“Othermask Coining Post

Othermask is a term I came up with. It’s an alternative to KFF, and was made after I saw several posts talking about how being Otherhearted/Synpath/Otherlink doesn’t fit all of what KFFers might describe as kin.

Othermask mainly means that you find some kind of pleasure in adopting a nonhuman identity for any length of time. It’s voluntary, and can be taken on or off however the person wants.

Like someone with a favorite pair of clothes, or settling into a warm bath. It’s something that makes you feel better.

I named it Othermask, because it’s putting on a mask for a while. There’s enjoyment in being someone/something else. That’s why people want to be actors in the first place. That’s why we find joy in roleplaying.

The Othermask flag has colors from a winter palette. Winter, some can find it pleasurable, it goes away and comes back for some people, isn’t there for others, and is always there for some.”

Coined by frightnightindustries on March 11, 2024.