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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On Archive of Our Own, a repository of fan fiction, half a dozen pieces of prose about Mangione were posted in the hours after he was identified. —

David Gilbert, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024 But that pairing remains a fan favorite, and fans have speculated for years (and yes, created plenty of fan fiction) about the real relationship potential for two. —

Lauren Coates, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024 He was glorified, vilified, the subject of erotic fan fiction, memorialized in tattoo form, memed and plastered onto merch, and endlessly scrutinized. —

Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024 Despite Mangione not fitting the idealized hero that many online created in the time between the shooting and his arrest, the alleged shooter’s fans have continued to post fan fiction about him. —

David Gilbert, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fan fiction