What is RPF? RPF is the abbreviation of Real Person Fiction. It's fan-fiction, only for the people behind the character.
This community is dedicated to the like-minded shippers who can't help but ship out of character pairings. We all have our moments when we look at a couple, who aren't necessarily a couple to our knowledge, and go, 'They would be so cute together in real life'. And most of the time, reality never bends to our secret impulsive desires. Therefore, what we can't enjoy in the real world, let us enjoy here, in Once Upon a Time: Real Person Fiction.
Please keep in mind that this is a community based around respect. Respect those in the community as well as those you're writing about. This may be RPF, but that does not mean, in any way, that we are disrespecting the cast nor their lives. It is fiction, therefore it is not real. Our imaginations may run rampant, so opinions to yourself if you've nothing nice to say at all.
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General/Fiction:
I. Be respectful. If this isn't your cup of tea, then you shouldn't join the community in the first place. II. No bashing of ANY kind. That means no bashing: actors/actresses, fellow members, the show, pairing, etc. III. Femslash/het/slash are allowed. I won't limit you there. IV. You do NOT have to post fic, you can post a graphic or a discussion, or any images/interviews/videos you may find. V. You may promote something so long as it relates to one of the OUAT actors, or if it concerns OUAT RPF. VI. No cross-posting. If you're posting your fic here, you must post it here. Do not link back to your journal if it is friends locked, post it here. VII. PLEASE LOCK ALL POSTS TO THIS COMMUNITY. [Settings are already set for members only, please do not change that.] VIII. Please use the following as your headings for each fic you post:
IX. Place the actual fic, not the heading, beneath a cut. No one likes their flists being eaten. X. ALL ratings are welcome. I encourage R/NC-17. If you're not sure what category your fic falls under, please check out the ratings posts (this is not yet finished, when it is, it shall be linked.) XI. Do not flame. Do not plagiarize.
Graphic/Other:
XII. 3 icons are the limit for the preview, the rest beneath a cut. XIII. If your graphic or image is bigger than 500x500, it needs to be beneath a cut. XIV. ALL SPOILERS GO BENEATH A CUT. XV. Everything must pertain to the cast, not the characters of OUAT. XVI. No hotlinking, please. XVII. Last but not least, please use the appropriate tags, I have set them all up, do not add your own unless you are adding your name. In doing so, please stick to the proper format: Fiction - author: yournamehere Fan Art/Graphic/Fanmix - artist: yournamehere Video - editor: yournamehere None of the above - contributor: yournamehere
*Where Jared Gilmore (Henry) is concerned, please keep him to a rating of PG/PG13. He's a child, therefore underage, therefore that is the only line I will draw. (If you have him making appearances, that is fine; but please no fic concerning him at the age he is at now.)