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Vampyre's and Vampirekin: Which Community Aligns with You?
I’m curious about everyone’s thoughts on both the Vampyre and Otherkin communities. I’ve been aware of the Vampyre community since my own awakening almost a decade and a half ago, but I’ve mostly been actively involved in Otherkin and similar groups up until my later years. I’m curious about what might draw one Vampire to one community and not to the other, as well as why it seems that Vampyres often view the experiences of Otherkin as less legitimate. I’d love to hear your perspectives on the differences between the two, your understanding of them, your personal preferences and what gravitated you towards one over the other, and any other thoughts you’d like to share.
Where do you align most?
Vampyre Community (i.e. Vampyre)
Otherkin Community (i.e. Vampirekin)
Both
Other (Specify in Comments)
I have a few good friends who are Therians and one angel kin friend who is someone I really respect. I have at times wondered if I fall under some kind of otherkin category, but it's a label I currently don't claim. As for legitimacy, there are some specific experience claims I am skeptical of, but not otherkin identities in general.
I like to hear about other people's paths of self discovery and such. Just if someone says their physical body has lived for 600 years, or can fly unassisted, or such like, I am going to take everything else that person has to say with a grain of salt. Though I have seen and discovered some things that Former Me would have scoffed at, so who knows? XD