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Rape is pretty much by its nature an NC-17 issue.

Dub-con is, yes, dubious consent. And yes, it's that stuff. Usual use of it is when someone is pressured into going along with things, but never actually says no, and sort-of ends up enjoying. It's a hazy, rather grey area. I'd generally use it if a participant was not 100% consenting. Some badslashers like to write stories where one character is soooo persuasive that they talk the other into it by their OMG TEH AMAYZING SECKS POWARZ - it starts off non-con and ends up pretty much consenting. That I'd also call dub-con, but not a lot of badslashers actually bother to warn for things like that, so *shrug*.

As with everything, it's always best to warn. People might like surprises in their stories, but not these kinds :)

How OOC would that be? :p

All from Rurouni Keshin, an anime continuum.

Place: the Akabeko Restaurant
Picture:
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Building
Drunken Activists may be found here.

Place: the Shrine in the Chinshu Forest
Picture:
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Forest
Udo Jin-e may be found here.

Place: the Takeda Kanryu Mansion
Picture:
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Building
Takeda Kanryu may be found here.

Place: the Kiheikan Dojo
Picture:
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Building
Hiruma Gohei may be found here.

And the matching monsters:

Monster: Drunken Activists
Picture:
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found in the Akabeko Restaurant.
Stats:
Attack- 1
Defense- 1
Health- 2

Monster: Udo Jin-e
Picture:
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found in the Shrine in the Chinshu Forest.
Stats:
Attack: 5
Defense: 3
Health: 4

Monster: Takeda Kanryu
Picture:
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found in the Takeda Kanryu Mansion
Stats:
Attack: 3
Defense: 2
Health: 3

Monster: Hiruma Gohei
Picture:
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found in the Kiheikan Dojo.
Stats:
Attack- 3
Defense- 3
Health- 4

Maybe more to come later.

http://hungryugolino.livejournal.com/

Thanks to Anity and Leto for beta-ing it.

Thoughts?

Out of interest, how do you deal with people talking about their wedding vegetables? 'Cause in dialogue, a lot of the time, medical terms aren't going to do you many favours in terms of characterisation.

Trojie and I keep having this problem with her Narnia fics. Latest decision we made on how Caspian X would refer to the crown jewels was based on the realisation that the Telmarines probably originated on the Bounty, and, being nautical types, they'd know some fairly colourful language. So we turned to the Earl of Rochester as an example of contemporary terms the Telmarines, or at least the ones who aren't posh and kingly, might use. Unfortunately, this is actually fairly sound logic, so we couldn't throw it out the window after realising just what sort of language this would require us to use.

Plan number two, therefore, is to go with courtly language instead, as all this requires is asking one of my lecturers "How would King Arthur describe his testicles?"

So I take it you're taking this bantha fodder?

Mary-Sues. Oh dear.

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I've been meaning to check it out myself, but other books take higher priority on my reading list.

Thank you!

I couldn't even get through the first book. Too much Sue and Stu. Everyone and her Alsatian reccomended it to me just because I'm gothly. Bah.

It should be http://fractuslux.comicgenesis.com/ rather than what I've typed. Sorry.

Skyfall's pretty cool. Fantasy, two races at almost permanent war, something up with the gods, six artifacts that're probably a key of some sort.

You may or may not've seen, but… Shades of Grey is pretty good, too. Heaven, Hell, a lot of mixup.

Mixed Myth is finished, but pretty awesome. People chase about parts of a dragon, one part tries to take over the world.

Sea of Insanity uses Greek mythology. Mainly follows a nymph who used to date Apollo, Calliope who does duty as her muse, her doctor who turns into a fish, and some guy.

And… it's not really a webcomic, as such, but I wouldn't be counting on seeing it on shelves too soon. Axis Powers Hetalia is worth a look, though your mileage may vary, given it portrays history (the main storyline following WWII) with anthropomorphized nations.

Johnny Walker is a kind of slice-of-life thing. The artist Aido has done some other pretty awesome stuff, and is currently subbing at Applegeeks, which also might be worth checking out.

"I'd also suggest that rape and non-con are almost always NC-17"

Damn, damn, and damn just for the hell of it. I've got a fic with a rape scene in and I wanted to know where the cut-off point was. I usually wouldn't include something like that, but I want to really drive it in that it's not fun. Because I get really pissed off by the writers that have them demand comfort sex five minutes later.

"And whatever rating you choose, always WARN for: slash or het (because people like to know before clicking the link) non-con, dub-con, threesomes/unusual pairings, underage!, kink, bad language, violence and character death."

I have pairing warnings in my list of stories. I mention non-con etc in the specific chapter. I have no threesomes. Underage varies for me, because it depends HOW underage they are. Kink... don't think I have. Bad language I rarely warn for because I rarely use (and the M rating generally covers it anyway). Violence and death, rarely use because that kind of spoils things in my opinion.

Dub-con? Dubious consensual issues? Correct? And is that the "started-liking-it-then-hated-it" and the "hated-it-then-liked-it" stuff?

"FFnet doesn't allow MA rated stuff"

Why do you think I was asking? :P

"It seems that if you name all the bit parts by their proper names it's graphic (or too graphic for FFnet)."

Damn. My rule is (apart from trying to avoid euphemisms as much as possible) to always call things by their biological names (pen*s, vag*na etc) and never to turn crude (c*ck, c*nt etc). That, to me, separates the sex from the porn.

Thanks for the response though.

...Post her story here?

Mary Sue: Eruaphadiriel, water nymph, 16, female
Jewel, Control of Water—If she is near any location with water, double her stats for one turn.
Attack: XX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: X
Allure: XXXX
Special: XXX


Mary Sue: Princess Amariel of Silverbeam, elf, 16 (in mortal years), female
Crown, Lullaby—Nightingale-like singing voice lulls enemies into sleep for one turn; their defence is -2.
Attack: XXX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: X
Allure: XXX
Special: XXX


Mary Sue: Espanilla Reticulus, elf, 13 (in mortal years), female
Tiara, Prima Ballerina—Dance up a frenzy and gain +2 speed for one turn. (-2 Observation)
Attack: XX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: XX
Allure: XXX
Special: XXX

The Vampire King of Narnia

A Narnia/Twilight/The O.C crossover, in which Peter Pevensie is turned into a vampire by a Mary-Sue vampire named Summer. Terrible, terrible writing.

Cheers to Trojie and Pads for beta reading.


By the way, as there's been so much debate recently over how good or terrible Twilight actually is, I now have the book and will be putting up a review once I'm finished. I want to judge it fairly. Anyway, it'll be on my LJ, but if anyone's interested, I can post it (or a link to it) here. Should I?

I must second xkcd!
And to add one that hasn't been posted yet, I absolutely love A Softer World, a one-shot collaborative comic, made up of Emily's photos and Joey's text. It's brief, hilarious, graceful, creepy, macabre, and often thought-provoking. Here is what they wrote in the description for one of their t-shirts:
Here's what's going to happen when you wear this shirt out: A really attractive person is gonna come up to you and say "Oh, A Softer World! I read that too! Man, I wonder what the heck is wrong with that Joey guy, seriously? Who thinks up things like that? Anyway can I buy you a coffee or something -- Oh my God, I'm sorry I didn't realize you two were together! Faux pas!" And then as the three of you awkwardly laugh off the faux pas the person will slip a small piece of paper in your jacket pocket. When you get home you will notice it and unfold it. On the paper will be the following message:
YOU ARE BEING WATCHED

AMEN.

DMS


DBS

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I meant to go back and write one in, once I thought it up. Moon's LO is Princess Leia.

The Sues

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