Okay, the paracosm thing explains so much and makes so much more sense. I can't believe I'm saying this, but they totally missed out on the opportunity to make "paracosmic" a word. (Sure it's weird and obscure, but at least it SOUNDS cool.)
People are out there saying fictives are supposed to never be OCs/from your stories?? Wwwwhat?!?! Thats terrible!
I mean, I haven't had anyone be a JERK to me, just... bemused. Like, "why would you use fictive for that, that's just... normal headmates?" and I'm like, "...?!?!?!?" It just seems to be a big cultural difference because multiples on tumblr ATE soulbonders wholesale, as far as I can tell, so that insourced fictives did indeed become normal. Plus maybe there are passing issues where, well, if you AREN'T Harry Potter and stuck being recognized for the rest of your life, why WOULD you admit you're fictive? I'm not sure. God knows, it's caused us trouble as we've started actually getting noticed for some of our prose fiction... but what we're REALLY known for are the multi comics... and they're done under the same name... oops.
And oh god no, our general advice is not to come out as ANYTHING until you're an adult who's much harder to Baker Act. It's so much more dangerous when you're a minor!
We suppose its a unfortunate natural conclusion to the culture where you are expected to disclose every oppression you face if you are in any sort of leftist-leaning social media space.
I sometimes call this the "SJ personals ad." You know, instead of "br/bl 8in DDF" it's "white queer disabled w/exotrauma." Only as far as I can tell, you don't even get laid! At least the personals ad is supposed to get you laid!
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People are out there saying fictives are supposed to never be OCs/from your stories?? Wwwwhat?!?! Thats terrible!
I mean, I haven't had anyone be a JERK to me, just... bemused. Like, "why would you use fictive for that, that's just... normal headmates?" and I'm like, "...?!?!?!?" It just seems to be a big cultural difference because multiples on tumblr ATE soulbonders wholesale, as far as I can tell, so that insourced fictives did indeed become normal. Plus maybe there are passing issues where, well, if you AREN'T Harry Potter and stuck being recognized for the rest of your life, why WOULD you admit you're fictive? I'm not sure. God knows, it's caused us trouble as we've started actually getting noticed for some of our prose fiction... but what we're REALLY known for are the multi comics... and they're done under the same name... oops.
And oh god no, our general advice is not to come out as ANYTHING until you're an adult who's much harder to Baker Act. It's so much more dangerous when you're a minor!
We suppose its a unfortunate natural conclusion to the culture where you are expected to disclose every oppression you face if you are in any sort of leftist-leaning social media space.
I sometimes call this the "SJ personals ad." You know, instead of "br/bl 8in DDF" it's "white queer disabled w/exotrauma." Only as far as I can tell, you don't even get laid! At least the personals ad is supposed to get you laid!
--Rogan/Mori