What's the difference between a "fictionkin" type and any other kin type that might be called "mythological"? /sincere
Is it not just time? Are not all stories we tell the leaves and blooms on the tree Amalion: borrowing from and adding to a collective unconscious that half remembers legends and creature and lives long-forgotten? Just because a "source" might seem newer to us now, does not mean it is not reflecting something that has long existed.
And reflecting is what stories do; they give us an imperfect mirrored glimpse of what may become, may be, or once was true. If parts of a "source" resonate with you, hold on to them tightly. And freely discard the parts that don't - especially if the reflection is distorted or twisted from your own experience.
This isn't picking and choosing from what an author chose to depict. It's searching inside yourself for what makes sense to you.
What's the difference between a "fictionkin" type and any other kin type that might be called "mythological"? /sincere
Is it not just time? Are not all stories we tell the leaves and blooms on the tree Amalion: borrowing from and adding to a collective unconscious that half remembers legends and creature and lives long-forgotten? Just because a "source" might seem newer to us now, does not mean it is not reflecting something that has long existed.
And reflecting is what stories do; they give us an imperfect mirrored glimpse of what may become, may be, or once was true. If parts of a "source" resonate with you, hold on to them tightly. And freely discard the parts that don't - especially if the reflection is distorted or twisted from your own experience.
This isn't picking and choosing from what an author chose to depict. It's searching inside yourself for what makes sense to you.