Yumeship Term Masterlist
Created by @candytrax
AKA @yumewhoo
STARTING POINT
Yumeship - The umbrella term for everything relating to selfshipping and oc x canon.
Selfship - Shipping yourself/your sona with a character.
OC x Canon - Shipping an OC, that doesn’t represent you, with a character.
F/O - Fictional other. Same thing as significant other, just with a fictional character.
S/I - Self insert. A version of yourself you create for a specific media. Self inserts are not limited to just yumeshipping, however, are common within it.
SHARING
Sharing - You are okay seeing other people with your F/O.
Non-sharing - You are not okay seeing other people with your F/O.
Selective sharing - There are certain people you’re okay with seeing with your F/O, but only them.
Mirror-sharing - You share the same sharing status as someone you are interacting with/seeing online.
NICKNAMES
Yumejoshi - The female term for yumeshipper.
Yumedanshi - The male term for yumeshipper.
Yumejin - One of the agreed upon neutral terms for yumeshipper.
RELATION/ATTRACTION
Fictosexual - You experience genuine, sexual attraction to fictional characters.
Fictoromantic - You experience genuine, romantic attraction to fictional characters.
Riako - You consider your relationship with your F/O to be real. Also the female term for this.
Gachikoi - The male term for the previous, and, occasionally, the neutral term.
SIDE NOTE: Riako and Gachikoi can be used regardless of gender. Many yumes such as myself identify with Riako as a guy and vice versa. That is just who they're made for. (This also goes for "yume(joshi/danshi/jin)" because honestly who cares)
.. ADDITIONAL NOTES
Yume is the japanese word for dream. Much like fujoshi, terms like yumejoshi, yumedanshi, etc. mean "dream girl/boy." In Kanji, it is 夢, in Hirigana, ゆめ, and in Katakana, ユメ. You are free to have any sort of relationship (romantic, platonic, familial, etc.) with an F/O. The ficto- identities are apart of the aromantic-asexual umbrella! In Japan, it is common to "fall in love" with someone real and famous, due to idol culture. Unfortunately, stalking laws over there can only arrest someone if physical assault happens. Please do not let this carry over to the US and so on. Stay to fictional characters. It is morally wrong (and illegal, pretty much) to selfship with a minor as an adult. If you are becoming an adult and have an underage F/O, turn the selfship into an oc x canon. Please be able to tell the difference between reality and fiction. This is NOT an excuse for proshipping, this is so you are not literally delusional. Your F/O may not be real, but they still love you from their universe as much as you love them. Please try to seek help or detach yourself from yumeshipping if it gets bad. We are trying to stay positive. Yumeshipping can be a coping mechanism for many. Please be kind. It is completely harmless to love your favorite characters.
Last updated 12/05/2024. If there are new terms, please DM me on Twitter! I do not want this to be outdated for long.