Enter the Rogues' Gallery

So currently I answer to my full first name (which I usually introduce myself with) as well as two nicknames/diminutives plus my last name when people mistake it for a first name. There are two or three other nicknames I've also gone by in the past. I'm perfectly fine with this, or neutral at minimum-- I have a common name and have had to be flexible with how I'm distinguished for my whole life. I also don't feel a deep and fundamental connection of my name with my identity, though I think going by another name entirely would confuse me.

A number of friends have been appalled at me being called names I don't say are my name. Which is really weird to me, although I'd go to battle for anyone else who was getting either deadnamed or called something they didn't want. But this perspective seems surprisingly common!

"Tell Your Dad to Leave Me Alone", Shane Hollander [Hudson Williams] from Heated Rivalry | 1.04 Rose

Apr, 2026

Recoloured, isolated, overlined, plenty of watercolour texture/patterns from stock image databases. Totally didn't nearly delete the baby's nose while smoothing layers.

Barry : Hi, I'm here for Len.

Police officer : who's Len?

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

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