futurefic

English

Etymology

future +‎ fic

Noun

futurefic (plural futurefics)

1. (fandom slang) A fanfic set in the future relative to the time in which canonical events are set.
   • 1998 July 23, Eyeglazer [username], “A Glimpse of the Future [futurefic]”, in alt.games.final-fantasy‎^[1] (Usenet):

     It all inspired me to write this sort of mini futurefic, a look at what might happen when what we once knew is gone.

   • 2001 July 1, Michael Aulfrey, “Argh! Which one to write?”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative‎^[2] (Usenet):

     A futurefic involving a grown William Mulder looking for his...parents...with John Doggett playing an adoptive "uncle"?

   • 2001 September 10, Lisamichelle, “NEW: Aftermath: EPILOGUE (1/3) NC-17”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative‎^[3] (Usenet):

     A futurefic following Mulder and Scully over twenty years as they deal with a personal tragedy and the aftermath it leaves.