#synpaths

I’m just so tired of seeing people say this! It’s so hard to find people who are fiction kin because people in places like fandom spaces with use fiction kin and kin like terms and water them down. Idk it’s probably just a bunch of nothing, but it feels shitty when someone uses language that I use to describe my identity and water it down into something completely different.

I know language changes but we are still actively using these terms in our Alterhuman communities. When people confront people and say “hey that’s actually not what Kin means” people just say it’s “not a big deal” and “it can mean different things chill”

I just want people to use “character I relate to” or Synpath or fictionhearted or any of the many labeled we have to describe feeling connected to or relating to a character !!

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me: that guy? from what I've seen? naayyyy

[7 episodes later]

✧ ‧₊˚ 💟 ⋮ Hii <3!! My friend @ vampyromanoff recently did this sorta edit an it was really really cool so I wanted to to also make it :3!!

Here are some ideas for caring for your dragon self (that are also safe and helpful to your human body too)! 

Start a collection of gems (they can be real or plastic! Both are pretty, and if you can’t afford actual gems that’s totally okay! They’re still valuable and lovely!) 

OR start a collection (hoard) or something else you absolutely love! You can keep it in a special hidden place in your room, or display it for all to see! 

If you miss being able to fly, feeling the wind in your face can be a VERY welcome feeling. Closing your eyes and imagining yourself in the sky while laying down in front of a fan can be a good way to do this indoors. 

Create a makeshift treasure chest to store your favorite things in! 

Work on turning your den (bedroom, or any other space that’s yours and that you can make look however you want) into one that gives off a super great, super comfy dragon feeling! Whatever that means to you- be creative! Make it feel like home based on whatever speaks to you the most! 

Get in touch with your element. Fire, water, ice, etc. It CAN be hard to do when you can’t go outside, but you can bring those elements inside too! Light a candle and keep the flame where you can easily see it. Run a bath. Get yourself a cold drink with ice. Listen to music/sound effects that reflect the nature you’re most connected with. Surround yourself with things that match the color of your element. Make art based on that element! Again, get creative! Make it unique and completely yours! 

Write a story about what you would do in your dragon form while outside! Or just jot it down in your journal if you have one (or use any paper lying around!). Imagination is a gift, as is storytelling, and they can both help you live your dragon-life vicariously. Share them with others if you like, or keep them to yourself (maybe they’ll become a part of your hoard!). Don’t worry about it being “perfect” either! As long as it speaks to you and makes you happy, then it’s as wonderful as it can be! 

Build yourself a dragon nest of pillows and blankets to spend your time in! Bring all of your favorite pastimes and keep them nearby for MAXIMUM comfort! 

We hope you feel safe, happy and totally yourself during this time! Remember that you’re strong, resilient, smart and deserve all the good things!! 

Yes and it is a very big one. A soulbond is a completely separate entity from the soulbonder and a reflection of a character from other place whereas a synpath is an identity that one person can have relating with a character. While soulbonds can potentially be synpaths too if they relate to another fictional character, synpaths would consider themselves completely separate from that character themselves unlike soulbonds.

A synpath is someone who relates strongly with a character on many levels and might share similar behaviors to said character. They are someone who is not that character in any way but relates with them heavily.

A soulbond on the other hand is an identity that is from a completely different place and reflects a fictional character, being both them and not them in a certain sense.

Even though they are still very different things, being a synpath is honestly more similar to being fictionkin than being a soulbond. But the cause of it is different and there is a level of removal from the character as the person doesn’t consider themselves to be the character as much as identify strongly with them.

Another very important difference is that while synpaths can be from here in the physical observable world just like fictionkin can, soulbonds are by definition not. A soulbond would be more similar to a spirit in this case, which some people would even consider soulbonds to be depending on the person.

So the TLDR version would be

Synpath: Identifies with a character strongly. Is not that character. Can be from this place.

Soulbond: Is a reflection of a character and an entity from another place.