History Main / SlashFic

** ''Franchise/StarTrek'' was the first fandom to share stories detailing an explicitly romantic relationship between two same-sex characters.[[note]]Holmes and Watson have been slashed for decades, and [[MediaNotes/TheComicsCode Dr. Fredric Wertham]] confirmed he'd interviewed gay men who took it for granted that [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce and Dick]] were intended as a gay couple. Creator/RobertCrumb's brother Charles used to create gay fantasy illustrations based on ''Film/TreasureIsland1950''. Such stories were likely written about [[Series/TheManFromUncle Napoleon and Ilya]] and [[Series/TheWildWildWest Artemus & James]], among others. but if so it was flying well under the radar, what's known as "drawerfic", at best mailed privately to a handful of friends.[[/note]] Kirk/Spock slash stories were the first to be circulated among fans in actual fanzines, starting in 1982. They were taking a huge risk by doing so, since homosexuality in fiction was considered pornographic in most states even if nothing explicit happened, and using the U.S. Mail to distribute pornography is still a federal crime. (As ''WebVideo/TheShipsCloset'' points out, the fact that slash emerged during such a homophobic era is quite telling and points to a tremendous amount of perceived {{Subtext}}). Of course, when you consider that Creator/GeneRoddenberry himself later invented the Vulcan word ''t'hy'la'', meaning "friend/brother/''lover''", it might be intentional -- until you discover that the Great Bird may have had his wing twisted on that subject by two fans who were a) highly influential in fandom at the time and b) deeply invested in promoting K/S slash to Ascended Fanon. Or had he? There are [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/David_Gerrold#Gerrold_and_Remarks_on_Slash many points of view]] [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Theodore_Sturgeon#Sturgeon_and_Fandom on what happened]] and [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Sondra_Marshak some background information]] [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Shatner:_Where_No_Man...#Gene_Roddenberry_on_Shatner.2C_.26_Kirk might be helpful.]]

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'': In ''Fanfic/FlyMeToTheMoon'', Sonic is transported onto ARK 50 years in the past and onto ARK. While there, he comes across Maria Robotnik and a younger Shadow. 50 years in the future, Sonic decides to surprise Shadow by playing his favorite song.

** ''Franchise/StarTrek'' was the first fandom to share stories detailing an explicitly romantic relationship between two same-sex characters.[[note]]Holmes and Watson have been slashed for decades, and [[UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode Dr. Fredric Wertham]] confirmed he'd interviewed gay men who took it for granted that [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce and Dick]] were intended as a gay couple. Creator/RobertCrumb's brother Charles used to create gay fantasy illustrations based on ''Film/TreasureIsland1950''. Such stories were likely written about [[Series/TheManFromUncle Napoleon and Ilya]] and [[Series/TheWildWildWest Artemus & James]], among others. but if so it was flying well under the radar, what's known as "drawerfic", at best mailed privately to a handful of friends.[[/note]] Kirk/Spock slash stories were the first to be circulated among fans in actual fanzines, starting in 1982. They were taking a huge risk by doing so, since homosexuality in fiction was considered pornographic in most states even if nothing explicit happened, and using the U.S. Mail to distribute pornography is still a federal crime. (As ''WebVideo/TheShipsCloset'' points out, the fact that slash emerged during such a homophobic era is quite telling and points to a tremendous amount of perceived {{Subtext}}). Of course, when you consider that Creator/GeneRoddenberry himself later invented the Vulcan word ''t'hy'la'', meaning "friend/brother/''lover''", it might be intentional -- until you discover that the Great Bird may have had his wing twisted on that subject by two fans who were a) highly influential in fandom at the time and b) deeply invested in promoting K/S slash to Ascended Fanon. Or had he? There are [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/David_Gerrold#Gerrold_and_Remarks_on_Slash many points of view]] [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Theodore_Sturgeon#Sturgeon_and_Fandom on what happened]] and [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Sondra_Marshak some background information]] [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Shatner:_Where_No_Man...#Gene_Roddenberry_on_Shatner.2C_.26_Kirk might be helpful.]]

* ''Manga/{{Unico}}'': [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8174377/2/Safe-Now-Part-1-Unico-and-Beezle-Short-Fanfic "Safe Now"]], is a sweet two-part fanfic based on the Creator/OsamuTezuka manga focusing on [[ToyShip Unico and Beezle]]. Taking place after the events of the [[Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico film]] [[Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic series]] by Creator/{{Sanrio}}, it features Unico reuniting with Beezle where the foal expresses his true feelings .