Is it still kin if it’s a more slow process? I didn’t realize I was kin of a character until it got more screen time. At first it was just generalized feeling of being them and shifts. Then later into the episodes it got stronger. Nostalgia, feelings of worry. Then only recently I started experiencing homesickness.

Its totally possible for it to happen much slower. In fact this is often the case. Sometimes everything comes all at once, but not at…

Barrier anon again. I’m assuming what you mean by “something in my canon creating a barrier” is if something really bad happened that would cause such a thing. I guess that could relate to an experience of mine. After watching a painful episode my kin feelings kinda “shut off” for a week or two. (they came back afterwards) I kinda shut off in general. Since then I hadn’t had any clear memories, but I tried to figure it out and pick things apart, but that has not been helpful in many ways.

Yeah, that sounds like the sort of thing that could shut off memories for a while. I think you’re probably mentally protecting yourself, and you’ll…