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12[[caption-width-right:289:Not everyone thinks it's a good idea.]]
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14->'''Dean:''' There's "Sam-girls" and "Dean-girls" and...what's a "slash fan"?\
15'''Sam:''' As in, "Sam-slash-Dean"...together.\
16'''Dean:''' Like, ''together'' together?\
17'''Sam:''' Yeah.\
18'''Dean:''' They do know we're brothers, right?\
19'''Sam:''' Doesn't... seem to matter.\
20'''Dean:''' Aw, come on. That... that's just ''sick''.
21-->-- ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', "[[Recap/SupernaturalS04E18TheMonsterAtTheEndOfThisBook The Monster At the End of This Book]]"
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23One day, you are surfing the [[TheInternet interwebs]], and you find a fanfic. This one seems to be about... the characters discovering fanfiction being written about themselves. What is this? Has TheMasquerade been snapped in two? Has a hero's SecretIdentity been leaked?
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25This is largely a {{Fanfic Trope|s}} (though not quite RecursiveFanfiction), but can occur in original works. The UrExample could be ''Literature/DonQuixote'', making it OlderThanSteam. This is partially a comedy trope; expect much {{Squick}}, [[UnstoppableRage raging]], and [[BrainBleach consumption of cleaning products]] to try to blot out the horrible images wrought by the worst of fics — {{Rule 34}} in particular stands out. If it happens to the creators, not the characters, then it would be RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions. Most often becomes a RevengeFic type 2, with the characters trying to kill bad fanfiction characters (or [[RageAgainstTheAuthor authors]]).
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27A SubTrope of RecursiveCanon and plays off of the CelebrityParadox. See Also WhoWouldWantToWatchUs. Depending on the characters' reactions and the subject matter of the fic, can also count as TakeThatAudience. In-universe, this may be counted as RealPersonFic.
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30!!Examples:
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33[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
34* Happens InUniverse in ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'':
35** Ogiue is such a YaoiFangirl that she even draws erotic doujinshi of the Genshiken members, casting Sasahara as a FetishizedAbuser and Madarame as the classic {{Uke}}. When Sasahara asks her out, she (reluctantly) tells him about it; he's surprised, but not shocked. Ogiue then shows said doujinshi to Sasahara, who good-naturedly teases her about it. [[spoiler:And then they kiss, and start dating.]]
36** Also a part of her backstory: [[spoiler: her 'friends' showed the guy she once liked a hardcore yaoi doujin she drew about him. Ogiue [[HeroicBSOD is so shocked]] that she attempts to kill herself]].
37* In an omake chapter of ''Manga/GirlFriends2006,'' [[SenseiChan Narumatsu-sensei]] learns that Tamamin has drawn a rape manga of her and some girls in the class. This naturally freaks her out.
38* In the second season of ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'''s anime adaptation, Mahiro and his UnwantedHarem discover a BoysLove doujinshi with him as the "star." The three aliens start fighting over it; Nyarko and Hasta want it for their own purposes, while Kuko wants to sell it on a [[SpaceX space]] auction website. Mahiro ends up settling the debate by buying the book himself and [[KillItWithFire burning it]].
39* ''Not'' played for laughs in one episode of ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL'', where the villain (well, the BrainwashedAndCrazy pawn of the Barians) is a manga writer, and his EvilPlan to defeat Shark involves kidnapping Rio and using a supernatural Field Spell to make the battle resemble the outline for his manga (with a DownerEnding where Shark not only fails to rescue Rio, but she dies as a result). Yuma even refers to this as a "dumb fanfic" in the dub, and Shark has to agree with that. (After Rio simply wakes up when he calls to her, the Field Spell's effect breaks and Shark is able to pummel the guy at his leisure.)
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42[[folder:Comic Books]]
43* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'': Emp tries to get a bit of revenge at certain Superhomies for their constant belittling of her by having them discover slash fanfics about them. It backfires, as after the initial shock the Superhomies think it's flattering that people find them attractive enough to write such things.
44* ''ComicBook/MsMarvel'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Kamala Khan]], the current Ms. Marvel, was a fanfic writer herself before she acquired her powers. This draws attention to the existence of fanfic about superheroes within the world in which they exist.
45** In ''ComicBook/MsMarvel2014'', she gets to inflict this trope on ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} when she meets him.
46--->'''Ms Marvel:''' My ''Wolverine-and-Storm-in-space'' fanfic was the third-most upvoted story on Freaking Awesome last month!\
47'''Wolverine:''' Oh my God.\
48'''Ms Marvel:''' I had you guys fighting this giant alien blob that ''farts wormholes!''\
49'''Wolverine:''' Sounds great, kid. ... Wait[=--=]so what was the ''most'' upvoted story?\
50'''Ms Marvel:''' Umm... Cyclops and Emma Frost's romantic vacation in Paris?\
51'''Wolverine:''' This is the worst day of my life.
52** However, in the first ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers'' annual, she's horrified to discover fanfics of herself and her teammates. It starts with a love triangle involving herself, [[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales the new Spidey]], and ComicBook/{{Nova}}, and gets worse from there: [[spoiler:Spidey himself is the author of ''Ms. Marvel and the Teenage Love Triangle from Space'']]. She also ends up pissed at a fanfic where she's [[StayInTheKitchen "taught her place"]] by the original ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}, especially after it seemed like it would be about ''her'' taking up the mantle from her idol [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Carol Danvers]].
53** Then in a subversion, she's incredibly flattered when an alien child she rescued shows her a fan fiction she's writing about her. And if that FlashForward is anything to go by, this fanfic becomes a sacred text to the people of the planet Saffa.
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56[[folder:Fan Works]]
57* ''Fanfic/ThoseLackingSpines'' not only has Xaldin, Vexen, and Lexaeus self-aware that they exist within a fanfic, but also forced to travel through other ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfiction in order to prevent the influence of these various works from transforming their colleagues into shadows of their former selves.
58* Mr Law's ''Manga/ToLoveRu'' fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11591414/2/To-Love-CARNAGE To-Love-Carnage]] shows Rito and Yui implying that they already know they're in a fanfic.
59* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'': In fanart form: [[http://i46.tinypic.com/2wg6g3m.jpg Here]].
60* ''Film/{{Avatar}}'': [[http://vick330.deviantart.com/art/Neytiri-and-the-internet-155961620 Neytiri looks on the internet in this fanart]], and presumably discovers a lot of {{Rule 34}}.
61* ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
62** Booter-Freak on deviantart has a whole series showing the cast of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' discovering shipping. HilarityEnsues. [[http://fav.me/d1mcc3v One]], [[http://fav.me/d1x1p6p Two]], [[http://fav.me/d2g0mwt Three]].
63** By the same artist, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' [[https://www.deviantart.com/booter-freak/art/Avatar-LOK-Discovers-Shipping-311589894 joins the fun]].
64*** Now [[https://www.deviantart.com/booter-freak/art/Avatar-LOK-Discovers-Shipping-Season-2-477987565 divided]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/booter-freak/art/Avatar-LOK-Discovers-Shipping-Season-3-486919192 by]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/booter-freak/art/Avatar-LOK-Discovers-Shipping-Season-4-506429170 seasons!]]
65** Half the humor of ''Fanfic/MaisRamblings'' comes from her mockery of fanon pairings.
66* ''Fanfic/AvengerOfSteel'' has [[PluckyComicRelief Darcy]] writing a story about [[TheSociopath Faora]] being redeemed by Superman's love. Complete with PurpleProse. Clark is utterly horrified.
67* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9968413/1/Eviscerating-the-Fourth-Wall Eviscerating the Fourth Wall]]'', a ''Franchise/TheLionKing'' fanfic, is built on this premise, and hinges on getting the most over-the-top reactions out of everybody as possible. Suffice to say, Simba and the gang are less than pleased with what they find.
68* One ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' fanfic called [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5043852/1/Doc-I-Don-t-Think-I-Like-Slash "Doc, I Don't Think I Like Slash"]], involves Marty discovering fanfiction from an alternate universe. Curious about the "slash" that Doc warns him against, he selects one, which {{squick}}s him into fleeing from the computer.
69* In ''Fanfic/BadPress'', Starscream and Megatron read fanfics about themselves and the Decepticons that Soundwave found online. They are not amused about the quality and contents of the writing (most of it is either [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs poorly-written, smut, or poorly-written smut]]) and eventually start trying to figure out why humans would write fanfiction about them. The explanation they settle on is humans bringing the Decepticons down to their own level via writing in a futile attempt to lessen the ExistentialHorror induced by the total superiority of the Decepticons to humanity.
70* One ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' fanfic, called [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4469720/1/SLASH SLASH]], affectionately parodied the Batman/Joker pairing, and it revolved around Batman, Batwoman, Robin, and Alfred (as well as various villains) all discovering that someone in Gotham was posting kinky, steamy, and downright ''dirty'' [[HoYay Batman]][=/=][[FoeYayShipping Joker]] fanfic. The twist is [[spoiler:it's ComicBook/TheJoker himself who's posting it ForTheEvulz, though he states that [[EvenEvilHasStandards he hates the very idea]] of him and Batman getting together in ''that'' way]].
71* ''Bubblegum Avatar'' by Craig Reed and the third and fourth installments of ''Legion's Quest'' by Ed Becerra, [[SelfInsertFic self-insert fanfics]] set in ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'', both have the Knight Sabers (or, rather, Sylia) getting their hands on complete ''BGC'' fanfiction archives (including {{lemon}}s), with... [[HilarityEnsues interesting results]].
72* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1377032/WilderKaiserin WilderKaiserin's]] ''Emo Corner'' series began as an exploration of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' characters' reactions to various fanfics, and expanded (and significantly improved) when she decided to include the 4Kids dub and general trauma in the series itself. The latest edition has left the GX fandom to explore ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.
73* One story in the ''Fanfic/{{Dangerverse}}'' has a copy of ''Living with Danger'' in hardbound form fall into a 'verse, and that 'verse's versions of the Marauders (still in [[strike:high school]] Hogwarts) pick it up and start to read and discuss it!
74* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' fic "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6357074/1/bLast_b_bStraw_b Last Straw]]": After his comicsverse-derived FreudianExcuse is leaked to the public, resulting in an outpouring of unwanted sympathy, DracoInLeatherPants, and porn, the Scarecrow makes a televised statement in which he threatens to dose Gotham with extra-potent fear toxin if people keep portraying him as a [[TheWoobie Woobie]].
75* ''Fanfic/DescribingTheSeriesViaReferences'' gives team WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} a list of [[Memes/{{RWBY}} memes about their show]]. While they try to have fun reading it, they are uncomfortably aware of the horrible implications of latter memes and the sexualization of themselves and their friends and family.
76* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5828251/1/The-Electric-Company-Discovers-FanFiction The Electric Company discovers FanFiction]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2177807/Logan-the-Awesome Logan the Awesome]], the characters of Series/TheElectricCompany2009 experience this, as well as in [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6836565/1/The-Electric-Company-Discovers-Fanfiction-II its]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11403151/1/The-Electric-Company-Discovers-Fanfiction-III sequels]].
77* ''Fanfic/FateKaleidPrismaTaylor'': Taylor Hebert/Princess is horrified to find fanfics slashing her with Victoria Dallon/Glory Girl and sometimes Amy Dallon/Panacea. While the slash fics disturb her, what legitimately worries her is that the fics reveal classified information like her real name. [[spoiler:Taylor eventually finds out Amy was writing them and yells at her for potentially endangering her and her family.]]
78* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4463783/1/Hellsing_Fanfiction This]] ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' fanfic has Seras discovering the Hellsing section of Fanfiction.net and frantically reporting it to Integra. It ends with [[spoiler:Integra ordering Alucard to [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou kill every single writer]]]].
79* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6074453/1/Heroes_And_Friends Heroes And Friends]], a ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' fan fic, features the turtles finding themselves in our world. Part way through the story, Donatello discovers fan fiction, and after reading one too many {{Dark Fic}}s, he develops a deep bout of depression.
80* The ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' KinkMeme has several fills in which the nations discover the meme and fics requested for them. Reactions usually are either severe disgust or enjoying the hell out of it. [[http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/20706.html?thread=83008738#t83008738 One fill]] has Greece being perfectly fine with the KinkMeme... until he finds out that [[BerserkButton people are writing porn about]] [[MommasBoy his mother]] on it. Then, he starts attacking everyone who tries to read the fill.
81* Since ''Series/{{House}}'' has a huge Fanfic writership, it has many of these. One little gem had House confront Wilson because House had run into a cache of fics in which Dark!Wilson does horrible things to House. Wilson protests that he would never be like that; House says probably, but he wants to be careful. [[spoiler:And then, after House leaves, Wilson curses the fic writers for correctly guessing his dark streak...]]
82* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
83** Dr. Drakken and Shego [[http://bundycoot.deviantart.com/art/Just-sick-and-wrong-53371702 discover]] [[RuleThirtyFour Rule 34]] art, to their horror.
84** In [[Fanfic/BuriedTrilogy "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"]], Kim and Ron are recovering from a horrible ordeal (detailed in the fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2221453/1/Buried "Buried"]]) at the Yamanouchi Ninja School in Japan. While there, they were amused to discover that someone had created a {{Doujinshi}} manga based on their adventures. Among other things; Ron is depicted as carrying a {{BFG}} and rescuing a [[MostCommonSuperpower very well-endowed Kim]], while Shego is depicted as a demoness who has fallen in love with Mr. Barken.
85** In [[Fanfic/UnacceptableSitchSeries "If You Build a Better Monkey"]], the [[{{Fora}} "Villains' Digest Online"]] has a discussion thread on Shego's measurements and cup size, to her annoyance and Kim's amusement. It also has a fairly large section dedicated to Kim, but Shego warns her that she ''really'' doesn't want to read some of the "leather and handcuffs" fantasies written about her by people "who are attracted to you, but they ''also'' hate your guts".
86* The ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' CrossOver ''Fanfic/TheEchoRanger'' features the human redeemed versions of Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa, who aren't very fond of the website Power Rangers True Believers. Partly because of the (in-universe) EpilepticTrees, but mostly because of the fan fiction. Especially the ''adult'' fan fiction.
87* [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/19SBMynQBKaXd9NZZVC8O0lJOjb82yjNsHOMrnVsCFUY/edit?hl=en# This]] ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic features the cast discovering what [[Website/FourChan /co/]] thinks about them. HilarityEnsues.
88** One of the alternate endings to ''Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles'' reveals that the plot of the story is a fanfic written by [[BewareTheNiceOnes Fluttershy]] after listening to death metal. Pinkie Pie appreciates her friend's new-found creativity, but asks that she stop putting the other ponies in her work. Soon a bunch of {{Recursive Fanfiction}}s emerged in which the ponies ''somehow'' find a way to find this fic. Such as [[http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=Pinkie+pie+reads+Cupcakes#/d41bb5n this]] and [[http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=Pinkie+pie+reads+Cupcakes#/d3ezl3j this]]. As can be expected, most of the characters don't like it...
89** ''Fanfic/AreYouKiddingTheresPornOfUs'' is not only this trope in action (in which Rarity discovers fanmade porn of her), it [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the trope itself, quietly dissecting and analyzing it behind a light-hearted story. (Well, about as lighthearted as a fictional character becoming upset over discovering porn can be, anyway.)
90** The first chapter of ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/39652 Do You Really Want to Know?]]'' is a series of letters between Twilight Sparkle and Princess Celestia. Celestia claims that Twilight's most recent '[[SexualEuphemism friendship report]]' contained [[TooMuchInformation details she didn't really need to know]], which confuses Twilight, who didn't and wouldn't write anything saucy to someone who's like a mother to her. Eventually, the truth is revealed: an explicit fanfic about the mane six was inadvertently attached to the letter. Its author? [[spoiler:[[CovertPervert Fluttershy]].]]
91** The entire plot of ''AudioPlay/KPNYRadio'' is that the crew of Ponyville's radio station accidentally connect to Earth's internet and discover the Brony subculture's FanWorks, which they decide to review and present on a radio show called "The Inventory". In an interesting play on this, they take the massive amount of fan works as the Bronies worshiping the ponies.
92** Also present in ''Fanfic/TheAudience'''s Chapter 30. Human technology is being adopted in Equestria after [[spoiler:falling through an interdimensional hole]]. Said technology includes a hard drive containing a pornography database. The Mane 6 are less horrified that the humans have pony porn and more that it's porn of them personally. The AuthorAvatar protagonist attempted to give a reasoned defense of his race, in that most humans are disgusted by the stuff as well.
93* This is the premise of ''Fanfic/NeverLeaveFanfictionLyingAround''. Several characters from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' find a book and start reading it. To their horror, the book is an awful fic, with themselves as characters. [[HilarityEnsues Insanity ensues.]]
94* In ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'', due to the pilot identities being leaked and the creation of an in-universe anime, the pilots and staff are invited to Evacon '17. They attend a fanfiction panel:
95--> "Well, there was the one writer who really thought Unit 01 was cute," Asuka says, and shudders, "And...tentacles? Did any story need those many tentacles? Not that he was a bad writer, he was actually fantastic-"
96--> "But creepy," Misato adds.
97--> "Why was I having sex with Rei in every single one of them?" Shinji asks, "It was either me and Rei, me and Asuka, [[ParentalIncest me and Mom]]-"
98--> "Which is all sorts of wrong," Misato asks, "Especially that one the one guy wrote where you had a three way with your Mom and me."
99--> "And I never met Mr. Nagisa!" Asuka yells, pounding her fist on the table, [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight "Why would I want to have sex with him?"]]
100* In the ''Literature/OctoberDaye'' fandom, there are fics where Toby or other characters close to her discover the "[[https://archiveofourown.org/tags/November%20Nighte%20Universe%20(October%20Daye)/works November Nighte]]" books, which are clearly RomanAClef novels, mostly focusing on the romance between "Ember" (Toby) and "Paris" (Tybalt).
101* ''Manga/OnePiece''
102** The fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3372337/1/Revenge Revenge]]'' is about the Straw Hats finding out about fan fiction [[MarySueHunter and getting revenge]]. They go to fight a group of real fanfic authors [[SelfDeprecation led by the author of the story]]. And in true ''One Piece'' style, most of the authors have Devil Fruits (or have a Devil Fruit enhanced object), one of them is a Fish Man and one is a MagicalGirl... for some reason.
103** There is also one called ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8713903/1/ Letters]]'' which involves verious ''One Piece'' characters writing letters to fanfiction authors about how they feel about certain things. For example, it involves Luffy asking about yaoi and Sanji exploding after finding some fanfiction with him paired with Zoro.
104* In this piece of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' [[http://pffanon.wikia.com/wiki/File:Characters_reactions_to_Wiki.JPG fanart]], Phineas, Ferb, Candace, Isabella, Perry, and Baljeet react to the many aspects of fanfictions, respectively a DeathFic, [[OriginalCharacter Original Characters]] (for Ferb and Candace), [[CopyCatSue Copy Cat Sues]], LukeIAmYourFather, and a CrackPairing.
105* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4856491/1/Red_vs_Blue_Fanfiction_PSA This fic]] of a WebAnimation/RedVsBlue [=PSA=] by mrfipp. There are reactions on HoYay, LesYay, {{Lemon}}, and such.
106* The [[http://jusenkyo.wikia.com/wiki/Revenge-fic "Revenge Wars"]] fanfic cycle of the middle-to-late 1990s is based on completely embracing this trope and then running with it for all it was worth. It was started by Scott "SKJAM" Jamison's 1996 fic ''[[ftp://ftp.gweep.ca/pub/anime/anime-fan-works/Ranma/ranma.sauce.gz Sauce]]'', in which the cast of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' decide that turnabout is fair play for a certain fic author, but soon exploded into a massive collaborative effort with stories that ranged from whimsical to chilling.
107* [[http://www.deviantart.com/art/The-Scooby-Gang-discovers-Tumblr-331505950 This]] ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' FanArt depicts the Scooby gang finding stuff about them on Tumblr. Judging by [[CoverInnocentEyesAndEars their]] [[VomitDiscretionShot reactions]], it was pretty bad.
108* Two ''[[Franchise/TheSmurfs Smurfs]]'' fanfic series do this.
109** The ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' story "Salad Smurfs: The Movie" is an adaptation of the original comic book story done as a horror movie created by Actor Smurf that the other Smurfs watch, featuring all the characters from the fanfic series but Empath.
110** "The Once And Smurfy King", also in the ''Empath'' series, is the comic book version of "King Smurf" retold by Brainy's daughter Sophia so as ''not'' to have Brainy be made the villain of the story, as in the [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs cartoon show version]].
111** The ''Fanfic/HeroTheGuardianSmurf'' story "Dreamy's Lost Village" is an adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'' done as an Imaginarium fantasy setting, featuring characters from the fanfic series such as Hero and Wonder.
112* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fanfic series "[[http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=14159579 Male Bonding]]", the guys discover a world-wide web. (Only one world? They must be primitive.) Everyone knows their stories. Jokes include:
113** A poll asks, "Do you think Kyp Durron is sexy?" Kyp grabs the mouse and votes "Yes." He [[ChekhovsBoomerang does so again]] after they're all done.
114** Fanfic. Not so bad, but there's a story about how "[[Literature/XWingSeries Wedge and Corran]] are the best of friends. SLASH!" Corran doesn't know what [[SlashFic slash]] is, does agree that he's good friends with Wedge, reads a few paragraphs, and gets pissed.
115** They all blame Creator/GeorgeLucas in the end. And Luke destroys the Milky Way.
116** Speaking of ''Star Wars'', Expanded Universe canon (specifically ''Literature/LukeSkywalkerAndTheShadowsOfMindor'') has Luke discovering the existence of a holovid called ''Luke Skywalker and the Jedi's Revenge''. Among other things, Palpatine was a good guy misled by Vader.
117* Chapters 4 and 5 of [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6007883/1/ this]] ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' fic has the protagonists stumbling over a fan fic archive created and run by their colleagues all while the entire female population of the base is under the influence of a FantasticDrug that brings out their inner fangirl. Even T'ealc joins the fun and the fics tend to pop up again in later chapters.
118* From the ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' KinkMeme, there is the [=HeroTV=] Forum series that involves the heroes discovering a forum and fan fiction about themselves. Some of them even hang out on the site and write fanfics. Justified as they are stars of a [[ShowWithinAShow reality TV show.]] [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PZ3-Fw2Z755iCi1Io25oN21uVe9db4jaUtmkTI3mJ3k/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CMLdye4E Here's the chronological order of the stories.]]
119* There's a ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' {{Doujinshi}} entitled ''What's This Thin Book?'' which is basically this trope. Yukari, upset about not being invited to a party, buys {{Rule 34}} Touhou doujinshi from a shop in the outside world and mails them out as a prank. The characters are particularly puzzled because some of the books mention being sold at the [[FanConvention Hakurei Shrine Festival]].
120* The 34th chapter of ''Fanfic/YouGotHaruhiRolled'' has the SOS Brigade accidentally stumble across RuleThirtyFour of themselves.
121* [[http://skunkcutie.deviantart.com/favourites/44785445#/d2f8p3 This fanart]] of [[Anime/YuGiOh Bakura and Yami Bakura's]] reaction to a yami/hikari slash site.
122* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3541122/1/Zatch_Bell_and_the_Fanfiction_Adventure This]] long-running ''Manga/ZatchBell'' fan fiction revolves around this trope, where they discover everything from SelfInsertFic to SlashFic. HilarityEnsues.
123* [[http://www.lpfiction.com/story.php?id=3574 This]] story about the guys of Music/LinkinPark stumbling across fan fiction for the first time. Hilarity and tears ensue.
124* ''Fanfic/ThingsThatCantBeUnseen'' has the ''Manga/DeathNote'' characters discovering fanfiction.
125-->'''Mello:''' Wow, I have to admit, I'm impressed. Who knew all it would take to [[EvenEvilHasStandards unnerve the almighty Kira]] was a couple of pages of poorly written smut?
126** And [[http://miimiiakatsuki.deviantart.com/art/Discovering-fan-art-260769408 in fanart form]] L and Light discover what the fans think of their "relationship".
127* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6591807/1/Its_How_We_Roll It's How We Roll]]'' is a ''Series/{{Skins}}'' fic about Naomily finding all the fanfic that had been written about them (the work is intended as a tribute to several dozen other fics that had been written over the previous twelve months).
128* In "[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2024189/1/Script_Talk Script Talk]]", an ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' meta-fic, Kitty, Rogue, and Wanda sift through their weekly delivery of new fanfics. Rogue is bored with constantly being shipped with Gambit, while Kitty is disgusted by a femslash story that ships her with Storm.
129* In ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', [[OCStandIn Kanae]] is revealed to have drawn entire hentai {{doujin}}s of the other members of the SOS Brigade, such as [[{{Yaoi}} Kyon x Koizumi]], [[AThreesomeIsHot Haruhi x Kyon x Kanae]], etc. [[BrainBleach Kyon is not amused]].
130* In ''Fanfic/EqualAndOppositeAttraction'', Chisame discovers a fanfiction forum for the manga Haruna published that was based off their adventures. She is [[BrainBleach horrified]] when the members suggest shipping her and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]].
131* Given the extremely meta nature of some actual ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episodes, it's unsurprising that SPN fanfic loves this one. The [[http://libraryofsol.livejournal.com/tag/series:%20fourth%20wall Fourth Wall series]] is a particularly well-done example.
132** Another one can be seen [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2820887/1/Twisted here.]]
133* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7427510/1/The_Greatest_Thing_Youll_Ever_Learn This Naruto fanfiction]] has the characters come across another character's doujinshi. About them. And it's pornographic. One is suitably shocked; the other wants to re-enact the scene.
134* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7299709/1/Forums_Aint_So_Fun_When_Theyre_About_You These]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6163584/1/Fanfiction two]] ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' fanfics sum up much of the cast's reactions to part of their fandoms, plus, there's a message board, of all things, where fans are discussing the matter [[http://numbuh8.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=kndother&action=display&thread=9485&page=1 here]].
135* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8063013/1/Planktons_Eye_View Plankton's Eye View]]'' starts with Plankton himself reading ''Fanfic/OneLessLonelyGurl'', a ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' TrollFic written by the same author.
136* In ''Fanfic/SuperheroRPF'', [[ComicBook/YoungAvengers Hawkeye II]] discovers that there is femslash about her and Miss America [[spoiler:written by their former teammate Loki, no less]]. She gets it taken down.
137* ''[[http://www.devianthearts.com/viewstory.php?sid=1434 The Voyorgy Conspiracy]]'' is a send-up of the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "The Voyager Conspiracy", but instead Seven downloads an excess of Voyager SlashFic from a temporal transmission and HilarityEnsues.
138* In [[http://tenshi-no-hikari.deviantart.com/art/HP-Fan-Fiction-136878476 this]] fancomic [[Franchise/HarryPotter Harry and Ron]] are amused to discover a [[SlashFic Snape/Harry]] fanfic [[spoiler:which, as it turns out, was written by Snape.]]
139** In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1079557/1/The-Pandora-Complex a story written by Nimori]], Snape discovers that his students have been writing erotic fanfiction of him and Harry. He becomes curious and starts learning about {{Fandom}}, which quickly leads to an addiction to fanfiction. Eventually he starts writing his own and becomes friendly with a fellow fanfiction writer who wrote a thoughtful review in response to his story. He decides to meet his internet friend IRL and of course it turns out to be Harry himself, resulting in them hooking up once they get past the initial embarrassment.
140* In ''Roleplay/WeAreAllPokemonTrainers'', it happened first around the GC Arc when the J-Team found out about the fanbase they'd amassed due to slaying Missingno and 'M, and it still happens occasionally when newer members learn about the fanbase.
141* ''Fanfic/RedactionOfTheGoldenWitch'' picks apart ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'''s InUniverse Witch Hunt fandom. The Narrator for the 1996 sections is disgusted by how a real-life tragedy has become FanficFuel, and eventually [[spoiler:Meta!Battler and the Summoner]] travel to a [=WitchCon=] so that they can see what the Rokkenjima Incident has been turned into.
142* ''Fanfic/WeissReacts'' has the eponymous character reading fanfics and, well, [[UnstoppableRage reacting to them]] as the premise.
143* The ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' fanfic ''[[Fanfic/OhShitTheresFanfictionOfUs Oh Shit, There's Fanfiction of Us!?]]'' almost has the trope title for its name! The premise is this, too.
144* ''[[http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/549833/ When Chanyeol Read 10080]]'' features the [[{{Music/EXO}} K-pop boy band EXO's]] Chanyeol reading [[http://exobubz.livejournal.com/929.html one of the most famed]] [[SlashFic slash fics]] of him and Baekhyun, and becoming unsure as to what his real feelings about his friend are. Drama ensues.
145* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7774617/1/South-Park-Reacts-to-FanFiction South Park Reacts to Fanfiction]]'' gives us a series of chapters where key characters from South Park give their response to fans over how they've been portrayed.
146* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'':
147** ''Fanfic/PeekingThroughTheFourthWall'' has the kids read and comment on random fanfics about themselves, with there also being a spin-off fic (appropriately titled ''Peeking Through the Fourth Wall: After Dark'') having the teenaged siblings read more inappropriate and disturbing content after the others have gone to bed.
148** ''[[https://funnyjunk.com/channel/loudhouse/The+loud+kids+react+to+loudcest/bnymLoa/ The Loud Kids react to Loudcest]]'' is a fanart about the Loud kids...well, reacting to [[BrotherSisterIncest Loudcest]].
149* ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/6840136 Rumours of Blake]]'' by lost_spook has [[Series/BlakesSeven the crew of the Liberator]] react to the discovery that Federation citizens have been inspired to write fanfic about them. Avon sarcastically wonders how these people think Blake even had time for a rebellion, if he was involved in so many relationships.
150-->Blake/Avalon, Blake/Jenna, [[FoeYayShipping Blake/Travis]] (and that would have been a short-lived affair, he thought), Blake/Vila, Blake/Reader, [[ScrewYourself Blake/Blake]], Blake/Cally, [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Blake/anything that bloody well moved]] and [[CargoShip some things that didn’t]].
151* ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'' has this going on in-universe. The teachers at the eponymous school are very surprised to learn that two of the students have been writing fanfic about them (about two of them in particular), but they don't mind it; they actually find it very amusing, and even read some of it out loud in the staff room. However, when one of the student authors starts dating [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition Krem]], she's dismayed to learn that her two best friends are now writing fic about ''them''.
152* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12153293/1/Why-Everyone-Hates-Starshine-Perfection Why Everyone Hates Starshine Perfection]] is a story in which [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls the Equestria Girls]] (later joined by the Dazzlings) find a fanfic series about themselves and read it. It's a poorly written fic in which the main characters are little more than plot devices (minus Sunset, [[SympatheticSue who is a crybaby]], and Rarity, [[RonTheDeathEater who is a villain]], much to the real ones' displeasure.)
153* ''Fanfic/TheTickvsMyHeroAcademia'' establishes that H-Doujinshi of heroes are a thing, some villains (and Midnight) profit off of them, and that heroes react to them in a mixture of horror (Mt. Lady) and 'you get used to it' (Death Arms and Kamui Woods). Izuku finds one involving [[ScrewYourself his hero and vigilante identities]].
154* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16183790 The Spork Is Mightier Than The Sword]]'' has [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa Meta Knight, Garlude, Knuckle Joe's father, and Yamikage]] mock a HighSchoolAU fanfic of themselves. They promptly tap out when the fanfiction has the [[{{Ukefication}} ukefied Yamikage]] [[MisterSeahorse become pregnant at the climax.]]
155* ''[[http://archive.fo/EMX72 The Dangers of Curiosity]]'' manages to freak [[SmugSnake Orihara Izaya]] out with the discovery of "[[SlashFic Shizaya]]". He's upset and disturbed because porn of him he never consented to makes him feel violated, sex with his ArchEnemy is ''wildly'' out of character, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking why is he always the bottom]]?
156* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5615783/1/Meeting_the_Others "Meeting the Others"]], the [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess Disney Princesses]] discover the Internet. And fanfiction websites. At the beginning they're intrigued... until they run into smut stories shipping them with their enemies. Then they get horrified.
157* In ''Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium'' story [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9238746/1/A-Practical-Guide-for-the-Courtship-of-Elves-by-Beren-son-of-Barahir "A Practical Guide for the Courtship of Elves, by Beren son of Barahir"]] Thranduil discovers internet, finds stories featuring his poor son Legolas falling in love with one girl after another, and gets very, ''very'' mad.
158* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': In “The Autobiography” and “The Cameo,” Bolt and Penny are not happy to discover that there is fanfiction about them -- especially given that the offending stories are smut stories featuring one or both characters.
159* This is parodied in one ''Website/ChannelAwesome'' fic, which details the cast of the site finding the Hookerverse fanfiction and being horribly disgusted by it. They end up getting revenge by reaching out of the computer and attacking the author.
160* Courtesy of a truly epic misunderstanding in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25085842/chapters/62081350#workskin Mamazun]]'', people believe the demon king Mobei-jun stole poor innocent Luo Binghe in order to marry him. [[YaoiFangirl Liu Mingyan]] immediately dramatizes the rumor by writing ''The Tale of Ice King and Winter Bride'' which becomes a sensation -- Luo Binghe is horrorstruck, his foster parents thoroughly disgusted by such blatant interest in their kid's private life, but Mobei-jun is rather intrigued by some scenes and Luo Binghe's birth father is blatantly disappointed to learn it's only a fiction.
161* This is the basic premise of the ''Series/OddSquad'' fanfic ''Fanfic/OSMUFanfictionFriction''. Omar, Opal, Orla and Oswald discover a whole slew of ''Odd Squad'' fanfics on the Internet, and on discovering that there aren't any good ones of them as the Odd Squad Mobile Unit, they decide to venture out on a quest to do something that is worthy of writing into a fanfic. HilarityEnsues as they get into all kinds of situations in the pursuit of someone (other than the author of this fanfic himself, who is an active character in the story) becoming inspired enough to write a fanfic about them.
162* ''Fanfic/AnArcForEverySeason'': After stopping Adam's attack, Team RWBY-J (well, Blake already knew) discover that their popularity as such is to the point that people have been writing RealPersonFic and drawing art of them. Yang is disgusted by the amount of content depicting [[SiblingIncest her and Ruby as a couple]]; Weiss is bothered that she's always depicted as a submissive regardless of pairing; Ruby is dismayed that no one seems to ship her with Jaune, her boyfriend; and Jaune is simply bemused that he fluctuates between being the others' pathetic sex slave or an overpowered AuthorAvatar who has them as a harem, on the rare occasion he's even included.
163* ''Fanfic/MyHeroAcademiaMechanicalGreen'': During the Sports Festival, Himiko discovers a user named "[=RavenQueen=]" has been writing smut fanfics about the students of 1-A, largely comprised of either [[YaoiFangirl boys-love]] and GirlOnGirlIsHot using thinly veiled {{exp|y}}ies of the class. She and the rest of the girls quickly figure out ''who'' the writer is based on [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls her]] SelfInsert: ''[[CovertPervert Momo]]''. She's mortified they found out about her fanfics, and is willing to stop as a result, the others saying she could continue so long as she ''asks'' next time she wants to use expies of them. It helps that [[GenderFlip Izumi]] [[RelationshipUpgrade and Ochaco]] ended up getting... "ideas" from fics involving them.
164-->'''[=AbyssCloud=] (Ochaco):''' Thank you Momo\
165You've corrupted Izumi\
166'''Floof Might (Izumi):''' I'm sorry, I got curious!\
167Plus the fic had quirkplay as a tag and I sort of have a thing for that\
168'''[=AbyssCloud=]:''' Thank you Momo\
169You've corrupted ME!\
170'''[=FluffyET=] (Mina):''' Damn it Momo, you've corrupted the Cinnamon rolls! They are in short supply as it is!
171* A few ''VideoGame/Persona5'' fics involve the Phantom Thieves discovering that people are writing fanfiction about them, usually based on what little they saw in the CallingCard they recorded for Shido:
172** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12442947 AMA 2: Shitpost]]'' has the Phantom Thieves holding an Ask Me Anything session on the Phansite. Most of the Thieves are [[BigWhat shocked]] to learn that people are writing fanfic about them on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, though Futaba already knew about it ("A lot of it is porn."), as did Haru ("Some of them aren't so terrible.") Amusingly, the users in the chat, some of whom are presumably responsible for writing it, are ''also'' [[OhCrap shocked]] to learn that the Thieves have found the fanfiction.
173** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14306364/chapters/33007152 Stranger than Phandom]]'' has Ryuji finding a fanzine of Phantom Thieves stories and artwork. Reactions from the actual Thieves vary quite a bit.
174** ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33182872 Agi Island Players]]'', based on a certain ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers episode]], has the Thieves watching a stage show about their adventures.
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178* Creator/ChristopherPike used this in ''Literature/MasterOfMurder''. An author names his characters after his friends, and then the fanfics become canon (i.e., they then happen in RealLife). Hilarity doesn't ''exactly'' ensue, being a Pike horror novel...
179* ''Literature/DonQuixote'': At chapter LIX of the second part, Don Quixote hears some guys talking about the {{fanfiction}} Avellaneda wrote about ''Literature/DonQuixote''. This is only the beginning of Don Quixote and Sancho continuous attacks against Avellaneda for the CharacterDerailment in the rest of the novel. This makes this trope OlderThanSteam.
180-->The instant Don Quixote heard his own name be started to his feet and listened with open ears to catch what they said about him, and heard the Don Jeronimo who had been addressed say in reply, "Why would you have us read that absurd stuff, Don Juan, when it is impossible for anyone who has read the First Part of the history of 'Don Quixote of La Mancha' to take any pleasure in reading this Second Part?"\
181"For all that," said he who was addressed as Don Juan, "we shall do well to read it, for there is no book so bad but it has something good in it. What displeases me most in it is that it represents Don Quixote [[CharacterDerailment as now cured of his love for Dulcinea del Toboso]]."\
182On hearing this Don Quixote, full of wrath and indignation, lifted up his voice and said, "[[TakeThat Whoever he may be who says that Don Quixote of La Mancha has forgotten or can forget Dulcinea del Toboso, I will teach him with equal arms that what he says is very far from the truth; for neither can the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso be forgotten, nor can forgetfulness have a place in Don Quixote; his motto is constancy, and his profession to maintain the same with his life and never wrong it.]]"
183* ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' actually has ''canon'' examples of this. Far from being just very vocal [[ShipperOnDeck shippers]], both Walker and Erika have been known to write fanfic (porny or otherwise) of their friends, and [[TooMuchInformation don't care who knows it]].
184-->'''Celty:''' [=[=][[TalkingWithSigns ...Where did they get my personal information?]][=]=]
185* In ''Literature/GonnaBeTheTwinTail'', someone in Souji's class mentions that there's "tons" of fanart online of Tail Red, Souji's [[SuperGenderBender female]] MagicalGirl alter-ego (including, it's implied, plenty of Rule 34), and he completely flips out.
186* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'': Issei gets extremely annoyed when he discovers that people have written a BoysLove doujinshi starring him, since he constantly asserts that he is straight and hates yaoi.
187* In ''Literature/ThisIsNotAGame'' by Creator/WalterJonWilliams, the protagonist is stranded in Indonesia when its currency collapses, causing rioting. She enlists the help of a bunch of alternate reality gamers to get her out, not all of whom believe it's really happening. As a gag gift, one of her friends later presents her with a bound copy of the Fan Fiction some of these gamers wrote about her.
188* In ''Young Sentinels (Literature/WearingTheCape Series Book 3)'' by Creator/MarionGHarmon, one of the trainee superheroes asks series protagonist/team leader Astra what's the downside about being a superhero, and she says "Fanfic!" ("I'd never heard her swear, but the way she said it sounded filthy.")
189* Max and Kylie in Tempe O'Kun's ''Literature/{{Windfall}}'' are former teen actors on a show called "Strangeville". During the last season Kylie discovered the show's fanfiction community and came across many fics shipping her character with Max's, giving her some ideas.
190* ''Literature/LoveOverGold'': In Tokyo, fans ask lesbian hockey players Diane and Katrien to sign copies of a yuri manga called ''First Love Hockey Girls'', which they're startled to realise is about thinly fictionalised versions of themselves. Katrien is annoyed by how the manga misrepresents them, especially with her teammates constantly quoting the cheesy, poorly-translated dialogue at her, but Diane sees it as harmless fantasy.
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194* ''Series/BanjunDrama'': Jae-joong's discovery of a shipping fanfic revolving around Yun-ho and him (itself given to him by Yun-ho) is the inciting incident for the subplot of "Dangerous Love," where Jae-joong starts to suspect Yun-ho might be into him romantically.
195* An episode of panel show ''Series/MockTheWeek'' had Frankie Boyle discussing the Real Person Slash Fic featuring him and team captain Hugh Dennis. [[spoiler:Hugh was the receiver.]]
196* ''Franchise/PowerRangers''
197** In ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', the Rangers are watching international satellite TV and find that Japan has created a Power Rangers TV show. (The entire episode is a giant MythologyGag, as what they're watching is a dubbed version of ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'', ''Dino Thunder'''s parent show.) Ethan and Kira enjoy it; Conner is upset that they turned the Rangers into a joke but he comes around. They're OK with how flat-out inaccurate the show is compared to their real adventures because they have [[SecretIdentity Secret Identities]] and don't expect people to know what they're ''really'' like, but with that in mind they're noticeably confused when the TV Rangers use their secret ByThePowerOfGreyskull phrase.
198** The ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' MilestoneCelebration episode "Forever Red" was supposed to have a mention of [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Tommy]] learning about "those stories about [him and Jason] on the Internet" and how they'd been awkward after that.
199* The cast of ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' caused a bit of a scare for the fandom--especially on Website/{{Tumblr}}--back in July 2011 when it was made pretty clear that [[http://theworldsonlyconsultingpenis.tumblr.com/post/8180678381 they knew about the porn that their fans were making]], thus making it an inversion to this trope.
200* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': In canon, Sam and Dean discover a man who has written out their entire lives and adventures. The author assumed they were fictional, naturally, leading into him thinking it's a [[RealityIsUnrealistic stranger than fiction]] tale, where he might've been causing these things to happen to them. They also actually find fanfics of themselves -- [[SlashFic slashfics]], to be exact, [[BrotherSisterIncest with each other]]. They are horrified and {{Squick}}ed.
201--> '''Dean:''' That... that's just ''sick.''
202* ''Series/{{Monk}}''
203** One episode involves the production of a film based on a prior high-profile case. When Chief Stottlemeyer and Randy sit down to watch a scene be filmed, they discover that the makers had taken some creative liberties. Namely, the film version of Randy was [[GenderFlip made a woman]], and she and the film version of the chief were in a romantic relationship.
204** Another episode has the title detective working with an obsessed fangirl played by Creator/SarahSilverman, who had become such a huge fan after being impressed at how he was able to solve an incredibly difficult case in a previous episode. When the two are cornered by the episode's killer-of-the-week, Sarah's character says that Monk should use his gun to defend himself. When Monk reminds her he doesn't carry a gun, she realizes that she'd confused things with a fanfiction story she'd written about him where he did.
205* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. In "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS6E22Muse Muse]]" a playwright on a pre-industrial world discovers B'Elanna Torres in her crashed shuttle and starts writing a play based on her logs. His muse is not amused by the blatant {{Shipping}}.
206-->'''B'Elanna:''' Well, you're going to have to do a lot better than Harry Kim kissing the Delaney sisters.\
207'''Kelis:''' Why?\
208'''B'Elanna:''' Because when you think that you are surrounded by enemies, when you're up against the Borg, or Species 8472, the last thing on your mind is romance!
209* ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' are very aware of the slash fanfiction written about their show, and Creator/NoelFielding often talks about fanfictions he's read in interviews, and in one case on the commentary of the [=DVDs=]. The fandom collectively exploded when they inserted references to the infamous erotic fanfiction series "Stockholm Syndrome" into their performance of the song "Love Games" at Festival Supreme. Noel also once had a rather filthy quote from said fanfiction as his twitter description for several weeks.
210* In ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', one of the Koenig brothers begins geeking out over meeting with Daisy Johnson aka Quake, even though she points out they've known each other since before she got powers, much less went public with them. Koenig replies that ''then'' she was normal, ''now'' she's a legit superhero! People are writing fanfics about her! Daisy's already unamused at this, but Koenig keeps DiggingHimselfDeeper, saying that she may not want to go Googling it; there's some steamy stuff in there. Like [[SlashFic Quake/Black Widow]]. [[IdiosyncraticShipNaming They call the pairing "Quack".]]
211* ''Series/{{Taskmaster}}'': Greg and Alex have referred in the show to the fanfic shipping them. Greg jokingly accused Alex of writing most of it.
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215* Kris and Addam from ''Series/AmericanIdol'' Season 8 are apparently very aware of their fandom. Kris reportedly has even put in fic request.
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219* In one episode of ''Radio/TheUnbelievableTruth'', Holly Walsh's lecture on actors included a bit about Creator/BenedictCumberbatch and fanfic. [[Creator/DavidMitchellActor David Mitchell]] read out Cumberbatch's description of [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Johnlock]] slash. Holly then asked him if he'd read any ''Series/PeepShow'' fic, because it was very similar. He hadn't.
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223* The ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' [=@ECHOcasts=] Twitter account is regularly hijacked by various characters. When Axton was in control of it, he spent most of his time reading (and enjoying) slash fics of himself paired with various characters. In fact, he took over the account specifically ''because'' he had heard about such fanfics and wanted to check them out.
224* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall'' contains an InGameNovel called ''[[Literature/TheElderScrollsInUniverseBooks The Real Barenziah]]'', an unauthorized [[{{Dramatization}} dramatized]] {{biography}} of the Queen Mother of Morrowind[[note]]an InUniverse example of a RealPersonFic, in other words[[/note]] that in that game included a rather explicit scene of her having sex with a Khajiit. In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', the Tribunal Temple has had the relevant passage censored (probably because the [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingBoard ESRB wasn't getting fooled twice]]), but Barenziah and the author appear as {{NPC}}s in the ''Tribunal'' expansion and it turns out she actually enjoyed the books.
225* In ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', it's implied that Viridi is fully aware of the existence of fanfic writers given the [[NoFourthWall nature of the fourth wall in this game]].
226--> '''Palutena:''' Aw... It looks like Little Miss [[{{Tsundere}} Cactus]] has a soft spot for Pit.\
227'''Pit:''' Uhhh... really? 'Cause I don't think you're all that bad either.\
228'''Viridi:''' Shhh! Keep your voice down! People are listening!
229* [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]]'s profile in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' mentions her habit of writing fanfic of the rest of the hero community. Gamora's aside mentions that, while she doesn't know what shipping means, she did get a notion after learning that Kamala's fics ship her with Star-Lord. Said notion leaves her mortified.
230* Kamala also wins a fanfic contest in ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers''.
231* Marina is ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''[='=]s resident MsFanservice, and as such has attracted her share of Rule34. During the game's final Splatfest event, Pearl calls her out on her... "popularity".
232->''"For one, the fans like you more than they like me. I've seen the internet."''
233* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' -- Supplemental material engages in a little bit of TakeThatAudience, describing fanfiction in [[FelonyMisdemeanor the most over the top way]] possible:
234--> The scariest part about these books is that they AREN'T REAL BOOKS AT ALL! They're ''self-published''! Feel the desperation dripping from their not professionally-edited pages! Written by sad, stay-at-home wizards with big dreams and rudimentary Photoshop skills, these poorly-assembled tomes contain ''magic spells of unspeakable lethality'', nestled in between ''long passages of copyrighted characters having sex with each other''! Awooooo!
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238* In the ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'' episode 'Beach Brawl', [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior Bear]] brings up the subject of Rule 34 involving [[ShipTease Shawn and Asia]], they are obviously NOT pleased by this. Cody even flips out about this.
239-->'''Cody''': HOW?! HOW DOES HE KNOW ABOUT RULE 34?! HES JUST A LITTLE KID!
240* ''WebAnimation/SonicShorts'': Has a page where Sonic and Shadow look up fanart of each other. Then they look up [[{{Squick}} fanart featuring both of them]].
241--> '''Sonic:''' [[HeadTiltinglyKinky Is that]]...
242--> '''Shadow:''' [[HeadTiltinglyKinky And is that my]]...
243--> '''Both:''' AAARRRRGGHH!
244** The same happens [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgEL1Re474k here]].
245* Geoff Ramsey, who plays Grif in ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'', apparently finds it funny to read Grif/Simmons fanfiction to Gus Sorola, who plays Simmons.
246* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' poked fun at fan-fics in the WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "fan club", where Strong Bad remarks that the only word worse than "club" to pair with the word "fan" is "you guessed it, the word '''fiction'''." The viewer is then subjected to a cheesy fan-fic in which Strong Bad is [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness abnormally eloquent]] and Strong Sad's SelfInsert character "Twelve Times a Day Man" takes over Strong Bad's e-mail checking duties. When Strong Sad has his brother put on a bonnet and give Homestar Runner a massage, Strong Bad [[RevengeFic retaliates]] by writing a fan-''fiction'' ("Because I have plenty of time to say both syllables.") in which Strong Sad is attacked by a "sub-sandwich constrictor" and pestered by a naked Homestar.
247-->'''Strong Bad:''' "And that's why I like ''all'' them Star Tracks!" said Strong Sad, an entire bag of Twizzlers falling out of his mouth.\
248'''Strong Sad:''' Hey, [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne you know I can't eat Twizzlérs!]]
249* ''WebAnimation/{{Eddsworld}}'': the episode ''Fan Service 2'' has Matt getting an email from a fan who wrote a SlashFic of him and his friends. Matt's reactions to the fic pretty much [[BrainBleach say it all]].
250--> '''Matt:''' Upside down? ...with a bungee cord? '''''[[NoodleImplements WHERE DID THE LLAMA COME FROM?!]]'''''
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254* ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'': [[http://www.giantrobot.club/adventurers/2016/6/15/101-201#57616b03ab48de66f72394c9 Strip #161]], in which our heroes find out what ''Adventurers!'' fansites contain. It's HeadTiltinglyKinky. (''Adventurers!'' fan-made - and author-made! - hentai actually did exist once.)
255* In ''Webcomic/RPGWorld'', Eikre finds yaoi of him and Hero. Eikre doesn't take it too well, but Hero just goes "Hey, it's us!"
256* In [[http://scarygoround.com/sgr/ar.php?date=20060905 this scene]] from ''Webcomic/ScaryGoRound'', Shelley encounters obsessive fans of herself. It gets quite awkward, especially when the guy named Harry starts to read out loud PurpleProse Shelley-fanfiction. (It sounds ambiguously erotic and involves ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''...) Shelley later comments that she has "looked terror square in its single, milky eye!"
257* ''Webcomic/HeadTrip'' had a [[http://headtrip.keenspot.com/d/20100816.html page]] where Franchise/{{Batman}} and Franchise/{{Superman}} see Franchise/GreenLantern happily waiting to become more popular and promptly cut his wings by [[TooMuchInformation explaining all he didn't want to know]] about "''[[YaoiFangirl those]]'' fans".
258* Mordecai, Ivy, and Viktor of ''{{Webcomic/Lackadaisy}}'' have given their opinions on what they think of their shippers. Ivy took it [[http://www.lackadaisycats.com/exhibit.php?exhibitid=337 gracefully,]] Mordecai [[http://www.lackadaisycats.com/exhibit.php?exhibitid=338 not so much,]] and Viktor's reactions ranged from stoic silence to uproarious laughter. When it was mentioned to Rocky that he might have fangirls, he was [[http://www.lackadaisycats.com/exhibit.php?exhibitid=336 thrilled.]]
259* ''Webcomic/TheDailyDerp'': Derpy [[http://dailyderp.tumblr.com/post/37216653090/derpy-what-am-i-reading comes across a fanfic where she is killed off.]] "I'm starting to dislike fanfics."
260* ''Webcomic/DoesNotPlayWellWithOthers'': Fully in-universe example: Seth shows Falchion fic slashing him with the Artificer (or as everybody else calls him, "Tekmage"), his archnemesis. One of these fanfic writers even ''pays an assassin to kill Falchion's girlfriend'', convinced that her existence is the only thing keeping the writer's [[MisterSeahorse Mpreg]] slash fic from becoming a reality. The irony is that Falchion's girlfriend ''is'' Tekmage, but nobody is aware of it, since she's got everyone (including Falchion) convinced that [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Tekmage is her father]].
261* In ''Webcomic/TheYoungProtectors'' the first Interlude has the team of young heroes discovering a porn site devoted to yaoi hentai of them, drawn by fangirls. Aside from one team member's rather squicked reaction, the rest of them consider the discovery to be grounds for jokes and laughter. Starts here: http://webcomics.yaoi911.com/archive/ete-int1-page-1/
262* At one point during a TimeTravel plot in ''Webcomic/LsEmpire'', Void comes across his future self reading a SlashFic. The only real complaint he seems to have is the writer's lack of understanding of Kayoss biology.
263* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':
264** Upon arrival in Paris, Agatha discovers that she's become the subject of [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20150601#.Wd-50Dtrxpg an opera]] and a [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20151026#.Wd-59ztrxpg book series]] (with at least fourteen volumes so far), with a great deal of emphasis on her supposed romantic relationships. Zeetha and Violetta approve.
265** The adventures of Agatha's father and uncle, Bill and Barry Heterodyne, inspired a whole genre of commedia del arte-esque plays and dimestore novels. It's unknown what the real Heterodyne Boys thought of their portrayals, but their construct companions Punch and Judy didn't appreciate being used to perpetuate harmful stereotypes of constructs. Particularly Punch who is portrayed as an idiot when the real one was smart but mute. [[EmperorScientist Baron Klaus Wulfenbach]] on the other hand appears to find his depiction as a bumbling klutz somewhat amusing.
266** For a bit Agatha traveled with a traveling Heterodyne show, in which she often played her own mother. When she catches up to them again in England it turns out they've moved on to plays about [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20200622#.Y-_QS5DMJ3s her]]. Agatha takes it better than most of her companions.
267* ''Webcomic/NerfNow'': [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1047 Could Be Worse]] has the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' Villager unhappy about the AxCrazy MemeticMutation the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' community has given him, but then raccoon points out it could be much worse. Cue a shot of a horrified Wii Fit Trainer in a CornerOfWoe, who became a MsFanservice in the game dues to her [[FlexibilityEqualsSexAbility flexibility]] and thus has a ''lot'' of {{Rule 34}} "fanart".
268* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': When Clinton learns his mother is a VirtualYouTuber, he immediately Googles her screen-name to make sure nobody has found out her real identity. [[ParentalSexualitySquick To his horror]], [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4493 all the results]] are "porn fanart" of her multiboobed cow avatar. Aurelia couldn't care less, just noting that the artist is "''super'' nice in chat".
269** Later, when Aurelia tells her daughter Claire about it, the latter is initially unsure how to process the news, but then dives into it with gusto (if only to outdo Clinton). When warned that the Mommymilkers community has an "active and imaginative fanart community", Claire [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4657 gleefully expresses hope]] that fanfiction would be written about her character.
270** [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4840 Even later]], Marigold, herself a VirtualYouTuber, guest stars on Aurelia's channel, and find out that people have ''already'' written RuleThirtyFour fanfic about their online personas. Her reaction to a particularly disgusting one:
271-->'''Marigold:''' WHOEVER WROTE THIS FIC SHOULD BE IN JAIL
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275* From the end of Website/TheEditingRoom's ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' script:
276-->'''CGI [[Creator/GinniferGoodwin Bunnifer Goodwin]]:''' Creator/{{Disney}}’s put out a movie about racial tolerance where [[InterspeciesRomance “interracial” couples]] are absolutely off the table.
277-->'''CGI [[Creator/JasonBateman Jason Batefox]]:''' I can guarantee that won’t stop [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom the furry community]].
278-->'''CGI Bunnifer Goodwin:''' [[{{Beat}} ...]]Oh dear ''God''. They’re going to write ''all the porn'', aren’t they? Just ''all of it''. [[{{Squick}} Ewwwwwww]].
279* ''WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID'', like some other examples, toes the line between this and RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions. The main cast have discussed the fanfic they've attracted in live-streams without ever breaking character. They find it both flattering and disturbing.
280-->'''Evan''': Oh, the fan fiction?...Keep up the good work.
281* For her "Valentine's Day special" the Fanfic Critic read a fanfic about herself sent to her by Lesbian Jesus. It was titled "The Fanfic Critic and her Vagina of Wonders."
282* ''WebVideo/FantasyHeroine'': Subverted -- In the [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1IJp338xI18 final short]], author Caroline wakes up her heroine, Rosamund, in the middle of the night to confess she looked up fanfics about her story. Including the explicit ones. Subverted because while Rosamund is rather blasé about the whole thing -- she's been aware she's a fictional character the whole time -- ''Caroline'' is embarrassed, because Rosamund is an AuthorAvatar for her and her love interest is a WriteWhoYouKnow for her hot editor.
283--> '''Rosamund:''' Zero sympathy, Caroline. You knew what you were getting into.
284* The Literature/LegionOfNetHeroes once dealt with a boy with telepathic powers who was accidentally broadcasting his LNH slashfic across the city.
285* There are multiple fanfics involving members of LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys, mostly shipping [[{{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}} Emile]] and [[LetsPlay/ProtonJon Jon.]] They have acknowledged this. ([[LetsPlay/NintendoCapriSun Tim]] is also included, but the majority of the slash fans ''really'' like the Jon and Emile pairing.)
286** It's not just fanfics. An Emile/Jon ''dating sim'' exists.
287* The Website/ChannelAwesome crowd is well-aware of their fandom. At one point Bennett [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/bt/the-sage/fanfic-theatre/13982-ep011 actually analyzed some on Masterpiece Fanfic Theatre.]]
288** Also one of the scenes from the WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall ''Warrior #2-3'' review features an alternate Dr. Insano pawing at the alternate Linkara (both based on Johnny from ''Film/TheRoom2003''), who tells him to stop [[HoYay giving the slash ficcers material]].
289** Iron Liz and Linkara once went through some {{high school AU}} fics of their online personas. On Website/{{Twitter}}, she wondered why she was always written as the semi-popular one.
290** WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick, WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows, Creator/AllisonPregler, Nella, and WebVideo/PawDugan have [[http://blip.tv/nostalgia-chick/live-action-fanfic-5484116 acted out a shipping fic]].
291** The nest installment of ''Live Action Fan Fiction'' starred [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]] and Luke Mochrie. The "Oh Crap" in this case was from the original author who was embarrassed that Channel Awesome had discovered her story. (Story and links to more info [[http://tgwtg-fic.livejournal.com/662530.html#cutid1 here]])
292** Spoony was asked about the popular pairing of him and Linkara at a con, and decided to feed it by responding, "I want to know how they knew so many details."
293** Doug and Rob had an interview where they admitted to intentionally feeding their IncestSubtext, and Rob even demanded more fics (with 1,000 word minimum). Doug has also made fun of people expecting him to be horrified at the amount of {{gorn}} fic and art that he and his characters have.
294** This was discussed during WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick's review of ''{{Film/Matilda}}'', where Creator/MaraWilson was genuinely disturbed at the existence of Matilda and Ms. Honey, while the Chick says "it's not... ''not'' there!" while citing one scene in particular.
295* ''[[http://pokketmowse.deviantart.com/art/Search-String-Normandy-214392385 Search String Normandy]]'' by pokketmowse at Website/DeviantArt, on ''Franchise/MassEffect'' crew doing "another sweep of the fan art quadrant".
296* WebVideo/TheTryGuys not only read fanfic in one of their videos, they ''act it out'', including two slash fics between Eugene/Zach and Eugene/Keith. Any sexual acts are replaced with the guys [[UnusualEuphemism eating sandwiches]].
297* In WebVideo/MidnightScreenings' review of "The Best Man Holiday", Brad, Dave, and Brian discuss some of the fanfic they've read of themselves, mostly in glowing terms. Brad jokingly said that part of it actually happened.
298-->'''Brian''': Fan- '''NON''-Fiction??
299* WebVideo/ColeyDoesThings has [[https://youtu.be/ccY-G8YcNbQ a skit]] where she acts as the members of [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Team RWBY]] and responds to their finding of various works of fan art. The second half of the video focuses on shipping.
300* WebVideo/FoxTale2614: In "garmadon is up to something", [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} Lord Garmadon]] discovers fan content of himself on the internet and tells Lloyd that after reading the fanfiction about him, his mind was defiled and a weight was put on his shoulders that no man was meant to bear. However, his response isn't to get rid of the computer and find Jesus like Lloyd suggests, but to create an ASMR channel and a Discord server to give back to his fanbase.
301* [[https://storygirl000.tumblr.com/post/711510316156076032/how-crazy-do-you-think-the-ao3-authours-notes-are This]] Tumblr thread discusses the hypothetical RealPersonFic fanfic scene in Franchise/TheDCU, largely focusing on [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Gotham City's heroes]] and including said heroes' various reactions to it. Highlights include Red Hood beta-ing someone's oneshot, Oracle going after anyone who writes [[ParentalSexualitySquick Commissioner Gordon/Batman smut]] with a vengeance, and Signal both okaying real person shipping and asking for coffee shop AU fic recommendations.
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305* Sort of happens in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' in the episode "Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake", which is a [[{{Rule63}} genderflipped]] version of the series. [[spoiler:It is revealed that the entire thing is a fanfiction by the Ice King and he forced Finn and Jake to listen to it.]]
306** "Bad Little Boy" shows that Marceline approves of the fanfic so much she decides to narrate her own.
307** Lumpy Space Princess also decides to write her own in "The Prince Who Wanted Everything", starring her own gender flipped character, and forces Ice King to read it.
308* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'', the cadets meet a [[StrawFan ridiculously nerdy fan]] of the Voltron Force who has written creepy fanfics [[SelfInsertFic featuring himself]] and Princess Allura. They're not exactly thrilled.
309* Season 4 of ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' shows that Dethklok slashfic exists InUniverse.
310* The ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode "The Ember Island Players" has the cast watch a play [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory based on their adventures]]. The {{Flanderization}} annoys them (except for [[BoisterousBruiser Toph]], who is ''delighted''), the playwright being a [[PortmanteauCoupleName Zutara]] shipper makes Aang, Katara and Zuko extremely uncomfortable, and the DownerEnding (made to be a happy ending for [[TheEmpire the intended audience]]) leaves them depressed.
311-->'''Sokka:''' [[TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou But the effects were decent.]]
312* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' has "[[Recap/SouthParkS19E6TweekXCraig Tweek x Craig]]." The title characters have barely ever interacted in the show, but are [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight probably the third most popular ship]] in the fandom. In the episode, they discover that the school's Asian exchange students are all drawing yaoi of them for no explained reason. Most of the town become [[ShipperOnDeck Shippers on Deck]] in a way that a lot of fans actually found less mean-spirited than one would expect. In the end, Tweek and Craig [[spoiler:become an OfficalCouple]].
313* The second season of ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' introduced Mark the Tapir, Sonic's biggest fan, who on top of coming off as a combination of [[Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} Chris-Chan]] and [[Literature/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]] also writes fan fiction of Sonic and his friends, some of which is decidedly NSFW.
314-->'''Sonic:''' Escape? No, no-no, I was just searching for more of that fan fiction of yours! Ooh, [=SonAmy=]! ''Spicy.''
315* In the ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' episode [[Recap/BigHero6TheSeriesS1E14FanFriction "Fan Friction"]], Hiro is horrified that Karmi is writing Big Hero 6 fanfic, and especially that her [[SelfInsertFic Self-Insert]] is his love interest. The other heroes are more blasé about the whole thing, and find that some of the imaginative ways she portrays their powers actually work.
316* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "This Little Piggy", Peter and Lois discover that Meg is an online foot-fetish model. After Peter looks at the computer, he exclaims, "What the hell? There's an animated version of you and me doing it! Who put that on there?"
317* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' has an episode where Gumball and Darwin discover their obsessive fangirl Sarah has written fanfiction involving them [[IJustWantToHaveFriends being her friends]]/boyfriends. Gumball is peeved that Sarah draws him shorter than his little brother Darwin.
318* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'' has [[Recap/CentaurworldS2E2AllHerdAlltheTerd "All Herd All the Terd"]], which is a blatant parody of their fanbase, influencers, and fanbases in general.
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322* Creator/MichaelRosen famously used to be quite against people making YouTubePoop videos out of his recorded poems, mainly out of the concern that some of the more risque parodies could have an impact on the target demographic of the original videos, but in recent years, he's taken on a considerably more approving stance on them.
323* Website/{{YouTube}}rs Creator/AlexDay (Nerimon) and Charlie [=McDonnell=] (WebVideo/{{Charlieissocoollike}}) have at least one video each in which they discuss fanfics of themselves that they've found. Charlie is [[BrainBleach noticeably disturbed]] when she finds [[HoYay "Cherimon" slash]], but Alex embraces the concept and decides to write a (fairly tame by fanfic standards) slashfic about [[LesYay two of his other YouTube friends]] under a pseudonym, before linking said friends to the site and recording their reactions as they read the fic. He then reveals to them that ''he'' [[AllMenArePerverts was the one who wrote it]]. Cue horror. That's before mentioning all the [=YouTubers=] that are part of the Platform/{{Livejournal}} community and/or have requested certain stories via Website/{{Twitter}}.
324* Website/{{YouTube}}rs Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart are not only aware of the various fanfiction written about them, they actually perform re-enactments during their live "[=#NoFilter=]" shows, much to the fandom's delight.
325* The band Music/FranzFerdinand once did a ShoutOut to Slacken Ties at a concert; Slacken Ties are a Franz Ferdinand [[SlashFic Slash]] [=Livejournal=].
326* ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' writer/story editor Chris Rowley found the fan sites. No big deal there. Then... he found the FanFic. According to his wife, the reaction was along the lines of...
327--> "Oh my God. Honey, you have got to come up here. I do not believe this! They have Goose and Niko having sex!"
328** To which ''everyone'' at the table did a FacePalm -- she was sitting at a table full of FanFic writers, many of whom had ''written'' a ship fic or three.
329* Creator/QuentinTarantino and Creator/EliRoth both discovered all the Fan Fics and Rule 34 of ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'', and [[RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions were ecstatic about it]]. And decided to forward as many fanfics to their parents as possible. Before discussing how unrealistic they are. ("Everyone knows that the Bear Jew is a pitcher, not a catcher.")
330** There's also the part where they comment on the KinkMeme, where Tarantino's is basically "WTF the Bear Jew always tops!" Which they show to the ''rest'' of the cast.
331* Another Real-Life example, which in turn inspired a fic: first, the hosts of Britain's ''Friday Night Project'' surprised Creator/DavidTennant with dramatic readings of explicit ''Series/DoctorWho'' fic. Tennant's absolutely shocked reaction spawned [[http://sam-storyteller.dreamwidth.org/116839.html this story.]]
332* Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg discussed ''Film/HotFuzz'' slash once... and they approved of it.
333--> "Me and @simonpegg once wrote some Nicholas Angel and Danny Butterman slash fiction. It was called HOT FUZZ...(applause)"
334--> "@simonpegg I too am deeply flattered by the slashers. I say all power to hand-stitched homoerotica."
335 Thus inspired, they also wrote some short slash themselves:
336--> "I cannot say how much we all enjoyed writing these. You slash fiction writers are having way too much fun."
337* There is this internet phenomenon in Website/NicoNicoDouga called "Utatte mita" (歌ってみた), or: people doing their cover version of songs they like, usually from {{anime}} and VideoGames. Many of them are surprisingly good and/or have exotic voice, and some of those people develops into elaborate internet personae and have avatars of them drawn by their fans. Naturally, the next step is slashing them. Since this is inevitable (and is a measure of notability), most of them are cool with it.
338* Quite a hilarious example on ''Series/TheGrahamNortonShow'' (found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsSqfAKBOF8 here]]): Creator/DanielRadcliffe is introduced by the host to one of his many fanfic sites, and HilarityEnsues. Cue Creator/RickyGervais starting to write a fanfic ''on air'' starring Daniel, Graham and Jessica Ennis.
339* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
340** Creator/SophieTurner was rather amused to learn about the people shipping Sansa and the Hound.
341** In the "Real Housewives of Westeros" video she made for Vanity Fair, Sophie herself paired Sansa up with Margaery.
342** Her co-star and best friend Creator/MaisieWilliams is an outright Arya/Gendry shipper, in part because she had a crush on Gendry's actor Creator/JoeDempsie when she was younger.
343* Creator/BradleyJames and Creator/ColinMorgan of ''Series/{{Merlin 2008}}'' fame are well aware that there's slash fiction of the two of them, and have taken pains to point out that they avoid it. In Colin's words: "I don't touch that with a barge pole." Their co-stars Creator/KatieMcGrath and Creator/AngelCoulby find the whole thing hilarious and have spent more than one DVDCommentary teasing them both about it.
344* Creator/JohnOliver has a stand-up routine about the time a friend of his introduced him to SlashFic involving himself and his fellow ''Series/TheDailyShow'' cast members.
345* Wrestling/RandyOrton once found out about wrestling fanfics. He didn't dig very deep, as he said all the ones that he read were about him and Wrestling/CodyRhodes, and is thus ignorant of the sheer amount of fanfics that pair him with just about every single guy in the entire company.
346* The LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}} is aware of the fanfics written about them, and have varying degrees of approval. LetsPlay/ZoeyProasheck found some Ravs/Teep fanfic which amused her no end, whereas LetsPlay/WilliamStrife is not as comfortable with him and [[Music/{{Area 11}} Parv]] being shipped. The others are mostly okay with it as long as it's not in the main tag on Tumblr.
347* Sparkles*, lead vocalist of Music/{{Area 11}}, [[http://theedgeoftheexplosion.tumblr.com/post/118959322919/do-you-mind-people-writing-fanfic-of-you-what is aware there's fanfic]] online. He says that he's flattered, but people shouldn't expect him to read it.
348* Music/{{EXO}}'s Tao [[http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/11588958.html accidentally "liked"]] an [[SlashFic NC17 fic]] of himself paired with bandmate Sehun, on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo. Soon after, he updated his status to say, "Don't want to explain anything anymore, don't know anything. Can only say that Weibo is a trap!!"
349* Music/RickAstley on [=iHeartRadio=] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvnPyQIwtDQ reads a vampire fiction starring him and his famous Rickroll]] (this [[https://www.teenink.com/fiction/fan_fiction/article/860655/Never-Gonna-Give-You-Up-Vampire-Rick-Astley/ one]]).
350* WebVideo/EmmaBlackery did a video (now removed) of her reading fanfiction about herself, in most cases giving up in disgust a few paragraphs in because of bad writing, graphic sex descriptions, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs badly written graphic sex descriptions]].
351* [[Music/DongBangShinKi DBSK's]] Jaejoong and Yunho were both [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKwfz7egE0Q very aware]] about just how much their fans LOVED them together. Jaejoong complained that [[MisterSeahorse he was always the mother]], then they talked about how it's "[=YunJae=]" -- implying that Yunho "topped" in the relationship -- and not "[=JaeHo=]" -- implying the same thing for Jaejoong. They decided [=YunJae=] sounded better, and kept it at that.
352* James from the Website/YouTube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo8bcnLyZH8tBIH9V1mLgqQ theodd1sout comic]] found a fanfic of himself. In it, a girl inserts herself into James' life, acts like a total [[StalkerWithACrush stalker]], and refers to James as [[GratuitousJapanese "Senpai"]] excessively. So, of course, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvSSNndHIoo James made a video of him reading the fic.]]
353* Popular artist and Internet personality Kylee Henke found a fanmade ''game'' featuring her called ''[[VideoGame/AoOni Twilight Oni]]'', which has no clear plot and a lot of [[YouNoTakeCandle broken English]]. You can watch Kylee play it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LtJpgaSOSY here.]]
354* On one Series/MockTheWeek episode, Frankie Boyle describes a slash fic with him and Hugh Dennis. He took issue to his pubes being described as ginger.
355* Both WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} and WebVideo/{{Jacksepticeye}} are vividly aware of the infamous "Septiplier" ship and the fanfics thereof. They were both initially quite cool with it, even jokingly referencing it in a few videos, but both stepped in to call a halt when some fans started to legitimately believe it was a possibility; both of them were/are in long term relationships with other people and didn't want hate directed towards their partners from rabid shippers.
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