#fictionkin are valid

[narrobotor]

if you have other fictionkin friends and you like drawing.. you should just start drawing you all together like a crazy crossover i think it would be funny

what the fuck is the narrator doing with jesse pinkman? i don’t know, but he’s my friend.

[creature-on-the-run]

Me when i hear an alterhuman (or anyone) say that nonhumans and physical therians are not valid:

''You sure bud?''

(I am not a physical therian but I am nonhuman)

[randompolykin]

you know what? I'm gonna ignore my anxiety and post this

been procrastinating making this but "here goes nothing" as they say for some reason

worried this is obvious, or everyone has been subconsciously meaning what I fear they mean

But, it's true so...

Here's to the otherlinkers

Not just the copinglinkers

But the funlinkers

The aeslinkers

The supportlinkers

The otherlinkers who are in-between those labels

The otherlinkers who feel none of those labels can describe why they link/they link for another reason

To ALL the otherlinkers

It seems like (this could just be me, idk) in a lot positivity posts saying that otherlinkers are valid and no lesser then therians, otherkins and fictionkins, there is a switch between using the term copinglink and otherlink, as if they are synonyms. But they aren't. One is a subset of the other, which includes alot more in it's definition. If you only mean copinglink, and are excluding the rest of us linkers, then say so. And if you aren't, then be a bit more careful on your wording, please. I am losing it slightly with this, my anxious brain can't handle the fact I have no idea over where everyone stands on this, yet I want to know

Otherlinkers are extremely valid and awesome, and are no less then voluntary identities. No matter why they link, only the linker gets to decide if they are any less then, with there link types, just how polykins can have kintypes that are more important to them than others, etc.

[beingcultureis]

paranormalkin (term i coined) culture is being an absolutely incomprehensible creature that is feared with all the pieces of their body never being fully connected (this phantom shift is going CRAZY rn)

!

[caliginouscreature]

Sorry for being so inactive lately... been busy irl, and have been meaning to post here more often, but also, like... I always feel a bit shy approaching the 'kin communities on here because it kind of feels like everyone is sort of... "internet poisoned"? For lack of a possibly-better word. A lot of folks here on tumblr in the 'kin and alterhuman communities are children, and a lot of more prominent community figures treated like "elders" are only about my age or younger, and it feels really strange, to be honest. There's a lot of discussion of feelings and terminology, but very little "lifestyle"? It's like there's a universal expectation for everyone to just figure everything out on their own; you get some definitions here and there yeah, but the amount of variance says much more loudly "just figure out what it all means on your own, pal". ex. Not only can no one actually explain what "otherhearted" actually means sans relation to otherkin, but it feels like I never see anyone talk about dealing with what one could call "kin feels" in the workplace, when unable to acquire your habitat, etc... Othercon is online-only, and while I'm pretty sure I'd be unable to attend an in-person event, part of me has a hard time feeling like everyone is really taking it all seriously and is really unafraid of being "cringe" when obviously it's so much easier to act like you're so confident online. I kinda feel like meeting some wolfkin stereotypes in a park for snacks and doing a group howl would do more for me than years of reading essays on tumblr ever has.

I dunno, I tried watching a recording of an Othercon panel I felt would be relevant and useful to me once, and was floored at just how... utterly useless it was. Despite its promising title, it was just shallow "you're valid" garbage and internet discourse... Makes me feel severely alienated, to be honest.

[leaderlamby]

Daily Sermon #106

Shoutout to alterhumans.

Shoutout to therians.

Shoutout to otherhearted.

Shoutout to otherkin.

Shoutout to fictionkin.

Shoutout to objectkin.

Shoutout to plantkin.

Shoutout to foodkin.

Shoutout to factkin.

Shoutout to alterhumans with common types who feel "basic".

Shoutout to alterhumans with uncommon types who feel like they're the only one.

Shoutout to alterhumans who are out.

Shoutout to alterhumans who are still in the closet.

Shoutout to alterhumans who don't get support.

Shoutout to alterhumans who don't know their specific labels.

Shoutout to polytherians/polykin.

Shoutout to alterhumans with vague labels that are hard to explain.

Shoutout to alterhumans with hyper-specific labels who are just seen as cringy roleplayers.

Shoutout to alterhumans who used to identify themselves as kinnies because they were misinformed.

Shoutout to fictionkin who are accurate to their source.

Shoutout to fictionkin who are vastly different from their source.

Shoutout to fictionkin who aren't taken seriously because of who their fictotype is.

Shoutout to neurodivergent alterhumans.

Shoutout to neurotypical alterhumans.

Shoutout to queer alterhumans.

Shoutout to cishet alterhumans.

Shoutout to kingenders.

Shoutout to alterhumans with flickering types.

Shoutout to alterhumans who love themselves as they are.

Shoutout to alterhumans who hate themselves for being so different.

Shoutout to alterhumans who get lots of mental shifts.

Shoutout to alterhumans who hardly get any mental shifts.

Shoutout to alterhumans who are super connected to their types.

Shoutout to alterhumans who feel disconnected from their types.

Shoutout to alterhumans who knew they weren't human since they were a child.

Shoutout to alterhumans who are just now figuring out who they are.

Shoutout to spiritual alterhumans.

Shoutout to psychological alterhumans.

Shoutout to emotional alterhumans.

Shoutout to coping alterhumans.

Shoutout to alterhumans with gear.

Shoutout to alterhumans who have no gear.

Shoutout to alterhumans who love quadrobics.

Shoutout to alterhumans who never use quadrobics.

Shoutout to alterhumans in systems.

Shoutout to alterhumans who get physical/vocal triggers.

Shoutout to alterhumans who have a lot of memories, good or bad, of their past/other lives.

Shoutout to alterhumans who can't remember anything of their past/other lives.

Shoutout to alterhumans who live up to all the stereotypes of their type.

You are seen.

You are safe.

You are loved.

You will always have a home here. 🤍🤍🤍

[fictionkin-culture-is]

fictionkin culture is feeling bad for not accepting doubles..

Fictionkin culture is!

[am-that-dog]

I love being a ficto-canine cladotherian, and a canine cladotherian, because I am basically every canine.

I could be this. Or this.

And I'm this, and that!

I have no limit. And that makes me feel more comfortable in my body. It makes me feel like I'm valid as a therian & a alterhuman in general. I love me, because I feel like my life now has no restrictions.

Of course, I know there's gonna be some people that would call me a fake, but that's okay, because I personally know I'm not, and I don't need anyone else's approval with who I am.

Remember, you don't have to worry about what other people think, as long as you know that you're telling the truth. As long as you're doing that, then you should be happy with who you are! Remember, as long as you're telling the truth, you're valid. If you happen to make a mistake, that's okay, because you're still valid! Everyone is valid!

[bupsafr3ak]

"If you kin this character you cant simp for them, and if u do its a invalid kin"

SHUT UP BITCH OFC I CAN IM SO FUCKING HOT LOOK AT ME, DAMN I WISH I COULD FUCK MYSELF HELL YEAH

(You can make romantic/sexual comments, But don’t exaggerate)

[nabbit-unmasked]

An important message about validity and gatekeeping in the therian, otherkin, nonhuman, and alterhuman (etc.) communities.

Read if you're feeling invalid, because I promise you that you are valid.

As a placekin, I have a very complicated relationship with some places.

When I first discovered I was placekin, I thought I was 4-5 different places, those being: Kongo (DRC), C.A.R., Tristan da Cunha, Riyadh, and Mauritania.

I ruled out Mauritania as a kin pretty quickly, but the others (besides the CAR) were slow to go. They didn't feel the same as my connection to/identity as the C.A.R. did.

I couldn't confidently say "I am [place name]" and call it a kin. All these strict definitions of what kin means and gatekeepers discouraged me from doing so, anyways.

So, I dropped the label of "placekin" for all these places except for the C.A.R. and tossed them into the "otherhearted" category, as I've been taught to do. Taught that if there's one aspect of your identity that doesn't fit someone else's definition, you're supposed to put it into being otherhearted, otherlink, a furry, cosplayer, or just throw it out entirely.

I felt that my experiences were invalid in the realm of kin because of how others tried to define me. Because their own views must be the same as mine, they have to. My identity is their identity, right?

There were so many restrictions on what counted as kin or not across the majority of the nonhuman community. Your theriotype has a name or pastlife? You're a fake! You don't have a past life? You're also a fake! You drew your own kintype? You must be a cosplayer then. You're young? Silly kids, it's just a phase! You're fictionkin? No, you're just delusional. You only started to identify as kin after a hyperfixation? You're probably just otherhearted or otherlink, you're not kin and you never will be.

I was distancing from online therian and nonhuman communities because I was tired of hearing the same old story. The same old "sounds like otherhearted or otherlink to me" spiel.

During my time away, I opened up my perspective on what it means to be something other than human. I didn't have anyone over my shoulder talking about how myself and others couldn't possibly be kin.

The truth is, only you get to decide your identity and your label(s). If you say you're kin, then you are. If you say you're otherlink or otherhearted, then only you can truly say if you are. It doesn't matter what kind of mental gymnastics other people are forcing on you, because they do not know what's going on inside your head. If you have genuine intentions for identifying in a certian way, then that is enough. Even if you feel like you gaslight yourself into believing that you're kin, I can assure you that you are still kin.

(If it seems like this ended abruptly, it's because I wrote this like a month ago and drafted it. Sorry about that -w-)

[narrobotor]

im a narrator fictionkin in an “ed norton looking particularly strange in fight club media” way

[motoroil-recs]

[KINFESSION]

Does anybody else get the urge to roleplay as their own kin? Like... sign up for roleplay roles and stuff? Is this valid of me to do?

🏎️‼️

[analogtoonz]

may i please have an allied mastercomputer fictionkin flag,,,,,,,/nf🙏🙏

Yes you may!

AM KIN FLAG

-> When someone is the Allied Mastercomputer (AM) from I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream!

id: a rectangular flag with 5 horizontal stripes. from top to bottom the stripes are coloured brown, light brown, orange, green and dark brown. in the very centre of the flag is a yellow fictionkin symbol with a dark orange outline. /end id

[creature-on-the-run]

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝, 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝. 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐩𝐥/𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭.

[the-100-percent]

Our original slowly realizing that the relationship they had where the entirety of it was based off of them "roleplaying" as Ink Sans was probably a fictionkin:

-⬜ (the relationship lasted like a year or so 💀)

[angelcvttercutie]

any1 else feel genuine despair and disgust about urself when ur a fictionkin and someone else has the same kin as u? like it’s not they’re fault and they are valid asf but just knowing they exist lowkey makes me feel bad about myselF and my existence