my personal tastes are very basic
:D (sincere)
:) (oh dear)

plural system in Seattle, WA (b. 1974)
lots of fictives from lots of media, some horses, some dragons, I dunno. the Pnictogen Wing is poorly mapped.
host: Mx. Kris Dreemurr (they/them)
chief messenger and usual front: Mx. Chara or Ξ§Ξ±ΟΞ¬ (they/them)
other members:
Mx. Frisk, historian (they/them)
Monophylos Fortikos, unicorn (he/him)
Kel the Purple, smol derg (xe/xem)
Pim the Dragon, Kel's sister (she/her)
my personal tastes are very basic
:D (sincere)
:) (oh dear)
:V is always a fave for me, though apparently some people read this as a :\ rather than a goofy pacman face which is wild
to me it reads as a goofy bird who is squawking at me, which is delightful tbh
also a good energy for it! goofy and silly is the intended vibes :V and silly birds are always great
We sort of read it as making the "v" sound with your lips, so it's sort of like a pouty face?
:3 I'm a kitty!!!
:< sad kitty
._. different flavour sad kitty
>:3 rare moment of mischievous self confidence
:3 - hehehehe
x3 - HEHEHEHE
>< - blushing, or pointing fingers together
>///< - really blushing
I use a few of them, and I've been trying to replace discord emotes with old style emoticons in my vocabulary.
I use c: and :c as simply expressions of happiness or sadness.
>.> for embarrassment, or acknowledgement of something lewd.
>.< is for wincing or expressing frustration.
;=; for crying (but not in a serious way).
>:3c and >;3c are the most important ones. >:3c is just playful, but >;3c is flirty.
I oh and I used to use :I a lot when my friends would do something DUMB but that doesn't happen quite so often anymore (usually, I hope)
:) - "I'm being a little shit" or "I'm screaming internally"
:') - "bless their heart" or "I'm suffering but I'm being strong about it"
. >:I - angry pout but not very serious
:3 - "I have said something that's going to make someone send me a screenshot of them hovering over the block button on my account"
OwO - strong interest, with gremlin energy
:3 - "I have said something that's going to make someone send me a screenshot of them hovering over the block button on my account"
mood~
Somehow :o has become my most-used emoticon. There's just something about a small lil guy being mildly shocked that absolutely tickles me.
:V for when i'm being cheeky
(: for when i'm suffering
>:3c for MISCHIEF
xD because cringe is dead
and occasionally ^_^ because cringe is dead part 2 and i want to out myself as an internet old