old tumblr postsJuly 1, 2016

Can you explain the difference between being fictionhearted and synpath? I’m questioning my connection to some characters and the definitions you have on your FAQ for these words make the most sense to me, but I’m not sure how to figure out which would be a more appropriate label.

fictionhearted: I want to BE that. Synpath: I want to HUG that. Fictionhearted: that’s who I am in my heart, that’s what I should be.…

old tumblr postsJune 28, 2016

I’m feeling very confused about my identity and was wondering if you could help me? I recently realized I could be fictionkin but I kinda fluctuate in and out of it. Sometimes I feel like I am them and other times I’m just myself. Is this normal???

That sounds like it could be a lot of different things, anon. From your description it could be: 1. you’re kin and sometimes its more…

old tumblr postsJune 21, 2016

Definition of alterhuman?

Alterhuman: A member of the nonhuman/otherworldly community. Anyone who identifies as, or is connected to, a non-human, or as someone or something from or connected…

old tumblr postsJune 15, 2016

hey!! i have a character i think i might be fictionhearted with, but i dont feel like i have a ‘bond’ with them. i dont have any memories and i dont look at him and think ‘thats me’ , but something about him is so different. help ? (sorry if this is a mess)

Fictionhearted people don’t necessarily have memories, and don’t necessarily have a ‘that’s me’ type reaction to their hearttype (though many do). You might want to also…

old tumblr postsJune 3, 2016

Not fictionkin related, but is there a word for feeling like a /part/ of you is something, but not necessarily the whole of you? I know otherhearted is a thing, but that’s always defined as identifying with something, not as, whereas this is more identifying partially as something, but not wholly? IDK I might just be imagining it but I would kind of like to know

Hearttype might cover it? Like maybe call it a minor hearttype or partial hearttype? Or synpath if you’re just relating to a part of their…

old tumblr postsJune 1, 2016

i use fictional characters as like a way to figure out who i am?? like, finding a character who’s like me in a way makes me very happy! i wouldn’t even mind if someone called me that charas name as like a nickname! but sometimes i wonder if anyone else does this? i think its just a Teen Thing but idk i wanna know what you think??

I think that’s a pretty normal thing, and that’s not bad! Characters are meant to touch us, and make us empathize with them. 🙂 If…

old tumblr postsJune 1, 2016

is it possible to be a synpath without being kin?

Yes absolutely. They’re not related, except they’re both types of alterhuman.

old tumblr postsMay 27, 2016

Difference between fiction-hearted and having a synpath?

Fictionhearted: Someone with a strong emotional or spiritual connection to any fictional character or fictional species, without believing that they are that character or species.…

old tumblr postsMay 27, 2016

Due to the fact they are separate identities, it would be possible for one to be otherkin, a soulbonder, and a copinglinker, correct?

Absolutely. You could theoretically be otherkin/fictionkin, a soulbonder, a copinglinker, other/fictionhearted, and have a synpath. And none of them would conflict.

old tumblr postsMay 19, 2016

well, i have a question. there’s one character i feel really close to, i don’t have any memories tho. i don’t feel like i’m emulating them in purpose (looked at fictionhearted, nor do i feel the need to. really feels like me, but somehow also not? or not anymore? i’m confused. i don’t exactly miss anyone, but it somehow also feels right. well, as much as it can, me being kin to the original canon of the character. (the character i’m talking about is an au version) is there something for this??

I can’t tell you what your feelings mean, I’m afraid, anon. You’ll have to take time and do more introspection. To me it sounds like…