Phelpscest
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | James Phelps/Oliver Phelps |
| Alternative name(s): | James/Oliver, Phelpscest |
| Gender category: | M/M twincest |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter RPF |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Uncommon |
| Archives: | |
| Other: | RPF counterpart to Fred/George |
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Phelpscest refers to the fictional RPF twincest ship of actors James and Oliver Phelps, best known for playing Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter film series.
As a real-person incest ship, it is controversial. Therefore, many fanworks and discussion of the pairing may be friendslocked or otherwise restricted from public view.
There was probably Phelpcest fanfiction as early as 2003,[note 1] but the pairing first took off on LiveJournal in 2005.
On LiveJournal, Phelpscest fanfiction can be found at the hp_rps community, but the community does not use tags and the pairing does not have a section in the community memories. In October 2006, Twinspiration was founded for both James/Oliver and Fred/George fanworks and "fan appreciation".
James Phelps/Oliver Phelps was the only pairing category for either Phelps twin at the RPS archive A Bit of Imagination.
As of May 2021, there were 30 works tagged James Phelps/Oliver Phelps at AO3.[1] There has been an influx of Chinese-language Phelpcest fics posted to AO3 in the 2020s.
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- "The Phelpscest Chronicles" by MadEyeMax aka MaxWrite. Previously posted at the friendslocked LJ "twincestwhore", later renamed "atwinthing" (now deleted).[2] Also posted to and later removed from Archive of Our Own[3] and Max's fic journal on Dreamwidth, bloodywellwrite (now deleted). The first three fics in the series were also posted at A Bit of Imagination. (Jun 2005 – Apr 2006?)
- Sunshine by bar_bar_ella (anal_cram_ink) (Feb 2006). Followed by three sequels: Sunshine II - The Line (Mar 2006), Sunshine III - Differences (Apr 2006), and Sunshine IV - Acting (Jun 2006). MrsRittenrotten created fanart for the third story, writing in 2007: "I did what I thought was a one-time attempt at art illustrating a scene from 'Sunshine III', a Phelpscest story I really loved, as a gift to the author, anal_cram_ink. It got such an enthusiastic response from the small circle of twincest fans who saw it that I was encouraged to do more."[4]
Fanart
- "Wardrobe Test" (right) by mrsrittenrotten (2007). Response to a prompt by irisgirl12000: "James and Oliver trying on their costumes for the last scene of OoTP. What do they think of the bright green dragon-hide jackets?."
- You Two Are So Old by Umbrony (marmalade-mondays) (2014). James/Oliver version of the "Special Feelings" snowstorm meme.
External Links
- James Phelps/Oliver Phelps tag at Archive of Our Own
- Twinspiration, a LiveJournal community for James/Oliver and Fred/George FPF
Notes and References
Notes
- ^ See this comment thread at afamilyaffair in response to the "Twins Against Twincest" incident. The discussion is about exposing James and Oliver to the Fred/George pairing, but one commenter notes: "But there IS fanfic about them as people," in addition to fic about their characters. (Posted 06 October 2003.)
References
- ^ Archive of Our Own. Works in James Phelps/Oliver Phelps, archived 25 May 2021 by the Wayback Machine.
- ^ atwinthing - Profile at LiveJournal, archived 21 June 2007 by the Wayback Machine.
- ^ @MaxWrite on Twitter: "Right. So, The Phelpscest Chronicles are now available at my AO3, more or less in their entirety: [...] I thought it was time", posted 18 October 2011. (Accessed 26 March 2022.)
- ^ Fanartist Focus: Mrsrittenrotten, posted to Twinspiration at LiveJournal, 30 December 2007.