All  graphics on this site are © Trace (myself) and are not to be used elsewhere without my express permission, as well as a link back to this site on the site where my graphics are used. The buttons and banners listed on the Affiliates page are © their respective creators, most of whom I don't know by name.   All fanfiction and fanartwork on this site is © Trace  (myself), unless denoted as otherwise, for those authors whose works I am archiving here. Any fiction that is not copyrighted to me is copyrighted to its author, and should not be used elsewhere without their permission. The fanartwork in many cases was inspired by characters/works of original series, and is not intended to be interpreted as the characters themselves, merely my artistic interpretation of them. No copyright infringement against the creators of those fandoms is intended . The concept of the Nocturne Eternal Darksite is © Trace (myself) as the designer of this site.