fannish kinks

[eruthros]

I noticed some overlap between kink_bingo categories and cliche_bingo categories, and I thought it might be interesting to explore that overlap. So, I present here a list of kink_bingo categories that are also categories in cliche_bingo.

I may have missed some overlap in glancing over the list; if so, I'd be interested to know what they are.

You will find the table here:

kink_bingo	cliche_bingo
ageplay	"You're only young twice: Age regression" "Coming of age" "When I'm 64: Futurefic"
aphrodisiacs	"Aphrodisiacs"
bondage (immobilization) bondage (other) bondage (wrist restraints)	"All tied up: Handcuffs, Ropes and Restraints"
confined/caged	"Imprisonment" "Closets, caves and other tight spaces"
consent play	"Fuck or die" "Aliens made us do it" "Abduction and kidnapping" "Simply irresistible: Sex god (or goddess)"
drugs/alcohol	"Drugs" "Drunkenness & inebriation"
medical play	possibly "Illness" possibly "Injury"
mind control/amnesia	"Possession & Mind Control" "Amnesia"
orgy	"Threesomes and moresomes"
roleplay/au (authority figures)	"High School / College AU"
roleplay/au (domestic)	there is an overarching category for this -- "Domesticity" -- which includes e.g. "Domestic bliss" and "Day-in-the-life"
roleplay/au (historical)	"Historical AU"
roleplay/au (master/slave)	"To the highest bidder: Auctions and slavefic"
roleplay/au (prostitution)	"Hooker AU" "One meeeellion dollars: Indecent Proposal"
scars/scarification	"Scars"
sensory deprivation	"Sensory deprivation"
silence	"Speech-deprived"
tentacles	"Tentacles"
virginity/celibacy	"Virginity"
voyeurism	"Voyeurism"
worship	"Simply irresistible: Sex god (or goddess)"

Comments

[eruthros]

Yes, I'm pretty sure twosomes are more of a cliche than threesomes and moresomes, if a cliche is defined as the predictable standard thing. Which is to say, I definitely see where you're coming from regarding the definition of threesome/moresome as a cliche. (And I also take your SGA OT4 too seriously! *g*)

I find the overlaps veeeery interesting, especially in consent play -- if you wanted to have a category that would require you to write noncon, you'd actually do better over at cliche_bingo than in kink_bingo!

[isagel]

I meant to come back and say this, and now your other post reminded me.

If there is a "threesome/moresome" cliché in fanfic it's the "two guys who are usually paired in their fandom meet a guy from another fandom, and they have a one-night stand" cliché. I'm fine with that aspect of it. But if you want to go deeper with your moresome, if you envision an OT3 or an OT4 (or 5 or 6 or...) as a viable, longterm, committed relationship, as True Love, if you will, then, a) I don't think that is a cliché in fandom, and, b) if you say that it is, while love between two people is not, then I would say that there is a value judgement inherent in that statement. (Again, I don't think the mods have reasoned that out or had bad intentions, but it comes out in a way that makes me uncomfortable. I'm not sure why it really bothers me, but, hey, it does. *smile*)