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What Does 'Canon Divergence' Mean?

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Fan fiction or fan content that deliberately splits off from official canon at a specific point, exploring what happens differently from there.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Her fic is canon divergence right after season two, everything after that point is hers."

LORE & ORIGIN

Standard fanfiction terminology for stories that explicitly acknowledge and depart from canon, distinct from alternate-universe stories built from scratch.

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2012
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