App+User: a 16+ nichelink relationship dynamic where one person is the "app"/"application" and the other/s are the "user/s."
this is sort of a subset of Object+Owner, and an umbrella term on its own. i am making it with mobile apps in mind but it can also refer to any type of program that can be called an "application."
this may include, but is not limited to:
the App performing a specific set of tasks for the User, in a way distinctly different from expected human interactions / in a technology-coded way
the App being nonhuman/an introject or otherwise identifying with technology
the User being objectum for apps/technology, such as applium
the people in the relationship using relationship/orientation terms like aemaustr, sicher, auxilior, mutualistic etc
Self Care App+User: a 16+ nichelink relationship dynamic where one person is the "self care app" and the other/s are the "user/s."
this may include, but is not limited to:
the App dedicating themselves to routinely reminding the User to perform self care tasks, such as eating, drinking, showering, etc
the App using attraction/orientation terms like sicher, auxilior, nivic, evoic, etc
Language Learning Care App+User: a 16+ nichelink relationship dynamic where one person is the "language learning app" and the other/s are the "user/s."
this may include, but is not limited to:
the User wanting to learn the App's native language, and the App wanting to become their dedicated resource for learning and practicing
the User and the App having a relationship based in study of a specific language, but something more significant than just study partners
one or both of the people in the relationship using relationship/attraction terms like studial, microstudial, etc
nichelink coining and info carrd
the App+User flag was inspired somewhat by this applium flag
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i am not "Back." i just wanted to do a few things.
flags for when you participate in shaping/re-shaping and are a nichelinker, your nichelinks are for the purpose of shaping/re-shaping you, or your nichelinks are just related to shaping/re-shaping.
Shaping - a temporary shift in identity/personality/etc. caused from a specific source.
Reshaping - a more permanent shift in identity/personality/etc. caused from a specific source. (Coining post)
Nichegroup: A newly coined and mostly likely niche dynamic between a group of acquaintances that differs from social norms, but is consensual and aware of potential risks. It may come with specific predefined roles and tasks, or be casual. It's a sister term to nichelink.
compared to nichelink, this term is slightly more relaxed, because i want it to be accessible to both casual "haha our friend group is kind of like a cat colony" and to people like myself who crave a semi-organized specific dynamic where one person is dominant over others in their group. it still uses the age rating system that nichelink does, but i personally picture that most of the terms coined for this will end up with lower age ratings because of the room for relaxed and casual identification.
examples of nichegroups could be:
a cat colony
a pokemon team and their trainer
the programs on a computer
a warrior cats clan
other things which are specifically meant to be applied to a group of people/your group of friends if you took "our friend group is like [thing]" seriously
nichegroups can be serious like i just said, but they can also be more relaxed. it can be a whole Thing that your group agrees to, such as you deciding which person will have what role and having a discussion of what they can and cannot ask the others to do, or it may be more casual. either way, i suggest having a formal discussion, creating a contract, or having some other kind of guidance when you bring up to your group that you want to do this, so that everyone involved knows what it's going to entail, even if it only ends up being a simple "can we x?" "yeah sure" and that's it. nichegroups should not be done with implied consent.
some reasons people may use this term:
attraction types like drift attraction, pack, considatore, peculic, forms of social or platonic attraction, etc
lightheartedly deciding you'll treat your group like [insert thing]
desire for companionship with people who understand your [insert any identity that relates to being alterhuman, having atypical dysphoria, etc]
anything dysfirming, really.
grammar:
nichegrouping: the state of being in this kind of relationship with someone else. “we’re nichegrouping” “we might start nichegrouping since we're all dogkin”
nichegroup: 1) the specific terms themself. “i coined a nichegroup,” “definition: an all-ages nichegroup where…” 2) the relationship itself. “our nichegroup scheduled a party tomorrow,” “his last nichegroup broke up”
nichegrouper: someone who participates in nichegroupings or wishes to.
nichegroupies: the people in your nichegroup (general term, you can also just call them your groupies, friends, partners, or whatever word is used in the definition of a term, such as calling them "gems" in the definition later in this post)
nichegroups are titled as [thing] Nichegroup, but you can drop "nichegroup" when you're talking about it outside of the official title because this can make sentences really fucking long. here's an example:
Diamond Court Nichegroup: a 16+ relationship dynamic agreed upon in a group of people where one (or more) person(s) are the "diamond", and the others are the "gems" of their "court," akin to the relationship between a diamond and the gems in their court in Steven Universe.
this may include, but isn't limited to:
finding Diamond+Pearl nichelink appealing but choosing to do it in a group, and/or one member of the group also being in a Diamond+Pearl nichelink
the diamond "assigning" a specific gem type to the members of their court
tertiary or alteraffectis attraction terms like performer, bonding, evoic, oric, aish, loben, preisen, etc
people in the group using the gem presentation system, being gemhede, crysgema, etc
following diamonds devoted
the diamond dressing up the gems, shaping them, having the gems perform menial tasks for them, or having them entertain them when bored
the gems being recovering r*dqueers and/or f*lt members and the diamond giving them a safer outlet to express their desire to be influenced/changed/owned/etc
the gems wanting to be "owned" and "used" for any reason, really
the diamond making decrees of how the gems should behave, within reason
everyone can coin nichegroups, some nuance/info and post templates are under the cut:
Thing Nichegroup: a(n) All-Ages | 16+ | 18+ relationship dynamic agreed upon in a group of people where one (or more) person(s) are | is the "[thing]", and the others are the "[thing]".
if it's Fiction-Based, add "akin to the relationship between a [thing1] and their [thing2] in [media]."
this may include, but isn't limited to:
basically, here i just list things that occur to me that might make someone seek this out. for example, someone who is pokemon alterhuman might seek out a pokemon related nichegroup because they miss being on a team and want that relationship with a trainer and the rest of their party again, one where they explore, have allegiance to the trainer and obey them, but have their own life and personality still. and then i go, okay, so pokemon don't exist in the real world, how can they emulate this online or offline?
if i know of atypical dysphoria related terms like dissomei, desirdae, non rq transid, alterpathy, etc, i will also include those
if i know of, or can find on @tertiary-attraction-archive or @alteraffectis, an attraction that involves wanting to do or be [thing this term describes], i will add that
and then i also try to think of "what is something that's not considered 'healthy' by normal people's standards but could easily be replicated with care and consent to make people with atypical dysphoria happy?"
[and then please link to this coining post and tag me]
other notes:
every rule about age ratings i already mentioned for nichelinks still applies here. if it involves erotic content, it's automatically 18+. if it involves modifying someone's identity or training them, it's automatically 16+. i will continue to update the faq on the nichelink carrd to add a nichegroup page, so i really implore you to read that over if you haven't yet.
there is some crossover between nichegroups and nichelinks, and if you aren't 100% sure whether your relationship should be one or the other, that's okay. and: people in a nichegroup can also be in individual nichelinks, whether separate from the nichegroup's theme or related to it.
nichegroups should never encourage harm on purpose. by nature, this term cannot include asking your nichegroupies to self injure, not drink or eat, or engage with content that will trigger their delusions or triggers. please affirm your identities within reason.
for the reasons above, please do not make nichegroups based on cults.
i haven't finished it yet, but a template for the flag will be in the archive soon.
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everyone can coin but i would like to "claim" the cat colony one, i have some ideas for it so i want to be the one to do it lol.
Rancher+Royal: a 16+ nichelink relationship/relationship dynamic where one person is the "royal" and the other/s are the "rancher."
this may include, but is not limited to:
the people in the relationship relating to dynamics between a character who is refined, formal, or royalty and one who is rugged, poor, and down-to-earth
non-rose/tertiary attraction like seelaic, nivic, etc
the rancher being dissogardener, the royal being dissoroyal/dissoprince/dissoprincess, desirmonarch, princessfemme4knightbutch or anything else royal
nichelink coining
like all my other "Royal+" flags, this is based on the Knight+Royal flag.
see also: Knight+Royal, Royal+Jester, Royal+Servant
anon requested this way back in 2024 but didn't come back for more explanation, so i hope this suffices.
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full quality flag in the archive:
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Nudge, or Nichelink Crush: Having a nichelink crush. Nichelink-related feelings for someone, a desire to be in a nichelink with them.
i labored over whether or not you can accurately call this a "crush..." it's a relationship type and not an orientation, so unlike various attraction types where you say "i have a queerplatonic crush," "term for a platonic crush," it is not quite in the same category...
but then i came to the conclusion: it does not matter, really. there is no harm in having a fun flag for the concept/term. i think it would also be a lot of fun if this also was a flag for anyone who wants a nichelink but currently isn't in an official one.
other words were suggested for this besides nudge, but i forgot what they were and couldn't find it on my blog. sorry. feel free to use the flag with any alternative term.
the flag is based off the regular nichelink flag, done in @failboy's crush alt flag. i edited a lot to reflect what i said above.
i had to jpeg it to get the flag to upload, full size flag is in the archive.
tagging: @radiomogai | @relationship-type-archive maybe? | @ref-lang | someone tell me if there's a current "in place of [thing] archive..."
the definition for each is "a(n) [anima[-themed nichelink flag for when you are [animal] and a nichelinker, your nichelinks are related to you being [anima], or you just like [animal]."
these are bad and look like poop but i'm trying to not care.
not sure what archival blogs to tag. feel free to tag any yourself.
Narrator+Narrated: an All-Ages nichelink relationship/relationship dynamic where one person is the "narrator" and the other/s are the "narrator."
this relationship may include, but isn't limited to:
the narrated feeling like the narrator is, or should be, watching over them
the narrated enjoying having the narrator as a passive observer to their life and/or making comments on it, to the point of wanting a relationship based on that
enjoying the idea of Game Master+Player, Romanceable NPC+Player or Fictional Character+Fan but not vibing with the concept enough
attraction terms like fictospec, fictkinial, liturael, digitex, etc
having a unique dynamic that cannot be expressed accurately beyond "narrator and narrated"
the narrated being intuscharacter, desircharacter, desirfictional, dissovideogame, or similar terms
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these flags inspired mine: narrator archetrope by @rabidbatboy
Nichelink Xenintation: a queer presentation label based off the concept of nichelinking, aesthetics of nichelink culture and flags, or just nichelink, etc. A presentation outside the traditional/typical gender binaries.
my ideas for presenting this way:
open displays of affection for your partners (nichelink or not) such as jewelry, tattoos, pins, or anything else that displays their names, says "i love my partners" etc
jewelry, tattoos, pins or anything else that displays something to do with consent, contracts, and being atypical without harming someone, such as "consent is sexy" graphic t-shirts
clothing in the colors of the general nichelink flag or any specific one
clothing, jewelry, etc featuring chainlinks or paperclips
xenintation was coined by @blood-moon-night-coining
Chain Link: A presentation term for a nichelinker who presents masculine. This is open to anyone who uses any specific nichelink term, or is still seeking a nichelink partner.
Daisy Chain: A presentation term for a nichelinker who who presents femininely. This is open to anyone who uses any specific nichelink term, or is still seeking a nichelink partner.
decided to put these all in the same point for convenience. i couldn't think of a good phrase that is related to links for a neutral presentation, so i welcome anyone to make that or any presentation variants. higher quality variants of all flags will be in the archive soon.
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