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Fic Talk => General Discussion => Topic started by: yorkielover88 on July 04, 2010, 01:19:11 AM
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What is het? I see it in refrence to a type of fiction but just really don't get it.
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Het is just short for heterosexual, so het instead of slash. I only see it used on sites that have a lot of slash, to differentiate.
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so what do you call like... a story heavy with... uh... like... anger and violence? is that angst?
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I wouldn't say angst for that. When I think angst I think very sad.
It depends on the type of anger and violence. If it's just pent up anger and some violence I would classify it as drama.
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Yeah, it depends on the kind of story. A suspense often has anger or violence, when there's a villain out to get the boys or something. But if it's more anger/violence in a relationship or something, that'd be more drama. I use drama as a catch-all when I'm not sure what else to call it - if it's not a comedy, it must be a drama LOL. Angst I see as a subcategory of drama, when the story focuses a lot on a character's emotional pain and sadness. I'd say all angsty stories are dramas, but not all dramas are angst.