Curse, What Curse?
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| Tropes and genres | |
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| Synonym(s) | CWC |
| Related tropes/genres | Epilogue, What Epilogue?, denialfic |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
"Curse, What Curse?" is a subgenre of fanworks in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel fandoms, in which Angel's curse is ignored, glossed over, or summarily disposed of. [1] [2] Often the result is a PWP.
While the exact origin of this term is unknown, it appears B/A writers were using it as early as 2000.
This trope was often known by its acronym CWC. Fans have also applied that same acronym to a different type of denialfic. Recently CWC has been used to mean, Canon, What Canon?. The acronym CWC also predates Buffy fandom and had previously meant, Continuity, What Continuity?.
Example Fanworks
- Nemesis/Soulmate (archived link) by Ducks (2000 or earlier)
References
- ^ About EverySixSeconds Last accessed Sept 11, 2010. CWC stands for Curse, What Curse? Basically, a way to write a naughty story for Angel without having to deal with the perfect happiness clause.
- ^ WritersGrace, Dictionary Of Fanfiction Terms Last accessed Sept 11, 2010.