A/N: This is a list of rules I have found to be (mostly) true, derived from years of scouring this site and others for fanfiction. Mainly yaoi. Just a heads-up.

I will be adding to this as new ideas occur, please feel free to send in suggestions (keep in mind it may take me a few days to edit or reply).

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the series mentioned, nor any other references I make.

Rules of Fanfiction

1. Any series can be crossed-over with Harry Potter (and has been).

2. If you can think of it, there's a porn of it – similarly, if you can name a Naruto character, Sakura's been paired with them.

3. If you have a slightly uncommon OTP, there will be less than ten fictions of them. Half of these will be in another language.

4. No matter how many warnings you put at the top of your yaoi story, no matter how bold or how many exclamation points, there will always be someone who will feel the need to complain.

5. Similarly, no matter how many AU and OOC warnings you post, there will always be someone who will write and tell you how unrealistic the story was.

6. A characters parents will suddenly be resurrected or brought back from the other side of the world in the interest of adding angst to a character's life, usually in the form of child abuse (never mind their parent's real nature).