Crossover Fic Meaning?
6.0BRAINROT SCORECrossover Fic Fanfiction that combines characters and settings from two or more different source materials or franchises, distinguished from a 'fusion' (where a major AU reconciliation is needed to merge the universes) in that a crossover simply lets the separate fandoms interact.
Origin:No single origin point exists; it is an old story trope that emerged as soon as fans began writing across multiple fandoms simultaneously.
First Seen:1970
Peak Era:long-running, broad/generic ongoing category with no single sharp peak
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (pulling off a crossover that actually makes both fandoms work together) / -1 Aura (a crossover that's really just one fandom cosplaying as another)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"The crossover fic dropped the Avengers straight into Hogwarts with zero explanation."
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