| Warnings, Terms, and Status Identification My inept head finally mentioned that some people might not understand the warnings and status marks I put in my fics. So I have created this page for those who aren't familiar with the terms used by me and other fanfic authors. If you know about all this already, great; if you're new to perusing fanfiction, read on. This will hopefully help you. However, this is ONLY to be used as a GUIDE and is NOT written law--this is simply garnered from my experience and is sure to vary depending on the fandom. This is all I have now, but if you have further questions or want to add an ID, e-me! ~Lady Shinigami <--(e-mail me!) Last Updated: 1/17/05 Warnings: Spoilers--> Give-aways; symbolizes certain parts in the show / game that some people may not have seen / reached and who probably shouldn't read it if they don't want to find out what happens next Canon--> What Is; symbolizes anything that has already been previously established by the creator of a series / movie / game AU--> Alternate Universe; symbolizes that though the characters and other basic elements remain the same, the author has changed something within the established timeline or set the characters into a universe that the author has created separately X-over--> Crossover; symbolizes that characters from one or more established universes have been placed into another universe that usually has little or nothing to do with the one(s) the characters came from--often used in humor fics TWT--> Timeline? What Timeline?; symbolizes a fic where for some reason the author may ignore the established timeline of a show / game--this is usually not mentioned or is put down as an AU OOC--> Out Of Character; symbolizes the fact that one, many, or all characters don't act as they normally do in the show / game IC--> In Character; symbolizes the fact that one, many, or all characters act as they normally do in the show / game and this is hopefully always the case with a fic OC--> Original Character; symbolizes a character who was never in the canon and was created by the author, these are also known as an 'OFC' (Original Female Character) or an 'OMC' (Original Male Character) Non-Con / NC / NCS--> Non-Consensual Sex; symbolizes any type of rape, whether the victim is male or female Rape--> Violence; symbolizes a situation where any character(s) is forced into sex against his or her will Citrus--> Romance; symbolizes what is usually an underlying romance in a story Lime--> Romance; symbolizes a little bit more than Citrus and usually involves a make-out session, whether big or small Lemon--> Romance; symbolizes way more than Lime and Citrus and usually describes sex loosely, is probably not for the faint of heart PWP--> Plot? What Plot?; symbolizes a fic that has absolutely nothing but extremely detailed sex in it Sex--> Romance; symbolizes a fic that involves sex between characters but usually has a separate main plot Smut--> Sex; symbolizes a fic that has only the faintest plot which is used to bring characters together for some kind of extremely detailed sexual encounter Oral--> Sex; symbolizes that one character will use his or her mouth to pleasure another sexually Anal--> Sex; symbolizes sex where one character is being pleasured/abused through the anus (i.e., butt) Incest--> Sex; symbolizes sex between two characters who are related by blood Twincest--> Sex; symbolizes sex between twins ONLY Language--> Language; symbolizes the use of 'bad words' Violence--> Violence; symbolizes just about every type of violence, ranging from fist-fights to all-out war between characters Gore--> Described Violence; symbolizes excessive Violence that is given in play-by-play detail and is not for the faint of heart Angst--> Sadness; symbolizes that one, many, or all characters experience grievous hurt in some emotional way Tort--> Torture; symbolizes one or many characters being mutilated in some fashion Humil--> Humiliation; symbolizes one or many characters being treated cruelly and/or is forced to endure some kind of personally embarrassing situation Humor--> Funny; symbolizes something less than Fluff that is usually used in fics with a background story Fluff--> Funny/Cute; symbolizes a fic that is usually nothing but light humor and lots of huggy happiness WAFF--> Warm And Fuzzy Feeling; symbolizes a fic that makes you say "Awwwwww!!" M/M & F/F & M/F--> Relationship; symbolizes pairings by gender: 'M/M' being male/male, 'F/F' being female/female, and 'M/F' being male/female Het--> Heterosexual; symbolizes a relationship between a male and female character Shounen-Ai / Yaoi--> Relationship; the Japanese terms for a homosexual relationship between two males, with 'shounen-ai' usually meaning nothing more than kissing between males while 'yaoi' implies sex between males (though the term 'yaoi' actually has little to do with male/male relationships specifically) Shoujo-Ai / Yuri--> Relationship; the Japanese terms for a homosexual relationship between two females, with 'shoujo-ai' usually meaning nothing more than kissing between females while 'yuri' implies sex between females Slash / Femslash--> Relationship; the English terms for homosexual relationships--slash for male/male and femslash for female/female--these will not come from me directly, though I may post them here, and they may be found elsewhere Other Terms: Self-Insert--> An original character created by the author to allow him or her to dabble personally in the world of his or her choosing--often shares the author's pen name Mary-Sue--> Any good, humble writer has written at least one of these before; the perfect girl whom even the harshest and most apathetic characters in the author's chosen fandom adore in some aspect Gary-Stu / Marty-Stu--> Any good, humble writer has written at least one of these before; the broody, rebellious boy who only does what he wants when he wants and distances himself from others See Dr. Merlin's Guide to Fanfiction for more in-depth descriptions of Mary-Sue and Gary-Stu and find out if your original character could be a Mary-Sue or Gary-Stu with the Universal Mary-Sue Litmus Test. If you are looking for a fandom-specific one, you will have to look yourself. Remember that these tests are simply to help an author create a believable character and you may still have a great story that completely overshadows a possible Mary-Sue. It is up to you, the author, to decide one way or the other. Status: Nothing Yet OR Not Here Yet--> Means that while the page has been created for the stories to be placed, I have not posted any stories as of that time--a Prologue may be available as a teaser In Progress--> Means that I am posting pieces of a story that I have not yet completed away from the computer and that the story, if posted beyond the Prologue, may stop at any time and be on hold for an indeterminable amount of time Completed In Progress--> Means that I am posting a story I have finished away from the computer and that the story will not stop for no reason Done! OR Complete!--> Means that I have finished posting a story and that I will not often check back on it (and not give it a particularly thorough going-over at any point); any questions/comments about it will have to be sent to me directly Not Ready Yet--> Means that the story is currently being written and it will be an unknown amount of time before it is finished and posted Posting Pending--> Means that the story is completed or mostly so and it is being prepped for posting on the site Posting Complete--> Means that all posting of the story is finished Delay Indeterminate--> Means that the story has been started, but for one reason or another has not been continued; if it is ever finished it will be posted <--Library |
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