[ SECRET POST #5480 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5480 ⌋

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Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 06 secrets from Secret Submission Post #784.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

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01. https://i.imgur.com/rq0Jaao.png

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, at least you weren't fictionkin.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, this is an example of a parasocial relationship. I don't say that to pick on you, OP, I'm remarking upon it because there's a non-insignificent subset of people on FS who think it means "having any sort of feelings about a famous person".

[(Anonymous)]

What did you say to him?

I think that things like these - rich fantasy life stuff that is sometimes kind of weird, but in an otherwise reality-oriented person - are ways that people conjure to cope with stuff without being aware that this is the reason. That's where some religious feeling sometimes comes from, too.

[(Anonymous)]

Who was he? Was he like a famous composer or more of a contemporary artist? I used to have little pet bands that were super special to me a while back, too. I still think of them fondly, from time to time. Many of them are still among the living, to my knowledge.
I hold the belief that if an artist really puts their all into a work, people can still pick up that passion years after they leave us.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you for making my secret!

[(Anonymous)]

You're not alone OP. Back in my teens, I was (I'm pretty sure at least partially convinced) that I had a relationship with a fictional character and I would talk to him via my poster of him/he would respond. I was also had the feeling of what if I fell into a coma in this life, I might be able to find him in his world/dimension?

Like I knew he was a fictional character, but also, he was too many things to me. Kind of holding two opposing views at the same time? He could be real somewhere else and we could possibly find each other somehow...

It was my best friend kinda verbally slapping me in the face and heading off to college that made it "He's not real."

I look back and think I was off my rocker or something.

[(Anonymous)]

I used to have head-conversations with my favorite rock star (not dead), and he said things I'd never think of saying. Obviously I wasn't channeling him, but when I write stories, I'm clearly concocting the dialogue for the all the characters. In these conversations, I have no idea where these thoughts were coming from - they felt like they were coming from outside me.

[(Anonymous)]

When I was a kid, I had a similar thing. I didn't think that any of it was real, but I had an intense fantasy life built around it. I didn't tell anyone about it but I wrote about it in my diary constant. I wonder if it's way more common than I thought.

[meadowphoenix]

If it helped there was an story on tumblr? twitter? where a whole group of girls did something similar with some fictive person in highschool in way more damaging way than this.

[(Anonymous)]

Variations of this are actually really common in highly imaginative, sensitive teenagers, especially if you don't have good social or creative outlets. Which is why I never get mad at all the "kin" people unless they're actually harassing other people, in which case I can get mad at them for harassment, not being fictionkin or whatever.

So I'm glad you had a friend even if you had to make one yourself.

[(Anonymous)]

This is more common than you think, OP, especially among very sensitive and creative kids. I agree with the person who said that it's more like an imaginary friend than anything else - and it's also true that someone's work across the years can reach out and touch someone long after the creator is dead. It's a big part of why art is so important, it's potentially a little touch of immortality, a way to communicate with people in the future who the artist will never meet.

I'm glad you had a good connection with this person, OP. It might sound silly now, but it sounds like this helped you through some rough times. I'm sure the artist would be happy to know that.

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[dancingmouse]

These are probably the same people that draw characters as fat/hairy/black, then claim that they "fixed" them.

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[(Anonymous)]

Oh dear. I hope you don't get disappointed, OP!

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[(Anonymous)]

Let's hear some, OP!

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[(Anonymous)]

You gotta respect anyone who can sing in top of whistle register. That is talent and skill, both at the highest level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCYaALgW80c

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[(Anonymous)]

I don't know, I think KITT was a big part of the appeal for everyone.

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