Some Useful Terms
angst: heavy emotional stuff, often
depressing
AU: alternate universe
BDSM: Fun stuff like bondage, domination, S&M, etc.
crossover: combination of Gundam Wing with some other anime, book,
movie, etc..
death: It can refer to either a fic wherein a character dies or a
fic whose main point is the death of a character (or characters), depending
on how much the author wishes to reveal
hentai: literally "perverted", it usually means rather, um, kinky
stuff
het: heterosexual relationships. �You know, straight stuff.
�(::gasp!::)
lemon: *graphic* sex
lime: implied or non-graphic sex
NCS: non-consensual sex
OC: original character
OOC: out of character
PWP: plot, what plot? �Basically, getting the characters in bed
with each other.
shounen-ai: "boy's love"; the romantic side of a male/male relationship,
as opposed to sexual
shoujou-ai: "girl's love"; the romantic side of a female/female
relationship, as opposed to sexual
squick: um... �hentai weirdness that makes you scrunch up your
face and go "Squick!"
yaoi: an acronym for "yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi", �meaning "no climax, no ending, no meaning." �It originally referred to stories whose only point was to get two (or more, I suppose...) male characters in bed with each other (think PWP). �Now, many people use it to refer to stories with the sexual side of male/male relationships, or male/male stories in general. �(Think slash.) (There is also a rather amusing alternate explanation for the acronym: "Yamette! �O-shiri itai!" or "Stop! �My butt hurts!")
yuri: the female equivalent to yaoi
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The Number System
1- Heero Yuy
2- Duo Maxwell
3- Trowa Barton
4- Quatre Raberba Winner
5- Chang Wufei
6- Zechs Merquise
9- Lucrezia Noin
11- Lady Une
13- Treize Khushrenada
R- Relena Darlian/Peacecraft
H- Hirde Schbeiker
S- Sally Po
D- Dorothy Catalonia
OC- original character
+- romantic relationship
x- sexual relationship
Pairings within a story are indicated with numbers (and/or letters). �The first person listed in the pair is the dominant person in the relationship. �With a sexual relationship, that would mean the person on top. �The order may be less important with romantic relationships, though the first person listed is generally the pursuer and the second person is the pursued.
C.A.'s Story
My first encounter with Gundam Wing was through the fandom. �I had (and still have) a couple of friends who were (and still are) really into Gundam Wing. �It sounded interesting, so I eventually got around to checking it out on the web. �Joy of joys! �There was an endless amount of fan fic for me to devour!
::coughcough:: �First, you must understand that the fandom from which I came (Les Mis all the way!) is quite different from the Gundam Wing fandom. �Also, take into consideration that I am a rather sheltered child. �In any case,�I encountered some fan fic and decided to read. �All fics were properly labeled with the correct warnings. �However, being a newbie, I did not know what all of the warnings meant.
"Lemon? �Hm, wonder what that is. �Oh well...."
And that was my first encounter with Gundam Wing. �::sweatdrop:: �And what an encounter it was.