obligala

Blend of obligatory +‎ gala.

obligala (plural obligalas)

1. (X-Files fandom slang) A formal ball which two characters (usually Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) are required to attend as a set-up in romantic fan fiction.
   • 1998 July 25, GravesPA2, “No rules, just ruminations”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative‎^[1] (Usenet):

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

   • 1998 December 14, soco...@mindspring.com, “Speculation and giftfic”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative‎^[2] (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.

   • 2000 October 28, kel...@my-deja.com, “NEW: A Helping Hand (1/4)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative‎^[3] (Usenet):

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

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:obligala.

obligala

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of obligar combined with la