Otherhearted

Otherhearted is an umbrella term for those who feel a strong intrinsic connection with a species, character, concept, or otherwise. Those who are otherhearted do not identify as their hearttype themselves, instead feeling as though they are closely connected to it, similarly to how one may feel connected to a friend, family member, or similar species.

Despite some misconceptions, otherhearted is a separate identity from otherkin, though both are under the alterhuman umbrella. The term otherhearted has often been traced back to forums on Google Groups during the 90s, specifically alt.horror.werewolves. However, terms such as animalhearted likely originate from daemon forums in the early 2000s, before mingling among the therian community and adopting -hearted language to distinguish themselves.

Terminology
The term for one's otherhearted identity is often referred to as a hearttype, which resembles the term kintype.

Subterms of otherhearted include fictionhearted, in which one's hearttype is a fictional character, and animalhearted, which refers to when one's hearttype is some kind of animal. The suffix -hearted may be used for any specific animal, species, character, or concept as well, with examples being spacehearted, deerhearted, and fairyhearted.

Otherhearted is often compared to the term synpath due to their similarities, and they may sometimes be used synonymously. Furthermore, terms such as otherkith (shortened to "-kith") are often used to describe those who connect closely with something without identifying as it; some use 'kith as a synonym for otherhearted.