🌈 Other Kin 🌈people who are other kin identify as animals- either believing they were an animal in a past life, or believe they were supposed to be born as said animal in this life. it is more common for other kin to be spiritual than it is for fiction kin due to a recent boom in the terminology on tumblr/tiktok🌈 Fiction Kin 🌈fiction kin is a subset of otherkin, but for fictional characters instead of for animals. this means they think they are a fictional character, were a fictional character, or will be a fictional character in another life. some people don't kin spiritually, but many do.🌈 Fiction Hearted / Synpath 🌈these are characters you identify WITH but not AS, aka the definition most people THINK kinning is when learning about it on tiktok/what people tend to mean when they say they 'kin for fun'. if you've ever related to a character, this may apply to you!
copinglink is a similar term when you identify with a character for comfort reasons.🌈 Primary / Secondary / Tertiary 🌈some people rank their kins on a system like this- with primary kins being the ones they feel most connected to, secondary being the ones they feel most connected to after primary, and ect. not everyone ranks their kins like this, but enough do that it's helpful to know!

⭐ Kin Memories ⭐some people who kin experience 'kin memories', aka memories of their life as their kin. sometimes these memories are small flickers, sometimes they are more grand pictures. it depends on the person, and by no means are they necessary to BE kin.
you'll probably see a lot of people who are kin talking about their memories, as it is nice to have them. it often makes people feel more connected to themselves.⭐ Timelines / TL ⭐a tl is the 'timeline' in which someone's kin lives in. for example, if someone was kin with a character from a book- their tl may have a different ending than the one in the book. regardless of how canon divergent or compliant someone's kin is, their 'tl' is the universe in which their kin exists.⭐ Doubles ⭐a double is someone who has the same kin as you. some people don't like interacting with doubles as it feels invalidating, whereas others find doubles to be comforting- as it's nice to be able to talk to someone with similar experiences to you :)
as a general rule, try to respect someone's dni. if someone doesn't want you to interact with them, it doesn't mean they hate you or that it's anything personal. they're just trying to have a good time on the internet, the same as you!⭐ Canon Calls ⭐sometimes people try looking for other people who kin from their tl. it can be comforting to find someone who you knew in another life in this one. so people will post 'canon calls'- messages that contain info about someone's tl with the hope of finding someone who remembers it. sometimes they will also be looking for sourcemates, people who share the same 'source' but not the same tl.

go to the terminology section for a more general explanation

♡ Ways to unlock memories if you're kin ♡there's no one single way to get kin memories, and some people don't have any kin memories at all! but for those curious, here are some methods you can try:1: Surround yourself with things that remind you of your kin
for example, if your kin liked drinking tea- try making yourself some tea!
2: Try meditating and focusing on your kin
it may help to imagine a specific thing you wish to remember- but you don't have to.
3: If you know someone from your tl, try talking to them!
meeting someone from your tl again usually brings up things you didn't even know you had forgotten!these are only 3 ideas, but if you look around on tumblr you can probably find more methods if these don't work for you! :)

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