turps

To me "one shot" definitely means a single story that's got absolutely no connection to any other story and there's no planned sequels or other stories in the same universe. I know I've come across it before in other fandoms but I can't remember exactly where, perhaps in crack_van recs. It's not really the same thing as a "standalone" 'cause that might take place in the same universe as other stories or have planned sequels.

The things people ask about in story finder/story rec comms can be so mindboggling. (Not to mention the idiots who ask for recs in finder comms and for specific stories in a rec comms - IF YOU CAN'T READ COMM RULES HOW ON EARTH DO YOU MANAGE TO READ STORIES?!!! Uhm, I might feel a bit strongly about this :-)