Sorry if the title is weird, I wasn't sure how to phrase it the best.
For context I am Albanian on my mother's side. In the pie of mixed heritage I am something like 1/8 Albanian. We weren't raised as Albanian (living in the US), but my mother always made a point to tell us about it and carried a lot of pride with it. I was never really connected to it beyond knowing that apparently I looked like I was Albanian.
All this to say that I started writing a novel and thought it would be a fun homage to my family and heritage to give the characters Albanian names without intending to get much deeper than that. This turned into a spiral of hours of research on Albanian history, mythology, folklore, and politics. Suddenly my whole story centered around Albanian mythology and themes and was in every way that matters, a story deeply inspired by Albania.
My question is, would this be appropriate for me to write/share this story as someone who is only loosely linked to Albanian heritage? I don't know if it's appropriate since I am Albanian, but only in the sense of loose family ties. As much as research allows I feel like I am connecting with being Albanian in a way I never have before and have become really passionate about this project. Regardless of if I share this story or not I will continue to research and explore and probably continue to write the story as a means of connecting, but if it's not appropriate for me I just wouldn't share it.
Sorry if this is a stupid question, I've never really grappled with this kind of problem before and I don't know any other Albanians in my life to talk about this with.