a brief guide to
STORY CODES AND ABBREVIATIONS
___Confused about all
those symbols that appear beside story titles on most web sites?
You kinda get the M/f thingy, but if
I say "M/f nc hard voy" you
think I’m
nuts? Just read this brief guide and everything will be explained
to you!... well, most of it...
___Please
remember that these codes apply to spanking stories.
BDSM stories and sex stories may have different symbols or different
meanings, and often they do.’
** Participants **
M:
adult male (18+) |
F:
adult female (18+) |
m:
young male (17–) |
f:
young female (17–) |
F+:
many adult females |
m+:
many young males |
b:
young boy (12–) |
g:
young girl (12–) |
tb
(or tm): teen
boy (13-19) |
tg
(or tf): teen
girl (13-19) |
X: any adult person |
x: any minor |
"M/f"
means "one adult male spanks a young female"
"FF/m" means
"two adult females spank a young male"
"F/x" means
"one adult female spank an undisclosed young recipient"
"F+M/F"
means "one adult male and a number of adult females spank
an adult female"
Please note that I never use "b" and
"g". All minors are alike in my classifications, that
they’re
7 or 17 or whatnot.
** Consent **
cons:
consensual spanking |
semi-cons
(or sc) =
semi-consensual spanking |
non-cons
(or nc) =
non-consensual spanking |
This rating is very important,
because not all people want to read all kinds of stories. In general,
a non-cons spanking is a punishment, and a consensual spanking
is erotic/for fun. The semi-cons territory
is hard to define. It usually occurs when the spankee asks for
one but is at the same time reluctant to get it.
A rather common theme in stories is "kid doing
something on purpose to get a spanking". That is STILL non-consensual,
because there exists a punishment relationship between the parent
(or whatever) and the kid, and the spanking is given out of discipline
on the disciplinarian’s
end. That the spankee happens to enjoy it is purely accidental.
** Intensity **
mild |
light |
moderate |
intense |
hard |
very hard |
edgy |
abusive |
This is often omitted in story codes, but I like
to use it anyway: some readers may be squicked by harder spankings,
or ONLY want to read about hard spankings! To each their own.
Obviously, this is only for general reference.
Other adjectives may be used, but one should try and describe
the objective intensity of the spanking rather than the spanker’s
attitude (harsh, stern, strict, unforgiving, ruthless, etc.) Plus,
not everyone has the same limits. Also consider that six paddle
swats may be "moderate" to an adult but "very hard"
to a small child.
I tend to define "mild" a spanking
with the hand, maybe not even on the bare; "moderate"
and "intense" bring tears but don’t
leave marks; any spanking with an implement I consider "hard",
and if the implement is the main tool and/or
bruises are left, then it’s
"very hard". Prolonged punishment that causes
hysterical crying and leaves severe marks is "edgy",
especially if delivered roughly or harshly. Blood spilling, sexual
harassment, beating not on the buttocks/thighs,
fainting, etc. I consider "abusive". I do not
write of such spankings, and when I do, it is a drama story where
the authors of such beatings are morally condemned (see Tourniquet,
Paper Flowers).
Of course, in real life I might come to consider
"abusive" even a hand-spanking given to anyone who does
not agree, does not understand, and will not benefit from it...
but that’s
another story.
** Implements **
Hand, plastic hairbrush, wooden spoon, ping-pong
paddle, ruler, slipper, leather paddle, wooden hairbrush, bath
brush, wooden paddle, belt, strap, tawse, carpet beater, switch,
cane, paddle with holes, birch, riding crop, martinet, flogger,
cat-o-nine, Sjambok cane, whip, bullwhip... err, any missing?
I’m
not sure. Implements aren’t
usually mentioned in story codes, also because many stories feature
more than one tool and the code would be too long.
However, if your story features a very unusual object
used as a spanking implement, you might want to either mention
that in the code, or better, explain in a small intro. I’ve
read stories with books, feather dusters, cutting boards, shoes,
and even keyboards and other very weird items used for spanking!
** Position **
Generally not indicated, also because "OTK"
is really the only code invented for this. If a particularly humiliating/exposing
posture is a key element to the story, see below.
** Story Content **
DD
= Domestic Discipline; spanking within
a (married) couple; usually M/F,
but can be any pairing |
R/L
= real life; a story based off actual experience,
the author’s
or someone else’s
(also RL,
r/l) |
rom
= romance; the romantic element is relevant
in the story |
| public =
public spanking; does not matter if in front
of the family or the whole neighborhood |
| plot = plot
development is pivotal to the story, which is not just "crime
and punishment" |
| drama = moving,
heartfelt content and/or tense
situations you’d
see in a movie |
| fluff = rather
pointless stuff... "I love you sweetie" "no
I love you more" "no I doooo!" you get the
drift |
| hum(our) =
a somewhat comical story |
| serious =
mature themes developed; the overall tone is quite grave |
| hum(il) =
humiliation/belittling of the spankee
is a factor |
| FemDom = Females
dominating males |
| MaleDom =
Males dominating females (rarely used code) |
| HOH = a story
centred on a Head Of House figure (rarely used code). |
| |
| Sci-Fi = science-fiction
setting (i.e. Lurking Dragon’s
Rejuve Universe stories, or my and Lawrence’s
2091) |
| fantasy =
fantasy setting (spells, curses, wizards, etc.) |
| period = period
setting (Medieval, Victorian, etc.) |
| school = schoolgirls,
schoolboys, uniforms, Headmaster/mistress’s
office, etc. |
| HS = high-school
setting; this code mostly belongs to sex stories |
| office = discipline
on the workplace |
| spoof = not
a story to be taken literally! |
If you find "Debporn", the content is
somehow inspired to Debbie Ann’s
original fiction. That featured spousal or parental discipline
with several BDSM elements, such as humiliation, genital spanking,
and sex. Definitely not for the weak of heart (and rather disgusting
to begin with, actually, but... de gustibus non disputandum
est).
** Other... Activities**
sex
= duh! Also found as "xxx"
or simply "x" |
oral,
anal = duh! |
sp
= sexual play, that does not quite escalate into the full
thing |
| ssp = sibling
sexual play, of clear incestuous themes (rarely used code) |
| inc = incest
themes, does not matter if involving minors or not |
| gay = focusing
on male homosexuality |
| lesb = focusing
on female homosexuality |
| teen = 18+
teen characters |
| young = sex
with or between minors (also appears as "ped"
or "pedo") |
| toys = dildoes,
vibrators, cuffs, etc. |
| enema,
diaper = duh |
| nudity = as
in, "forced nudity" |
| sissy = sissification,
forced feminization |
| self = masturbation
(also "mast") |
| |
For stories
mostly focusing on BDSM... |
| |
| D/s = Dominance/submission |
| B/D = Bondage
and Discipline |
| S/M = Sado-Masochism
(also simply "SM") |
| bond = alternative
for "bondage" |
| tort = torture |
| CBT = Cock-Balls
Torture |
| foot = foot
fetish |
| latex = latex
fetish |
There is a bucketload of other codes, but I have
included only those that it is possible to find in a story otherwise
dedicated to spanking.