obligala

plural obligalas

1. The X-Files fandom slangA formal ball which two characters (usually Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) are required to attend as a set-up in romantic fan fiction.

   KEYWORDS: parody, Mulder/Scully romance, Skinner/Mrs. Scully romance, cliches galore, obligala, badfic, fluff, sap

   2000 October 28, kel...@my-deja.com, “NEW: A Helping Hand (1/4)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)

   2 more examples

   If Missy Pennington had let her qualms about writing an "obligala" story stop her, we would have missed reading her sexy, humorous "Hardball."

   1998 July 25, GravesPA2, “No rules, just ruminations”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)

   Of course, I'm halfway through my giftfic which I think should be this year's version of the obligala, so everyone who's speculating, get writing instead!! C'mon, folks, it's Christmas -- get over all the complaints on the season so far and have a little fun with it! As for what they were ... well, I'm not giving away my story, but Mulder's had to be a video. It was the right size and shape, and when he shook it, that's what it sounded like.

   1998 December 14, soco...@mindspring.com, “Speculation and giftfic”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet)