fictionkin

English

Etymology

From fiction +‎ -kin.

Noun

fictionkin (plural fictionkin)

1. An individual whose personal identity is based in fiction of some kind, whether it be as a fictional character, a fictional race or species, etc. Depending on the individual, some who identify as fictionkin may also categorize their experience as an experience within otherkinity or therianthropy.
   • 2009, American Folklore Meeting, Program and Abstracts‎^[1], page 95:

     Otakukin sound like something out of a science fiction or fantasy novel. However, that is precisely what they are. Most simply stated, otakukin (or fictionkin) are humans who, in a past life, were someone or something else, drawn out of multiple universes or worlds.

   • 2014, Danielle Kirby, Fantasy and Belief: Alternative Religions, Popular Narratives, and Digital Cultures‎^[2], page 47:

     This community was originally for those who believe themselves to be fictionkin/mediakin/otakukin, however we accept Soulbonders with Bonds from fictional sources, people who are unsure or the plain old curious folks.

   • 2018, Hugh Urban, Greg Johnson, Irreverence and the Sacred: Critical Studies in the History of Religions‎^[3]:

     Once such group's members subscribe to a metaphysics that considers fictional worlds fully real, or that regards what most view as reality as another fiction. Included here are fictionkin and mediakin, people who claim spiritual or soul […]

Synonyms

• fickin, fictkin
• fictionkind
• mediakin
• otakukin (dated)