Kink
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Definitions
In mundane usage kink usually refers to various non-normative sexual practices or desires, such as voyeurism, fetishism, and the many activities included under the BDSM umbrella.
While fans use the sexual definition, they are also likely to refer to other, non-sexual preferences as "kinks," meaning particular imagery, story-tropes, or elements that they enjoy so much they are worth considerable effort to find and collect. In general, a kink is understood as a personal matter, and a story that hits one's kinks, while satisfying to one person, will not necessarily come across well to others who do not share that kink.
Anna S.'s list
In 2006, Anna S created an alphabetized list of Fanfiction Kinks, Tropes, and Clichés[1] that has served as a basis for many fannish projects involving kink.
Challenges Involving Kink
Svmadelyn ran a kink-related challenge in 2005, and in 2006 added Anna S's list to Te's list of cliches to provide prompts for that year's Cuff ‘Em, Vamp ‘Em, or Just Make ‘Em Come Already Kink and Cliché Multi-Fandom Challenge[2].
In the summer of 2008, Thingswithwings announced Kink Bingo on LiveJournal. Challenge participants were given a Bingo card with a set of kinks drawn from a set list and could win prizes by writing fanfiction corresponding to their assigned kinks.[3]
The Livejournal community Spring Kinkfest, or springkink, founded in 2007 [4], is another active, broadly kink-themed challenge community which also references Anna S.' list of cliches.[5] As per its name, in 2007 it took place from late winter (February: posting of prompts) through spring (claiming of prompts and writing) to early summer (latest story posting date: June 30th.) In 2008, a summer session from May through July was held.
Kink Communities
For popular kinks such as slavefic, spanking or D/s exist specialized multifandom fanfic communities.[6][7][8] Many fandoms also have fandom-specific communities dedicated to regular posting of kink fanfic and fanart, either for all kinks, such as Atlantis Kink[9] or Camelot Kink[10] or even for specific kinks, such as NCIS Spankyfic.[11] Very common are also communities dedicated to specific characters as bottom.[12][13][14][15][16]
Webpages Involving Kink
In 2006, a group of fans created The Index, a shared delicious account that now includes links to over 700 pieces of kinky fiction.[17]
In particular before specialized LJ comms were common, there existed website archives for kink fanfic, for example there used to be the XFSM Archive for X-Files BDSM fic.[18]
Kink Awards
There are also awards for kink fanfic, sometimes as category, sometimes as multifandom awards just for kink such as the Titanium Whip Awards.[19]
References
- ↑ Anna S. Fanfiction Kinks, Tropes, and Clichés
- ↑ Cuff ‘Em, Vamp ‘Em, or Just Make ‘Em Come Already Kink and Cliché Multi-Fandom Challenge
- ↑ Rules Post and How to Play, Thingswithwings, 2008-05-18. Accessed 2008-09-30.
- ↑ animadri. First Springkink post. Posted March 3rd 2007. Accessed Oct. 1st 2008.
- ↑ It is linked to in the community's permanent sidebar.
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/slavefics/
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/slashspank/
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/dsfics/
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/atlantiskink/
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/camelot_kink
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/ncis_spankyfic/
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/bottom_john/
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/bottom_rodney/
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/bottom_draco/
- ↑ http://asylums.insanejournal.com/bottomsnape
- ↑ http://community.livejournal.com/bottomharry/
- ↑ The Index. Accessed 2008-09-30
- ↑ WaybackMachine Link to XFSM. Accessed 14 February 2009.
- ↑ http://titanium-whip-awards.pbwiki.com/
