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Hi! 𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼

The word otherkin has three definitions:

The old term for alter/nonhumans

The term that groups together identities where one involuntarily identifies as someone or something.

A being who involuntarily identifies as an imaginary creature usually on the non-physical plane (although rarer, physical otherkins do exist)

The most used and correct definition is otherkin in the sense of unintentionally identifying as an imaginary creature, as the first definition is almost no longer used and the second can be replaced by "kin identity" to avoid confusion.

A otherlink is a being who voluntarily identifies as someone or something for some reason non physicaly.

Not counting the old definition of otherkin, the main difference between otherkinty and otherlinkty is that otherkin identity is involuntary and otherlink identity is voluntary :3

Despite this difference, both identities are equally valid and true, of course!

Extra info :

There are several subcategories of otherlinks, here are some of them:

A copinglink choose to identify as something or someone to cope with a difficult time in one's life.

A funlink chooses to identify as something or someone for fun.

A paroulink chooses to identify as something or someone because of a disconnection from humanity.

The term otherkin can be written/said otherkind!

𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼

If I am a human-animal hybrid (like something like the kind in sweet tooth), would that fall under therian, otherkin, or something else?

Hi!

𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼

To answer your question, it depends on your experiences.

Sometimes hybrids have more animalistic behavior than other hybrids, so it's quite difficult to tell, because it's quite like a spectrum.

If your type acts more like an animalistic way than a human way, you are probably theriomythic (therian who identifies as an animalistic being that never existed on Earth).

If your type acts more like a human than an animal, you're probably otherkin.

If you are a mix, you can choose one of the two, or use both :3

If you don't feel comfortable with these two terms, you can also use these:

If your type comes from a fictional universe (maybe sweet tooth, in your case?), you are probably fictionkin.

If your type comes from a mythology, you're probably a mythkin.

If you identify as a hybrid animal oc, you're probably ockin.

[There may be other categories but nothing comes to my mind at this moment :⁠-⁠\ ]

Of course, you can be theriomythic, ockin and mythkin at the same time, for example.

But if all these umbrella words don't suit you, you can just call yourself hybridkin, if you prefer ;3

I hope I helped you, have a great day! Take care of yourself!

Bye ! ✿