Lesson Time: Fanfic Terminology / Abbreviations

Looks like some of us were too busy doing other things in school ... Seems we need a lesson in Fanfic Terms!

So pens ready ladies ... we are going to start out simple!!

Collab = Short for "collaboration". A fanfic written by several authors working together!

H/C = Stands for Hurt/Comfort, a plot framework

IC = is an acronym which stands for In Character, and refers to the behavior of (usually canon) characters

Canon = refers to the "official" source material upon which fan fiction can be based.

Fandom = In fan fiction communities, especially online, generally fandom refers to people who enjoy a specific story, character, game, etc.

AU = stands for Alternate Universe.

AR = stands for Alternate Reality.

AT = stands for Alternate Timeline.

AH = stands for All Human.

A/N = Author's note, when the author wants to create an aside to explain something.

OOC = Stands for Out of Character

OC = Stands for Original Character

PWP = Stands for Porn Without Plot or more commonly now Plot? What Plot?

R&R = Stands for Read and Review can also be written as "R'n'R" or r&r

TWT = Stands for Time? What Time? and is used when the author of a fanfiction has no particular time line in which the story takes place.

UST/URST = Stands for Unresolved Sexual Tension

WAFF = Stands for "Warm And Fluffy Feeling" or "Warm And Fuzzy Feelings"

Lemon &/or Lime = Explicit sex stories in fanfictions are generally known as lemon, lemony-goodness, and lemonade.

Slash fiction = fanfic that exclusively deals in homosexual or male homosexual relationships

Class dismissed!!