So I was told I have a connection to Vergil from Devil May Cry 3 and 4? I do take on his mannerisms from time to time and he’s my favorite character from video gaming. I also use the name Vergil as a nickname. I dont know if this means I am kin with him or if its a connection I’m not aware of?

No one can tell you who your kintypes are besides you. I honestly really frown on telling other people they ‘may’ have a connection to anyone.…

So, I’m worried I may be a fictionflicker. But I have memories of every single one of my kintypes. I have over 20 and I have solid memories for every single one. If I am a fictionflicker, does that mean I’m making them up? Am I not actually kin of these characters? Is being a fictionflicker ‘bad’ or mean that I’m not actually kin? I’m not sure how to word my worries, sorry

First of all, let me be very, very clear. Being a fictionflicker isn’t bad. It isn’t something to be ‘worried’ you are. Its not something negative,…

Hi, I was wondering if you had heard of any issues with kin being… Not canon gender? Like I identify with Cecil Palmer from Welcome to Night Vale, but I’m a girl and canon Cecil is not. Also follow up question I think you may have answered before: can you identify with many different kin from different universes?

If you mean that the Cecil you remember being was female, and canon Cecil is male– many of us kin experience large differences between the…

Sorry if this is a weird question but what’s the “acceptable” amount of time before you consider yourself kin with a character? What’s always happened to me is if I saw a movie for the first time or something I would see a character I really liked+identified w/ and I would just be like “ME THAT’S ME” but I don’t know if that’s a common/normal thing?

Often when people are discovering that they are kin they feel an instinctive ‘that’s me’ tug with a character but don’t know how to explain it.…

so uh when i was little a lot of shitty stuff was happening to me. i didnt have any support at all so i basically completely projected myself into fictiona characters? i would call myself their name in my head/pretend i was them kinda? its hard to remember exactly what i did tbh but im a teenager+i still kinda do this and i was wondering could i call myself kin? ive never heard any stories abt someone trying to cope like i did so i feel kinda bad calling myself kin:/ sorry if this makes no sense

The word for what you were doing is ‘copinglink’, which is part of the alterhuman community (but a little different than kin). There’s nothing wrong with…

Here’s a strange thought I’ve had lately: do you think it’s possible for someone to be fictionkin, but for their fictionkin past life to have happened on this plane of reality? Let’s say, for example, someone was kin of a Watership Down character. Could someone have had a life as a rabbit that reflected–from the rabbit’s perspective–a story very similar to what was depicted in the book? It’s hard to expand on this in an ask box, but maybe you understand what I’m getting at. Thoughts?

I don’t personally believe that would make someone fictionkin though my beliefs are not the only say in the matter! Your specific example sounds to…

hey ok so I’ve been really ffreakin out here, man, like when I see things like fanart or a post about this one character I just really, intensely feel, just a Really intense feeling, like it get hard to breathe a bit, I make small noises, pressure in chest, feels like a panic attack but /different/??? idk I’m just, really confused, like maybe am I kin? ddid I have some weird feelings for this character? any help is appreciated if possible

Its possible you’re kin, or that you are fictionhearted, or that the character is a synpath. What is clear is that the character effects you…

(First of all, apologies if I already asked this, I can’t remember) but what is your opinion on people who are kin with fictionalized version of real people (Hamilton kin for example)? Would it be considered factkin? Is it even possible or “okay”, so to speak, to have kin feelings for these characters?

I don’t really have an ‘opinion’, in a strong way. My feeling is that if you’re from a fictionalized version of history, yes you’re probably fictionkin. …

Hey, so I have this story idea I’m working on, and I’ve worked out most of the details, but while I was on Tumblr the other day it became apparent that the premise of the story is eerily similar to fictionkin for someone who doesn’t know much about fictionkin, with a few key differences. I really don’t want to offend anyone with this. Should I keep going with it or come up with something else?

I say go for it there’s no harm in writing fiction. I’m curious to know what your premise is that its close to fictionkin!

To the anon asking about shifting: I’m a shifter too, and I’m always aware of it. I don’t know where the idea that you’re not supposed to be aware of a shift even comes from? I’ve never heard that anywhere except in like… goofy werewolf movies or something. Some people might not be aware of their shifts, but it’s an individual thing in both cases.

I think the idea came from people confusing shifts with ‘switching’, which is only experienced by multiples.

Hey, when you’re shifting, is it possible to still be aware of what you’re saying/doing/how your mannerisms have changed? For example, I am kin with Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad, and once in awhile, I will speak with her accent, and my walking habits change dramatically (I go from hunched shuffling to nearly bouncing along the pavement) Nothing particularly triggers the shifts from what I can tell (this is the first kin I’ve had where I’ve shifted multiple times)

Absolutely! I’m almost always aware when I’ve shifted!

Sorry if you’ve been asked this before, but do you know of any fictionkin communities that are for adults? Tumblr fictionkin community seems to be overwhelmingly minors and very few people are willing to interact with me, plus blogs like kinsdrama and other drama-based blogs make me feel particularly unsafe, even if I AM technically an adult and shouldn’t feel unsafe because of a minor’s behavior, but.. It’s complicated, but I also don’t want to entirely disconnect from fictionkin stuff

I’ve recently started a small, informal skype group for adult alterhumans, primarily fictionkin. If this is something you’re interested in, please contact me privately off…

lizardywizard: Honestly I think a lot of why the otherkin community on Tumblr is so damn confusing is because Tumblr strips things of context. Historically,…

captain-s-mindfang: So you might have noticed my blogs have been a bit quiet/sporadic for the last month or so. I’m finally ready to talk about…