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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.
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.
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.
rpf = real people fanfiction. I'm curious because I just learned that a couple bands and actors I'm into have rpf written about them but I'm kind of really put off by the idea of reading it. What do you say - would or wouldn't it be okay? Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Share. Sort by: Best.
RPF is characters — or OC’s, as you put it (rightfully so) — based off people writers and readers love. Anyone who is healthily engaging with RPF fan works knows the difference between the real person and the character and can uphold respectful boundaries while still engaging in such interests, and if they can’t, they aren’t mature ...
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