heyyy, just want someone else's opinion on this because this is something I've never heard another Fictionkin talk about before
So, there's this character I'm kinsidering, right? He's from DC, and so there's like, a ton of different versions of him from many different universes and what not. But thing is, none of them feel like me-
Like, I look at him and yeah, he is me. I am him. But not that version of him, or that one, or that other one-
I feel like I'm a version of him that doesn't yet exist in this universe, but does somewhere else and maybe will exist in this one someday(?)
Am I actually him or just imagining shit??
Btw, if it matters at all, I've barely consumed any actual media of him as of yet- I've only just started getting into DC, but as soon as I looked at him it was like "oh shit". So while I am aware of all his versions, it's mostly surface level stuff, but even then those versions don't really feel like me
first, my apologies for the delayed response
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thank you for your patience
«“Am I actually him or just imagining shit??”»
i don’t think anyone outside of you can decide that for you
but i can say that what you’re describing is not something i’ve never seen discussed before
sometimes fictionkin experiences do not line up perfectly with an existing version of a character
especially with characters who have:
it can be really complicated when you look at a character and think:
«“none of these specific versions are me”»
some people experience their kintypes as being connected to a particular canon version
some feel connected to a more general concept/identity of the character
some feel like they relate to a version that is different from the ones they know about
there are lots of ways people understand their experiences.
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something i would suggest is not rushing yourself into proving or disproving it
since you’re still new to DC and haven’t consumed much of the source yet, you might want to give yourself time to:
▸ learn about the character
▸ see what resonates naturally
▸ notice what feelings stay consistent over time
not because you need to “earn” the identity, but because more information can help you understand what you’re feeling
also, the fact you don’t connect to the versions you know about does not automatically mean you’re “making it up”
sometimes the hardest part of identity exploration is that humans love neat little folders… and experiences do not always arrive pre-labelled
exploring is not the same thing as faking
questioning is not the same thing as being wrong
you are allowed to investigate your own experiences
thank you for bringing this question here, user :)
i hope your journey through the DC multiverse gives you some answers… or at least some interesting discoveries