Meaning of altfic | Babel Free

Definitions

Slash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.

slang, uncountable

Examples

“Another rumor I heard: Seven kisses Janeway, Janeway tells Seven it's inappropriate. Why? Cuz it's on the bridge? Seven's nekkid? Why would it be inappropriate? What a spate of altfic coming out of that....Interaction seems to be what's missing from a lot of the season lately, not just J/7.”

“One of my favorite Xena altfic bards in Katelin B., who's fine Xena/Gabrielle stories, ranging from short stories to longer novella-length works, can be found at [URL redacted]”

“Snarky, who gave in to hir lust for fanfic late last⟳ year (I resisted for so long because I knew it would take⟳ time away from reading the newsgroup devoted to my first love⟳, Doctor Who (radw), which it has), starting small, with the alt.callahans epic tale of "Action, Adventure, Excitement!", before moving on to XWP altfic in March⟳”

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