old tumblr postsMarch 31, 2016

What do you think of gatekeeping in the kin community?

It depends on what you mean by ‘gatekeeping’. I am strongly in favor of maintaining a somewhat ‘strong’ definition of what being kin means, and not…

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Why have people started saying “I’m kin to x” “I kin with x” and the like? Are those correct and I just missed a memo? Because it’s bothering the hell out of me every time i see it

It bothers the hell out of me too anon. Proper form is X is my kintype of just ‘I’m X’. However, it seems to be accepted…

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I feel super pressured when reading certain fictionkin experiences such as nightmares, lots of memories, panic, etc. I feel like I have it “off easier” because kin for me isn’t as intense as I’ve seen others describe, but just feels real.

I’m happy for you that you don’t have a lot of painful memories and nostalgia, anon. Not everyone does, and that’s a good thing. Only…

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Do fictionkin always feel familarity or déjà vu with their canon? I’ve been having few memories (though it’s rare when I have them) but none of them are triggered by my canon? Most of them are triggered by other things, such as similar events in this life, etc.

Don’t worry too much about it, canon isn’t *always* what triggers memories, though it tends to be for a lot of people. Its possible your…

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I feel like I’m questioning myself much too harshly. Basically, I constantly feel like all of my feelings were fabricated because I was just forming them to fit into this identity like a copycat, and it’s really intrusive. But no matter what, even after so many checks, I know the most vivid of experiences are real, and I still feel strongly like it’s my identity. But even so it comes back after a while, then leaves again. But I mean, kin can’t be confirmed so Im just over-questioning. I think.

It sounds like you’re definitely over-questioning it. Its okay. Its something we all do now and again, because you’re right, its not something that can…

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I’d like to say that as a fellow writer, it’s really comforting to see you talk about such in regards to kin stuff. That’s a lot of what deterred me from accepting myself as kin to begin with.

Thanks for saying so. 🙂 Its interesting with writers– in my experience some are immediately enamored with the idea of kin, or of the multiverse…

old tumblr postsMarch 30, 2016

Fictionkin Q&A

From a discussion I had with someone earlier via message. Touches on multiverse theory, author/creator dichotomy, how doubles exist, the perception of kin only being ‘popular’ types,…

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Lately I’ve been getting a lot of memory flashes that are pretty clearly from the life of a specific character. They feel like memories, and they all seem familiar or right. I think I might be kin with him, which would also explain some of the missing abilities I’ve had my whole life and actually a whole lot about me. The thing is, I don’t believe in souls? I believe in a singular consciousness in each person, but not souls. I just don’t know how else to explain things I’ve felt my entire life.

I feel for you, anon. Souls and such weren’t on my radar when I first started awakening as kin. Here’s the thing. Its okay to…

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re last anon: I’m a background character from the Gray Garden who became a devil after the game’s story ended. I’m also a Zarosian human (?) who witnessed the end of the Second Age and early Third Age of RuneScape. It’s definitely possible.

Thanks for the heads up. Here’s the post this anon is referencing.

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Lately I started ‘getting back’ my memories, but from different… life, I guess? I also started feeling like I’m out of place. I tried looking up some characters that I know, but I couldn’t feel any bigger connection to them – although, I feel like I know some of them for a pretty long time as friends or enemies. I also got some kind of visions about some character, that is not from anything I know, but I feel like it’s me. Is it possible to be a kin of nonexistent character?

Yes, anon, it is totally possible to be kin of a ‘non-existent’ character- as in a person who doesn’t exist in the canon/source material of the…