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Adaptkin is a term used to describe otherkin individuals- usually fictionkin individuals; however, other kintypes can apply- who became otherkin after discovering their species/being (or in the case of fictionkin, world/character).
They would not have been otherkin before this, nor would they have had any memories or experiences relating to their kintypes before discovering this. This is not an overlapping term with choicekin, as their kintype was not a choice, but rather just happened unintentionally upon their discovery.
There are many reasons adaptkin may give for how/why this may have occured. A few reasons may include, but are not limited to...
- One may believe that they were marked/imprinted on by the discovery of their kintype, and would not have been alterhuman if they had not discovered it.
- One may believe that their soul was bound to whatever caused their discovery, or that their kintype swapped souls, or shared pieces of their soul with them.
Some otherspin individuals may identify as adaptkin as well, as hyperfixation is (usually) not a choice.
If one's adaptkin identity and gender overlap, they may call themself adkingender.