Selfshipping terms & resources
Want to get into selfshipping? Good for you! Here are some terms and other things you might want to know ^^
Selfshipping is when you imagine yourself (or an OC) in a relationship with a character you feel a connection with.
Ship is another word for "pairing".
“Yumeship” is another word for “selfship”.
Your “f/o” is the character you imagine yourself with. F/o means "fictional other", it is simply a play on the term “significant other”. F/os can be romantic, platonic, familial, queerplatonic, the list goes on.
A “self-insert” or “s/i” is a character created by you that’s used to ship with canon characters. A self-insert can be you, or just you with different features.
A person who is fictosexual and/or fictoromantic experience sexual and/or romantic attraction to fictional characters. It is a valid sexuality.
Proshipping and profiction are terms for people who are anti-censorship and accept all fiction, even if they personally don't vibe with it.
Comshippers, and darkshippers are people who like ships with darker themes like age gaps, abuse, incest, that kind of thing.
Doubles are people who have the same f/o as another selfshipper.
Also, selfshipping can be a coping mechanism or a hobby! Overall, it’s something that should make you happy.
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If you have a social media account where you want to post content of your ship, don’t worry about what other people will think. We’re all weird and different. If someone judges you, just block them, and tell someone about it if you feel like you need to vent.
There are also lots of people who post imagines, templates, and ask games that you can use to develop your relationship with your partner
