Introduction:

Rocky Horror feels like my culture. It's like a religion, sort of. It's what I do... what I'm dedicated to. Like a family or organization I am loyal to (alibi one that doesn't seem to notice what I try to do for them, like my actual family). Writing fanfiction feels like doing a sacred duty of some kind. Pompous as it sounds, I feel like the protector or 'keeper' of RH fanfic. Like how a Vestal looked after the sacred fire in Rome. It feels like an important duty. Yes, that's silly. But I can't help thinking like that. So I've decided to create a database of ideas for RHPS fanfics. A list of OCs that can be borrowed, various worldbuilding ideas. Hopefully it will also be entertaining to those who don't actually write.

I've also decided to write guides to all my complete stories. Each will explain the various popular culture references, symbolism, and sources of my ideas. Hopefully people will find it fun to read. This first chapter will include an explanation of things that appear in numerous stories. My Fanfiction is a diary. It's all extremely personal. So I've decided to explain it to whoever ends up reading it. And - if you do go read some of the stories (which you probably should if you're reading this) - you're reading my life at the time of that story's creation... through a RHPS-themed filter.

- cececat, 8/25/2016

Explanations of Names:

Laura Trent = Laura Campbell is Little Nell's actual/full name. Little Nell Trent is a famous sick girl from a Dickens novel. This originated in SFFA, where it was actually explained for once.

Mags as Magenta's nickname = some people will call her 'Genta'. When spoken aloud that nickname sounds repulsive. Others used the name 'Mags' or 'Mag' so I adopted that habit.

Vitus (surname to Magenta and Riff) = I want to mention that this is NOT something I think I invented. It means life in Latin, by the way, which is funny because they're the only main alien-characters left alive at the end. Apparently it was Riff's original surname in earlier versions of the play (Erinkons explained this to me). Though that still doesn't explain the Latin...

Reoccurring Themes in My Stories:

Author Avatars = basically story has at least one character that's me. Usually it's Columbia or an OC. Sometimes it's numerous people. Often their a main character. Once there was somebody who literally was me.

Anna = so I fell in love with a girl last January. These days it's not that big a deal. I thought it was, however. Something involving her shows up in many of my stories - especially in Columbia's backstory. Usually I don't actually explain who/what Anna is. Now you know.

Quenya = that is, old Elven. It's a language devised by Professor JRR Tolkien from The Lord of the Rings. Spoken long before the book takes place, Quenya is very elegant and rarely used. It's also the most complete of the Professor's contructed languages. I took advantage of the many online fan glossaries and coined many city/character names from it for my stories. Some place you'll also find bits of Sindarin, which is a LotR-era Elven language I find more attractive. Sindarin is less complete, alas.

Please comment via review or message. If you like any of the ideas that are mine and wish to borrow them you may ask for my permission (which I'll probably give after you explain the context).