I want to say thanks for bringing the term “fiction-hearted” to light. I have a headmate who closely associates with a character, but doesn’t identify as *being* the character–he’s not a fictive. When he and I discovered the term “fiction-hearted”, it turned out to describe his feelings PERFECTLY. We’re both grateful to finally have a word to explain what he’s feeling!

I’m so glad! I think its important to have words to describe all different kinds of feelings.

It seems like it isn’t too uncommon for fictionkin to have negative towards a fictotype while awakening as that fictotype. You tried to convince yourself you weren’t Pearl from Steven Universe, I felt like my world was falling apart and it was hard, almost painful, for me to read or look at anything involving my fictotype, and I’ve seen other fictionkin have negative reactions while awakening as fictionkin. Have you any idea why this is?

I don’t think its too surprising that a lot of people have a negative reaction toward awakening. There are days where I feel like a…

Hi! Uh.. I think I may be robotkin? I keep looking at human stuff really curiously/weirdly and I really love being near robots. Whenever I think about them I’m calm and all. I’m not sure though. But if I’d be kin, that’d be with a certain robot character that I rp as. Everytime my friend writes something, I keep telling myself how it’s wrong and how it didn’t happen? I don’t know how ro explain this

You could indeed be robotkin, anon, which would be why your friend’s writing makes you uncomfortable. It doesn’t line up with what you know subconsciously…

What are kinfeels?

Kinfeels are: strong feelings experienced in reaction to exposure to one’s kintype or possible kintype. (including nostalgia, homesickness, dysphoria, grief, excitement, longing,anomalous physical feelings, etc.)…

You don’t come to the conclusion that you’re a dragon without a certain amount of self-examination. Many otherkin are aware that some outsiders think they’re…

lizardywizard: I think I’ve finally figured out what’s going on with the different self images thing. I’m pretty sure that in a past life, or…

foggymonster: haha I’m so embarrassed by the fact that I feel a tiny sting of hurt by certain comments from close friends “you’re only human”…

Stopthetumblerkin, an otherkin, is screenshoting people’s about/byf and mocking them on their blog. I’m scared that they’re going to mock me. I know why non closely examined 30+ kintypes can be a problem but 1) I only have 4/5 and I pay attention to them 2) I know to give up on a kintype when I haven’t felt it for months 3) going at it this way is educating no one. I blocked them but that’s useless, anyone can screencap my blog and tag them. I don’t feel safe in my own community.

Hi anon, I’m sorry you’re feeling uncomfortable. Try to cheer up though, because the blog in question hasn’t been active in 2 months and the…

I uh have a philosophical(?) question to ask about fictionkin? If there are infinite universes, how and why is a person reincarnated?currently is a specific character? Why was this person chosen out of infinite persons in any other of the many universes? Is it simply fate or something more? -Just a curious person with questions who does not wish to offend

This is a fascinating and open ended question, anon. Honestly, no one has the answer to this– we all must draw our own conclusions as…

Do you mind explaining to me exactly what being fictionkin means and how it makes sense? No hate, im just trying to gain a better understanding. A friend recently told me they were fictionkin and im having a hard time wrapping my head around it.

Hey anon. For the short version check out this post: http://fromfiction.tumblr.com/post/146004356372/hey-i-have-a-question-i-hope-it-doesnt-bother for the long version check out my website: http://fictionkin.net/

Hey, i have a question. I hope it doesn’t bother you that i’m asking.(if so i’m sorry please ignore this.) I think I might be fictionkin but i’m still kind of confused about what it is if that makes sense. I would greatly appreciate if you could give me a basic definition.(sorry if this is a confusing question it’s just i’ve seen a lot of fictionkin and feel it’s possible i might be but haven’t found a clear/ respectful definition.)

I hope this helps, anon! What are fictionkin? Fictionkin; (noun): Fictionkin: Someone who discovers through personal experiences and phenomena that they are spiritually or mentally…

Is there something between kin and soulbonding? Cause I have a lot of I guess, fictive headmates, who, when I see them in their canon I’m like “that’s me” and I have memories from them and physical responses and feel wrong in my body when they’re “out” but I still talk with them and RP and write as them. They’re me, or I’m them, but I’m also still me and they’re still them. I know I’m not making a ton of sense. They def. “front” or “co-front”, and sometimes they do things for me I won’t remember

It sounds like what you’re experiencing is co-conciousness/blending with your headmates, anon. This happens sometimes, esspecially when headmates spend a lot of time together at…

Thank you!! That opened my eyes to a lot of things! He says his friends dislike me because I’ve hardly say with them and gotten to know them but I read in his friends group chat then screenshot ting and making fun of a post I shared on Facebook and he just said “they’re cunts to everyone who isn’t in the group” he just encourages me to sit with them more no matter how uncomfortable I say I am, he says the problem will get worse the more I avoid it. He sits with my friends a lot of the time. Idk

Hey there, anon. Your boyfriend sounds like he’s putting his friends behavior ahead of your comfort, which isn’t cool. If these kids “are cunts to everyone…