Name: Eh, it's not important...

Birthday: September 12, 4269

Gender: At this point, I don’t really care. Refer to me however you want.

Age: High School Sucks

Sexuality: Demiromantic, grey-pansexual with a preference towards woman that give off "butch energy" (I hate myself)

Reason for my Generic-Ass Username: I was a very different person when I created this account. At the time I was an enormous fan of Sean McLoughlin (y'know... Jacksepticeye) and I am terrible at naming things (my first username had "Awesome Sauce" in it. Can't get much cringier than that). So, with a stroke of "genius", I took one of his popular catchphrases "Like a boss!" and made it much, much worse. Then I added 42 to the ending a year later, for no reason other than to reference Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

(5/1/20)

Oh, hey! I just made an Ao3 (archive of our own) account and maybe you'll want to check it out! Same username with the same stories. Just know all of my fics will (eventually) be there too.

(12/14/19)

After a few weeks of going back to a fandom I was apart of in its infancy on this site, I realized almost all of the stories that were an integral part of my childhood have been since deleted. And, it's just...sad, ya know? My childhood was spent on hours upon hours of reading these stories, and, just like that. Gone. Like sand slipping through your fingers. No mater how hard you clench your hand into a fist, it'll eventually all leave you.

But, these authors have strengthened my resolve to be as tough as diamonds. I SWEAR, from now on, I will NEVER delete a fanfiction. No matter how crappy or cringy or hated, my fanfictions will ALWAYS remain on this site.

This is not only a vow to my audience, but one to myself.

(12/14/19)

Because I am a ball of garbage and pure cringe with too much free time on my hands, I decided to write an encyclopedia/dictionary of slang that is used within fanfiction circles so noobs know what people are saying (and not read a story without understanding the warnings and getting scarred for life, like I did) on this and similar sites. I admit, I'm still learning with each story I read about new terms for a fandom or for this site in general. I, without a doubt, have words or phrases commonly used that are not listed because I'm a newborn in comparison to the vets that made an account before I was born and still upload. I didn't watch this website or most of the fandoms I've been apart of change and grow, so I don't know everything ever about this site. I do, however, have slang and terms that are used for this site as a whole and some for specific fandoms I am (or was) apart of listed. If there are any terms or fandoms unlisted, feel free to PM me so I can add it to this list. (Note: this is not a place for translations of certain words from one language to another, but for terms you wouldn't likely find a clear definition for.)

Terms Used by all Fandoms

Fanfiction - A fanfiction (as most of you know by now) is a story written by a fan of a certain piece of media that wants to experiment and explore the characters of that piece of media when placed in certain situations. The "what if's" if you will. These stories are posted and are then shared so others that are fans can read about them.

PM - Stands for Private Message. It is a direct message from one user to another that no one, other than the two people behind the accounts, can access.

OC - Stands for Original Character. It is a character that has never been within the base content or extra content

SI/OC - Stands for Self-Insert/Original Character. It's an original character (often a representation of the author themselves) who are someway, somehow, thrown into a fictional universe. Most of the time they know the future from being a giant fan, but there are rare instances where the OC knows little to nothing about the plot at all.

OOC - Stands for Out Of Character. Authors often use this phrase to warn their readers that they didn't feel they did certain canon characters justice, or they purposefully made the characters act differently than they usually would.

AU - Stands for Alternate Universe. It is usually tagged in fanfictions that are set in a completely different world than cannon. (I. e. Highschool!AU, Realworld!AU, Hogwarts!AU, etc.)

Bashing - A story written when the author absolutely detests a character (or group of characters) and either inflicts unending misery (à la the original Pinocchio fairytale), or make their faults become the forefront of their character, to the point of them becoming OOC and/or a Mary Sue.

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Time Skip (aka: TS) - A clear passage of time within a story that takes place outside of the plot.

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Pre!Time Skip - The fanfiction takes place before the official time skip within the series.

Post!Time Skip - The fanfiction takes place after the official time skip within the series.

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Fandom - A group of people who are collectively a fan of something or someone. It is it's own community and subculture, with its own quirks and inside jokes.

Canon - The official definitions of this word are "a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged" and "a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine". Canon is the official content that was created by the creator and only the creator that has a genuine effect of the official storyline and plot.

Filler - The exact opposite of canon. Filler is often used to pad for time for shows that either need more episodes to fill out season, or to allow the original version to gain more installments so that the adaptation can continue one with the main storyline.

Arc - The development of a narrative or essential theme of the story. Usually, arcs are split up by setting of the main character(s) and what those character(s) are currently doing. (For example, Mark the Octopus had a grand adventure. First, he went on a secret ninja mission where he needed to gather some documents to save the peppermint king. Then, he had some video game hijinks by being sucked into the game to save princess Candy-Cane. Finally, he has a pirate adventure to find the legendary lost city of "Chocolantis". You would split Mark's adventure by the Ninja Arc, the Video Game Arc, and the Pirate Arc.)

Mary Sue - A generic female character that is often depicted as overpowered and having no flaws, making the character uninteresting and badly written.

Gary Stu - A male term for Mary Sue

Peggy Sue - A time travel fanfiction. In reference to the 1986 film Peggy Sue Got Married (a story about a woman who regrets her life choices, faints, wakes to having had traveled back in time to her high school days, and tries to change her future). Usually, time travel fanfictions follow this trend (character travels to the past and tries to fix everything wrong with the future [though, sometimes they make the future worse]).

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For Want of a Nail - This is another term for "The Butterfly Effect". This basically means, if an insignificant detail in canon changes, the repercussions of that change affects the plot to the point where it is completely derailed into something else entirely. The name "For Want of a Nail" comes from an 13th-century, German parable. There are many translations and versions of this parable, but my favorite version comes from the end of James Baldwin's short story "The Horseshoe Nails" within the book Fifty Famous People.

"For the want of a nail the shoe was lost;

For the want of a shoe the horse was lost;

For the want of a horse the battle was lost;

For the failure of battle the kingdom was lost;—

And all for the want of a horseshoe nail."

This perfectly encapsulates what happened in his story, as well. (King Richard wants a horse to ride into battle against King Henry but is impatient. The blacksmith doesn't have enough nails, so he does a shoddy job of horseshoes with what he has. The king rides into battle upon that horse. The shoes come off, and King Richard is launched from his steed, before said steed gallops away. He asked his men to help him ["A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!", but they all escape with their lives, leaving the king to be slain by - and England to be taken over by - King Henry.)

Plot Bunny - An idea of a plot point or an entirely new story that is bouncing around in the author's head. Usually they are regarded as pesky creatures that won't leave them alone when unwanted, yet they're nowhere to be found when needed.

AN (aka A/N) - Stands for an Author's Note. It is usually used to convey moments in the author's life, warnings about what the story may hold, responses to reviewers, the statistics of the story, and anything else the writer wants to disclose to their audience.

TL;DR - Stands for To Long; Didn't Read. It is a fairly used abbreviation all around the Internet, but I personally had to look this phrase up after seeing it pop up on this site for the first time, so...

AO3 - An abbreviation for Archive Of Our Own, a site where many authors post their stories. Often times, AO3 is also where many authors post their more explicit stories. They are also likely to migrate there if they are ever fed up with this site.

FFN - An abbreviation of Fanfiction.net.

Fanfic (aka Fic) - Slang for the word fanfiction.

Ficlet - A very short story, which is often written as fanfiction. Usually less than 1,000 words

Drabble - A super short story that is supposed to be exactly 100 words. It is either for an author to put a moment between characters on paper, or to test the author's ability to express interesting ideas in a limited space.

One-Shot - A term commonly used for the comic book industry, a one-shot is a single, standalone issue with a self contained story. It is the same within the fanfiction community, usually a singular post with no extra chapters.

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Two-Shot - A story that, like a one-shot, is a self contained story. Only instead of the story formatted as one long post, it's formatted as two standalone chapters that are related to each other.

The Fourth Wall - The invisible barrier between the piece of media and the consumer of that media. If the character is self-aware (and showcases that they understand that they are, in fact, a fictional character) or talks directly to their audience, they are often doing what is called "breaking the fourth wall".

A Character Sneezing - This is the Japanese and Chinese equivalent of gaining burning ears. When someone is talking about (or thinking of) a character, that character sneezes, adding a sense of comedy of how the character is affected by said sneeze or a nod to a reference of some kind.

Crack!Fic - A fanfiction written to be taken as a joke. Nothing makes sense (plot wise and physics wise), usually full of offensive content, often has meta humor, and - for some odd reason - a recurring trend of Yu-Gi-Oh! duel scenes (no matter the franchise the fanfiction is based around). (Note: I don't know if the last point is entirely accurate, but from what I've [selectively] seen, two out of the four actual crack!fics included a duel of some kind.)

Song!Fic - A fanfiction that has a certain song's lyrics interspersed within the story that fits with the theme of the plot.

Hiatus - A pause of regular updates from a creator. Often times, authors put their story on hold because of real-life stuff.

Crossover - Using two or more fictional characters, settings, or universes within a single story. Usually, crossovers are created by fanfiction writers, but there are instances where different companies agree to create their own crossover in the form of a movie, special episode, book, or game (i.e. Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour, Nicktoons Unite!, Avengers: Infinity War, etc.). Sometimes certain crossovers become so popular that the crossover themselves gain their own fanbase (i.e. Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons; a Rise of the Guardians, Brave, Tangled, and How to Train Your Dragon mega crossover).

Ship (aka Pairing) - A romantic relationship between two fictional characters that fans support or portray in their stories. Often times, ships (or pairings) are not part of the original series itself. The term ship is an abbreviation of relationship.

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Crack!Ship (aka Crack!Pairing) - A random ship (or pairing) that is random and you're not supposed to take seriously. Usually, crack!ships (or crack!pairings) are between two characters that absolutely despise each other, one killed the other, or two characters that never even interacted within the source material.

Slash - A fanfiction that focuses on the romantic or sexual relationship of two (or more) people of the same gender.

M!Preg - Stands for Male Pregnancy. It is just as it sounds, a male character (usually in a gay relationship) getting pregnant, giving birth, and having a kid.

BL - Stands for Boy Love. It is the genre where the main relationship is a gay one. Unlike Yaoi, BL can be about both younger boys having an innocent relationship or explicit relationships between adult men.

GL - Stands for Girl Love. It is the genre where the main relationship is a lesbian one. Unlike Yuri, GL can be about both younger girls having an innocent relationship or explicit relationships between adult women.

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Yaoi - (Usually pronounced ""yow-ee", but is supposed to be pronounced "yah-oy".) Similar to BL, yaoi is a subgenre where the main relationship is a gay one. Yaoi, on the other hand, is written for adults and is more likely to be explicit. On FFN, however, the terms yaoi and BL are used interchangeably, even though there is a clear distinction.

Yuri - (Pronounced "yoo-ree".) Similar to GL, yuri is a subgenre where the main relationship is a lesbian one. Yuri, on the other hand, is written for adults and is more likely to be explicit. On FFN, however, the terms yuri and GL are used interchangeably, even though there is a clear distinction.

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Slowburn - A romance story that focuses on the characters and the relationship that very slowly develops between them. There is a significant amount of growth both for the individuals and for their love (or lust) throughout the story, with romantic (or sexual) tension that rises and rises, until it overflows.

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OTP - Stands for One True Pairing. Some writers have a favorite relationship (whether it happened within the series or not) and will mainly use that as the two (or three, or more) main characters of a romance fanfiction. It's usually their go-to to write about or participate in a writing event. Many are willing to write about a character from their OTP with someone else, but others absolutely refuse to do so.

Bro-Con - Short for Brother Complex. It's when a character is idolized by their brother (usually an older brother). Sometimes this is applied to romantic situations but not that often. There are many types of a brother complex, but the only one I've seen on this site is the overprotective big brother type. The older brother (or brothers) are often defined by their younger sibling(s). They will do anything for them (as long as it doesn't put said sibling(s) into jeopardy), will go on long tangents about how amazing they are, and will murder anyone that either hurts them or says otherwise. It is also often used as a mini plot point within a romance story where the sibling starts dating and the older brother is one of the obstacles in the sibling's significant other's way.

Sis-Con - Short for Sister Complex. It's when a character is idolized by their sister (usually an older sister). Sometimes this is applied to romantic situations but not that often. There are many types of a sister complex, but the only one I've seen on this site is the overprotective big sister type. The older sister (or sisters) are often defined by their younger sibling(s). They will do anything for them (as long as it doesn't put said sibling(s) into jeopardy), will go on long tangents about how amazing they are, and will murder anyone that either hurts them or says otherwise. It is also often used as a mini plot point within a romance story where the sibling starts dating and the older sister is one of the obstacles in the sibling's significant other's way.

Tsundere - (Pronounced "soon-deh-ray".) Originally, a character (usually a female) who is introduced with a loud and harsh personality that - over time - gets revealed to be truly soft and vulnerable on the inside. This is now called a Classic Tsundere. Currently, a tsundere is a character that flips between being harsh and vulnerable on a dime. This usually only happens towards one character as well. This is now known as a Modern Tsundere. The reasons behind a tsundere's personality varies, but usually is caused by the conflicting emotions of liking someone and hating that those feelings exist.

The Japanese term is derived from the terms tsuntsun (aloof or irritable) and deredere (lovestruck). Tsundere-type characters normally have a default, harsh (tsun) or sweet (dere) which each comes with their own defining personality traits.

Yandere - (Pronounced "yan-deh-ray".) A character that appears harmless and adorable, but they are actually obsessive, controlling, and plain insane. The object of yandere's affection is often times done for because they will never leave their crush alone and they truly believe that their love is theirs and only theirs. Anyone who gets in a yandere's way - whether intentionally (they also have a crush on the yandere's love) or unintentionally (they are seen as rivals to the yandere even if they have no interest in the object of the yandere's affection) usually gets murdered in the most brutal of ways (ways that put the Saw franchise to shame. If the person they love rejects or leaves them, most would rather see to it that that person is dead than be in a relationship with another or just not with the yandere. This is because without their love, a yandere is nothing.

The Japanese term is derived from the terms yanderu (insane or sick) and deredere (affectionate or loving). So, "yandere" basically means "love sick" or "crazy in love". This fits this character trope well because many yandere (plural) have been driven insane by obsession or love, turning them into a creepy, violent mess.

Moe - (Pronounced "mo-eh".) Something that is universally perceived as cute, huggable, and needs to be protected at all costs. Moe can be used to describe a person, a group, a moment, an animal, an item, or a phrase. Moe characters are 99% of the time youthful, with the occasional adult moe character thrown in. These characters have a personality that will showcase an "innocent" outlook on more awkward and taboo topics (i.e. anything sexual, romantic, illegal, dark, etc.). The classic moe character was usually a shy, humble, submissive, helpless, and innocent person. But - due to the influence of the Western world - the modern moe are upbeat, lively, energetic, and extroverted.

Harem - (Pronounced "hair-em".) A group of people consisting of one male character who is surrounded and loved by a number of female characters - each playing into a certain stereotype.

Reverse Harem - (Pronounced "hair-em".) The opposite of a harem. (A group of people consisting of one female character who is surrounded and loved by a number of male characters - each playing into a certain stereotype.)

Multi-[CHARACTER] - When whatever character that is included in the tag is in a simultaneous relationship with many other characters.

Lemon - A scene within a story that contains a very explicit sex scene filled with any and all kinks the author wants to include. These are usually the forefront of a shorter story, a spinoff of another story, or a special chapter within the story. Occasionally, lemons feature nonconsensual sex, but this is not the norm.

Lime - A scene within a story that contains a very explicit scene of foreplay filled with any and all kinks the author wants to include. These are usually these scenes are used to build the budding love (or lust) between two (or more) characters. Occasionally, limes feature nonconsensual sex, but this is not the norm.

Vanilla - A term used to describe unexciting and conventional sex. That means there are no kinky fetishes within a story with this tag.

Non!Con - Stands for Non Consensual sex. So if your uncomfortable with rape, steer very clear from any stories that have this tag as a warning.

Dub!Con - Stands for Dubious Consensual sex. This one is tricky. Unlike Non!Con, Dub!Con is very unclear if it is a consensual sexual encounter or not. Often, one (or more) of the characters are uncertain if they want to participate in such an encounter. This can also be used to express that one (or more) of the characters are underaged. Even if they are completely for it, a child can't legally give consent, so it's an unclear, blurred line.

Fluff (aka: WAFF) - Stands for Warm And Fuzzy Feeling. It's a sweet encounter between characters filled with any kind of nonsexual bonding. This could be anywhere between familial, friendship, or romantic type bonding moments that make you go "Awww! That's so freaking adorable!"

White Day - A holiday celebrated on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day. On Valentine's Day, girls are the only ones who get guys gifts. A month later, guys are supposed to return the favor by buying gifts for girls on White Day. (Note: I put this word and definition in here because many authors do use and have characters celebrate White Day and some of us *coughs in uncultured american* don't know these things. Until I researched the holiday for this entry, I honestly got the holidays switched [where White Day was giving to guys and Valentine's Day was giving to girls].)

Hanahaki Disease - (Pronounced "hah-nah-hockey") Hanahaki Disease is a fictional disease that was created within Japanese culture, and the word comes from the Japanese words hana ("flower") and hakimasu ("to throw up"). Just as the name implies, those affected cough up flower petals and blood. It often develops over months or even years, starting with coughing up only a few petals before growing in intensity (and pain) until the victim is throwing up entire flowers. This is when the disease has entered its final stages.

There are three endings with this trope, a happy ending and two incredibly sad endings. One ending is the victim's love interest returns their feelings (which have to be romantic). The victim stops coughing up flowers and blood, and they get to live happily ever after. Another ending is the victim not believing that their beloved loves them back and dies. This is often caused by the lungs getting filled with petals and roots grow throughout their respiratory system. They choke on petals and their own blood. The last ending could be just as tragic as the last. The victim participates in a surgery to remove the flowers. The catch is that the feelings of love associated with those flowers are removed, causing complete apathy towards the former love interest. Sometimes this also removes the victim's memories of their former beloved, or the victim's ability to ever love again. Often, the one suffering the disease will refuse the surgery, preferring to die rather than losing their feelings.

Many artists and authors tend to use cherry blossoms as the flower of the petals that characters cough up, although it's fairly common for the flower to be something significant to the characters. Flower symbolism is also popular in western fandom, like representing the victim's and the object of their loved one themselves, the victim's affections, or the victim's personality.