Elsen again — no, the thing is… I don’t know how familiar you are with “OFF” but Elsen aren’t very… “exciting.” Basically they kinda just take orders. And I’m starting to realize that the main reason I act so vocally eccentric is because people have always told me that it’s “better to stand out.” I don’t -like- standing out! I’m just doing it because I’m “supposed” to. So either way I’m still taking orders… I just feel like a decade plus of misconceptions is too much to apologize for.

I don’t really see what you have to apologize for, personally. But then, I don’t really see a way out of your situation either. I…

so uh a few days ago i think i awakened as an Elsen from OFF and it explains SO much about myself, but the thing is it also means that a huge chunk of my “personality” was just a front so people didn’t see my (extremely dull and persuadable) inner self, and now i’m flipping back and forth between denial and acceptance because on one hand i feel so -right- accepting it but on the other this will offput a lot of people because i’ve been acting as “the outgoing eccentric” for a decade. advice?

I feel conflicted in the advice I should give you, my friend, so I’m afraid I may not be as helpful as you might wish.…

I think I might be Fictionkin. I never really truly understood what fictionkin was until people began to ask me if I was fictionkin with the character I now believe I am, and I researched it. It makes me kinda uneasy, because I’ve talked about fictionkin with friends and I know they dont think its a thing so I’m getting nervous about it. Part of me hopes I’m just going through a lil bit of a phase but I think I’ve always identified with the character,,, I dunno… I’m confused.

Discovering that you’re fictionkin can be a scary and confusing thing, especially when your local friends don’t understand or believe you. My advice for now…