#soulbonding

I love when people ask us about becoming plural and we get to be like :D good news! you can! :D

Imagine your f/o speaking to you through a dream

You go to sleep, and doze off..

The next thing you know, your f/o is right in front of you

You can’t believe it! You reach out to touch them and hold their hand

They hold your hand in return, interlocking your fingers

They give you a sweet smile, before whispering a soft, yet memorable..

“I love you.”

You wake up, and it’s already morning.. A dream that short felt like it could last forever.

This post is about fictionkin, fictives, and other types of fictionfolk and experiences of fictionality. In it I recommend some readings and other resources for definitions, primers, etiquette, history, questioning, databases, and community. I have also shared this list as a Bluesky thread. Updated Dec. 26, 2025.

Definitions

A quick guide to fictionfolk terminology by @aestherians

A fictionfolk glossary by the Dragonheart Collective

Introductions

Fictionkind FAQ, by the Dragonheart Collective

Fictives: A Short Intro, by Ryn^Aristocrats

Soulbonding info carrd, by fairy tea

Changing beliefs & behavior through experience-taking, an academic article by Kaufman & Libby

Etiquette

By the Quicksilver System

By Sprites

By Espeon & Synanthrope

By the Dragonheart Collective (script)

History

A Timeline of the Fictionkin Community, by @houseofchimeras

Pluralpedia on where the word fictive came from, researched largely by LB Lee & sobqjmv

Are you fictionfolk?

Questioning guide for fictionkin, by DoctorCorby

The Big List Of Fictionkind Experiences, by 375-6

Living as fictionfolk

Living as a Fictive: How to Find, Create, and Broaden Your Identity, With and Without Canon, a lecture by Goratrix bani Tremere

Living with a “Problematic” Fictional Identity (And Where to Go from Here), a lecture by Goratrix bani Tremere

What to do when your source upsets you, a booklet by the Dragonheart Collective

Databases

100+ writings in the fictionfolk category in the Alterhuman Archive

17 games, zines, & other creations on itch.io by various

Community

Web ring, maintained by @nova-dracomon

Dreamwidth community, moderated by @tanadin and sun_dragon

Safety in Alterhuman Spaces, by Dragonheart Collective

you have people who are desperately trying to prevent fictives, especially fictives of their favorite character, for pretty much no other reason than they're embarrassed about it

even if you do feel too much shame about it, you don't even need to share who your fictives are, fictives aren't something you're tainted if you have

I've made silly beam emojis (intended for discord but. Yknow, free for whatever). Beams to fire at your friends to turn them alterhuman or.. Something! Some of these are a little crudely done but this is because I'm being silly with it. Enjoy, creatures!

In order, we have:

Alterhuman, using the alterhuman flag colours (by gh0stspxce) + the alt key.

Otherkin, using the nonhuman unity flag colours + the elven star.

Therian, using the nonhuman unity flag colours + the theta delta.

Otherhearted, using one of the otherhearted flags and the diamond heart symbol.

Otherlink, using one of the otherlink flags (darkened for visibility) and the diamond link symbol.

Plural, using one of the many plural pride flags and the plural rings.

Soulbond(er), using one of the soulbonding flags and the symbol by lunar-solstice-plur.

Soulbond(er)s who are in a relationship with their soulbond(er)s, using the same flag and the symbol by lunar-solstice-plur.

Terrorpunk, using the terrorpunk symbol and its colours by. Us!

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