Fluff
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Fluff a piece of fan fiction that is light and fun to read, something which leaves the reader with a "warm and fuzzy" feeling. As opposed to angst or darkfic, fluff is not meant to be taken seriously, nor is it something that is likely to require any types of warnings nor contain potential triggers for any readers. Fluff is frequently characterized as having no real message besides happiness or sweetness, and is generally only applied to shorter pieces of writing. Fluff is a characterization which can sometimes be used in a derogatory way, as meaning that a piece lacks any real substance.
This term is often used in comic book and Harry Potter fandoms.
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The following term dates to June 2003 in Kare Kano fandom:
- Fluff: sappy sweet romance stuff, more common in shonen-ai than in yaoi[1]
The following definition dates to August 2003 in the Gundam Wing fandom:
- Fluff: Light-hearted, happy stuff. No real content.[2]
The following definition dates to September 2003 in the Kingdom Hearts fandom:
- Foof/Fluff: Cutsie romance. (Ex: Kagome rubbing Inuyasha's ears) [3]
The following definition dates to October 2003 and was written by Chantal Gouveia:
- Fluff: Extremely sappy fiction based solely around two characters and their relationship. [4]
The following definition dates to May 2004 in the Harry Potter, Horatio Hornblower and Pirates of the Caribbean fandoms:
- Fluff:
- silly or sentimental romance/humor/anything. “If you’re allergic to fluff, don’t read [this]” –Pirate Perian[5]
The following definition dates to December 2005 in the Harry Potter fandom:
- fluff - Fanfic that is mostly sweet, sometimes humerousand bereft of significant on-page character development. [6]
The following definition dates to May 2006 in the anime fandom:
- WAFF / Fluff:
- WAFF is an acronym for "warm and fuzzy feeling"... basically a feel-good story. Fluff is similar, but usually refers to WAFF stories with very little plot as well.[7]
The following definition dates to September 2006 in anime fandom:
- Fluff - cute interaction between characters. [8]
The following definition dates to April 2007 in the comics fandom:
- Fluff—Romantic lovey-dovey, but not in the sense portrayed by Mary Sue writers, often between to existing characters or a very accepted OC. Fluff also refers to cuteness, any kind of love, comfort, and warmth. Things that make you go “Aaawww!”.[9]
The following definition dates to November 2007 in anime fandom:
- Fluff: Fic genre: Makes the reader go 'awww...'. Cuteness. [10]
The following definition dates to 2008 in the Superman fandom:
- Fluff - A light fiction which is usually just a day-in-the-life piece that is cute and humorous. A fiction about Lois taking a humorous shopping trip would be considered fluff [11]
[edit] Examples
- Blank by Kittens in the Dark: Buffy: The Vampire Slayer on December 21, 2004 [12]
- Gazing by Ariyana: Hellboy on July 18, 2005 [13]
- Hurt by Aeris9919: Teen Titans on 9-8-04 [14]
- The Movies by Ariyana: Hellboy on July 18, 2005 [15]
