altfic

English

Etymology

alt +‎ fic

Noun

altfic (uncountable)

1. (fandom slang) Slash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.
   • 2000 February 11, kaboom [username], “Re: [OT] Re: Sisters are doing it for themselves indeed! (SPOILERS for "Lyre, Lyre")”, in alt.tv.xena-subtext‎^[1] (Usenet):

     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.

   • 2000 May 26, fluffsterbrian [username], “Re: Best fanfic”, in alt.tv.xena-subtext‎^[2] (Usenet):

     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]

   • 2001 October 4, Demon Lord of Confusion Snarky [username], “Re: FIN II & VS7-1 (was: Lucy was asked]”, in alt.tv.xena-subtext‎^[3] (Usenet):

     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

Synonyms

• femslash