Fanfiction authors: what do the terms OC, OOC, AU, and One-shot mean? Thanks.?

Question

Fanfiction authors: what do the terms OC, OOC, AU, and One-shot mean? Thanks.?

Answer 1

OC - Original character. It's when an author makes up their own character and puts it into their story amongst canon (meaning the series or whatever) characters.

OOC - Out of character. The personalities of the characters are different from when they were in the series.

AU - Alternate universe. This is when you put a series into another kind of universe, for example putting a fantasy story into a modern highschool setting.

Oneshot - Only one chapter.

Answer 2

OC- Other Character or Original Character, one that the author of the story makes up.

OOC- Out of Character

AU- Another Universe. It uses the same characters, but changes some elements of the story, like time or setting.

One-shot - a story that is only one chapter.

I was totally confused about what these terms meant when I first started fanfiction a year ago, so I hope I was able to help!