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wherein three characters are involved with each<br />

other but not all together (ie. Bobby and Logan<br />

vying for Rogue's attentions). More than three can<br />

be involved in a triangle, but three is the classic<br />

conflict number.<br />

Someone <strong>who</strong>'s a foul jerk just for the thrill <strong>of</strong><br />

troll<br />

ruining other people's day, as seen on newsgroups,<br />

general<br />

messageboards, chatrooms, mailing lists, and<br />

beyond. Trolls are not tolerated long.<br />

trufan<br />

Self-referential term used by hardcore fans, usually<br />

<strong>of</strong> old-school sci-fi or the original Star Trek. Though<br />

this can be a proud hard-earned label, it also has<br />

negative connotations: trufen tend to be pedantic, sci-fi<br />

defensive, and scornful <strong>of</strong> anyone <strong>who</strong> isn't<br />

excruciatingly well-versed in the "classics."<br />

Needless to say, many trufen sc<strong>of</strong>f at fanfic.<br />

trufen The plural <strong>of</strong> trufan. sci-fi<br />

TPTB<br />

TrekSmut<br />

TTIOT<br />

twink<br />

twink<br />

twinking<br />

uber<br />

See The Powers That Be.<br />

A general goodnatured term for sexual or romantic<br />

tales that feature Star Trek characters. This term<br />

was invented in March 1995 to avoid loaded words<br />

<strong>like</strong> "porn" or "erotica."<br />

"The Truth Is Out There." A <strong>com</strong>mon sign-<strong>of</strong>f<br />

among X-Files ficcers, for obvious reasons.<br />

A person or character <strong>who</strong> twinks. Not a nice thing<br />

to call someone. See twinking.<br />

An enthusiastic underage male participant in a<br />

pornographic story. This has absolutely nothing to<br />

do with fandom's version <strong>of</strong> the word; however, I<br />

was informed that it would be a good idea to note<br />

the difference. I agree.<br />

Adding convenient new powers to characters (<strong>of</strong>ten<br />

to one's own self-insertion) whenever convenient.<br />

Often spotted in young roleplayers and <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

associated online with Mary Sues. A person or<br />

character <strong>who</strong> twinks is a twink.<br />

U<br />

A type <strong>of</strong> story involving "new" characters <strong>who</strong><br />

physically and/or psychologically resemble canon<br />

characters. In Xena ficdom, the term mainly covers<br />

tales <strong>of</strong> two canon descendents <strong>of</strong> Xena and<br />

Gabrielle -- Mel and Janice. See also Elseworld.<br />

unknown,<br />

mainly TV<br />

media<br />

Star Trek<br />

X-Files<br />

general<br />

gay porn<br />

roleplaying<br />

Xena, others<br />

Xena<br />

UC See Unconventional Couple. Roswell<br />

UF See Unnamed Faction<br />

Forever<br />

Knight<br />

Uffish<br />

Another term for slash -- taken from the acronym<br />

UF and a pun <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwock"<br />

("As in uffish thought he stood"). See Unnamed<br />

Faction.<br />

Forever<br />

Knight<br />

Unconvention Any fan-promoted romantic pairing that has little to Roswell<br />

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