Hi! I saw someone on fromfiction mention ‘copinglink’ and I’ve never heard the term before! Do you mind explaining it to me please?
It’s very, very new. Coined within the last week in fact.
It’s essentially a replacement for the problematic “copingkin” that sprung up within the last few months. It more accurately describes a person who has chosen to identify with a character or nonhuman thing, in order to cope with trauma, mental illness, or neurodivergency. It was made to differentiate from -kintypes, which can’t be chosen or discarded as needed like a copinglink can, and are a literal identification rather than a strong relation to something.
For the anon from earlier!
