wrt mistaking soulbonds for kintypes: I mistook a soulbond for a kintype for a solid month before I finally realized what was actually going on. It was especially confusing because I had cameo shifts of them and their memories were bleeding into mine as I awakened. It wasn’t until I read a post about soulbonding that really described my experience that I understood. I’d suggest you keep doing research on anything you think it might be and don’t cross anything off too soon.