A list of all definitions (mostly used as a warning) that are related to Anime, Manga, Doujinshi, Fan Fiction/Arts and even Games.

A/N - Short for "Author's Note". The Author inserts some sort of note somewhere in the story. Either to elaborate a part/passage/sentence, or at the beginning/ending as a comment.

AU - Short for "Alternative Universe", meaning that the characters of a fandom are placed into completely different surroundings.

Angst - An intense feeling of strife, anxiousness, self doubt and uncertainty on the part of one or more characters.

Author Fic - The Author him/herself appears in the story.

BDSM - is a complex acronym derived from the terms bondage and discipline (B&D, B/D, BD), dominance and submission (D&S, D/S, DS), sadism and masochism (S&M, S/M, SM). BDSM includes a wide spectrum of activities and forms of interpersonal relationships. While not always overtly sexual in nature, the activities and relationships within a BDSM context are almost always eroticized by the participants in some fashion.

Beast - short for "Bestiality", meaning that a character has a sexual intercourse with an animal (and sometimes fantasy beasts e.g. Pokemon)

Beta-reader - a person that re-reads and checks a finished story/chapter for grammatical or clerical errors.
 
Bondage - A character in the story/Manga/Doujinshi/Anime being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure (cuffs, collar, rope...)

Challange - A writers challenge often held as a contest, but not necessarily one with winners or a price. Volunteers write fiction based on certain instructions. (specified amount of words, a stated subject-matter, certain words have to appear in the story, The fic has to begin/end with a given sentence etc.)

Chapter Fic- A fan fic with a continuing plot and multiple chapters.

Character Death / Death fic - one or more (often main) characters in the story die.

CD - or Xdress, short for "Crossdressing". One or more characters in the story wear clothes that are made for the opposite sex. (e.g.: a boy wearing a dress, A girl wearing a tuxedo)

Crossover/X-over - two or more fandoms collide in the story. All combinations are valid (two characters from different fandoms meet in an Alternate Universe; characters from one fandom appear in the world of another fandom; etc.)

Darkfic - The fic contains lots of angst, death, depressions, violence and other gloomy themes

Disclaimer - Exclusion of liability. Authors write a disclaimer to remind that they do not own any characters or the fandom used in their fan fiction and that they write only for the sake of entertainment, not to earn money.

Drabble - A completed story with roughly 100 words. Mainly just a short snapshot of feelings or a life situation

*Fandom* meets real life - People from a specified fandom land in our real world.

Fet - Short for "Fetishism". One or more characters in the Story (fiction/Manga/Doujinshi/Anime) have a fetish. There are many definitions of fetishism, but it mostly refers to the sexual fetish and means that a person is sexually attracted to materials and objects or certain body parts (e.g. feet)

FemSlash - A relationship between females, including all sorts of sexual interaction or just romance / implied girl's love. Western definition of Yuri/Shoujo-Ai.

Ficlet - A short story with no further chapters, the word count hardly ever goes above 2000.

Fluff - Overly sweet romantic content, including lots of blushing, cuddling, kissing etc.

Futa - short for the Japanese term "Futanari", meaning hermaphrodites, intersex or other individuals with female body-types and sexual organs resembling penises, whether or not those organs are in fact enlarged clitorises, or they possess both male and female reproductive organs. Technically, the term also encompasses male characters with both sets of sexual organs, but these are usually excluded.

Gary Sue/Marty Sue - Male authors themselves take on the lead role under a different name in their stories. They presonate themselves in a way they actually want to be in real life and add a few special abilities. The reverse version of a 'Mary Sue' fiction.

Gangbang - is a situation in which a person has sexual intercourse with multiple partners in turn or at the same time

Genre - from Latin "genus" is a loose set of criteria for a category of composition. (e.g.: Action, Adventure, Angst, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Fluff, Horror, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery, Romance, Suspense, etc.)

HET - Story based on a heterosexual relationship (m/f)

H/C- Short for "Hurt/Comfort". One character is going through a traumatic experience (e.g. abuse, non-con, broken heart etc.) and another character comforts him/her.

IC - Short for "In Character", meaning that the personality of a character in the fan fic is portrayed authentically in comparison with the original (contra-part of OOC - Out Of Character).

Lemon - explicit sexual activities

Lime - indicated sexual activities

Loli - or Lolicon, short for "Lolita Complex". A term referring to a person that is sexually attracted towards a young and/or underage girl. There are at least three possible combinations: 1.) two underage girls; 2.) a male adult and a girl / boy and girl (straight loli); 3.) a female adult and girl. In most cases all contain explicit sexual interaction.

Mary Sue - Female Authors themselves take on the lead role under a different name in their stories. They presonate themselves in a way they actually want to be in real life and add a few special abilities.

Mpreg - Short for "Male Pregnancy". One or more male characters in the story get pregnant and eventually give birth. Given reasons are mostly curses, spells etc.

Non-con - Short for "non-consensual sex". One character is unwillingly forced into sexual intercourse. With other words rape.

OC - Short for "Original/Own Character". The Author makes up his own character for a certain fandom.

OFC - Short for "Original/Own Female Character". The Author makes up his own female character for a certain fandom.

OMC - Short for "Original/Own Male Character". The Author makes up his own male character for a certain fandom.

OOC - Short for "Out Of Character", meaning that one or more characters from a certain fandom are acting differently from their usual behavior in the original context.

One Shot - A fan fic/manga/doujinshi/anime without a continuing plot or further chapters/volumes/episodes. The story starts and ends all in one part.

Original Fic - The author makes up everything that appears in the story. There are no known places, persons or actions from existing fandoms involved.

OVA - Short for "Original Video animation". A term originating from Japanese animation (anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be released on home video formats. The majority are released direct-to-video, without prior showings on TV or in theatres

POV - Short for "Point Of View". Authors use it combined with the Name of a character they're currently writing about, so that readers don't different points of view confused. That occurs mainly in stories written in the first person. (e.g.: Light's POV: I couldn't stand the constant rattling of the chain any longer...)

PWP - Short for "Plot? What Plot?". No plot, just sex.

Post Fiction - The plot in these fan fictions begin, when the original plot of a fandom ends.

Rape (/fic) - The main plot of the story evolves around a character that is is unwillingly forced into sexual intercourse. The more brutal version of non-con.

Rating - Ratings are very important for all readers and viewers; they classify certain fictions, Manga, Doujinshi and Anime into appropriate age-groups. There are several rating systems used on the www a couple of them can be viewed at the bottom of this page.

Real life meets *Fandom* - People (mostly authors themselves) from the real world end up in a fandom.

RPF - Short for "Real Person Fiction". EITHER 1.) a real person (actor/actress e.g. Orlando Bloom) appears in a movie/series/fandom (e.g. Lord of the Rings), replacing the role they're playing (e.g. Legolas). OR 2.) fiction evolving around the actors/actresses from a certain movie/series/fandoms (mostly during the filming).

RPS - Short for "Real Person Slash". The same as RPF, only with male on male / female on female relationships/interaction thrown in.

R/R - Short for "Read and Review". Which should mean that the author appreciates comments and reviews form readers.

Sap - A juicy, weepy story, involving cheesy, dramatic life situations or romance.

Series - A manga/doujinshi/anime with a continuing plot and multiple chapters/volumes/episodes.

Shoujo ai - A relationship between females, including mellow sexual interaction or just romance / implied girl's love. Basically a cleaner version of Yuri.

Shounen ai - A relationship between males, including mellow sexual interaction or just romance / implied boy's love. Basically a cleaner version of Yaoi.

Shota - or Shotacon, short for "Shotaro Complex" (Shotaro being a young male character from 'Tetsujin 28-go'). A term referring to a person that is sexually attracted towards a young and/or underage boy. There are at least three possible combinations: 1.) two underage boys; 2.) a male adult and a boy; 3.) a female adult and a boy / girl and boy (straight Shota). In most cases all contain explicit sexual interaction.

Slash - A relationship between males, including all sorts of sexual interaction or just romance / implied boy's love. Western definition of Yaoi/Shounen-Ai.
 
Snuff - This term refers to the ensuing death of a victim after non-consensual sex.

Song Fic - A story evolving around one or more songs, emphasizing the mood or actions of characters in certain situations.

TBC - Short for "To Be Continued", meaning that the story will have multiple chapters and is not finished yet.

Tent - Short for "Tentacles". Stories in which one or more characters have (In most cases non-con) sexual intercourse with (a beast consisting of) tentacles.

WIP - Short for "Work In Progress". The story is not finished yet; the author is still writing a new chapter.

Yaoi - A relationship between males, including sexual intercourse of some sort. In most cases very explicit.

Yuri - A relationship between females, including sexual intercourse of some sort. In most cases very explicit.