Oc X Canon Examples?
5.0BRAINROT SCOREOC X Canon A romantic pairing between a fan's original character (OC) and an official character from the source material — a distinct fanfiction and fan-art category from pairings made entirely of official characters.
Origin:Named using standard fanfiction shorthand ('OC' for original character, 'canon' for official material, 'x' marking a pairing), distinguishing this category from ship content built entirely from existing characters.
First Seen:2005
Peak Era:2005-2026 (Fanfiction Era)
Aura Impact:+5 Aura (Writing OC X Canon That the Fandom Actually Embraces) / -5 Aura (An OC X Canon Pairing That Reads as Pure Self-Insert Wish Fulfillment)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Half of AO3's tags for this fandom are OC X Canon pairings, it's basically its own genre at this point."
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