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For me, RPF is for people who are still alive, or dead in the last 50 years. Everything before is historical fiction (especially if it's about WW1 or WW2), and unless I dig very deep in the person's past, I wouldn't call that a biopic.
When tagging on the Archive of Our Own (AO3), the RPF tags should be used for works that don't take place in or involve characters from the fictional universe. What this means is that if your work is about Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, the correct fandom tag is Supernatural RPF, not Supernatural, which is the tag for the fictional universe.
RPF. RPF is an acronym for Real Person Fiction (or Real People Fiction). This includes all fanworks about real people, such as celebrities and historical figures. Fandom categories that are likely to contain RPF on the Archive of Our Own (AO3) include Celebrities & Real People as well as Music & Bands.
Navigating RPF on AO3: What You Need to Know • RPF on AO3 • Discover the ins and outs of posting Real Person Fiction on AO3, including tips on how to handle ...
Most RPF is on AO3 and much of it is under lock and key so the subjects would really have to look for it to find it. For you, I would say that if you find it uncomfortable then absolutely don’t read it.
The RPF tag is for Real People, aka the actors of fictional characters or IRL events. in this case, since Freen and Becky are not themselves in this fic, and your fic uses fictional characters that they play, so you should not be tagging your fic as RPF.
I think everyone agrees that RPF/RPS is a form of fanfic, though why this agreement exists seems less clear. I would guess that it's because (1) It's usually written by fans, who are often writing other kinds of fanfic (2) It's non-commercial (in many respects) and (3) It follows various fanfic conventions that we see in FPF whether that's ...
