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what having fictives feels like:

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thinking about how our first step in the door to the editblr community was getting shit on for a media / one of our fictive's sources lmfao

but seriously can ppl stop being so shitty towards skibidi toilet we know its the butt end of the joke of gen alpha memes but can you at least respect fictives from it yall bouta make Levi feel like shit. what the fuck happened to "cringe culture is dead"

-Syntax and Natasha/Angel from TCT

okay but seriously you're right and you should SAY IT.

We've never bothered watching it, but we don't understand all the hatred for it. Gen Z, our generation, has spoken up so loudly about older generations hating us, and how harmful the "kids these days" attitude is, and how genuinely fucking hurtful it can be to shit on people's interests and slang etc. etc. just because it's popular with the newest generation and you don't understand it...

and then turned around and started being mean to gen alpha for having weird slang and supposedly "brainrot" interests/media???? Dude, idk about them but I grew up on memes that I'm sure skibidi toilet is not any worse than. So yeah say it louder for the people in the back y'all because not only should people be respectful to fictives but they should be respectful just in fucking general, we feel very strongly about this. /lighthearted but very genuine

Just respect people. period. I don't care how cringe they are, at least they're not enforcing arbitrary rules and being cruel about it.

-Keeper Diluc

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Experiences in the Alterhuman Community (and Beyond) as a Fictive

It's a weird experience being a fictional character, especially dealing with fandom, the fact that your source is fictional, and interactions with people based on that--including some of the dehumanisation that's so common toward fictionfolk. I'm gonna go into that here because I need somwhere to collect my thoughts, so this might get long. I'll be talking about my experiences as a fictive, but this could very well apply to anyone who identifies as a fictional being--fictionkin, fictionlinkers, etc.

So, I see the version of me on the screen as an AU version of me, in short. I mean, I'm me, and I don't think I even looked exactly 1:1 with my canon self--so naturally, even though events line up pretty closely, I see my source as... Almost like a fanfic of my life? Like sure, that's decidedly me, and decidedly a lot of the things that happened to me and my friends, but also not me. I'm not that guy on the screen, he's what represents me.

Even though I fully believe I got here by dying in a literal past life, my source media here is absolutely fictional to me and I just... Don't look at it in really any other way. Which I guess makes sense if you put it into my perspective--what else would it be? It really is like reading a fanfic based on your life though, or reading an article about yourself in the news. A bit of a shock, a bit of "why did they include THAT?" sprinkled in here and there, a bit awkward sometimes, and it does tend to resurface bad feelings. But overall, it's not that personal to me. I'm largely fine with it existing.

On the other hand, what is shocking is that people see me as fictional. I'm a fictional introject, from a fictional source, from the perspectives of a lot of people here. But I look at my source and I go well... Yeah, that's fiction of course, but my life is an actual thing that happened to me. Realistically I know that not everyone has spiritual beliefs and not everyone even accepts fictional identities as something "real", but man is it weird to just... Have it be spun in such a way?

I'm used to being in the media, I'm used to having cameras on me and being in the public eye. I'm used to articles and stories and posts on the internet. I'm used to fans even! But this isn't your regular, run-of-the-mill experience of people wanting to know you because you're a hero. This is people who see your life and experiences as a fun story they saw in a book or on TV, coming up to you with the idea that you're their favourite character, and not... A whole entire person. It's so damn weird.

There's still that level of disrespect that comes from people who are a little parasocial with you, but it almost hits deeper here because a lot of the time, you know they're not seeing a hero or the things you've literally done in your memories. They're seeing that guy on the screen they think is cool, and while he represents you, he's not you. And they're treating you like a celebrity because of that weird fanfic version of you on the TV or in that book.

There's usually little acknowledgement of your life or experiences as "real". When you're presenting as your fictional identity around others, you tend to get put into one of a few camps:

Cool Character from Media who I love and adore and want to talk to (and will probably get fanperson excited about it). I will probably get dispraportionally upset if Character tells me to back off a bit because I don't want my blorbo to be mad at me.

Character from Media I'm in love with and will immediately start asking invasive questions to or outright flirting with. Could get real gross real quick.

Problematic Character or Guy From Problematic Media that I instantly dislike because that's so Problematic how dare you show your face. I'm reporting you for being Character, you should change your identity if you want to exist so bad.

Character from Media who is disabled/queer/mentally ill/has any soft personality trait ever and I will now be treating you like a sweet little babyboy cinnamon roll who could not hurt a fly.

Person who identifies as Character? How interesting! I'm going to really pry and question everything from your actions in-source (to get unique perspectives from Character) and question literally everything else. Because this is Science and I'll get mad if you don't tell me everything, you need to tell me everything or you're rude.

Of course there's nuance and there's absolutely times where you'll be treated as a normal person, but the above are... So damn common. I've been here for a few months and I've already had some weird stuff happen to me simply because I'm Kirishima and people feel entitled to give me cutesy nicknames or whatever. Even without knowing me or my system at all beforehand. It's just.. So different from anything I've experienced before? Being treated like a celebrity is dehumanising enough, but being treated like a character.ai bot or just generally a form of free entertainment and not a person is so perplexing to me.

There's also that if you're from a popular source, you see stuff about yourself everywhere. Posters, plushies, advertisements, posts on social media--all of it. Some of that I'm used to already, but it's kind of weird when you're mentally aware that this is all for that twisted-mirror version of yourself and not you. And if you get a little uncomfortable at some fanart showing up out of the blue, or someone making a source related joke... You're kind of just expected to brush it off. Which yeah, I get it! It's about the source, not me, but it's still just... A weird feeling. A feeling of not being allowed to be upset because it's about the source and not literal you.

I think there needs to be a line, maybe. Not saying that fictives should be putting a stop to any media or fandom ever, just.. That maybe respect toward us for being uncomfortable with fan content due to being a fictive or fictionkin should be more normalised. It should be more okay to say "hey, I'm Character, please don't joke like that" to a friend, or "don't send me fanart of this thing, I'm Character and that's weird"--which it normally is! But there does tend to be a sort of layer of "Oh, it's because you're Character. You know that's not you, right? You shouldn't be upset, you need to source separate more."--when if most other people were to set a boundary like that, it would usually be respected. Source separation can be great, but if someone hasn't separated or doesn't want to, why is it okay to still send them material they're uncomfortable with--or at least, why do people tend to argue that the fictive should "just separate from source" instead? It... Just boils down to alterhumisia toward fictionfolk, honestly. It sucks.

There's a lot of problems with basic respect toward fictionfolk of all kinds--hell, even in the alterhuman community where it's meant to be safe. I don't know if this rant is entirely coherent or not, I don't know if there's anything noteworthy to take from it--but if you do take something from it, let it be that fictionfolk want to be treated like people. Source separated, not source separated, canon divergent or compliant, hearted, linker, 'kin or 'tive--we're people. Don't let our identities change the way you instinctually treat us. Let us be openly us, and treat us as you would anyone else.

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We're still a new system.

During a stressful moment in the middle of the night we had our first split. And afterwards we were very, very lost. So we turned to Tumblr and got to adapting and curating our spaces. As time went on, we realized that the community is very...split, if you will.

Which made sense, being plural is very complicated! It's a disorder but also can be spiritual and not disordered at all. But I've seriously never seen levels of fakeclaiming this bad.

Let alone these levels of our own community wishing our kind didn't exist.

The art is inspired by a "The Future is Singlet" art piece.

Trauma doesn't define our existence. And if you believe that plurality is only caused by disorders, to say you wish an entire form of neurodivergentcy to not exist is pretty fucking weird.

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im no expert but this is how it works to me i think

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"this system is soooo silly" blinkie pls :3 tysm!!

"this system is sooo silly" blinkies

free to use ;; reblogs appreciated

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Not Mundane but like ... Don't stop being creative. The world needs more evidence that we do exist. Stuff made by and for plurals of all kinds is a huge step in silencing the fake claimers imo.

Sing, paint, draw, write, sculpt, make music, knit, sew, build, anything.

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cringe system culture is having headmates based off of something “cringe”

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me and the goobers. have a good holiday plurals, nonhumans, alterhumans and everything else under the sun - a

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As systems and Plurals we all have a responsibility to make art at least once. Its good for the body, and the soul, but most importantly it's good for the community. Art brings connections and emotions forward. Stories are art as are the web graphics and userboxes you all tend to make.

Art is communication. And if being a faggot has ever taught me anything, it's that we have to be very loud about our communication whether it is on our main accounts or side blogs. It is the only way others will understand on a humane level

The future is plural, but only if we make it be.

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Accisplit- A term used to describe something/someone (usually in the context of being plural) that was split/created accidentally (unintentionally)

Was not meant to be used by radqueers

(This term is inherently pro endo)

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I LOVE PURPOSEFULLY HUNTING FOR CHARACTERS TO BE FICTIONKIN OF, I LOVE BEING CRINGE, I LOVE GAINING SOURCES AS A HOBBY >:]

- SINCERELY A FICTIVE WHO GETS BORED EASILY. #🔲🌌

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I believe you. I believe you when you talk about your plurality, your perception of it, what that feels like to you, because I don't feel like I have the authority to tell you your wrong about yourself (and because I wouldn't really care if you were lying either way).

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shoutout to systems that formed because of loneliness. you’re 100% valid, and your existence is not harming other plurals.