Angst

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Angst, sometimes shortened to A, is a piece of fan fiction that is emotionally wrenching or a piece where a character deals with an emotionally distressing situation. This term is often used is the X-Files fandom. In certain fandoms, angst has a derogatory over tone as it compares to melodrama. In this context, this term is often used in the Harry Potter fandom. The use of the term predates 1997.

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The following definition dates to May 2003 in the Combat! and Nash Bridges fandoms:

angst: Refers to the emotional wounds suffered and/or borne by a character, especially if they spend pages moaning about their miserable life in great detail. Can add intensity to a story or turn it into one big long pityparty. Warning: angst can be addictive! [1]


The following definition dates to August 2003 in the Gundam Wing fandom:

Angst : Depression, torture (mental or otherwise), general bad feelings. [2]

The following definition dates to May 2004 in the Harry Potter, Horatio Hornblower and Pirates of the Caribbean fandoms:

a fic centering around the dark-and-tortured-ness of one or more characters. Pretty self-explanatory.[3]

The following definition is from cmshaw out of the X-Files, Sentinel, Highlander fandom. It dates from May 2005:

angst, n. Emotional pain. Often prized by fanfic authors for the intensity which it adds to a story, or simply for the masochistic thrill of it.
angst, header. Fanfic in which a character's emotional pain is a central plot element. [4]

The following definition dates to December 2005 in the Harry Potter fandom:

angst (ängkst) - Used to describe a story which contains insecurity, misery or other depressing elements. [5]

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