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Story Codes for Readers and Writers
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If you are a reader or writer new to newsgroup, mailing list, Livejournal/blog, or net archive posting you may be wondering what all the different codes for sex stories mean. They are story codes, and their purpose is to inform you of what kind of story it is, who is in it, and what they do. I've broken them down into five categories: Gender and Age, Dominance and Consent, Acts and Elements, Genre and Style, and specialty codes for Fanfic, Anime, and Furry Stories.
Gender and Age refers to the sex of the characters and how old they are. Pretty easy. Dominance and Consent refers to the degrees of coercion, control, or force used by one character against another, either with their consent or without. Acts and Elements refers to the sex acts or fetishes contained therein. Genre and Style refers partly to content and partly to style. A story may be written as a personal experience, a mystery, a television spoof, etc. Fanfic, Furry, and Anime Fanfic writers have been using their own codes for many years to denote show and character pairing (for example, DS9, G/B for Deep Space Nine, pairing Garak and Bashir.) In recent years, however, they've adopted many of the newsgroup codes to label their stories further and warn potential readers of story elements that may squick them. They also have specialized codes of their own, which I've listed below. Some codes are seen frequently, others rarely. I've only seen muscle growth codes on gay sites, for example. Other codes, when used together, tell you exactly what you're going to get. A story coded as "femdom" and "cbt" will mean a male brutalization story of extreme torture. Not every story will contain a code from every category, nor does every story need to. It's up to the author to decide how thoroughly they want to code, as codes take up space in header title lines that could be given to the author's name or rev version. At the very least, however, the story should contain gender and consent codes, along with the code for the predominate act.
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Gender & Age
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| M, m, b* | Males |
| b | A young boy |
| F, f, g* | Females (I've never seen the g used as a code) |
| f | A young girl or female teenager |
| teen | Teenagers |
| teen1 | Young teenagers 13-15 |
| teen2 | Teenagers 16-19 |
| preteen | Ages 12 and below |
| ped | Children ages 12 and below |
| minor | Any child under the age of consent |
| M/F | Adult heterosexual sex* |
| F/F | Adult lesbian sex |
| M/M | Adult gay sex |
| M+F, MMF * | Several men and one woman |
| MF+, MFF * | One man and several women |
| M+/F, MMMM/F | A gangbang, the female as the recipient |
| MMMM+ | A gay orgy |
| M/f ** | An older man and a younger female. |
| F/m ** | An older woman and a younger man. |
| F/f ** | An older woman and a teenage girl. |
| M/b ** | An older man and a male teenager or child. |
| bi | A bisexual person. or a story featuring bisexuality. |
| herm | A hermaphrodite. |
| trans | A transgendered or cross-dressing person, or a story featuring transexuality. |
| twink | A slim, effeminate young man. Used almost exclusively in gay fiction. |
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** If the story contains bondage elements the capitol letter may indicate a dominant, the lower case letter a sub. | |
The media acronyms are shortened versions of the series, book, game, or movies's name (e.g. Buffy for Buffy the Vampie Slayer, HL for Highlander, etc.). I can't list them all here, but often archive sites will have a helpful key for terms that you can use.
Pairing codes are always delineating with a slash (/) in the middle between the characters' names. This is the origin of the term 'slash.' Often the pairings are listed in a shorthand consisting of the first or first and second letters of their names, making them indecipherable to the beginning reader. Again, an archive may offer useful information.
Rating is based on the movie system: G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17. This applies to language, sex, and violence. G stories are suitable for all ages, while NC-17 stories may contain extreme violence or the raunchiest, kinkiest slash. In addition to these codes, others may appear from the list below or the ones above.
Furry stories use the movie rating system too, along with the species featured (cheetah, skunk, etc.) Other codes may appear as well.
It is always good netiquette to use codes. Most posters put them in parentheses at the end of the header: (M/f, cons BDSM, anal)
There are several other important posting codes that you should know.
"RP" or "rep" means a repost. It may be placed in front of the story with a colon, like so:
RP: School for Slut Slaves (M/f, D/s, humor)
"REV" or "rev" is a revision. This is a story which has been changed by the author. It is usually placed at the end of the title:
School for Slut Slaves, rev. 2 (M/f, D/s, humor)
The name of the newsgroup, or the word "story" set off by asterisks or parentheses at the beginning of a post, almost always means that it is a real story, rather than spam. It's not necessary to use this in moderated newsgroups.
(ASS) School for Slut Slaves (M/f, D/S, humor)
If the story is new (that is, it has never been posted anywhere on the net before) some authors announce it before the title:
NEW! School for Slut Slaves (M/f, D/S, humor)
Sometimes a story is posted in several parts, or it is a novel-length work with many chapters. In such cases, the chapter number and the total number of chapters are shown like this:
School for Slut Slaves, 1/16 (M/f, D/S, humor)
If the author hasn't finished writing the work, the chapters may be posted like this:
School for Slut Slaves, 1/? (M/f, D/S, humor)
Lastly, some authors put their names in posts:
School for Slut Slaves, by Mistress Oh! (M/f, D/S, humor)
That's all you need to know. I will be updating this list periodically to keep it up to date. Happy reading and posting.
Consent & Dominance
BDSM Bondage and sado-masochism (whipping, etc.) Usually includes D/S elements. May or may not be consensual.
bond, bd, bon Bondage, sometimes with discipline.
cane To beat with canes (thin, flexible wooden rods)
con or cons Mutually consensual sex.
cowboy, cowgirl One of the characters is treated like a cow, with milking.
D/S, D/s Dominance and submission
discpl Discipline, usually mild and domestic.
femdom, fmdom A woman dominating a man. Male dom stories are usually listed as "M/f"
gangbang One woman (or sometimes, a gay man) taking on multiple consecutive partners. Can be either consensual or nonconsensual.
humil To sexually humiliate.
maledom A man dominating a woman.
mc Mind-controlled sex, i.e. hypnotism. No consent at all.
mild bnd Consensual bondage performed in a romantic or lighthearted manner as part of a mutual game.
mild D/S D/S performed performed in a romantic or lighthearted manner as part of a mutual game.
nc Non-consensual sex.
pony, ponyboy, ponygirl One of the characters is harnessed and treated like a horse. Can be either consensual or nonconsensual.
rape Rape, including humiliation and brutalization.
reluc Woman says no, but enjoys being raped.
rom Romantic, always consensual.
rough Rough sex, either consensual or nonconsensual.
S/M, S + M Sadomasochism.
slave, enslavement One of the characters is a slave. Obviously not a lot of consent.
spank Spanking, mild sm. May or may not have sexual elements.
Acts & Elements
a, asian Sex with people of Asian descent.
anal Anal sex.
best, beast Bestiality or sex with animals.
brand Branding, usually with D/s, slave, or BDSM elements.
breast growth, brst grwth, breast Expanding breasts, usually the result of a scientific experiment or magic.
cbt Cock and ball torture. Not for the squeamish.
cd, trans Cross dressing.
celeb Sex with celebrities.
cheat Married people cheating on each other.
defeminize, defem To remove attractive female characteristics, usually by shaving, tattooing and branding.
demasculinize, demasc To remove male characteristics, such as by shaving and castration.
depersonalize, depers To remove all sexual or identifying characteristics.
encaps Someone is encapsulated, that is, embedded in a substance like cement or glue.
enema, enm Enema and forced evacuation.
exhib Exhibitionism
feet Feet or shoe fetish.
first Defloration or male first time; can also mean first gay or lesbian experience for an adult.
fist Fisting. Can be straight or gay.
fur, furry Sex with sentient animals (e.g. talking bears) or humans/humanoids with animal-like characteristics (werewolves, centaurs, or aliens)
group Group sex.
hair Hair fetish.
immob Someone is paralyzed or put in a statue-like state.
inc Incest
interr Interracial, usually black and white. Not always PC, so beware.
kidsnuff Raping children, then killing them.
lact, lac Breast milk, drunk or squirted.
latex, rubber Latex and rubber garments used as fetish items.
ling, lingerie Panties, slips and brassieres used as fetish items.
magic Witchcraft or sorcery used as a story element.
mast, mas Masturbation.
med, medical A medical exam, usually focusing on the genitals.
muscle growth, mscle grwth Expanding muscles, sometimes a result of a fitness regiman, sometimes science or magic.
necro Necrophilia.
no sex No sex occurs, though the story may be about sex or arousal.
oral Oral sex, fellatio or cunnilingus.
orgy Sex with simultaneous multiple partners
pierce Piercing of various body parts, including nipples or genitals.
preg Impregnation or sex with a pregnant woman.
rim, rimming Licking the anus.
scat Defecating on others or being defecated on; sometimes ingesting feces, too.
snuff Killing in the act of sex.
solo Usually means masturbation, but can refer to other sex acts, i.e. anal solo.
statue Sex with a statue, or someone is turned into a statue.
tattoo To tattoo, usually with BDSM.
tg, trans Transgender; men being changed into women or vice versa.
tort Torture
toys Sex involving dildoes, vibrators, and other goodies.
transf, transform A character is transformed into something else.
voy Voyeurism
wife Wife *watching*; that is, consensual cuckoldry supported by the husband.
ws, wtrsprts Watersports; urinating on each other.
zoo Zoophilia; sex with more exotic sorts of animals.
Genre & Style
BDSM A story about the BDSM lifestyle or community. May also describe consent.
caution May shock or disgust some readers, so beware.
extreme, extrm viol. Extreme violence. Not for the squeamish.
fanfic An original story using characters and situations from another media--published books, TV shows, movies, etc.
fantasy, fantsy A story with fantasy or sword n' sorcery elements.
fun, silly A humorous or lighthearted story the author doesn't take seriously.
goth, gothic A story with gothic elements: vampires, decadence, magic, etc.
hist, historical A story based on a historical incident or written in the style of historical fiction.
hor, horror A story with horror or supernatural elements.
hum, humor A funny or humorous story.
mys, mystery A story in the form of a mystery or whodunnit.
myth Story contains mythic elements.
pers, personal A story based on personal experience.
rom, romance A romantic story, whether gay or straight. Also describes consensuality.
SF, scifi A story with science fiction elements.
slash Fanfic about a sexual relationship between two media characters of the same gender, usually males, but increasingly females.
spoof, parody A spoof or parody of another story or story genre.
sports A story in which athletic competitions figure prominantly. I've only seen it in gay fiction.
superhero, super, comic, com A story based on a comic book action hero(ine) like Wonder Woman or Superman.
toon Sex between cartoon characters like Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
true, real A story based on a true incident in the writer's life.
TV A parody of a TV show that includes graphic sex. Usually more humorous and porny than fanfic.
Fanfic, anime, and furry codes most often have three codes in their newsgroup, mailing list, or archive descriptor lines: media, pairing and rating.
Fanfic, Furry & Anime Codes
ATG Any Two Guys. A poorly written sex scene where the characters could be interchangable with any two male bodies in rut.
A/U, AU, a/u Alternate universe. Fanfic using the same characters, but putting them in a different place, plotline or historical period, or changing the characters' backgrounds or history.
actorslash RPS (see below) involving an actor, usually male.
alt From alternative. Fanfic featuring slash or same-sex relationships. Fanfic with conventional male-female pairings, or no sexual situations, is called 'gen' (for general.)
angst Emotional trauma.
badfic Usually a fanfic deliberately written to be bad, for the reader's amusement. But may also refer to a genuinely badly written fanfic.
bishonen, bishie, bish Japanese for "beautiful boy." The primary lust object in yaoi fiction.
boyband M/M or slash stories featuring a young male singing group.
challenge Fanfic written in response to a challenge or contest.
chan, chanslash Anime or manga slash with an underaged character.
crossover, X-over Crossover. Fanfic combining two or more fandoms: Star Wars/Highlander, Xena/FF7, etc.
dark, darkfic Serious, tragic, or negative themes; no happy ending.
DD Domestic discipline. A character is spanked by his/her partner for some wrongdoing.
death One of the characters dies.
doujinshi Fan-produced manga; comic fanfic.
drabble, vignette A story fragment that doesn't go anywhere.
fanfic An original story using characters and situations from another media -- published books, TV shows, movies, etc. -- or, increasingly, actors, celebrities, and musicians.
femslash, ladyslash Fanfic about a sexual relationship between two female media characters.
fluff A silly or amusing drabble.
FPS Fake person slash, that is to say regular slash.
Fuh-Q A polite way of saying "fuck" in story contest announcements.
furotica A fur story with sex.
h/c Hurt/comfort. One character is physically or mentally hurt, the other comforts him or her.
hentai This used to mean anime featuring sex with tentacled monsters, but these days it can mean any explicit sex, period.
het A heterosexual sexual relationship.
kink, fetish Can mean anything, but usually relates to BDSM or D/s. More of a warning than descriptor.
language Adult language.
lemon, lime In anime fanfic, degrees of sexual explicitness. Lemon = down and dirty, lime = kissing, handholding, etc. To call a fanfic 'citrus' or 'citrusy' means sexual content is present.
lemonade A cutesy lemon fanfic. I've only seen it used in Latin American fanfic sites.
MST, to MST, MST'ed To insert sarcastic commentary from the reader(s) into a story's text in imitation of the TV comedy show Mystery Science Theater.
manga Japanese comics.
mary sue A character in a story which acts as the author's always cheerful, always beautiful, always intelligent alter ego -- a prop device roundly derided in fanfic circles. The male version is known as Marty Stu, or sometimes Gary Blue.
mirror universe Fanfic set in a topsy-turvy alternate universe (e.g. The original Star Trek "Mirror Mirror" episode) where good characters are evil, and vice versa.
movieslash A slash fanfic based on a movie.
mpreg A male character becomes pregnant. Not as uncommen as you'd think.
orig Original slash, that is to say equivalent to a regular M/M or F/F story.
OC, orig char An original character inserted into any fanfic. Males = OMC, females = OFC.
orig universe Original universe, the writer's own creation.
PWP Plot, what plot? A pure sex story.
RPS Real Person Slash. Similar to celebrity, but most often slash-based. Can be male or female.
recov Recovery. A character is raped or assaulted and has to learn to love or trust again.
rockslash, bandslash, popslash Rock or pop group slash, usually with other members of the group.
round robin, RR A fanfic by multiple authors, with each contributing a different section.
'ship, 'shippers Relationships; M/F fanfic with a sexual *and* emotional focus.
shounen-ai, shojo-ai Boy's love, girl's love. A M/M or F/F anime fanfic with more romance and less sex than yaoi or yuri.
slash Fanfic about a sexual relationship between two media characters of the same gender, usually males, but increasingly, females.
songfic Fanfic based on a song, with lyrics repeated throughout the prose.
smarm, smarmy In fanfic circles, an overly romanticized friendship between two male characters (NOT a sexual relationship.)
smutfic A sexually explicit story of any fanfic genre.
spooge, schmoop Overly sentimental.
squick May make the reader uncomfortable; shorthand for nauseate or disgust.
toonslash M/M or F/F cartoon slash.
treksmut A Star Trek fanfic, of any show, with explicit sex.
UST Unresolved sexual tension. Where two characters are attracted to each other, but can't or won't admit it.
uber Used only in the Xena fandom. Denotes a story set in another era using reincarnations or avatars of the characters.
visual, vizzy A story specially written so the reader can visualize exactly what's happening. Not a lot of plot or characterization involved.
vore, vor Voracious; one character eats another. Usually found only in furry stories.
WAFF Warm and fuzzy feelings. A sentimental or mushy story.
whumping Hot n' heavy sex.
WIP Work In Progress. An unfinished story.
yaoi, yuri Anime or manga slash with explicit M/M and F/F sex.
yiff, yiffie Has many meanings in the furry community, but when attached to a story, there's sex.
Using Codes in Newsgroup and Mailing List Postings
[story] School for Slut Slaves (M/f, D/S, humor)
School for Slut Slaves, 2/16 (M/f, D/S, humor)
School for Slut Slaves, 3/16 (M/f, D/S, humor) etc.
Mistress Oh!'s Library: School for Slut Slaves (M/f, D/S, humor)