Curtainfic
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Fan fiction which focuses on mundane situations and everyday domestic life. slang, uncountable
"Others, such as slash fanfic or curtainfic may serve as rehearsals of queer identity, might be coming-out processes within the safe haven of the fandom community, or might simply be responses to contemporary social and cultural issues that permeate teenagers’ area of interest."
Example
More examples"Others, such as slash fanfic or curtainfic may serve as rehearsals of queer identity, might be coming-out processes within the safe haven of the fandom community, or might simply be responses to contemporary social and cultural issues that permeate teenagers’ area of interest."
Etymology
From curtain + fic, from the frequency of paired characters shopping for curtains together in such stories, or the idea that this scenario is an archetypical representation of domestic life.
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