I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.

[_bettina_]

A while ago I came across someone warning for "flangst" in their story. I immediately (as you do) tweeted "What the hell is flangst?!?" or something to that effect. We came up among other things with fluffy angst, but why would angst be fluffy? What's the point of fluffy angst

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[frogspace]

We came up among other things with fluffy angst

That's correct (see http://fanlore.org/wiki/Flangst). It's a pretty common term too, so I'm a bit surprised that you haven't seen it before.

[oceana_]

I'm still confused: what the hell IS fluffy angst? Is that like, angst without, well, angst? Like, the protagonist breaking a nail on his way to the lover who is outstretched on the fluffy, pink pillows in front of the open fire?

I haven't come across that term yet either, btw. But then, I love Angst. The one with the capital A. And without the fluff. ;-)

[frogspace]

Well, it's a happy and sweet story with angsty elements. It's also a good indicator that no matter how dark the story gets, it will have a happy ending.

[_bettina_]

Even with that, fluffy angst doesn't make much sense to me. We already have h/c to describe a story like that?

[geneli4]

i surprised to see that it's a super common term since until this post i'd never actually seen it before. although tbh, i sort of hope i never see it again. also i it makes me sad that people can't come up with something more descriptive than some made up word that could mean just about anything to describe their own work, or even someone else's, for that matter. which is to say, i totally agree with jewelianna!

[_bettina_]

Maybe it's common in some parts of fandom? I'm very surprised that it's more common as well, I've been in fandom a while and I've never come across it. Weird.

Goes to show you that as small as fandom sometimes feels, it is actually quite big ;-).

[grey853]

Flashpoint always makes me cry, too. It's because it's not a typical show with good guys and bad guys. It gives us a lot of grey area, situations where you feel for the people who are desperate, so desperate that they end up committing terrible crimes.

[_bettina_]

situations where you feel for the people who are desperate, so desperate that they end up committing terrible crimes.

As much as it makes me cry, this is exactly what I love about the show! You don't get to see that very often, most of the time the villain is evil and nothing else.

[mabiana]

I have never heard of it before, either. In combination with your last sentence, one could maybe also think the angst that one starts to cry because of FLashpoint...? ;-)

[_bettina_]

Hehe, Flashpoint is indeed quite angsty, flangsty ;-).

[stellamira]

At least "flangst" would just make me slightly puzzled, while things like "smexing" make me weep.

[dominik]

Word.

[stellamira]

I'll just never understand the need for cute words to describe, well, sex.

[_bettina_]

And what exactly does smexing mean? I've heard it before, but it's just as ridiculous.