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Safyre Key Creations

Glossary

	- by Melissa Koh -

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		Dated on: 10.01.2000
		Revised on: 05.03.2000


The following are definitions of various genres, just in case
some of them are particularly obscure. More importantly, certain
genres have meanings that are too vague, thus I have a tendency
to warp it a little ^_^' to suit circumstances. Human error, I
guess...



1.]	Yaoi: male + male relationships. Sometimes explicit,
depending on how the author addresses it. This is one genre which
should be avoided by homophobic people and those under 17 or 21,
depending on the law of each state.


2.]	Yuri: female + female relationships. Like *Yaoi*, it's
sometimes explicit, though chances are, it won't appear in any of
my fics. Or the ones I recommend. This is another genre which
should be avoided by homophobes and those under 17 or 21,
depending on the law of individual states.


3.]	Shonen ai: simliar to *Yaoi* but at a lesser extent. This
term usually applies to shy love between male + male, i.e.
there's implication that the two are in love but their
relationship is very vague.


4.]	Lemon: This is what they call erotica & passion. Expect
explicit sex scenes and the like, and far, far deeper than *Yaoi*
or *Yuri*. This term applies to normal male + female
relationships, running along the same lines of graphic
descriptions. Be very, very afraid.


5.]	Slash: I was initially under the impression that this term
actually referred to *Yaoi* because this was the term used in
some sites with *Lemon* *Yaoi* fics. But as it turned out, I was
mistaken. Apparently, this term shares the same definition as
*Lemon*, except that *Slash* is most likely derived from American
origins.


6.]	June: I came across this term when I was viewing a yaoi
fanfiction site. From what I gathered, it's an alternative form
of *Yaoi*. Apparently, this is the correct term for *Yaoi*, at
least, that was what most sites said...


7.]	Transgressive Fiction: fiction that graphically explore
issues generally shunned by society, such as sexual abuse, rape,
violence and other nasty stuff. These stories tend to be bleak,
depressive, and on the occasion, pornographic.


8.]	Urban Fantasy: I'm not too clear on this particular term,
so I'll just define it from my point of view. Either the story is
set in the present or future time, or in a alternate timespace
similiar to our world.

9.]	Fantasy: Sword and sorcery, dragons and everything that has
a "miffic" feel to it.


10.]	Sci-fi: It's obvious. Anything to do with technology,
science and the like. Occasionally, it might include psychic
powers, depending on the timeline/space.



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