fix-it

Definitions

A fanfic which undoes or changes an element of canon viewed as unfavourable, e.g. a death, break-up, or betrayal.

attributive, often, slang

Examples

“I've written fix-it fic myself: unhappy with the sad ending in the final season of BBC's Merlin, I rewrote the entire fifth season; […]”

“A furious raft of "fix⟳ it" fics appeared after the play⟳ was released, re-writing scenes and revisiting the end⟳ of the play⟳ in order⟳ to give⟳ Albus and Scorpius the ending many fans believed was most fitting and deserved—the one the text had endeavored to build⟳ towards and then swerved to avoid⟳ at the last⟳ moment.”

“Gabriel, also known as the Trickster, is a skilled illusionist, the possibility that he faked his own⟳ death offers ample opportunity for fan "fix-its." (The online fan fiction archive Archive of Our Own⟳, or AO3, at the time of writing features 271 Supernatural stories tagged with "Gabriel Lives.")”

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