intimatopia
noun/ˌɪn.tɪ.məˈtəʊ.pi.ə/UK/ˌɪn.tɪ.məˈtoʊ.pi.ə/US
Etymology
Blend of intimate + utopia; originally coined by literary scholar Elizabeth Woledge in her essay Intimatopia: genre intersections between slash and the mainstream (2006) to describe the setting in a certain subset of slash fiction.
Definitions
A fantasy world that serves as an ideal setting for sexually charged relationships…
A fantasy world that serves as an ideal setting for sexually charged relationships involving a high degree of sustained emotional intimacy.
- Lovers in intimatopia are more than “just good friends” but also more than “just lovers” – the emotional, physical and spiritual bond between them is complex and multilayered (Woledge 102).
- In opposition to romantopia and intimatopia and their respective romance and intimacy foci, paratopia’s interest in the fantastic is more radical.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA