fan fiction

noun

: stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the Internet

called also fanfic

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As a self-publishing platform, Wattpad is known for hosting fan fiction and romance, and its authors and readers both skew heavily female. —

Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 And then watching how these characters and shows go beyond just what the original filmmaking process is — the communities that have been created from them, the bonding experiences, the different fan fiction and art. —

Max Gao, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025 The After romance series, written by Anna Todd and which inspired a series of movies, also began life as a Harry Styles fan fiction, according to Britannica. —

Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025 The novel After famously began as Todd’s Harry Styles fan fiction, with Styles switched out for the fictional Hardin Scott when the book hit the mainstream. —

Josh Bell, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fan fiction