Ah. My Googling says it's stronger: "gen" means it isn't primarily about a romantic relationship. ''If you take out the romance and the core story isn't affected, it's 'Gen'"
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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Betsy HP - Mar 24, 2006 7:07:53 am PST #2039 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
Dana - Mar 24, 2006 7:08:47 am PST #2040 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Nope. Het is the opposite of slash. Gen is short for general audiences, usually meaning that the story is not focused on a romantic pairing, and could be expected to resemble an episode of the source.
There are occasionally debates about whether you can have NC-17 gen, with the warning being for violence.
lisah - Mar 24, 2006 8:26:43 am PST #2041 of 10434
Punishingly Intricate
Thanks!
§ ita § - Mar 24, 2006 2:34:34 pm PST #2042 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Betsy HP - Mar 24, 2006 3:13:06 pm PST #2043 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
I really should have left it to Dana.
Consuela - Mar 24, 2006 6:21:55 pm PST #2044 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Dana is, of course, correct.
It gets complicated (I think) when you talk about a show where a het romance is part of the canon. So could a Farscape story in which John and Aeryn have lots and lots of sex be gen? Maybe? Given that the show was quite definitely PG-13 in places with the sex references... ::shrugs::
This is why categories make me cranky. Because I want it all in one place, damnit.
Katie M - Mar 24, 2006 6:45:29 pm PST #2045 of 10434
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I always label for any kind of romantic content, on the theory that I've seen more people get pissed off by unlabeled sex--most often slashers unhappy to encounter het, honestly--than people get pissed off by lack of explicitness. I mean, I always give a rating as well, so if I rate that puppy PG they know they aren't getting fellatio.
Consuela - Mar 25, 2006 9:57:57 am PST #2046 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Damn friends with interesting dreams.
I'm now writing an SGA/Farscape crossover with potential Sheppard/Aeryn smut.
t hides head
Dana - Mar 25, 2006 1:18:57 pm PST #2047 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
In my head, gen and het are two different categories, and have nothing to do with any canon basis for the couples involved. A story with a lot of explicit sex? Not really safe for general audiences.
(It is possible I've been reading too much of the latest round of debate about what "slash" really means.)
JenP - Mar 25, 2006 1:56:01 pm PST #2048 of 10434
Huh. The board ate my post. All it said was "Excellent," in response to Suela's post. Worth repeating, I think.