Fanfic that has a domestic chore as the plot. The classic situation is shopping for curtains, hence the name. Other sorts of shopping also work. This can also mean just a fic of a couple, either Het or Slash, spending the day at home. True Curtain Fic rarely contains sex; the trip to IKEA rarely ends with IKEA Erotica. This is all about character study, or else about getting the plot more paper-thin as someone who doesn't want to write Lemon fic will get. Examples of Curtain Fic include: