice-based games, survival horror, and tons of emulation. Autumn & Winter are my seasons, I crave solitude, rain, open skies, nighttime drives, forests, and mountaintop getaways. Obsessive over furry art and game nights with friends, but also still able to chill in silence and have a good time. I thrive in friendships which encourage and allow people to simply be, and can hold honest conversation without debate. Strong belief you should live life on your personal terms. No two people have the same experiences. Moments of pause bring joy more than the endless grind. Respect boundaries. If you don't fuck with them, or choose to trivialize someone's preferences, I don't fuck with you. No means no, and please don't means please don't.No fursuit, not a con-goer, no license or car. Just a WFH customer service & technical support nomad spending his 20s crawling out of debt. 🎉Fuck AI for anything non-conversational. When it comes to art, music, writing, voice acting, programming, and more- please support real hobbyists.Women have a right to their bodies, black lives matter, fossils and oligarchs do not belong in our governments, everyone should be free from discrimination, civilians should not be massacred because figures of power want to create war zones, countries need to stop stroking their military dominance, immigrants deserve safe haven in a country meant for the free, the indigenous have a right to their land, corporations should fight for environmental health, and healthcare should be an amenity available to all. Basic human rights should not constantly be as endangered as they have become.🎮 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 in general, Panic! At The Disco, Inabakumori, Paramore, 100 Gecs, That Kid, Avril Lavigne, Lady Gaga, Melanie Martinez 🎼
🍜 Korean BBQ, Chinese & Mexican (both traditional and 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, representing our shared memories and experiences. Even if earth tears me asunder, I'm grateful my place in the universe was with them. 💖Try not to spend life only dreading the modern world. While it is being torn apart by greed, war crimes, and geezers in government unconnected from us all, we're in this together. Truth be told, we may not live as long as our ascendants did. So live as your true self and make some memories, your time is valuable to nobody but yourself so it is your choice how to spend it. You don't have to be what the world tried to condition you to be. We weren't meant to be corporate slaves, we were meant to compliment nature and live. When you aren't busy working for the big man, chase what makes you happy or brings you peace.When the darkness rolls in and you think of ending your life, remind yourself of things that bring you even small bits of joy. That one combo you like from that restaurant that you've ordered a million times. That movie you love from your childhood that you've watched again and again. That blanket on your bed you always giggle under when you dart under it on a cold night. That youtuber who made you wheeze so hard you wet yourself. That game that you just can't stop replaying. Those songs that just get your hips shaking without intent. The chirping of birds outside at 6 in the morning as dew covers all the plants. We don't have any guarantee that something comes after our lives, not even something where we can think or feel. Mother natures loves you and wants you here. I love you and want you here too. There are things in life waiting for you to find them and experience wonder.I'm generally going to distance myself if I don't know you, and I ask that you not take that personally. While I have (and am capable of building) many wonderful and positive connections with people, I've experienced enough in this life already. There are people out here that are sadistic, damaged, egomaniacs, or severely unwell. I am exhausted from bonding with people just to be held at unrealistic demands, being manipulated just to see intelligent people also get fooled, or discover the worst of them and wound up getting hurt by them. Living with some of the awful things I've learned about people yet seeing they still have communities and support when they deserve to be outcasted or imprisoned.For my former accomplices with failing cognitive processes who peddle up rumors about me, your desperation shows. I don't waste breath on anyone who swallows gossip without consulting the accused. Keep telling yourselves you're a ‘good person’ while destroying your bridges. I'll be here thriving, happier, and miles ahead of those who drain joy, spirit, and community from their own friends and lovers.💟 (For you youtube kids, relax. This isn’t the lore drop you're digging for.. I just grew up from y'all. 😆)