How to Write Fanfiction As if It’s 2012

Being 13 can be rough — you're dealing with teenage angst, awkward crushes and worrying about your favourite band being mistreated by their oppressive management. It can all get a little overwhelming.

Finding a creative outlet that will allow you to express your emotions can prove to be helpful. One way to do this is to write fanfiction about your beloved celebrity crush, and I'm here to tell you how to do it, like we did back in 2012.

The Female Lead 

Your female lead's name must be y/n, meaning "your name", so basically you. Make sure she doesn't know that she's beautiful, and that's what makes her beautiful. Her hazel eyes should glimmer under the sunlight and her hair must always be in a messy bun.

She's going to be the quiet girl that nobody really pays attention to, until your celebrity crush, who is obviously the male lead, notices her.

The Male Lead

This character needs to be a nice guy, but with an edge; preferably with a dark and mysterious past. He's the type to bring you flowers and shower you with compliments, but occasionally show red flags such as overbearing jealousy or lashing out over trivial things.

Just convince your readers that those red flags aren't actually red, but a soft crimson laced with a dash of burgundy. This way it sounds less concerning, and more romantic.

The Hook

POV: It's 2012 and y/n was just sold to One Direction.

Now, doesn't that sound like a dumpster-fire-quality fan fiction your 13-year-old self would want to read?

It's important to start off strong. Don't beat around the bush, straight up let the readers know that you're going through some stuff and they better buckle up if they want to survive the roller coaster ride that your story is going to be.

Orbs

Don't forget to overuse the word "orbs" when describing your male lead's eyes. This way, you get to show off your linguistic prowess, because nothing says "I have an advanced vocabulary", like using a pretentious synonym for a simple word, over and over again.

The Grand Finale

All good things must come to an end, and all you can do is try to give your masterpiece a fitting finale.

To achieve this, stop writing after penning the biggest cliffhanger you can think of, because you grew up and would like to bury your fan fiction writing days like it was an embarrassing crime. Simple as that.

Have Fun

Your friends will inevitably uncover the literary work of art when they randomly Google you and won't let you live it down. They'll bring it up every few years for a good laugh as you realise that some mistakes can never be forgiven.

Do your best and who knows, you might even land a movie deal out of it.

Nuzhat has messed up her sleeping schedule once again. Tell her to go to sleep at nuzhatchowdhury07@gmail.com