Some people blur the lines between fictionkin/fictive and factkin/factive. Being the primary organizer of a group for Minecraft-alterhumans, we have a vested interest in these sorts of experiences. Many among our community identify as or with characters associated with YouTubers and livestreamers. We ourselves have some folks who are sourced both from some YouTuber's character as well as from the YouTuber themself.
This document summarizes what we found using the places we know to search. What that's ended up meaning is that most of these sources are from tumblr. Dear reader, if you know of earlier examples of the words documented here, or of words that mean similar things, please let us know.
2016
June 27: ‘personakin’
People sent in a few anonymous asks to the fromfiction tumblr blog regarding something called ‘personakin,’ all mentioning them in conjunction with factkin.[1][2][3] fromfiction tagged one of the posted asks with “what does OP mean by personakin.”[3] One anon gave an explanation of what the word ‘personakin’ means:[4]
Personakin are kin of “characters” that are heavily based on real life people. For example some people are kin with characters that the video game group Achievement Hunter plays in GTA.
2019
February 9: a variant of ‘fucktive:’ ‘fcktive’
The word was used on the tumblr blog pluralmemes in a caption on a Spider-Man Pointing meme in conjunction with the words ‘fictive’ and ‘factive.’[5]
June 17 and 20: ‘fucktive’ itself and the variant ‘f*cktive’
On the 17th, an anonymous ask was sent to the tumblr blog yourfaveisafactive: “Now all we need a fuctive [sic] blog lol The trinity of ives.”[6] On the 20th, another anonymous asker explained the meaning of the word ‘fucktive’/‘f*cktive:’[7]
a fucktive [...] is sort of a combination fictive and factive - f*ctive is another name for that! so, for example, a hamilton introject might consider themself to be a f*ctive. an introject of a youtuber's persona [...] may also identify as a f*ctive
July 15: ‘fck-kin’
In a conversation about factkin in the Alt+H Discord server, Rquell [Polyptych] brought up a discussion regarding whether fictional interpretations of historical figures, such as in Hamilton, would be factkin or fictionkin.[8] House of Stars suggested ‘fck-kin,’ based on ‘fcktive.’[9]
2020
January 9: ‘faictive,’ ‘factionkin,’ and ‘faickin’
A user asked in The Alterhuman Sanctuary Discord server about “the kin equivalent of fucktive”[10] and also mentioned they had seen ‘faictive’ before, calling it an “alternative spell” [sic] of ‘fucktive.’[11] Suggested words included ‘fuckin,’[12] ‘fucktionkin,’[13] ‘factionkin,’[14] and ‘faickin.’[15]
There was also discussion about pronunciation of ‘faictive,’ with the consensus that it should be pronounced /'faษชktษชv/.[16][17][18]
April 7: ‘faitive’
A Discord server called ‘Faitive City’ was removed from the PluralHub Discord server's listings at the owner's request.[19]
May 13: ‘faitive’
The word was used on tumblr blog fallenheartsgalaxy in response to the prompt “Day 10: Introjects?” The author did not define the word, implying that readers were expected to already know what it means.[20]
December 10: ‘faitive’
The tumblr blog the-indigo-symphony defined “fuctive/fizzytive” as follows, clarifying in an edit that they meant ‘faitive’ and not ‘fizzytive:’[21]
someone who is in the gray area between a fictive and a factive. For instance, if an alter was an introject of a Minecraft streamer, but specifically who they play on Minecraft โ well technically they're a factive because they're an introject of a real person, but the place where they come from is a piece of media, so they might also consider themselves a fictive.
2021
February 10 and 11: ‘faitkin’
Mod Rox of the tumblr blog hazyaltcare described himself as “fictionkin and faitkin” in his intro.[22] The following day, Mod Haze responded to an anonymous ask wondering about the meaning of ‘fait-.’ Haze defined ‘fait-’ as “a kintype/alter type etc that falls both under the realm of fact and fiction” and gave examples:[23]
Examples of faitives include, but aren't limited to: an introject from another system that was a fictive in the original system (making them both a factive and a fictive), or an introject of a Youtuber.
Examples of faitkin include, but aren't limited to: being kin with a wrestling persona, a youtube persona, or some other id that blends fact and fiction.
April 24: ‘factionkin’
In response to an anonymous ask about being factkin of a roleplayer, tumblr blog ama-factkin suggested the “recently coined” word ‘factionkin,’ which they defined as “a mix of fictionkin and factkin.”[24]
2023
July 30: ‘faitbeing’ and ‘faitflicker’
Lupine of Leafco described themself as ‘faitbeing’ in a message in the Discord server Another Way, Our Own[25] and mentioned their ‘faitflickers.’ They defined ‘faitbeing’ as “something that incorporates elements of both fiction and real life.”[26]
2024
August 9: ‘faitfolk’
Lupine of Leafco used the word in a message in the Discord server Long Dream Support Group.[27]
September 23: ‘faitfolk’
Mod Q of the tumblr blog factkin-tntduo tagged a post with “#Factfolk or fictionfolk or faitfolk. You're so #Yeah #/p.”[28]
2025
October 17: ‘faitfolk’
Tumblr blog the-label-sanctuary made a symbol for faitfolk, which they defined as “anyone who fits under having a fictional and factual identity (ex. Faitkin, faitive, etc).”[29]
References
- Anonymous and fromfiction. (June 27, 2016) “Re: idk if this is the right place to go to for something like this...”. tumblr via Rookery Studios
- Anonymous and fromfiction. (June 27, 2016) “Re: I'm going to be so livid if that network blog deletes...”. tumblr via Rookery Studios
- Anonymous and fromfiction. (June 27, 2016) “Re: Why do Factkin and Personakin have such a bad reputation?”. tumblr via Rookery Studios
- Anonymous and fromfiction. (June 27, 2016) “Re: Personakin are kin of ‘characters’ that are heavily based on real life people...”. tumblr via Rookery Studios
- pluralmemes. (February 9, 2020) “When you have more than one of the same Fictive/Factive/Fcktive”. tumblr
- Anonymous and yourfaveisafactive. (June 17, 2019) “Re: Now all we need a fuctive blog lol The trinity of ives”. tumblr
- Anonymous and yourfaveisafactive. (June 20, 2019) “Re: maybe a bit late, but a fucktive (which i think was what the fuctive anon meant)...”. tumblr
- Rquell [Polyptych]. (July 17, 2019) “There is definitely a lot to discuss about respect and autonomy...” screenshot 1. Discord
- House of Stars ๐๐. (July 17, 2019) “I'd say that historical fiction falls under fictionkin, still...” screenshot 2. Discord
- Deleted User. (January 9, 2020) “Does anybody know what's the kin equivalent of fucktive?” screenshot 3. Discord
- Deleted User. (January 9, 2020) “I have also seen "faictive"...” screenshot 4. Discord
- Ari (Matt) [โ]. (January 9, 2020) “ok, yeah i have no idea what term youd use for that...” screenshot 5. Discord
- Ace โฆ || Sparks. (January 9, 2020) “Fucktionkin.” screenshot 6. Discord
- Deleted User. (January 9, 2020) “factionkin” screenshot 7. Discord
- Ari (Matt) [โ]. (January 9, 2020) “or faickin? o i like factionkin that sounds neat” screenshot 8. Discord
- ! Lupine | Leafco ๐. (January 9, 2020) “Maybe pronounce it with a long i? So fyy-cktive.” screenshot 9. Discord
- Ari (Matt) [โ]. (January 9, 2020) “pocket what is that supposed to sound like? f-eye-cktive?...” screenshot 10. Discord
- Ace โฆ || Sparks. (January 9, 2020) “F-eye-cktive would be the proper way to pronounce it...” screenshot 11. Discord
- HubBot (Defunct). (April 7, 2020) “Server Delisted” screenshot 12. Discord
- fallenheartsgalaxy. (May 13, 2020) “Multiplicity May! Day 8-13”. tumblr
- the-indigo-symphony. (December 10, 2020) “These are all great tips! As an addition, here's some other terms...”. tumblr
- Mod Rox of hazyaltcare. (February 10, 2021) “Hey!! I saw that Haze made an intro so I thought I might...”. tumblr
- Mod Haze (๐ฃMark) of hazyaltcare. (February 11, 2021) “Re: Hey! Iโve been in the kin community for ~7 years and havenโt heard of...”. tumblr
- Anonymous and ama-factkin. (April 24, 2021) “Re: Do you think someone can be a factkin of a different timeline...”. tumblr
- ! Lupine | Leafco ๐. (July 30, 2023) “One of the underdiscussed parts of being faitbeing...” screenshot 13. Discord
- ! Lupine | Leafco ๐. (July 30, 2023) “Oh, I just adapted the "fait" from "faitive", basically...” screenshot 14. Discord
- ! Lupine | Leafco ๐. (August 9, 2024) “Hmm. It's aesthetically good, but I'm not sure the fictionkin symbol...” screenshot 15. Discord
- Mod Q of factkin-tntduo. (September 23, 2024) “I am not arguing with Wilbur isofolks. Whatever you say beautiful”. tumblr
- the-label-sanctuary. (October 17, 2025) “Faitfolk symbols, for anyone who fits under having a fictional and factual identity...”. tumblr