I’m not sure if my ask sent so I’m just going to send it again to be safe. I recently had a really violent awakening as a character. Usually when I find that I’m kin, the memories and feelings come over time, but this time it struck like lightning- years worth of memories and emotions came flooding in over the course of a couple hours. I’ve been depressed, anxious and overwhelmed since this sudden awakening. I didn’t even have time to question it. Any insight on why/how this happened?

Thanks for resending this, anon, I couldn’t find it anywhere else in my inbox, so it looks like the original got eaten.

Getting that initial ‘oh shit, that’s a kintype’ feel is often a slow process, but sometimes it can come on like a trainwreck. If you’re emotionally vulnerable, or the kintype in question is especially emotional it can sort of hit you over the head like a big fish. My girlfriend was hit with kin-ness all at once when she first watches Slayers- it was strange and a little scary to watch her react like she’d been bowled over.

I’d say how it happened is probbaly a combination of being familiar with what kin IS– its always slower to awaken if you have no idea what’s happening– and personal factors such as the kintype itself, and your emotional state upon seeing it.