Fictionkin vs. Fictive
A clarification of terminology.
Fictionkin: An otherkin identity. A person who is fictionkin has an identity that does not correlate to their “birth” identity. Can apply to singlets and headmates (both fictive and non-fictive).
- Example: Singlet Jane believes that in a past life, she was Marsha Brady. She is fictionkin.
- Example: Headmate Bill feels a spiritual connection to Daffy Duck. He is fictionkin.
Fictive: A term originating in the endogenic community describing a headmate based on a fictional character. In endogenic systems, fictives can be created with the intent of being that character (that is, they have that identity from the moment they show up) or can develop it shortly after by latching on to a fictional character.
- Example: Tony Stark arrives, fully formed, in Joe’s system. He is a fictive.
- Example: An unnamed, half-formed headmate with no identity arrives in Sandra’s system. A few hours later, this headmate has adopted the identity of Ultron. Since the headmate had no sense of self prior to this (both Jane and Bill did–they were raised and socialized as Jane and Bill), Ultron is a fictive.
It is possible to identify as both.
- Example: Fictive headmate Vision feels a spiritual connection to Data from Star Trek. He could, if he chose, consider himself a fictive (Vision) and fictionkin (Data).
