Categorizing Fic

[rusty_halo]

So, as it turns out, classifying almost 1,000 stories into 30 potential categories is really, really difficult. Because even though every story won't be in every category (or even in any category), you still have to look at every story, remember what it's about, and go through the list of categories to see which, if any, it fits.

And while some of the categories are fairly cut-and-dry ("Post-Apocalypse," for example), others are pretty ambiguous. How do you decide what goes into the category "Angst"? Most stories have a bit of angst. Is it, what, 90% angst and then it goes into the angst category? The overwhelming mood of the piece is angsty? You can't really quantify something like that. And I don't have much time to re-read stories that I archived a year and a half ago to see if the overwhelming mood is angsty, or whether or not they contain, say, bloodplay (which someone suggested as a category) or hurt/comfort or whatever.

So, this is going to take awhile. But hey, at least I got the programming part done. And many thanks to everyone who offered suggestions.

Now (I feel very guilty for asking this), a couple of times in the past, people have volunteered to help out with my site. I've always said no thanks because, well, mostly because I'm a control freak and it's easier for me to do things myself rather than panic over how someone else might be doing it incorrectly. But this is something that people could actually help out with, especially if you're an author who has stories on my site. You know your work better than I do; if you have time, why not take a look at the list of categories and let me know which, if any, each of your stories might fit into. And if you're a reader who is familiar with the fiction on my site, let me know which stories you think would fit well into one or more of these categories. (And anyone is free to suggest more categories or changes in the current categories. I found as I went through the stories that new possibilities for categorization kept popping up.)

I would be grateful to anyone who helps out, and certainly won't hold it against anyone who doesn't have the time. You can comment here or email me.

I will continue sorting through them myself; I just figured this might be a way to speed the process a bit.

Action/Adventure
Angst
Bloodplay
Character Study
Crossovers
Drabble
End-of-Year Holidays
Episode Coda
False Memories
Fanged Four
Five Things Challenge
Friendship
Futurefic
Halloween
Horror/Darkfic
Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
Hurt/Comfort
McSweeney’s Lists Challenge
Memory Loss
Missing Scene
Poetry
Post-Apocalypse
Post-Soul Insantiy
Pre-Soul Chip Removal
Quest
Romance
Soulless Redemption
Spike/Xander Kiss Meme
Sports
Thanksgiving
Threesome
Time/Universe Displacement
Valentine's Day

(Pairings are already covered in Fiction by Pairing, time periods are already covered in Fiction by Episode, ratings are already covered in Fiction by Rating, and length is already covered in Fiction by Length.)

It's also quite possible that some stories don't fit into any of these categories, which is fine. Not every story will be categorized here.

If you're wondering what the hell I'm talking about--it started here.

I totally understand that this is a ridiculous request; I figured I may as well ask just in case anyone feels like helping. :)

ETA: Each story can be in up to five categories, but most will just be in one or two. It's fine for a story to not be in any of these categories. The categories added since I first posted are Romance, Character Study, False Memories, Time/Universe Displacement, Missing Scene, Drabble, Friendship, Episode Coda, Action/Adventure, and Quest.

Comments

[anniesj.livejournal.com]

I'd be more than happy to help you out, sweetie. :) As far as my fic goes, here are the categories I'd assign to each of them, with the addition of the plain-old Romance category, because some of them just are. :)

Angels of the Silences -- Angst
The Ballad of Randy and Joan -- Post-Apocalypse, Memory Loss
Bang/Whimper -- Post-Apocalypse
Bowl of Oranges -- Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
Candy Floss -- Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
The Canvas of His Back -- Romance
Deeper into Movies -- Hurt/Comfort
Expedite -- Angst
Hard Candy -- Horror/Darkfic
Honey, Don't Think -- Angst
Illumination -- Romance
Incandescence -- Romance
The Last Summer -- Post-Apocalypse
A Lesson in Principles -- Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
Milkshakes & Honey -- Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
Orange Crush -- Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
Rock of Ages -- Angst
A Ruination in Read -- Horror/Darkfic
Say Yes -- Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
She Still Dreams -- Romance
Substitution -- Horror/Darkfic
Sugar Water -- Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
Threadbare -- Horror/Darkfic
Wagering History -- Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
The Waiting Season -- Angst
Waking the Dead -- Romance
When in Rome -- Horror/Darkfic
White Noise -- Horror/Darkfic

Hope that helps you out, sweetie. :)

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Annie, you rock. Thank you so much. (And I'll add the romance category.)

Curious:

[cluegirl.livejournal.com]

Where would you classify Alternate Universes, such as the one I used in Behind Blue Eyes?

Re: Curious:

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

They're under "Fiction by Episode/Time Period":
http://allaboutspike.com/time.html

Here's the "Alternate Universe" section:
http://allaboutspike.com/timepage.html?tid=88

[octopedingenue]

Heh. Thought He Was A Goner is Angst (for part 3), Horror/Darkfic (part 2), AND Humor/Fluff (part 1). Go figure. :D

I have no idea if Rise counts as Angst or Horror/Darkfic. Nobody's whimpering quietly and nobody's bleeding...

Could you clarify what the Soulless Redemption category is, please? Does it mean stories in which Spike actually becomes redeemed while soulless, or does it mean stories in which it's suggested Spike could be redeemed while soulless? If it's the latter, I think "Rise" might fit.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

I think "Rise" definitely counts as soulless redemption.

It can be actual redemption or potential redemption, as long as it's a significant theme in the story. :)

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Mine:

And the Next - Memory Loss

Crack It Open - Angst, Hurt/Comfort

A Few Degrees Cooler - Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff

Good Company - Futurefic

Least Obeisance - Halloween

Light in Darkness - Hurt/Comfort

One Day - Memory Loss

Pain is Prologue - Angst

Seeing Distant Things As If They Were Close - Hurt/Comfort

Waiting on a Different Story - Angst, Hurt/Comfort

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I'd call "Seeing Distant Things" 'Romance' as well, if you add that category.

[witling.livejournal.com]

You know, I sort of saw this coming. The difficulty, I mean. And I was going to offer to help earlier, but I stumbled into this flurry of Spander and got all losted. That said, I'd be happy to help out. As long as I don't gotta read no het, because I'm heterophobic. I'll happily read and categorize slash or non-pairing stuff, if you need any help in that department. Just let me know what you need.

Oh, and I'm out of town this coming weekend, so if it's time-sensitive, you may want to turn me away and just send me home with the board game.

[witling.livejournal.com]

Oh, see, I'm a big dork. I skimmed quickly and thought you'd like volunteers to help you read and categorize. Which I'm still happy to do. But that said, I can sure try to categorize my own stuff, too. Here goes:

Ars Moriendi: Angst or Horror/Darkfic or Hurt/Comfort
Bus Stop Boxer: Angst
Modus Vivendi: Angust or Hurt/Comfort
Paper Boy: Humor, Parody, and/or Fluff
Perish: Ooh! Ooh! Soulless Redemption? Maybe? Or else, I don't know. Romance, if we need a category, possibly. Or just Miscellany.

And also, someone asked to link to "Incandescence," which I think only exists on my LJ right now. It's Will/Angelus at the opera, with nasty behaviour in an alley afterward. Would you be interested in archiving it at AAS if I cleaned it up? I'd rather they linked to it at your site, which is proper, than at my LJ, which is lame. I can send you a copy for your perusal before you yay or nay. And thanks.

[soundingsea.livejournal.com]

Wow, I'm so glad about this. I've read everything on allaboutspike at least once, so if I have some time over the next couple of days I'll see what I can help categorize.

Another possible category occurred to me.. False Memories (mostly Dawn-based, for a Spike archive - I doubt we'll see much Connor. But who knows.) And thank you so much for going with Pre-soul Chip Removal. *hugs all such stories to her bosom*

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

False Memories

Hmm, that's interesting. It's sort of related to memory loss, since memory loss often assumes memories that didn't happen. But it's not exactly the same thing. I'll add that; I can think of a couple of S4 Spike/Dawn friendship fics that would fit.

If you have the opportunity to help categorize, please do. Just pick a category or an author or a letter or whatever and sort through. (No need to worry about any of the authors who have replied here, though.)

Thanks! :)

[rahirah]

Lemme see...you don't archive "Boys' Night Out," do you?

A Raising In The Sun: Soulless Redemption
Necessary Evils: Soulless Redemption, Pre-Soul Chip Removal, Romance
A Parliament of Monsters: Soulless Redemption, Pre-Soul Chip Removal, Romance

I'm hesitant to put them under humor or angst, because while they have humor and angst in them, they're not really about humor or angst. And while NE takes place in the weeks leading up to Christmas, it's not really a major part of the story.

I don't suppose there could be a plot-heavy swashbuckling adventure category? I get really burnt out of stories that are All About The Pairing after awhile.

[rahirah]

Oh, wait, and there's bloodplay, too, but it's like five pages out of four hundred. Does that count? I mean, someone pulling up NE and going "Oh, boy, bloodplay, my favorite!" is gonna be in a coma by the time they get to it. I'm so confused!

circe fic

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

Coming Home -- angst, Spike&Xander kiss meme, (hurt comfort maybe? does Xander's death count as hurt comfort hurt?)

Consanguinity -- horror/darkfic

Cottage Country -- whatever the unabashed schmoop category is ;)

Cotton Candy -- angst, threesome

Little Red Riding Hood -- horror/darkfic

No Power on Earth -- humour, romance (?)

Recompense -- angst, horror/darkfic

Show Him -- romance

Uncaged -- darkfic

Unspoken -- angst, friendship

Warriors of Tomorrow -- humour/parody, crossover

Weapon -- horror/darkfic, angst

There you go :) I'd also like to petition for a Splory category.

Re: circe fic

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thank you. :)

Well, Splory would go under pairings. But I don't actually have any Spike/Glory. Where is yours again?

[darcydodo]

"Next Weird Thing": maybe just barely in angst.
"Untitled": Spike/Xander Kiss Meme

I don't think the other two really fit into the categories. Maybe "Shades of Madness" goes in angst. It so depends what your definition is.

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Glad to help; that's a lot of sorting out.

Cool Comfort : H/C
Many Waters : H/C
Fear Me : Halloween
A Natural Death : Halloween
Roses Are Red, Demons Are Dead : Valentine
Tell Me A Story : Fanged Four
Good To The Last Drop : Horror
Leaves, Wind, Dust and Ashes : Angst
Suits Me: Fluff
Tea For Two : Fluff
Senses of a Vampire series: Scent of Water, Taste of Tears, Listen, Love,
Touch Me Right There and Second Sight : Romance

Not sure about Predatory Acts/Preying, Drunk and Disorderly or Save the Best For Last.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

I have to admit that I'm somewhat baffled by some of the descriptions, as I'm so far out of the loop on what categories are what in this fandom... So everything you'll have to take with a large grain of rock salt. Plus, I don't know what a couple things fit into -- they're not really fluff or parody, but are serious without fitting into the serious categories... they're really about friendships and understandings, so I'm honestly not sure what to do about them! Is there something like a friendship/conversation category that could be created? Sorry to be such a lameass.

These are just attempts at classification, and if you think they should be different, please feel free. Almost everything ended up as romance because I just had no idea what else to say. I trust you completely.

All the Tea in China - ??
Around the Block - ??
Better Left Unsaid - Romance
A Brief History of Now - Romance
Heliotrope - Futurefic
The Living - Angst
Perfume of Kismet - Horror...Darkfic
Price for Flight - Angst
Sea of Gold - Romance
Soft What Light - Romance
Somniloquy - (arg, I have no idea) Romance or Soulless Redemption
The Sun, the Moon, the Stars - Futurefic
Valorous Vampire - Humor/Parody

and for Snowfall when you archive it, of course post-apocalypse.

Boy, do I not envy you this task!

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

A lot of these categories are definitely Buffyverse-specific (and even Spike-specific). I tried to pick things that people are likely to seek and that aren't already covered by a combination of pairings and time periods and ratings. (Like, right now if you want post-Gift NC-17 Spuffy, you can already look for that in the post-Gift, NC-17, or Spuffy section. But if you want post-apocalypse, well, that could be anywhere.)

Not everything has to fit into one of these categories. All stories are already categorized by time period, pairing (or "no pairing"), length, and rating (or "not rated"). This is just for categories that aren't already covered by one of those.

Like, for example, around the holidays you always find people asking "Where can I find Christmas fics?" or "Where can I find Halloween fics?" and so on. And there's always people looking for stuff like post-apocalypse fic, or hurt/comfort fic, or whatever. Right now those kinds of things are very difficult to find on my site; they're not categorized in any way.

So I figured I'd add a way to make it easier for people to find such stories. It doesn't mean that every story has to be in one of these categories. If you feel that some of your stories don't fit into any of them, that's fine.

I'd prefer not to make a friendship category, since that's more-or-less covered in the pairings section. I did just add Character Study, though; do you think that fits any of them?

Oh, and each story can be in up to five categories, so if you think one of them should be in more than one, that's fine too.

Thanks! :)

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

Happy to help. Here's my stab at it:

Closer - Romance
Deserving - Angst
Losing It - Soulless Redemption
The Perfect Gift - End of Year Holidays
Remembrance - Angst? Romance? Ack!
Repercussions - Romance
Reunion - Romance/Crossover (I think Crossover - it’s post-Chosen but Buffy is in it - is that still crossover? This is confusing!)
Something Sweet - Valentine’s Day
Strength - Angst

I'm not sure about "Common Ground" and "Steps" - possibly angst? I'm afraid I use that when I'm not sure what other category it would fall into, and I don't want to dilute the meaning of the category. They are friendship fics, and that's already covered by your pairings, so I guess I'll leave that up to you.

Thanks for doing this, Laura - your site keeps getting better and better.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Crossover is just going to be a crossover between the Jossverse (Buffy and Angel, not Firefly) and another series. (Right now the only one in there is Mezz's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: Spike," but if I archive Lesley's AtS/Alias crossover it would fit, too.)

I mean, I think everything on my site is a crossover between BtVS and AtS, since Spike and his history have been explored on both shows. So this is just crossovers between BtVS/AtS and other shows.

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Hm. The thing about my fic is that...Character Study. That's pretty much what some of 'em are. Esp. Of the Beast. Probably Equinox too, if you get down to it.

Five Things (Spike) is obvious.
Fairytales is definitely horror/darkfic, fanged four.
Fool's Gold is bloodplay,angst, S/A slash.
Six Foot Deep is angst, Spuffy, maybe darkfic?
Binding is definitely angst, bloodyplay, S/A slash.

Helpful??

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Character Study ... that's a good one. I added it to the list.

Thanks. :)

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

Uh, ok. I'll give it a try.

"Glimpses" - none of the above
"Revelations" - hmn. none
"Dangerous" - darkfic
"Backward Glances" - darkfic, angst, futurefic
"Tales Out of School" - Humor
"Count to Ten" - not really any that stands out;maybe five things challenge
"Punishment" - angst
"Forgiveness" - angst
"Wet" - angst, darkfic
"Afterglow" - angst, romance

Did I miss some? ::thinking:: Seems to me I've left out a fic or two, but can't think of them right now. I'll double check later.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[onetwomany.livejournal.com]

Um...
Offerings - romance, angst, maybe hurt/comfort but I'm not entirely sure
Gentle - romance
A View of the Ocean - romance

Lol. All I really write is romance, so this was easy!

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[disgracelands.livejournal.com]

To See A Friend In Tears - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - End Of Year Holidays???

The Big Hurt - Angst/Hurt/Comfort/Darkfic

You And Your Sister - Angst

I can see a pattern emerging here...

I'd be quite interested to see if there were any fics in the Sports category. Spike and Xander challenging Buffy and Willow to a set of tennis before patrol maybe?!

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

It was paratti that made me think of a sports category. She's got two sports-themed fics on my site; I think she's the only one, though.

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

My three - Pre-Emptive Strike, Harvey and the Vampire, Ewan McGregor... are all Humor/Parody and/or Fluff.

Lesley Fic

[paratti.livejournal.com]

Mine tend towards mixing genres, but my best estimation is:

Five Cinders That Never Burned: Five things natch, angst, some post apocalypse hurt/comfort, and darkfic/horror.
The Girl who Isn't There: Horror/darkfic, angst. It's also Halloween, if you add that category.
His Skin Should be Blades: Angst, character study, Romance - dark and twisty, but romance. As is its twin: Taste of Heaven.
Root Systems and Scarborough Fair: Post Apocalypse, angst, futurefic, character study, dark and the ultimate in co-dependet Romance, some horror elements.
The Sting of Salt: Character study, angsty.
Swing Low: Humour, Parody, and/or Fluff, Sports.
Three Lions: Angsty, character study, some humour in the Sports section.

Eyes Only covers such a wide range and is only one third mine, so I'm not sure how and if I should catagorise.

Thanks for all the hard work you do on this site, Laura. ::Hugs::

[jonesiexxx.livejournal.com]

Out on a Limb - Humour

Bewhipped, Bothered and Bewildered - Humour

The Dance - Romance

(The sex in the funny stories is angsty - which prolly tells you way too much about my inner life - but the stories are mainly funny. So go know).

[ascian3.livejournal.com]

Here's categories for mine:

After the Flood - Futurefic, Character Study
Afterwhile - Character Study
Bedtime Story - Halloween
Chamomile, and Ashes - Character Study
Cow and Chicken - Character Study
Daybreak - Angst, Character Study
Five Kinds of Earthquake - Futurefic
Into the Blue - False Memories, Character Study
Minor Property Damage - Character Study
Slow Like Honey - Fluff
Sweet Goodbye - Humor, Character Study

(Damn, I'm glad you added character study.)

[deadsoul820.livejournal.com]

Sunday Girl: horror/darkfic & threesome, angst & bloodplay, too
Drunken Buckle: Angst & character study, I guess

Hope this helps. And thanks again for archiving these.

[indri]

DeNile--Humour, character study

Doomed--Angst; I hesitate to call it romance

Early Days---Humour, Fanged Four (well, three)

Hotel Lavear---Humour, angst, romance, character study

Some Years Later---Angst, character study

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

I would like to suggest another theme: Missing Scene - i.e. stuff that fits seamlessly into canon.
And of course Drabble - for fics that are 100 words long.
Also, what about Friendship? It's my favorite theme, one for which I'd search in a heartbeat.
And do you have a William category?

Always
(You listed this as 'Alternate Universe' but it isn't, it's just Dru creating a keepsake, a picture of Spike, using magic to alter one of her tarot cards so it looks like Spike - after Spike died in 'Chosen'
I think this and others need another category - 100-word drabble :-)

Bitter
Flashfic (750 words)
Post-Grave, Rated PG-13, Spike/Drusilla, 750 words.
Missing Scene, Character Study, Angst

Body Language
During Sleeper, Rated NC-17, Spike/Anya, 3739 words.
Character Study, Romance

Closer
Post-Crush, Rated NC-17, Spike/Angel(us), 2397 words.
Horror/Darkfic

Cues and Balls
Post-Lies My Parents Told Me, Rated NC-17, Spike/Xander, 10332 words.
Romance, Humor, Parody, Fluff

Free Will
During Dirty Girls, Rated G, Spike & Willow, 1275 words.
Character Study, Angst, Missing Scene

Haunting
Post-Just Rewards, Rated PG-13, Spike & Fred, 1067 words.
Angst, Character Study, Missing Scene

Hope
Post-Dirty Girls, Rated PG, Spike/Buffy, 1000 words.
Angst, Character Study, Missing Scene

Knocking on Heaven's Door
During Touched, Rated NC-17, Spike/Andrew, 5289 words.
Angst, Romance

Memento
Post-Chosen, Rated PG-13, Spike/Buffy, Spike/Angel(us), 100 words.
Drabble, Angst

My Only Friend, The End...
Post-Lies My Parents Told Me, Rated PG, Spike & Clem, 1013 words.
Missing Episode, Angst, Character Study

Names
AtS Season Five, Rated G, Spike/Wesley, 100 words.
Drabble

Nothing Else Matters
Sequel to Stranger Things Have Happened, Post-Dead Things, Rated NC-17, Spike/Angel(us), 16707 words.
Angst, Character Study, Hurt/Comfort

Now You See me, Now You Don’t
Post-Gone, Rated NC-17, Spike/Buffy, Spike/Xander, 3686 words.
Angst, Threesome, Missing Scene

One
Alternate Universe, Rated PG-13, Spike/Xander, 247 words.
Romance, Angst, Futurefic

Outside
Mid-Season Six, Rated PG-13, Spike/Buffy, 100 words.
End-of-Year Holidays, Angst, Character Study, Missing Scene

Perdition Catch My Soul
Post-Beneath You, Rated NC-17, Spike/Xander, WIP.
Angst, Character Study, Hurt/Comfort

Porch
During End of Days, Rated PG, Spike/Xander, 1082 words.
Character Study

Sixty Minutes
Post-Potential, Rated NC-17, Spike/Xander, 4157 words.
Horror/Darkfic

Star-crossed
Post-Grave, Rated G, 1479 words.
Character Study

Stranger Things Have Happened
Mid-Season Six, Rated NC-17, Spike/Angel(us), 4161 words.
End-of-Year Holidays, Romance

String Quartet
Pre-Series, Season Two, Post-Chosen, Rated R, Spike/Angel(us), 400 words.
Angst, Character Study, Darkfic, Romance

Take the Heat
Post-Grave, Rated PG-13, Spike & Oz, 1076 words.
Hurt/Comfort, Character Study, Missing Scene

Things Present – Things Past
Post-Life Serial, Rated R, Spike/Buffy, 141908 words.
Soulless Redemption, Pre-Soul Chip Removal (that's kinda spoilery though, so maybe it shouldn't be listed?), Character Study, Romance

Tonight
Pre-Series, Rated R, Spike/Drusilla, Spike & Angel(us), 100 words.
Drabble

The Turn of a Friendly Card
Post-Showtime, Rated PG, Spike & Dawn, 100 words.
Drabble, Hurt/Comfort, Missing Scene

Useful Commodities
Post-First Date, Rated PG-13, Spike & Anya, 1992 words.
Character Study, Missing Scene

Voices
Post-Help, Rated PG-13, Spike/Buffy, 100 words.
Drabble, Angst

Wake
Pre-Series, Rated R, Spike/Drusilla, Spike/Angel(us), 679 words.
Fanged Four, Horror/Darkfic

Weak
Mid-Season Six, Rated NC-17, Spike/Buffy, 273 words.
Angst

The Week After
Post-Gift, Rated R, Spike & Dawn, Spike & Tara, 8388 words.
Soulless Redemption


Hope that helps.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

Apologies for the mistake on Always. I'll fix it.

Thanks for suggesting the categories. I wasn't going to add "Drabble" because it's easy to find under "Fiction by Length," but I suppose for organizational purposes it could come in handy.

I also wasn't going to add friendship, since you can look for friendship under pairings (Spike & [whatever character]). But it's true that category could come in handy if you want stories where the idea of friendship is a major theme.

And missing scene--that's a good one.

Not everything has to be categorized, so I'm wary of adding unnecessary categories which will just increase the workload. But I can see how these are useful.

I'm also not planning to list these categories with the story descriptions. I worry about the homogenization and over-simplification that comes with such categorization. I'd prefer to let authors describe their story in the summary if they prefer. So these will just be used when people are specifically searching for something in one of the categories.

Thanks. :)

[netweight]

My stab - feel free to disagree.

"All I Want" – Angst, Character Study.
"Darkness Inside" – Angst, Character Study, Romance, Threesome.
"Death Wearing Nail Polish" – Character Study, Pre-Soul.
"The Games They Play" – Angst, Character Study, Pre-Soul.
"In the Shadows" – Angst, Character Study, Romance.
"A Little Love" – Angst, Bloodplay, Character Study, Darkfic, Fanged Four.
"Phone Calls" – Angst, Character Study, Romance, Threesome.
"Playing by the Rules" – Angst, Character Study, Romance, Threesome.

[soundingsea.livejournal.com]

So, I started looking at stories I love that haven't been categorized yet. Hmm. Both cousinjean and herself_nyc have time travel/universe jumping stories. It's not simply AU. It's specifically when characters from the canonical 'verse travel to the canonical past (The Butterfly Effect), to a wish-induced AU past (Perfect World), to the pre-series past and AU future (somewhere in the Mr. Grieves stuff by herself). I know there was another one where season 7 Buffy and season 2 Buffy switched places (not sure of the author).

Anyway, I'm always looking for fic along these lines. Think there is enough demand for Time/Universe Displacement? (or somesuch)

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

I like that. I added Time/Universe Displacement as a category. I might change the name if I think of something that is more clear, but the idea is good. :)