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Guide to Yiffing

Last Update: 11/28/06
~ I added around some random wording changes, not a whole ton to note. I feel like I could add more or to this guide, or change more, but I'm just not sure what. Hmm. Maybe a section based on punctuation rather than a little paragraph? I guess if someone has a suggestion, feel free to give it. I'm thinking of doing something with those "Advanced Examples" too, maybe renaming them, or removing them altogether. Meh, I don't think anyone cares enough about this guide. :P

This here is a guide. A guide on how to yiff. Made out of boredom and out of want and need to somehow, if at all, pass the word out to all you poor bastards out there who just can't do it. Read this guide, and take it seriously if you will, because if you suck at what you do, there just isn't any fun. I feel not pity anymore! I'll probably have to rant a few times, but the message has to get across! X) Consider this a guide for beginners and novices alike. Because yiffing is SERIOUS BUSINESS (lmao).

The guide may be updated sporatically from time to time. (without me noting it on the main page) Any significant changes will be noted above, but may or may not be announced via frontpage & mailing list.

Page Links:
     - Question: What is yiffing?
     - Lesson 1: Physics & Realism
     - Lesson 2: Description
     - Lesson 3: Dominance
     - Lesson 4: Submission
     - Lesson 5: Grammar
     - Lesson 6: Spelling
     - Lesson 7: Action Text
     - Lesson 8: Consideration
     - In Conclusion


Question: What is yiffing?

It's cybersex, basically, but of the fur variety. The word "yiff" is derived from the sound a fox makes when it's mating. Hence, "yiff" has evolved into a word to describe sex between furs. Something, like a piece of artwork, that is described as "yiffy," means it has sexual content depicting furs. Not a very hard word to understand is "yiff." And now, "yiff" is an activity, where two furs participate in cybersex over an instant messenger or chat service. Understand now? Fun.

This guide is going to be about how to make your yiffing enjoyable and not make you seem like a total moron. This of course can even apply to normal cybersex, but if you're here and interested, you're likely a fur. ;) It's more fun then anyway.


Lesson 1: Physics & Realism

Something I've always put into yiffs is physics. Really. You just have to do it. With me, a yiff, or even a good story I'm reading/writing, will play into my head like a movie. I can visualize everything happening. And if it doesn't make any sense, I can't enjoy it.



Thinking in this line of thought, there are some things that are best to be shared before anything is really started with another fur, be it a yiff, or even a nice cuddle. The most obvious is what species either person is. That's generally all that people ask for. It's pretty stupid. Like "a white wolf" and "a black fox" have sex. That tells me nothing. You have to include more.

These are things I commonly look for in a good-described fursona:

     1. Species (obvious)
     2. Gender (obvious)
     3. Physical appearance, at least somewhat detailed
     4. Picture reference, if any. (this is usually the case with complex furs)
     5. Height (very important to me)
     6. Cock size/type, if it's a male.
     7. Real body structure, to know what one is capable of. (There are a LOT of things a quadruped just cannot do.)
     8. Little things (tail, clothing, etc.)

To me, these are really good. As you can see, I especially like Height. This is because I go by 5'6", for me, and most of my height is in my legs. Say if it's a cuddle/yiff with someone smaller, or even a quadruped, there are just some things some of us cannot do. A few times have I cuddled with someone a lot smaller than me and see them list actions they couldn't possibly do within the realm of physics.



There's another thing I'd like to stress when it comes to cock size. If you don't know how to manage a member size, you just need to get out of the game. Too many times have I seen some fur who has a cock size of multiple feet. Are you all complete morons? "Oh, I'm a dragon, therefore, I must have a 36 inch cock." No no no, you are 6 feet tall. The max you should have is about 8 inches. Damnit. There's no excuse for a massive cock unless you're a massive beast. It makes yiffs completely unbelievable, and I will refuse to participate in ANYTHING with ANYONE who does shit like that, even if it's just cuddling with them. And also, unless you're a massive beast, YOUR BODY CANNOT HANDLE A MEMBER THAT BIG. SO STOP ROLE-PLAYING IT THAT WAY, YOU IDIOTS. I know we're role-playing fantasy creatures here, but god damn. XD I at least like SOME realism in my fiction. I'll stop ranting now. :P

As for cock type, as I mentioned, some species have different kinds of members, if one decides to use them on their anthro fursonas. For example, canines like dogs and wolves have a large knot at the end of their member that will eventually swell up. Foxes also have this, but much smaller, and their cocks tend to be shorter in length. Equines have long thick members with flared heads. Cetaceans like dolphins have cocks that are often long, but are very slender and tapered. Do some research into your species and get exactly what they are packing (ZooFur.com's animal dildos is a good place to start). This can make it a lot more real and can actually prove to better cuddles and yiffs for your imaginative mind. Because, if you don't have such a mind, this stuff just isn't for you.


Lesson 2: Description

Description to me is -NEEDED-. If there is no description in a cuddle/yiff, then, I can't get into it, and I can't interact correctly. I can't playback the movie in my mind without making up everything. So you gotta know how to describe things.



Occasionally, to start sort of a psuedo-RP (role play), people will list what they look like for you. This is generally done totally wrong, or just half-assed. So, it's time for my first Bad-Good-Advanced, which is... you guessed it: Examples. Let's try it out, shall we? Using a Charizard character of mine: Shadow Flare.

  BAD EXAMPLE
     You see a black Charizard standing there with a purple flame
  GOOD EXAMPLE
     You see a black Charizard standing there, around 6 feet tall. His tail is behind him swishing, a light/dark purple flame on the end of it. He's skinner than a normal Charizard, and his yellow-scaled frontside shows a nice muscle structure, as do his draconic arms.
  ADVANCED EXAMPLE
     You see before you a Charizard of menacing look. His scales loom a deep purple, almost black, and the inside of his slightly-spread wings are of a blood red shade. He lightly moves his tail back and forth behind him, an ominous flame of darkness on the end of it, colored in two separate shades of purple. He stands 6'3", and proudly, the yellow scales on his frontside showing a surprisingly muscled and chiseled physique, which seems to be the work of a long time of physical training. His arms show this feature, and most noticably, so does his entire body, rendered a lot slimmer and trimmed than the average dragon of his species. As you finish checking out his body, a smirk appears on his muzzle, and his red eyes gleam right at yours...

I think that advanced example would be called "para RP" by some, meaning "paragraph role-play." I could para RP, but I don't. It's pretty useless in casual sense, I'd say. I'd save more epic stuff like that for say, an online text-based D&D campaign where you're expected to be that good. I'm just giving the advanced examples because I can! :D If you don't think you're that good, that's fine (I just hope you're truthful :P). Because there is a GOOD example, which is the one that should be followed, even partially. It makes it a lot better than that dreadful Bad Example. "I'M A BLACK DRAGON, LOLOLOL!!!"


Lesson 3: Dominance

Another descriptive point in a cuddle/yiff is the actions themselves. You just don't want to half-ass these. You can't. If they turn out even a LITTLE shorter than good, it's not good. Especially if it's a yiff. If you make it look bad, and rushed, you give off the impression that you're not paying the attention you should be paying. And that's rude, and it'll ruin things for your partner. So you gotta be good with it. Sex is an experience that comes with a lot of senses, a lot of pleasure, a lot of sounds. You need to simulate this, and it will be a LOT better.



Let's show some examples, with first, dominance. This is when you're the one taking action, whether you're performing oral or penetrating some hot flesh. In fact, let's have our first example be oral:

  BAD EXAMPLE
     *sucks your cock*
  GOOD EXAMPLE
     *murrs loudly as he presses against the warm member, sniffing its scents and licking gently at the sensitive flesh. A nice lick goes from the base to the tip, before his lips slip over the end, the hot shaft beginning to slowly slide into his muzzle*
  ADVANCED EXAMPLE
     Ooooh... *he mutters, glancing at the pink flesh before him, the 5 inches of meat gleaming slightly in the sun of the forest. He glances up to the wolf's eyes once, smiling, before back down at the cock, bending forward to take a sniff. He jerks back a bit and releases a murr at the musky scent, immediately feeling the urge to plant his tongue on the sensitive flesh. He licks around it just a bit, gently, leaving a coat of saliva around that side. He stops for a moment to listen to the wolf's pleasureful sounds, turning the lick into a long forceful one from the undeveloped knot up to the tapered tip. Once he's at the tip, he presses his rough lips to it and gives a kiss, the lips slipping over the end afterward* Mmm... *he sounds out, before he opens his maw wider and starts to slide over the shaft, covering it slowly with the moist warmth of the inside of his maw*



Alright then. That's oral, however. Let's take this same wolf/fox couple and say the fox is getting topped.

  BAD EXAMPLE
     *shoves cock inside* mrrr
  GOOD EXAMPLE
     *gives a soft growl of pleasure as he sees the fox ready for him. After a bit of a stare down at his backside, he steps up behind the fox, his member sliding against his rump as he lifts it with his paws. A little shift of the hips, and his cock begins to spread the sub open*
  ADVANCED EXAMPLE
     *he stares at the sight before him: His vulpine friend displayed for him, on his hands and knees, chest low and rump high. He gazes at the pinkish pucker that waits his insertion, eyes trailing downward and upward again, burning holes in the fox's hanging member. Shaking out of his stare, he gives a low growl of approval, taking a few steps forward into a position behind him. He hooks his paws gently under the fox's hips, lifting his rump up against his warm, pulsing wolfmeat. After a simple fang-filled grin down at the fox, he pulls his hips back and upward, his cocktip sliding to the fox's entrance before penetrating forward and sliding inside gradually*

Are you sick of the advanced examples yet? :P I've only done three!

Oh well. Now check out the next section, because it ties in with this one:


Lesson 4: Submission

What if you're on the submissive side? If something is being done to you, there are many sensations you feel. You can lightly describe those sensations, or more appropriately, your reactions to those sensations.



Let's use the same couple as the Dominance section above. In fact, let's use the same scenes. Here's the oral scene, only the wolf's point of view:

  BAD EXAMPLE
     oooh so good *moans and blushes*
  GOOD EXAMPLE
     *lets out a gentle shiver as the cold fox's nose touches his pulsing member, his shiver increasing in intensity when the licks start to slide over his length. He lets out a gentle moan of pleasure, his head tossing for a second before he looks down just in time to see his member slowly taken in*
  ADVANCED EXAMPLE
     *he stands before the amazed fox proudly, his hands fastened down on his waist, 5 inches of thick canine cock sticking up from somewhere in between them. He sends the fox a half a smile, nearly a smirk, when their eyes meet. What follows is the fox's funny reaction to the smell, making the wolf's teeth show somewhat in the almost devious smirk* I'm sure yo-..! Ohh... *he's interrupted by the fox's sudden eager tongue, the slender muscle sliding up a side of his length, a loud murr sounding from his throat and his arms quivering. Of course, the next lick - also unexpected - causes his quivering to come more forceful, his new murr exclamated by a bit of a gentle moan. He has to crack his little smile again, his eyes flowing back open after a gentle flutter, watching his vulpine friend begin to lower down the hot flesh, his body fighting to overcome the shudders it wants to create* Yes... That's it...



Alright, now the other one is the wolf topping the fox. Now let's see an example of how the fox could react as he bottoms:

  BAD EXAMPLE
     ohhh yeah *moan* fuck me harder baby
  GOOD EXAMPLE
     *looks back at the wolf as he's stared at, his cheeks lighting up in a soft blush. His tail waves back and forth some, draped over his back. He watches the approach, a shiver coming over his spine when the warm cock touches his backside. It's not much though, as he then locks up and groans once the wolf begins to make his way inside*
  ADVANCED EXAMPLE
     *the fox murrs happily, turning and looking back at his wolf friend over his shoulder. He notices the eyes travelling over his backside, and he can't help but blush. He wonders what it must look like from the wolf's eyes. His mind snaps back to reality as the wolf begins to approach, the fox's tail giving a few swishes, almost as if wagging, over its position on his back. He continues to look back at the wolf, gasping and shivering once his rump his lifted into the cock. A soft whimper sounds out of his throat, electing not to move, and just let the wolf have his way. Soon enough, his tailhole ring is spread open, and the hot member begins to slide inside* Ahh!! *his muscles and insides lock up as he's penetrated, gently moaning and continuing that needful whimper*

... Horny yet? Well, I think you get my point. Now onto Grammar:


Lesson 5: Grammar

I suppose I'll have to get to more ranting, I don't know yet. This section is on grammar. I'd say 80-90% or so (lol) of furs can't seem to use proper grammar, or even TRY to spell well. I can understand if someone says "I'm just not good at typing." I can understand that, but I can't comprehend it as much as I understand it. If you can't type, don't yiff. Because you'll just half-ass everything and make it look like a mess, because you're not giving any effort. Take typing classes or something. Also, look up the word "punctuation."



One thing that seems totally wrong a lot is perspective. Perspective is how one would be observing an act happening. Generally, a yiff would be considered third person, but second person is also quite common and isn't wrong. First person, however, is improper, and is even often combined with second person. Hell, I've seen all 3 perspectives combined! I'm serious! And the action was short, too!

I'll take a small little line and use it for a Bad-Good-Advanced:

  BAD EXAMPLE
     First Person: (with 2nd) ~ I take my member and stroke it in my paw, looking over at you.
  GOOD EXAMPLE
     Second Person: (with 3rd) ~ He takes his member and strokes it in his paw, looking over at you.
  ADVANCED EXAMPLE
     Third Person: ~ He takes his member and strokes it in his paw, looking over at his partner.

Granted, that advanced example isn't exactly "advanced," but it completes the three example setup I've made, and it seems to be a concept that people just cannot grasp on. Third Person is the best perspective to me, because it's like you're writing a story. And if you're in the presence of others, like a public chat, a viewer more commonly prefers a Third Person, because it's like a story. Second Person is alright, but it should be done in private, one-on-one cuddles/yiffs, where you can refer to the other person as "you." There is no excuse for First Person yiffs. You're DOING an action, people, not describing one. So I guess, in short: Stick to Third Person and Second Person. And don't switch between them randomly in the same RP! :P

Of course, for those of you who want to use Third Person, try to be careful with what you say. You're going to need to use many words to describe your partner or yourself. If your action consists of just you calling your partner by his/her name, (Example: "He thrusts his cock into Vixen's pussy, nuzzling into Vixen's neck as he pins Vixen to the ground.") then it's going to look really silly. Try and use the following in describing yourself and/or your partner:

     1. Name
     2. Nickname, if any (an example is a shorter version of the name, if the name is long)
     3. Species
     4. A nickname the species might have (example: A "vixen" is a female fox)
     5. The species classification (example: Wolf would be "canine")
     6. Gender words (him, her, etc.)
     7. Possessive terms, depending on the situation (example: "He thrusts his cock into his mate" works, "his mate" being the term)

There might be others, so experiment, and try not to be repetitive.



Next aspect is proper grammar. Damnit, did no one learn a damn thing in school? I know a whole lot of furs are underaged, and are still considered LITTLE CHILDREN (yeah, I said it), but for fuck's sake, I learned the differences between "there," "their," and "they're" in THIRD GRADE, and I never forgot. My damn 8th grade teacher had to explain homophones to her class. Let's go over a quick lesson really quick, kiddies:

     Your - Referring to someone specifically, as in "He touched your what?"
     You're - Contraction of "you are," as in "You're going to hurt him."

     There - Referring to a specific location, as in "The dildo is over there."
     Their - Referring to something that is possessive to someone, as in "Their choice, not ours."
     They're - Contraction of "they are," as in "They're coming over later."

     Its - Referring to something that is possessive to someone or something, as in "Its business is only its."
     It's - Contraction of "it is," as in "It's going to get us!"

The moral is, know the meaning of words before you use them. It helps to sometimes be creative with words, but if you don't know how to use them, then try not to, or double-check with sources like a dictionary. You also must word things right, which is NOT hard at all. Don't be afraid to look over your action before you hit the Enter key and send it, to make sure you didn't just pass off as a rookie. Just don't take too long, of course. Don't want your partner to be uninterested. :)

And of course another thing to remember is commas and apostrophes, since 3 of the words above have apostrophes. I really just don't even WANT to get into commas and apostrophes here, because I'll end up ranting again. >:O Plus I'm no grammar teacher and don't wanna try like I am one. So just know when to use a comma, and know when to use an apostrophe. Not ALL words are plural! Again, trying consulting something like a dictionary.


Lesson 6: Spelling

Next, our aspect is spelling. Spelling, really, isn't a HUGE issue. I mean, sometimes you might have a typo. No big deal. But some people have spelling errors all over the place and never bother to check them and correct. Why? It CAN'T be because you don't know how to spell the words, unless they're legitimately complicated (two big words!), can it? Pfft. Like I said just above, don't be afraid to look over your action before you send it to make sure you have no misspellings or errors.

And for the love of all things furry, DON'T USE SHORTHAND! There is no fucking excuse for it, unless you're really that lazy, which will make you come off as entirely rude. How? If you're going and typing things like "ur," "u," "luv," "h8," "b4," and all that crap, you're giving off the impression that you're rushing things and not giving your partner your full attention. This is just like how I mentioned during Lesson 3.


Lesson 7: Action Text

The final aspect for spelling/grammer (this is a big section, huh?) is how you do your actions. IRC chat, as well as some other chat programs, and maybe even a common IM service like MSN given plugins, can use the "/me" command. "/me" allows you to make an action like this:

     * ScyStorm looks over at the fellow Scyther, and smirks.

This command is often used rather stupidly, which I will show like so:

  BAD EXAMPLE
     * BlackWolf i don't like you
  GOOD EXAMPLE
     * BlackWolf glares at him. "I don't like you."
  ADVANCED EXAMPLE
     * BlackWolf snarls, crossing his arms firmly over his chest. His tail swishes once before it points slightly upward, draped off to the side of his body that is not facing his adversary. With a little head droop and an eyelid-raise, his serious glare falls onto his foe. "... I don't like you," he states, his voice low and obviously meaningfully angry.

When it comes to "/me" actions, I say you need to speak with QUOTATIONS! Damnit. And don't do that crap with the colors if you use IRC, it's just stupid. I like channels that disable colors. :D



If you don't have access to "/me" actions, no matter. The common way to use actions is asterisks. But there's a better way to do this as well, so you don't look like a fool. Let's see:

  BAD EXAMPLE
     *oooh its so good as I thrust harder and lick your fur*
  GOOD EXAMPLE
     Oooh... It's so good... *he says, thrusting harder inside of you as he licks at the fur on your neck*
  ADVANCED EXAMPLE
     ... Nah, I won't even bother this time around. I'm getting sick of it too. @.@

Should be easy to see. Of course, not all people use asterisks. Some use the minus sign (-) instead, or two colons (::). I don't like the colons that much though, cause they most often end up making smilies. X)


Lesson 8: Consideration

Well... This is more of a tip then a real lesson. You need to be considerate about what the other partner likes and doesn't like. Now I myself do not like spontaneous yiff: I like to get to know someone first, and pretty much only do it with friends. And generally, I learn a lot about the person and what they like to do should a situation get deep enough to have a yiff coupling. Generally, when you can figure out what a person looks like, and what their species are, etc., you can also figure out stuff like... Sexual preference. Yiff likings. Fetishes. Stuff they absolutely hate. And hence, you'll know what each of you likes and doesn't like. So even though a purely planned yiff kinda sucks, it's best to know subconsciously what to do and what not to do. Lord knows someone doesn't want to be expecting some passionate sex and suddenly get caught in some bondage torture rape. It's very unsettling.


In Conclusion

If you're not into yiff, but you want to be, and you're totally confused, I truly hope this guide helps you out. Now find someone you're close to and see if you can practice. Hopefully you'll become good at it.

If you're kind of into yiff and think you're not very good, then I also hope this truly helped you.

If you've yiffed for a while and happened upon this, I hope it can help you become better at it, if at all. And of course, if you're one of the poor souls who I ranted against, I REALLY hope you can get with the program, for all of us.

Until next time, I'm Scy Storm. *salute* Check out the rest of my site as you please.


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