AU = Alternate Universe. Story does not follow the plot of the origional show/book of the fandom.

AH = All Human. There will be no vampires/ supernatural beingsnm n in the story.

AN = Author's Note. A notice, question, or other comment that the author of the story needs their readers to see.

POV = Point Of View. The eyes that we read through as we follow a fic. (EX: The Twilight saga is Bella's POV.) If written in the third person, no specific POV must be declared.

Ship = A pairing - Eg, in Glee there is the Finn and Rachel ship and if you 'ship' them then you support a relationship between them.

OOC = Out Of Character. The actions or personality of a specific character will be different from what we deem normal for that specific character. (IE: Rosalie might be super nice to Bella right away in an AU fic, which would mean Rosalie was written OOC.)

OC = Original Character. A person not from the books will be featured in the story.

HEA = Happily Ever After. Rather self-explanatory.

Non-canon = This is used mainly for pairings. If, for example, you read a Jasper/Bella story you are reading a non-canon story; because it does not feature in the books.

Canon = It DOES feature in the books/show. This is often used both for pairings, and for plot. (Ex. for plot: Stories that take place with Rachel being a teenage gang leader are non-canon, or Finn/Rachel pairing is Canon, but Rachl/Quinn is not.)

Lemon/Smut = Any non-kid-friendly material, always in a sexual reference. A lemon is most always R rated, while smut can be hidden in between the lines in something K rated.

Slash = Male and Male smut.

Femmeslash = Female and Female smut (though also used for non-smut material)

PW/outP = Porn Without Plot. Graphic lemons written for the sake of being a lemon.

Outtake = It's technical definition is a chapter which has been taken out. However, it's universally used as a term for a chapter written in another character's POV. Usually posted at the end of the fic.

WIP = Work In Progress. The fic is not yet finished.

Darkfic = This is a fic where dark themes and events are strongly present. It deals with situations like slavery and misuse of sex. Very often includes some sort of physical abuse towards another person. Drug use or graphic death can also constitute a darkfic. (IE: The majority that I have seen are in the HP fandom. In particular, Draco Malfoy buying Hermoine Granger to be used as a pleasure tool.)

RR / R&R = Read and Review. It means, basically, that if you read you should be nice enough to review. Us authors love feedback, it is half the reason we write. We like to try and grow as writers.

OTP = One True Pairing. This is the ship that an author has declared their favorite. It can be crack or canon. An OTP is usually very natural-feeling and easy for an author to write. Though unusual, an author can have two OTP's per fandom. (This has now expanded to OT3 or OT4 for a relationship between 3 or 4 people; eg Faberritana.)

Fluff = A type of fic which has a generally happy atmosphere, rather than loads of smut or angst. It's feel good and Of course, one could always write a specific type of fluff and change that. (IE: Tragic Fluff will be all angst and someone dies.)

WAFF = Warm and Fluffy Feeling. It's super fluff! lol. Usually-K-Rated things that just make you gush with happiness induce WAFF.

Songfic = A fan fiction based around or inspired by a song. The contents should have something to do with the lyrics. Usually a one-shot.

Crossover = Sticking Remus Lupin in the Twilight world? Turning the Inu Yasha into a cat for the Warriors world? You have created a crossover.

Name Smooshing = This is quite literally smooshing names together. Most popularly used in Warriors, but can be found all over the Fanfiction community. (IE: Twilight/ Jasper and Alice are Jalice. Warriors/ Tigerstar and Goldenflower are Tigerflower. Harry Potter/ Draco and Hermoine are Dramoine.)