*Nosebleed*

Episode: *ends in a cliffhanger*

Me: *thinks of all the ships in Free!"

Fandom:

A community that surrounds a tv show/movie/book/anime etc. Fanfiction writers, artists, cosplayers and fangirl/boys are all members of that fandom; life ruiner.

Fanfiction:

Is when someone takes either the story or/and characters of a certain piece of work and create a story based on it.

Crossover:

A combination of two or more fandoms in one fanfic

Fluff:

A genre that contains humorous or romantic nonsense

Smut:

Erotic fiction or art

Lemon:

Anime/manga term for smut

Fanart:

An art based on a fictional/anime etc. character or fandom

Otp:

Stands for "One True Pairing", meaning your fave combination of characters in a fandom. Opposite is NOTP

Ship:

Fanfiction pairings

Canon:

Another word for official. Used in fanfics to differentiate the original storyline in which the fanfic is based on. Opposite is non-canon

Slash:

A fanfiction involving a pairing of two males or two females

Fangirl:

A rabid breed of human female who is obsessed with either a fictional character or a celebrity.

Fanboy:

Similar to fangirl but most/some are obsessed with geek culture

Nico:[uses his hands as a microphone] "ALL CHILDREN OF HADES ARE EVIL"

Will:[from across the room] "what the FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY"