Exact details vary, but similar themes of mating, heat cycles, knotting, and mpreg are fairly universal. See also: BDSMĪlpha/Beta/Omega (A/B/O) Dynamics - refers to a growing trope of AUs originated in kinkmemes in which characters can be Alphas (dominant males or females), Betas (ordinary working class), or Omegas (submissive males or females). See also: Het and/or SlashĪftercare - refers to the comfort, reassurance, nurturing and caring exchanged between dominant and submissive partners immediately after a physically or emotionally intense BDSM experience to help with recovery. See also: WIPĪdult - refers to the presence of graphic or explicit sexual content and/or violence must be 18 years or older to read. Abandoned fics are likely to remain permanently incomplete, unless offered up for adoption by another author to finish. See also: Casefile, Genre and/or PlotĪbandoned - refers to a story in which the author has either chosen not to or otherwise been unable to finish writing the story to a final conclusion. Adventure stories tend to be mainly plot-driven in nature, but may also contain mystery or suspense or romance. See also: BAMF and/or Limp!Ī/A = Action/Adventure - refers to a genre of stories featuring a plot with a fair amount of physical (as in the "shoot 'em up, blow 'em up, beat 'em up" type and not the "don't come a-knockin' if the bed be a-rockin'" type!) action. (For example: "Smart!Jack" in Stargate: SG-1, indicating that the character of Jack O'Neill is secretly smarter than he pretends to be.) The compact format of ! manages to quickly and clearly describe to the reader an accurate depiction of the author's choice in characterization before they even read the story. Most often written in the format of trait first and character's name last, with the symbol in between. One which is usually not part of the original canon characterization, or is at least an extreme interpretation of the canon characterization. ! = The Exclamation Mark or 'Bang' Symbol - refers to a short form for expressing the presence of a particular trait or defining quality of a character in a story. If you have a term you'd like to see added or a question or concern, please don't hesitate to let me know! This list continues to grow and improve with every contribution from all of you I honestly couldn't do it without you. but I promise you, we're a friendly bunch and would love to have you join in! So let this little dictionary get you started, and you'll soon see what all the fun is about. Because, yeah, there's something of a unique vocabulary to our trade that may necessitate a period of orientation. It is a glossary of definitions for all the common, anime and fandom-specific story terminology compiled into one easy place to help welcome new readers and writers into the beautiful, universal language of fanfiction. This list exists to provide a quick, easy explanation of what all those strange fanfiction terms, slang, and acronyms actually mean as in the wonderful world of fandom.
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