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The final theme which turns up a lot is fics which blur the line between Character [[Shipping]] and [[Actor Shipping|Cast Shipping]]; depending on the quality of the acting, it's often easy to read real-life relationships between the actors in the emotions their characters portray towards each other on screen. These sorts of fics are often set in and around the filming of the show, to the extent that frequently they're just plain ol' show fics in disguise; the actors will often take on the traits and ideas of their characters and go through similar emotions and experiences. Somebody will tell you that there's some sort of metaphor in there for [[Contemplate Our Navels|the duality of the actor and the character]], or something.

There is some level of controversy surrounding this genre. For some people, the mere existence of Real Person ~~Fics -- especially~~ [[Lemon]] ~~fics -- is~~ a case of [[Squick]], while others don't see them as wrong as long as the tone is kept respectful. Then there are those for whom anything goes because it's unlikely the "protagonist" will ever read the fic anyway and will do everything from [[Character Derailment]] to [[Gender Bender|Gender Bending]] to unceremoniously killing them off. (That last can sometimes be [[I Do Not Own|legally dangerous]], though.)

There is some level of controversy surrounding this genre. For some people, the mere existence of Real Person Fics—especially [[Lemon]] fics—is a case of [[Squick]], while others don't see them as wrong as long as the tone is kept respectful. Then there are those for whom anything goes because it's unlikely the "protagonist" will ever read the fic anyway and will do everything from [[Character Derailment]] to [[Gender Bender|Gender Bending]] to unceremoniously killing them off. (That last can sometimes be [[I Do Not Own|legally dangerous]], though.)

Fanfiction.net does not allow Real Person Fics anymore, but that doesn't stop anyone. Most of them are hiding [http://www.fanfiction.net/misc/X-overs/ here].

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== [[Fan Works]] ==

* In-universe example: in the [[Mass Effect]] fanfic ''[[Project Gethinator]]'', it's mentioned that {{spoiler|Admiral Daro'Xen}}, who is [[Yandere]] for Shepard in a big way, has written quite a few [[Self-Insert Fic]] ~~[[Real Person Fic|~~Real Person Fics]] involving herself and Shepard. According to those who know of them, they're quite sick and depraved, second only to [[Noodle Incident|what Prazza did in]] ''[[Noodle Incident|Fornax]]''[[Noodle Incident|'s Forbidden Issue]], and illustrate quite nicely how completely fucked up {{spoiler|Admiral Xen}} is.

* In-universe example: in the [[Mass Effect]] fanfic ''[[Project Gethinator]]'', it's mentioned that {{spoiler|Admiral Daro'Xen}}, who is [[Yandere]] for Shepard in a big way, has written quite a few [[Self-Insert Fic]] Real Person Fics involving herself and Shepard. According to those who know of them, they're quite sick and depraved, second only to [[Noodle Incident|what Prazza did in]] ''[[Noodle Incident|Fornax]]''[[Noodle Incident|'s Forbidden Issue]], and illustrate quite nicely how completely fucked up {{spoiler|Admiral Xen}} is.

== [[Film]] ==

* [[Sue Mary]] somehow believed that [[Dwayne Johnson]] and [[Stephen Merchant]] were [[As Himself|playing themselves]] in [[The Tooth Fairy]], leading to her story ''Tooth Fairy 2: [[Red Dragon]] Rising'' using their names for the characters instead of who they portrayed.

* There are metric buttloads of [[Real Person Fic]] taking place behind the scenes of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. There's a [http://community.livejournal.com/bloomwood_ LJ community] dedicated to the "Orlijah" pairing (Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood).

* There are metric buttloads of Real Person Fic taking place behind the scenes of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. There's a [http://community.livejournal.com/bloomwood_ LJ community] dedicated to the "Orlijah" pairing (Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood).

* It's especially popular to make the very [[Bishonen]] [[Orlando Bloom]] a [[Woobie]] and [[Uke]]. One fic made him a [[Hermaphrodite]]... and had him [[Mister Seahorse|impregnate himself]].

** Speaking of Orlando Bloom badfic, there was once a story on a badfic LJ community involving [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom]] killing and eating [[Keira Knightley]], then shagging over her carcass. [[Squick]] [[Squick]] [[Squick]] [[Squick]] [[Squick]].

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== History ==

* Historical slash. Slightly less tawdry than other real-person fic, at least in ~~premises -- because~~ history has basically lent the [[Historical Domain Character|various personages an air of being fictional anyway.]] Founding Fathers slash, [[French Revolution]] slash...

* Historical slash. Slightly less tawdry than other real-person fic, at least in premises—because history has basically lent the [[Historical Domain Character|various personages an air of being fictional anyway.]] Founding Fathers slash, [[French Revolution]] slash...

** Oh, like [[Crack Pairing|John F Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev]] ''weren't'' bonking.

** Elizabeth I with [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|almost anyone she'd ever met]], including her sister and cousin (both named Mary). Some pairings (though not the [[Les Yay]]) have profic.

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* In [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILw7ffL5RGs this] ''[[Mock the Week]]'' clip, Frankie Boyle informs Hugh Dennis of some [[Slash Fic]] he found featuring the two of them.

* Lily Loveless and Kathryn Prescott exhibited so much chemistry as the (canon) ''[[Skins]]'' pairing of Naomi and Emily that LilyKat fic is increasingly popular. Helped by the fact that they're more than willing to [[Ship Tease]] about it in promo videos and such (Kat moreso than Lily, which matches the show), and that Lily is ''clearly'' a Naomily shipper.

* [[William Shatner]] and [[Leonard Nimoy]] practically [[Ho Yay|ship themselves]]. It might even be [[Ship Tease|deliberate]] on Shatner's part. They've taken to setting up dinner dates over Twitter. There are not words sufficient to describe the [[~~Squee|squeesplosion~~]] on Livejournal when that happened...

* [[William Shatner]] and [[Leonard Nimoy]] practically [[Ho Yay|ship themselves]]. It might even be [[Ship Tease|deliberate]] on Shatner's part. They've taken to setting up dinner dates over Twitter. There are not words sufficient to describe the [[squee]]splosion on Livejournal when that happened...

* [[Aaron Sorkin]] has figured in several ''[[The West Wing]]'' parody-fics, mostly in ones devoted to making fun of [[Ending Aversion|what happened to the series]] after he left. And there's a Murder On The Orient Express parody with Sorkin as {{spoiler|the killer}}, Amy as Ratchett, and [[Intrepid Reporter|Danny Concannon]] as Poirot. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/892560/1/Murder_on_the_Campaign_Express It's actually so well-written it's LESS enjoyable than it would be had it been cracky.]

* ''[[iCarly]]'': Nathan Kress/Miranda Cosgrove (known as Niranda or Mathan) fic has recently become as popular as fic for their on-show couple ship Freddie/Carly. They have also developed a [[Memetic Mutation]] for Miranda's current boyfriend, Nat Wolf, who is repeatedly referred to as "The Goober". He also suffers a high amounts (almost to a self referential/toungue in cheek level) of [[Die for Our Ship]].

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== [[Music]] ==

* [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] seem to lend themselves quite well to this due to their almost mythical status. This is probably because of their relatively short lived career, leading a lot of fans who want more than just the decade of activity filling in more of what they view should have happened after 1970. It also helps that there are three movies featuring them as themselves, each one goofier than the last.

** Fandom invokes John Lennon's questionable sexuality in 99.9% of the fics with sexuality. Interestingly enough, most of these fics do NOT include Brian Epstein, their openly gay ~~manager -- or~~, when they do, he's at most [[Star Boarding]] for Lennon. (The film ''[[The Hours And Times]]'' is an exception.)

** Fandom invokes John Lennon's questionable sexuality in 99.9% of the fics with sexuality. Interestingly enough, most of these fics do NOT include Brian Epstein, their openly gay manager—or, when they do, he's at most [[Star Boarding]] for Lennon. (The film ''[[The Hours And Times]]'' is an exception.)

* Perhaps because of his flamboyant nature, people just love to use [[David Bowie]] as a character in their fanfiction.

** He admittedly does lend himself to it. However, as often as not he ''is'' being Ziggy/Thin White Duke/Halloween Jack/what have you at the time...

*** There is also a fair amount of [[Screw Yourself|Bowie on Bowie]] fanfiction, clearly due to his numerous personas.

* Most [[Boy Band~~|Boy Bands~~]] are ripe for [[Slash Fic|slashing]] due to their prepackaged [[Five-Man Band]] archetypes.

* Most [[Boy Band]]s are ripe for [[Slash Fic|slashing]] due to their prepackaged [[Five-Man Band]] archetypes.

** [[The Plot Reaper|Both kinds, probably]], if [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls|most Fan Fic writers weren't tweens]].

** Japanese and Korean boybands acknowledge and encourage the slashing to a ridiculously high degree. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWEfliT3aik This painfully awkward interview with Jaejoong and Yunho] of [[Dong Bang Shin Ki|TVXQ]] illustrates the trend to a T. Their ridiculous stage gay is almost a market in and of itself.

** Not just among fans, but among haters. There was actually a filk from the late 90s called "Which Backstreet Boy is Gay?" {{spoiler|The last line is "Guess what? They're all gay."}}

* When fanfic writers for [[The Beatles]] worked more modern Boy Bands into their fics, things got ugly; even, or maybe especially, those who were tweens thought Boy Bands were necessarily evil. There is one Beatles fic, "Angelic Sins," that attempts to make the group 98 Degrees villains. (This one also has Metallica as a friendly presence despite their kidnapping John ~~Lennon -- this~~ was completed before the Napster scandal and ''St. Anger.'')

* When fanfic writers for [[The Beatles]] worked more modern Boy Bands into their fics, things got ugly; even, or maybe especially, those who were tweens thought Boy Bands were necessarily evil. There is one Beatles fic, "Angelic Sins," that attempts to make the group 98 Degrees villains. (This one also has Metallica as a friendly presence despite their kidnapping John Lennon—this was completed before the Napster scandal and ''St. Anger.'')

* There are numerous fanfics of the various members of [[My Chemical Romance]], usually involving the band members becoming teachers in the fan's school or something along the lines.

* Quizilla (before it was overrun by bad anime fics and relaunched to many a user's agony) was particularly infamous for "bandfics" that were wish fulfillment for extremely horny girls, starring characters from any band that featured a moderately attractive male, from Simple Plan to All Time Low and EVERYTHING in between.

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== [[Web Comics]] ==

* People apparently ship [[Something Positive|Randal Millholand]]/[[Girls with Slingshots|Danielle Corsetto]]. Millholand was not amused. (He'd posted some comics of them hanging out together at conventions.)

* Shipping [[Andrew Hussie]] and [[Axis Powers Hetalia|Hidekaz Himaruya]] became a thing that happens in mid-2011; it might be tongue-in-cheek given it's been stated to arise from both being [[Trolling Creator~~|Trolling Creators~~]], but [[Poe's Law|who can really know with these things]]? Hussie himself came across a [[Tumblr]] blog dedicated to "[[Portmanteau Couple Name|Hussieruya]]" and [http://twitter.com/#!/andrewhussie/status/111290799857213440 was mildly amused].

* Shipping [[Andrew Hussie]] and [[Axis Powers Hetalia|Hidekaz Himaruya]] became a thing that happens in mid-2011; it might be tongue-in-cheek given it's been stated to arise from both being [[Trolling Creator]]s, but [[Poe's Law|who can really know with these things]]? Hussie himself came across a [[Tumblr]] blog dedicated to "[[Portmanteau Couple Name|Hussieruya]]" and [http://twitter.com/#!/andrewhussie/status/111290799857213440 was mildly amused].

** [http://www.formspring.me/mspadventures/q/220484618011319778 Hussie weighs in on this trope in general.]

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* There is a disturbing amount of [[That Guy With The Glasses]] fanfiction.

** Fandom can't agree on whether it's all RPS or just some of it is. Obviously the fic where people write [[The Spoony Experiment|'Noah']] and [[Atop the Fourth Wall|'Lewis']] and [[That Guy With The Glasses|'Doug']] doing things are RPS. But what about the vast majority of the fics, which use the names [[The Spoony Experiment|'Spoony,']] [[Atop the Fourth Wall|'Linkara,']] and [[The Nostalgia Critic]] and have appearances of the characters [[Complete Monster|Ask That Guy]], [[Killer Robot|Mechakara]], and [[Mad Scientist|Dr. Insano]]?

*** So it gets complicated when it actually ''is'' dark [[Real Person Fic]]. The Critic getting humiliated, raped, tortured, beheaded, mutilated, gangraped, snuffed and so on is A-OK, but when the [[Kink Meme]] asks for Doug abuse, everyone suddenly gets too scared to post anything.

*** So it gets complicated when it actually ''is'' dark Real Person Fic. The Critic getting humiliated, raped, tortured, beheaded, mutilated, gangraped, snuffed and so on is A-OK, but when the [[Kink Meme]] asks for Doug abuse, everyone suddenly gets too scared to post anything.

** It's also a little complicated because of the question who is really a ''character''? Sure [[Ask That Guy With The Glasses|Ask That Guy]] is, [[The Nostalgia Critic|the Critic]] is. [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]] is, same with [[The Nostalgia Chick|the Chick.]] But what about [[What The Fuck Is Wrong With You?|Nash]]? [[Marz Gurl]]? [[Jew Wario]]? It's like a sliding scale of [[Alter Ego Acting]] and the line isn't always clear when you go further down.

* [[Literotica]] calls these "Celebrity" fics, and has an entire section devoted to them.

* Three words: [[Justin Bieber]] [http://www.justinbieberfanfiction.com fanfiction].

* Youtube-celebrities [http://www.youtube.com/user/charlieissocoollike Charlie McDonnel] and [http://www.youtube.com/user/nerimon Alex Day] were quite [[Squick~~|Squicked~~]] to discover that [[Oh Crap, There Are Fanfics of Us|people had been writing slash of them]]. Charlie made a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6cTConAZBo reaction video] as well.

* Youtube-celebrities [http://www.youtube.com/user/charlieissocoollike Charlie McDonnel] and [http://www.youtube.com/user/nerimon Alex Day] were quite [[Squick]]ed to discover that [[Oh Crap, There Are Fanfics of Us|people had been writing slash of them]]. Charlie made a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6cTConAZBo reaction video] as well.

** Actually, most of them think it's pretty funny. [http://www.youtube.com/user/charlieskies?blend=1&ob=5 Charlieskies] has even written his own stuff. [[No Fourth Wall|Breaking the Fourth Wall]], much?

** Alex Day also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUBnhLr0Erk admitted to writing his own slashfic] about several female Youtubers, notably the [http://www.youtube.com/user/fiveawesomegirls Five Awesome Girls], under the pseudonym of [http://ytslash4boys.tumblr.com/ Kyle Salmon].

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* FanFiction.net used to have a ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' section, which was, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|naturally]], full of [[Real Person Fic]] about celebrities brutalizing each other. The authors in that section always responsibly rated their works PG-13 or R for [[Chunky Salsa Rule|the obvious reason]]. The entire section was discontinued for [[Completely Missing the Point|using real people]] and describing brutal violence without an appropriate rating.

* FanFiction.net used to have a ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' section, which was, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|naturally]], full of Real Person Fic about celebrities brutalizing each other. The authors in that section always responsibly rated their works PG-13 or R for [[Chunky Salsa Rule|the obvious reason]]. The entire section was discontinued for [[Completely Missing the Point|using real people]] and describing brutal violence without an appropriate rating.

* Bryke is not unheard of in the ''<nowiki>[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]</nowiki>'' fandom.

** Also, a certain LJ community wrote a story that shipped the show's martial art's consultant with other members of the production crew. [http://booter-freak.deviantart.com/art/SRS-BUSINESS-GAIS-78883230 He was not happy when he found out.]