"Real Person Slash." RPS involves an actual person or at least his professional persona in slash fiction. Popular subjects include boy band members (Backstreet Boys, *Nsync, 98 Degrees, etc.), Pro Wrestlers (Undertaker, The Rock, etc.) or celebrities (Tom Cruise, Ricky Martin, etc.). Lists, hosts and sites have specific policies concerning RPS (most do not allow it for a variety of reasons); always check with the venue's guidlines before posting an RPS story.