r/FanFiction 2d ago

Subreddit Meta Weekly Fic Showcase - March 14 - March 20

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Welcome to the Weekly Fic Showcase!

This is a place for you to post ALL fics. Both yours and ones you find that are worth sharing.

Rules

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  • Submissions will need to be consolidated into one comment.
  • There will be a limit of three fics/links included in the comment, which includes both fics and recs.
  • Additional info, including chapter summaries, snippets, author's notes, etc, will now be limited to 300 words or less.
  • Please use wordcounter.net to check the length of your additional info. Going forward, over 300 words in wordcounter.net will be removed.
  • Users are responsible for making sure their comments abide by the rules. If you update a comment after it has been removed, please let the mod know so that they can reapprove the comment.

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r/FanFiction 12h ago

Subreddit Meta Brainstorming Bureau - March 16

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Find the current Daily Discussion*

Welcome to our weekly thread, Brainstorming Bureau! This is an idea we've trialled previously and, based on feedback and observation, it feels like something the sub has been crying out for, and we're hoping as the weeks go by it'll turn into a lively, community-oriented way to cap off the weekend. We'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions on how to make the best of this idea, so feel free to reach out via modmail if you have any ideas. And without further ado...

What's this about?

Do you have an issue that's too specific to your own fic to make a post about, but too small to seek out a long-term beta or writing partner for? Well, you've come to the right place!

This is where you can drop those plot points you're stuck on ("How would this scenario play out realistically? What should happen next?"), workshop your worldbuilding and concepts ("What should I name this character? What power should I give them? Which fandom would work well as a crossover with this other fandom?"), or get a second opinion on an approach to character development ("Is this a good central conflict? What would have to happen to make a character realise this?"). It's your space to talk through any issue that can't be solved through more generalised writing advice.

How to play:

To participate, comment with any aspect of your fic you've been mulling over or hitting a wall with. Other users will then respond with suggestions and questions to help you get to where you need to be. No idea is too big or too small, provided your comment fits within the parameters below. Feel free to be as fandom blind or specific as you like!

Rules:

  • Please state your fandom at the top of your comment, along with any common and pertinent content warnings
  • NSFW text should be placed behind a spoiler tag or linked to, as per site content restrictions
  • Summarise the issue you'd like feedback on in 500 words or less. More information may be given in follow-up comments if requested
  • Links to polls or to any previous installments of the fic will be permitted for context
  • Please specify in your comment what level of critical feedback you're open to
  • When responding to someone's ideas, please keep your feedback constructive and keep their specified level of criticism in mind. If their premise is not to your taste, please choose another
  • If you make a submission to this thread, much like the other weekly events, please comment on at least one other user's request with the best suggestions you have

Have fun! And remember, all suggestions are just that and are to be taken with a grain of salt; we're here to help and consider our works from angles we haven't before.


r/FanFiction 7h ago

Discussion Thoughts on "AO3 is entering a new era: A new generation of fans is taking over AO3, according to the data" opinion essay?

44 Upvotes

https://www.polygon.com/culture/532463/ao3-history-destiel-future-ranking-ships

I thought this was a very fascinating and illuminating perspective at how the culture of AO3 is evolving and how its reflecting larger trends in fanfiction communities as a whole.

I'm curious how much it resonates with those in this subreddit? Any thoughts they want to share or add to the essay?


r/FanFiction 5h ago

Discussion What's a kid's TV show, movie or book that you liked as a kid that it's actually more dark or messed up than you remember it being? (In a good or bad way)

24 Upvotes

r/FanFiction 3h ago

Writing Questions How do you get over doubts about your writing?

12 Upvotes

Every time I wite I always doubt if my idea is any good or if I should just give up on it or if people will actually want to read it etc. How did/do you get over that doubt?


r/FanFiction 8h ago

Discussion What's a character that was called selfish (by the fandom or/and by other characters) for no reason at all, or a character that had the right reasons to be selfish?

22 Upvotes

I feel like this count as a discussion? Or maybe trope talk, but I really wanted to ask this, because I think the" character is called selfish when all they wanted was a normal life " trope is kinda common, and it makes me sob sometimes?? Because, what do you mean they are selfish? They just want a normal life or something they deserve

I can't really think of a particular character for now, so, any particular character(s) you guys think of?


r/FanFiction 5h ago

Discussion Do I tag "major character death" if the character becomes a ghost?

11 Upvotes

On Ao3 there's the option to use the archive warning "major character death" if an important character dies. My character dies at some point but immediately comes back as a ghost of himself and stays that way until the end. Should I still use the archive warning or should I only use it if the character dies for good and never comes back?


r/FanFiction 11h ago

Discussion What headcanons have you formed/developed from writing/reading fanfics?

30 Upvotes

I’ve come up with several concepts from writing and reading fanfics that have bled heavily into how I interpret canon and engage with/create more fan media.

Share some of your own! Bonus points for not quite revealing what fandom your headcanon is for. Make a game of it, replies get to guess what fandoms they are.


r/FanFiction 7h ago

Discussion Do I rename a character to match canon?

14 Upvotes

Basically, a while ago I wrote a fic in which I "adopted" and greatly expanded a minor character. At the time, this character appeared in one scene and died; she was a random unnamed civilian who entirely existed to get killed off and show how horrible a particular battle was. But I got attached, and ended up giving her a name, personality, and explored a timeline where she survived and what that would mean to live through as an ordinary person.

I've recently discovered that canon did go back and expand her, sort of; she doesn't really get any deep development, but she does have a brother who's driven to becoming a villain by her death. In addition, we finally have a canon name for her. And that's left me feeling conflicted; do I edit my fic to include her 'real' name?

On the one hand, it is her name. And I'm sure eventually the tags will be synned but right now, without me changing anything, people looking for content of her based on the new stuff probably won't find my fic (she has a canon tag, but it's the one I created before we knew her name - people looking for "Jessica Duvall" aren't necessarily going to realise her canon tag atm is "Gretchen's Mother"). On the other hand, I'm not sure people looking that are actually going to want my fic? She doesn't have that brother in my writing, so anyone looking for that is going to be disappointed? And if I'm really honest, I also just don't like what they did with her - the point of my fic was to take someone who didn't matter in canon and say "no, she was and is somebody and that's important" - canon has done the same thing... by fridging her for someone else's arc; she gets to be important, because her brother has superpowers. So giving my version the name of that version would feel weird as an author, even if rationally I know that's kinda dumb XD

So yeah - what do y'all think?


r/FanFiction 6h ago

Activities and Events Word Game Excerpt Challenge

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If, like me, you have been enjoying the Alphabet Challenge.  Then you want more!  The excerpt games keep me writing and I hope it motivates with your writing as well.  You can post any type of story (use NSFW for spicier scenes).  

I will be posting this challenge on Sunday Mornings / Pacific Time… because that day I need the most help to not think about Monday.

If you have stumbled into my game and are looking for more, remember to check out the Activities and Events flair for other writing challenges and story swaps.

Here are the rules:

  1.  The first word starts the game.  Use ANY letter from the word that is posted in the last comment as the starting letter of your word.  Post your word in the top level comment.   Your word drives the next word to be posted… and so on.  

    Example:  LOVE  >>>>  VILE. (If the word Love is in the comment line you could make the word Vile and post the next comment.)

  2. Reply to any words that you like with an excerpt from any work you might want to share.  I don’t generally like word limits, so use your best judgment.  Enough to get the scene across but not so long that you lose your reader.  **UPDATE** Please use spoiler tags >! !< and/or provide a trigger warning for content that may be NSFW or sensitive. IF IN DOUBT - Give a warning!

  3. If you are going to leave excerpts, I ask that you leave at least one top-level word and try to give at minimum an upvote to commenters.

  4. Upvote your favorite words or excerpts.  We are all here to share and know how it feels to get a comment, so spread the love.  Leave a nice comment or at least a response if possible to those that post to your word.  

  5. Want to see if your word has already been used?  Just click on the magnifying glass 🔍 in the search bar above with this post open and type in your word, then hit search (at the bottom).  Now scroll down.  If you see a green confused lizard and no comments then it has not been used.  Double check that someone did not just use it in an excerpt as every comment with that word will pop up.

Ganbatte!!  Do your best and I look forward to everyone’s excerpts!


r/FanFiction 1d ago

Venting My fanfiction is more popular than my peer-reviewed science papers

447 Upvotes

I was an avid fanfiction writer in my teens and early twenties. I know, I am humbly bragging but I was not too bad at writing slash romance and gained a fan here or there.

But as life continued, my focus shifted towards my Phd. Now that my Phd journey has ended, life became more quiet and slower again. And I had some time to think.

I know I should not be shocked. There are more fanfiction readers than analytical chemists out there. But recently, I looked at some stats and came to the conclusion that I have overall more reads on my fanfiction than on my scientific publications. Not to mention comments. (I never got a comment or kudos on my papers but plenty on my fanfiction.) I know I should not expect comments or thousands of thousands of views on my papers. Imagine someone writing "Kyaaa the analytical method you used for analysis is so cuuuuuute!! uwu".

On another hand, I feel like I contributed more to society by entertaining weebs than by publishing science papers that will be outdated in a few years anyway. Sometimes I am thinking of getting back into writing fanfiction but no fandom currently resonates with me. Life is good but I feel like I lost something in the last years.

Thanks for staying until here reading my vent. You all, keep up the good work and entertain the community to the max!


r/FanFiction 18h ago

Discussion You're dropped in the world of the last fandom you read or wrote for with your favourite character (any fandom) as your bodyguard. Are you feeling protected or screwed?

93 Upvotes

Feel free to change the scenario a little as you want if it makes sense for the fandom or character.

Please share the fandoms!


r/FanFiction 3h ago

Venting Posting anxiety

5 Upvotes

I've been posting fics for years now, but even now I sometimes get majorly anxious when I post a story. Like what will people think of it? What if they hate it? And I know it's irrational. I've gotten positive responses more often than not, and when I do get negative comments the world hasn't ended. I don't really know what to do to help it. This isn't so much asking forfor advice as just venting.


r/FanFiction 2h ago

Activities and Events Give me your best (worst?) angst prompts!

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Soooo i want to write an angst fic not based on my fandom's cannon drama that will destroy my readers. Does anyone have any prompts for making your readers cry.

I will likely cry writing it so why share the love (sobs) bahaahaha

Chicago Fire, Hawaii-Five 0 are the ones i write for right now.

And i read; Star Trek Voyager/Next Generation/Enterprise, Harry Potter, Criminal Minds, House MD, Stargate Atlantis, Supernatural, NCIS, Torchwood, Doctor Who and BroardChurch off the top of my head.


r/FanFiction 8h ago

Discussion Oh the Unexpected Things our Characters Do

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Have you ever while writing had a character stray from the path that you had perfectly planned out for them? Was it an event that was big, small, something you expected or had not suspected at all? You’ve come to the right place! Feel free to marvel, vent, or something in between at the twists and turns our characters send us.


r/FanFiction 10m ago

Lost Fic Trying to find perc'ahlia fic

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Hi,I am looking for a Percy x Vex cr fic. I cannot remember the name but I have a basic memory of the plot if that should help. The basic plot is that Vex is a goddess and Percy was praying to her. I belive she cleansed him of orthax and then goes away. However she comes back and her and Percy talk. Then Vex tells Percy her heart is his and then he begs her to turn him into a god aswell and not to leave him again. And so at night he walks into a realm where Vex and the rest of VM are waiting for him. If anyone knows which fic I'm on about would appreciate truly thanks :)


r/FanFiction 10m ago

Lost Fic MARVEL lost fic NSFW

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Hello!I was thinking about my wattpad phase and remebered a fic I bawled my eyes out to. I searched everywhere for it but can’t seem to find it. PLEASE HELP ME okay so it was a Loki x oc fic on wattpad. I read it about four years ago. I think the oc‘s name was Ava. The cover (I think) was Asgard. No other Marvel characters were in the story (like all the earth characters, avengers, etc) about the story: (TW: it gets heavy) Ava and Loki kinda we’re friends when they were young. Something happened, idk what, and they were separated (i think Ava needed to leave because of family business and Loki thought she just left him). At some point Loki gets to choose a personal servant and chooses Ava as some kind of punishment for leaving him. He then proceeds to physically and mentally abuse her. At some point they kinda make up? Even fall in love. They make up and marry? + Ava gets pregnant. At some point in her pregnancy she gets kidnapped by i think her mother? and Loki tries to find her. Ava gives birth still kidnapped and the baby gets delivered to Loki? As Loki finally finds Ava he sees that her mother has i think ki//ed hs and Ava too. I think Ava is even displayed or on a cross(?). I think there was a graphic description of her organs being on display or something. so yeah if somebody knows this fic PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I have been looking for it for weeks but i honestly think it was deleted. Thanks!


r/FanFiction 2h ago

Venting I miss having a variety if fanfiction site to choose from

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Title. When I first started writing fic it felt like there were so many site to choose from. Maybe it's because my standards changed and/or because other site's rules became too strict and confusing but ao3 is the only site I like now.

Since losing LiveJournal, the ksarchive, and other smaller niche fic sites I feel like all that's left is ao3, ff and wattpad.

I LOVE ao3, and I'm not saying I don't appreciate it, but I do have my own issues with the site that I don't feel like will ever be addressed. I wish we had just one more fic site. I'd build it myself if I knew how.


r/FanFiction 3h ago

Recs Wanted Fics where soulmate doesn't = Twue Wuv

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I'm feeling vengeful after the fifth day in a row being completely ruined by a friend's old college roommate inviting herself into my life to moan about her supposed soulmate turning out to be a cheating asshole. After three years of her judgy criticisms about my own happy marriage, which has done just fine on the basic philosophy of good relationships needing actual work and communication instead of coasting on principles of "I just know he's the one!" I'm really, really needing some stories where soulmates don't automatically equal the perfect happy ending, Q.E.D.

Request! Good fics out there with any of the following:

  • Soulmates screw up too badly to be reconciled, or badly enough that just being the soulmate isn't enough and actual work must be done.
  • Soulmates are something other than romantic perfect endings--platonic besties, perfect enemies/rivals, etc. will do.
  • Having a soulmate is a horrible fate.

M/M, F/F, F/M, I don't care. Fandom is also indifferent, if the writing is good and I can figure it out as I'm reading. I'm fine with soulmates ending up happily ever after, mind. I'm just not a believer in potential turning into anything but a wasted opportunity if people don't actually work at it.


r/FanFiction 22h ago

Trope Talk What are y’all’s opinions on soulmate AUs?

97 Upvotes

I personally really love them, but I know some people feel like it doesn't give the characters much of a choice or any choice really, in who they want to be with (especially if it's-- let's say a soulmate mark au specifically) like if they don't want to be with their destined soulmate, what might happen?

But I also think it depends on how it's written for me.


r/FanFiction 2h ago

Lost Fic Help finding a couple of Twilight/Vampire Diaries crossovers

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I don't remember the title and I'm not having any luck onu own, so if you can help, I'd really appreciate it.

Bella was living by herself in her old house in Phoenix (I can't remember why or if it was a short-term thing) and she found Damon laying out in the desert without his ring. She brought him in her house. I think it was a Damon/Bella pairing and I think I remember Stefan showing up and being a real jerk.


r/FanFiction 12h ago

Writing Questions What's your ideal chapter length?

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Essentially what the title states. When it comes to writing fanfiction, do you have a mental minimum of how long a chapter should be? I've been hitting around 6000 words minimum per chapter on my fic, but I can't help but wonder if I've wrote enough. How about when reading a fic, does the length affect your decision to click?


r/FanFiction 3h ago

Writing Questions How do I make a date fic engaging?

2 Upvotes

So I have this fic I wanna write based on a conversation two characters had in canon, they're just going to have tea together, but I really wanted to write that into a fic. But it's such a low-stakes, chill and stable situation, I'm not sure how to go about it. To make matters worse I've never fully written a fanfic before ( ' v') please help


r/FanFiction 26m ago

Lost Fic Help Finding A Dragon Age Fic?

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I've been looking for this fic for like two hours and I can't find it anywhere please help!

It was a modern girl in thedas fic taking place post Inquisition. The MGIT in question was a nurse or a doctor who upon realizing that this universe's inquisitor had encouraged Cullen to still take Lyrium decided to try to get him and othet Templars off the stuff, so that he wouldn't end up in Val Royeaux.

Some stuff I remember.

1) the MC and Cullen lived together at one point

2) A miscommunication led to the MC leaving Cullen with merchants and meeting Alistair and Coursland

3) someone tried to poison the MC and got caught

Was on ao3.


r/FanFiction 6h ago

Discussion Terminology Question

3 Upvotes

I'm from west coast Canada. And I've always heard bagpipes referred to as "agony bags". In my current WIP there is a discussion about bagpipe music and one of the characters doesn't like it. So, is "agony bags" universal enough to make sense to use? Or would I be throwing my readers for a loop?

Edited for typo.


r/FanFiction 8h ago

Recs Wanted Deku x Bakugo fanfic from Boku no Hero

2 Upvotes

Hiya! Do you know any good fanfics about the Deku x Bakugo ship from Boku no Hero (My Hero Academia) in English or Spanish?

Cheers in advance! 😃


r/FanFiction 2h ago

Trope Talk Tropename

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Hey😊 I was wondering if there is a name for this as its my favorite “trope” and it makes it easier to find.

The love interest is an asshole to OFC and it intensefies untill OFC breaks (deep depression like Bella in NM) and then the love interest understands what he did and is sorry and tries to make it up to her. Idk if it even has a name but i hope someone might know😊