heroicpup:

shadowfae:

heroicpup:

So, I’m going through going through a mini crisis. I’ve been reading about otherkin, in particular hetalia kin, and I’ve been relating to a lot of the things. I’m starting to wonder if I’m kin with America. My friends that have watched it all say I act like him. The only differences I can really think of right now between me and him is that I’m not scared of the paranormal, I’m not as sporty and I am intrested in witchcraft. I go by the name Alfred both real life and online. When I was looking for names after coming out as trans, it was the only think that felt right. Absolutely nothing else felt right. Also, I’ve been roleplaying him in different roleplays since January last year and thats when I’m happiest. I’ve roleplayed other people but my emotions are stronger when roleplaying him.

Does this sound like kin to you or am I over thinking things? I just need some advice with this

Also, all my friends in real life make fun of kins so I can’t talk to any of them.

Ehhhhhh, sorta? 

Being otherkin is identifying as something nonhuman, entirely or partially, on a nonphysical, involuntary, and profound level.

(For fictionkin, swap ‘nonhuman’ for ‘fictional’.)

Sure, you could be him. But there’s also the idea that you might be using his identity as a voluntary coping mechanism (consciously or subconsciously), which is copinglinking, and fits more along your roleplaying lines.

You should do some self-introspection. A metric ton of it. It doesn’t matter if you act like him, so long as you identify as him.

(On a side note, it isn’t ‘kins’ – try kintypes. Therianthropes have theriotypes, fictionkin have fictotypes. It’s generally kintypes, though.)

Thanks for answering.

I’ll have to do that.

And I’m sorry if i messed up, I’m still quite new to this so I’m still learning a few things

Oh, no problem.

Even if you did mess up (you really didn’t, you just had some info wrong), it happens to all of us. You’re going to be wrong about your kintypes. That isn’t so much a guarantee of “what you know now is Wrong”, it’s more like the knowledge that nobody fully understands themselves, and that you’re not at all likely to be right every time. There’ll be wrong turns and mistakes, because nobody’s perfect.

Don’t sweat it too much. You’re new, so you’ve got plenty of learning to do. My ‘kinformation’ tag has plenty of stuff, and I’m always willing to answer questions if I know the answers. I can point you to others too if you’d like more than one opinion.

Hope that helps.