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Meaning of Danmei Terms

• 耽美文学 - Danmei literature refers to male-male romantic relationships, also known as BL or boy’s love. This genre includes BL novels, fanfiction, and gay fiction, with the latter typically written by and about actual gay individuals.
• 腐女子 - Similar in meaning to the above, this Japanese term implies a deeper engagement or 'decay' into BL culture.
• 同人志 - Self-published works, aka fan fictions, by authors, not commercially published, usually sold in small quantities.
• 同人女 - A female fan intensely passionate about Boys' Love (BL) to the point of feeling unable to live without it.
• 受 - In danmei stories, despite depicting male homosexual relationships, there's often an undercurrent of heterosexual norms due to the female-centric creation and readership. The 'bottom' in these stories plays a role akin to the female in heterosexual relationships.
• 攻 - In danmei contexts, the 'top' is the counterpart to the 'bottom,' taking on the more traditionally masculine role in the sexual dynamics.
• 801 - A term representing BL fans, derived from the Japanese pronunciation of 'yaoi'.
• ALL* - Indicates a character who is always portrayed as the 'bottom' in BL stories.
• BL - BL is an acronym for boy's love, representing romantic relationships between males.
• GL - GL, or girl's love, similar to yuri, is based on the imagination of lesbian relationships or female friendships. It's rooted in literature and anime/manga. Real-life lesbian relationships should be referred to with terms like Lesbian or WLW for accuracy in social and gender discussions.
• GB -  GB is a broad term for dynamics where the female is dominant and the male is submissive, specifically in sexual situations where the female is the penetrative partner.
• GAY - Gay' is a well-known term, commonly associated with places like 'gay bars,' a dream destination for many fans of male-male romance.
• CP - An abbreviation for 'couple,' typically used to refer to romantic pairings in fiction or real life. Usually denoted as A x B, where A is the dominant and B is the submissive partner.
• 嗑CP - Refers to fans who are excessively enthusiastic about a couple in a film, TV show, or book, to the point of being obsessively involved in their relationship.
• HE - Happy Ending, indicating a happy or positive conclusion to a story.
• BE - Bad Ending, indicating an unhappy or negative conclusion to a story, often involving the main characters not ending up together or experiencing misfortune.
• TE - True Ending, an open-ended conclusion that might fall between a happy and a bad ending.
• RPS - An abbreviation for 'Real Person Slash,' referring to fan fiction that features real-life people, often celebrities, in romantic or sexual scenarios.
• ABO - A popular fan fiction trope, ABO stands for Alpha, Beta, Omega, a social hierarchy where Alphas are dominant, Betas are average, and Omegas are submissive and capable of pregnancy. Often used in male/male pairings to facilitate male pregnancy storylines.
• OOC - An abbreviation for 'Out Of Character,' used in fan fiction to denote a deviation from the original character's established personality or behavior.

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Danmei Novel Recommendations

These are some of the completed collections, aka novels, published by Chinese writers. If you like their work, please support them directly on Unifans!

• 贤人2023
• Fanfiction of the Chinese TV drama "Story of Kunning Palace" 《宁安如梦》with ABO Setting
• Couple Pairings - All Xie Wei, Zhang Zhe x Xie Wei, Shen Lang x Xie Wei, Yan Lin x Xie Wei
• 许星辰
• A mixture of different Chinese dramas including the novel "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" 《盗墓笔记》 and the TV series "Ultimate Note"《终极笔记》
• Couple Pairings - Zhang Qiling x Hei Xiazi, Hei Xiazi x Jie Yuchen, Zhang Qiling x Wu Xie etc.
• 今天也在爱
• Fanfiction of the drama "Story of Kunning Palace"《宁安如梦》
• Female Lead - Jiang Xuening in a heterosexual fanfiction.
• Couple Pairings - Zhang Zhe x Jiang Xuening, Xie Wei x Jiang Xuening, Yan Lin x Jiang Xuening.
• 扛着笔杆子的方知浅浅
• Fanfiction Setting with Thai BL television series, "TharnType"
• Couple Pairings - Suppasit Jongcheveevat ( Mew )  x  Kanawut Traipipattanapong ( Gulf )
• A submissive courtesan, valued only for beauty, faces survival in the mafia. Little skill, no one cares, adapting to life's challenges. Beauty invites harsh treatment.

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