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So, this is a Hot Take™ someone else has probably already had, but I just realised it now:

Glowfic is fanfic for original characters.

Like, yeah, Glowfic is often fanfic, but hear me out:

Two notable properties of fanfiction are 1) A tendency not to spend time introducing the characters and 2) a tendency to throw them into lots of scenarios and settings.

Glowfic very rarely takes much time to introduce who the characters are, and often assumes you already know who they are. For example, you know who Jean is, you know who Z is, no need for formal character establishment. And even though I’m new to glowfic, and didn’t actually know who those two were, I picked up the basics pretty quick without much set up.

And Glowfic thrives on throwing characters into lots of scenarios and settings from “What if Tolkien elves were sci fi?” to “What if Asher was Iron Man and Z was Deadpool, and they kissed.”

Which as someone who has a deep soft spot for fan fiction (and a new deep soft spot for Zs and Sashas and Jeans etc. and et al.) I quite like.