6. What does h/c and/or angst mean?
A quick guide to acronyms or fanfic codes:
h/c = hurt/comfort. A long-standing and well-respected fanfic tradition, in which one character is hurt (physically or psychologically/emotionally) and is then given comfort up to and sometimes including sex by a partner or partners. Some h/c stories are extremely violent.
non-cons = non-consensual activity, usually sexual in nature, but sometimes just involving coersion and/or blackmail. Some non-cons stories depict the use of drugs and/or include violence.
angst = This is a story where the writer delves into the psyche of the character or characters and focuses on their deepest feelings of emotional pain. Angst and h/c often go hand-in-hand.
bdsm = Bondage. Discipline. Sadism. Masochism. A bdsm story may contain any or all of these scenarios.
pwp = "Plot? What Plot?" A quickie smut story, devoid of shame or plot. A pwp is typically five pages or less.
slash = fanfic that is homo-erotic in nature, i.e., male/male or female/female.
multi = multiple partners. A multi story will always involve slash or homo-erotic contact, so multi's are often archived to the slash page.
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