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ive been looking around but i cant seem to find any information on it, is there a form of fictionkin where its not like an alternate reality or any memories, but given the same situation as a character you wouldve been exactly like them? ive been relating a lot to a few characters and im questioning if thats kin or just relating way more than average. (sorry if this is phrased weird)

I’m not sure. This sounds a little like a synpath or a hearttype to me? What do my followers think?

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I saw a term recently that I thought would be helpful for the community as a whole. For characters that you relate to intensely/exemplify your personality and aesthetic in this life but are not kin with I have seem people call them Aesthetic Characters. It’s different from Comfort Characters in that while comfort characters bring comfort these characters are just kind of like pointing and going “same!”

That sounds like an awesome term. Thanks, anon!

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I very strongly resonate with a character, but I don’t really understand yet what it means to be kin with one or if the feelings I have can be counted as being kin. I don’t consider myself to BE said character in any different timeline or reality, but I do very much feel a deep connection to them. Would it be okay to ask for some advice?

Hey anon, I’m happy to help. Since you don’t consider yourself to BE this character, then the connection you’re looking to describe wouldn’t be called…

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Do you know if it’s possible for someone who is -hearted to experience extreme emotional or spiritual instability because of a connection? (I.e. Being -hearted with Asriel Dreemurr of Undertale, and feeling crushing guilt, regret, or absolute loneliness). If that’s not being -hearted, then what would that be?

I think that sounds like a hearttype to me, but I’d definitely like others opinions. I know my own hearttype effects me emotionally a lot.…

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i’m sorry to bother you, i was just wondering if i can get your advice. i think i may be kin with usagi tsukino, but i don’t have any specific memories yet. i’ve tried to write it off as just a synpath or being fiction hearted, but the feelings are just too strong for that. do you have any ideas of how to move forward or a name to give this to make it clearer? it’s been more than a month now, and the feeling won’t go away.

Well, lets see what I can help you with here. Thankfully I happen to be a Sailor Moon expert 😉 First of all, lets dispel…

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hi!! i wanted to ask a question about what language i should use if im fictionhearted. is the word ‘synpath’ used for the character that u are fictionhearted with, or is having synpaths an entirely different thing to being fictionhearted? if so, how can i tell the difference between being fictionhearted and having a synpath? also im very unsure about how to say it (is it like. rey is my synpath?? rey is a synpath i have?? my synpath is rey?? are any/all of these acceptable?) thank u in advance

For synpath, I believe ‘Rey is my synpath’ is correct usage. Having a synpath and being fictionhearted ARE different, so you wouldn’t call the person you’re…

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I have this strange on/off kintype? I had a hard time believing if my feelings were genuine, so i decided to drop it and act like it never happened. But it keeps lingering back every other day or so, like it’s not something that ever went away, and I feel faith in it again. Then I tell myself I might be deceiving myself and it dies down again only to come back. When this happens I feel it’s me at core. I have only one memory and a little nostalgia but I disproved it so it can’t be real.

Hmmm, could be a lot of things. It could be a kintype that’s not very strong, so you think you’ve ‘disproved’ it. You could be fictionhearted.…

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I don’t talk about it much, but besides being fictionkin I’m also: Otherhearted- Corvidhearted, since I was 10. I consider crows and ravens a personal…

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before i knew what otherkin were i got into a series and immediately felt a very close connection to one of the characters, as well as certain feelings about the character that turned out to be canon, though i hadn’t gotten nearly that far in the series. this feeling remained and now i’ve started playing it more again, it’s stronger than ever, i feel really nostalgic about locations and characters and am now questioning it as a kintype. does it sound like it or could it maybe be something else?

It sounds like it is definitely a possible kintype, and worth exploring whether it is or not! If its not a kintype, it might also…

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So I’m a little confused. I have characters and animals/creatures who are not Soulbonds or Kin but who do mean a great deal to me. However their backgrounds/lives have little to no similarity to my own. Does this still make me Fiction-/Otherhearted and they my Synpaths, or is this just Feels and [whatever the acceptable term is for a white person’s spiritual animal guide, if there is one]?

You don’t have to have the same traits as someone/something to be other/fictionhearted with them. I’m not sure whether they’d count as synpaths or not,…

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Hi! A kinype I had might actually be a fiction-hearted connection after questioning a little bit. But there are still things that kinda support it being a past life? Like, why I was always scared of this or that, I predicted a few big events in the book, the universe feels “real” to me, etc. But I feel my actual connection to the character might be leaning more towards hearted?

Only you can decide how to define your internal experience, anon. If you think it feels more fiction-hearted than fictionkin, that’s up to you. Nothing…

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Does anyone know of a word currently or previously in use that describes the combined fictionkin/ otherkin/ otherhearted/ fictionhearted/ synpath/ fictive/ soulbond community, or any…

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Hi there. There is a character I really relate to and connected to pretty much instantly. I know I have a strong connection to him, and a strong understanding of him, but I’m not sure if he is a kin of mine. I don’t have memories though and I feel like thats a big indicator of being fictionkin. How do I know if I’m kin to him or if I just relate to him strongly?

First of all, you’ll need to take your time. Even with an instant reaction, it can take weeks, months, or even years to truly understand…

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Could you help me with this? So, if I like a character a lot and I see myself in them, in a sense of strongly identifying with them and having many things in common with them, and thinking “Me” or “That’s me”, “About me”, etc. everytime you see that character, and just seeing yourself as a lot like them, could that be considered being fiction-hearted?

Hey there! That definitely sounds like fiction-hearted to me. 🙂 textbook case.

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Hey, you seem to be very informed about fictionkin, and know a lot about it. I just wanted to ask something. I am fiction-hearted with this one character (Peridot from Steven Universe) and I’m questioning whether or not I am kin with her. My feelings for this character came out of the blue, but I’ve felt really connected to her, although she’s the least I can relate to personality-wise. I’ve mentally shifted as her twice and dreamed of being her. I feel a weird happiness seeing art of her too.

It sounds like no matter what you have a deep connection with Peridot, like you’ve already described as fiction-hearted. I think from what you’ve said…

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thank you for all the information through your posts, it has helped me a lot. i want to say that i am fiction hearted with a character, but since not many people know what that is, how would i explain it simply? like how fictionkin people say that they are a character, would if you were to tell someone you are fiction hearted, would you say “I identify as”?

If it were me I would say “I am (character) in my heart. I take their identity on as my own.”

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Hi! So, I’ve been reading up on fictionkin vs fiction-hearted, and I was wondering if I could get your input on something? Based on what I’ve read, my feelings fall somewhere in between the two terms. I have no memories and no dysphoria (related to the character) and the majority of my feelings can be summed up by a strong, fundamental connection to the character, but even as a child before i was introduced to him I showed some of his traits that aren’t exactly common. Thoughts, if you want?

I suppose my thoughts are that from what you’ve said, it does sound more like fiction-hearted. Lack of memories doesn’t always mean you’re not kin,…

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do you have any tips for being fiction/otherhearted in the otherkin community? are we welcome there? i’m fictionhearted with a character that i feel so deeply connected to i really do feel as if i am them, but i chose the character myself due to realizing my huge connection with them, and don’t have the memories of it being a past life like actual other/fictionkin so i’m kinda looking into my identity right now. thank you!

Interesting question! The fiction-hearted/otherhearted community is an evolving one, and I’m not sure anyone quite knows how we all ‘fit together’ as a larger community of…

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I assume fictionkin and fictives feel dysphoria, but do fichearted? Like looking in the mirror and going “I’m not the right person”. Someone I know is trying to determine whether they’re kin or just fictionhearted and I feel like -hearted people wouldn’t feel dysphoria since they don’t believe they are that character?

I;m not fiction-hearted myself, so I can’t speak for them, but I would imagine that being fiction hearted wouldn;t cause dysphoria. 

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t hank you for making an explanation on fiction-hearted, I’ve been wondering for a while and now I know that I’m Fiction-hearted!!!

You’re welcome! I am really glad that it helped you. info on fiction-hearted for the curious: http://fromfiction.tumblr.com/post/123135988427/i-identify-a-lot-with-wirt-otgw-his http://fromfiction.tumblr.com/post/123135338372/so-i-feel-like-i-identify-with-this-character-and http://fromfiction.tumblr.com/post/123135177617/hi-i-was-just-reading-your-posts-about-being

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so i feel like i identify with this character and not as but i’m unsure. i know the term for this is either fictionheir or fiction hearted and i’m dying to know more about fictionheir. i really want to say proudly that i identify with this character but i am unsure if i do. what questions should i ask myself if i believe i’m fictionheir with (is that how you’d phrase it?) with this character?

Fiction hearted, and fictionheir are two terms for the same phenomenon.  Its easy to figure out if you’re fictionhearted/fictionheir or not.Look at the character that…

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hi, i was just reading your posts about being fiction-hearted and i was hoping you could help me understand it better. i identify very strongly with a character. he is and has been very integral to my identity. i often have dreams where i am him. when i was younger i wished so hard it hurt that i could be like him. but i know that i am not actually him, rather that he is a part of me, because i’ve known of and loved him for over half my life. he is me but im not him. is that fiction-heartedness?

Yes, that’s a way of being fictionhearted. You keep the character close to you, admire them, and identify with them, and aspire to be them.

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