fan fictions
Unofficial character stories
Fan fictions are stories written by fans using characters, settings, or worlds from existing media—novels, films, television series, video games.
The practice flourishes online, where amateur writers reimagine beloved franchises, pair unlikely characters romantically, or explore scenarios the original creators never intended.
Quality ranges from crude to accomplished.
Also: fanfiction, fanfic, fic.
- fanfictionAmateur work using existing characters
- WattpadOnline fiction sharing site
- crossoversThings spanning two categories
- drabblesExactly hundred-word stories
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
characters · zines · one-shots · slow burn · enemies to lovers · shipping · narratives · imagination · fanworks · slashes · headcanon · alternate universe · divergence · self-insert · found family · creativity · wish fulfillment · Mary Sue
fan fictionscanon
Accepted authoritative works
original works · source material · primary texts · original content · tie-in novels
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