Yes, I want to become the living, breathing version of that character and I get euphoria acting like them. If you’re just going to be rude about it, though, do not ask me anything. Only ask if you’re genuinely curious.

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      Well, two. Matt from Eddsworld was the first one, lately it’s strongly been Tord.

      No, just because they’re BASED on real people doesn’t mean they ARE the real people themselves, and I don’t identify as real people.

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      Not being accepted by people who love me. Of course, there’s two things about it: 1) “You will never be a man, why bother transitioning?” then there’s 2) “You won’t only not be a man, but you’ll never be that character because he’s a drawing”.

      I do love my grandparents and everything they do for me, but I know for a fact they would think I was mentally ill for being transgender and fictionkin.

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      he does now. i used to be a woman but im ftm now and he’s male (just not trans) so yeah…

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    What do you think of terms like “fictionkin” and “copinglink”? (Have you heard of those terms?)

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      I think they fit me really well, to be completely honest, especially fictionkin. I identify with that.