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Self-insert:

  1. The act of inserting oneself or an original character meant to represent the self into a piece of established media, often but not exclusively with the intent to pursue a relationship with one (or several) characters within said media.

Self-ship:

  1. The act of shipping oneself with a fictional character, similar to a canon x canon pairing. may be romantic, platonic, familial, or otherwise in nature.

Self-shipper:

  1. noun someone who engages in shipping themselves (or a self-representing OC) with a fictional character, whether romantic, platonic, familial or otherwise in nature.

夢女子 / Yumejoshi (dream girl)

  1. Japanese-originated term for a female or fem-aligned person who ships herself or an OC with a fictional character.
  • ' Yumejoshi ' is an umbrella term that covers self inserts, original characters, reader insert, and reader insert content that may be romantic or platonic in nature.
  • Note: Western-based communities developed the gender-neutral term 'yumejin,' though a more accurate alternative would be ' yumebito ' or ' yumehito ' (dream person).
  • The male equivalent of a yumejoshi (dream girl) is 夢男子 / yumedanshi (dream boy)

リアコ / Riako:

  1. Originating from gyaru and idol fan spaces, a fem-aligned term that means ' real love '. Used to denote a person who views their love for their f/o the same as they would a real relationship.
  • The gender-neutral and/or male-aligned equivalent of this term is がちこい / gachikoi.

Terminology


F/O:

  1. Fictional Other.
  • An alternative to S/O (significant other)
  • Note: While 'f/o' is often used for romantic or romantic-adjacent ships, this isn't always the case as many use the term for platonic, familial, and other dynamics as well.

Double(s):

  1. A term for a person who has the same romantic f/o as another.

* e.g Person A's f/o is Argenti. Person B's f/o is also Argenti. Person B is seen as a double.


NS/Non-sharing:

  1. Used to denote not wanting to associate with doubles whatsoever.

* e.g Person A's f/o is Argenti. Person A is NS and doesn't want doubles to interact.


Mirror-sharing:

  1. A person who matches the sharing status of their double(s). They are open to sharing with a sharing yume, and non-sharing with a non-sharing yume.

Sharing:

  1. A person who is okay with interactions from people who share the same f/o.

Selfships from around the community! message to be added !!

OC X Pyke LoL Twilight x Yae Miko ! Twimiko Quinn x Keigo ! Keiquinn Sammy x TK Reona x Childe ! Reochi Trevor x Alucard ! Trevocard Tonya x Wesker ! Tonsker Fruitsalad / Chiaseed

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Pub: 31 May 2022 20:17 UTC

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