What Genres Does All In One Fanfiction Usually Combine?

One thing that keeps me coming back is how it saves me from bouncing between a dozen tabs trying to piece together different versions of a scene. I was trying to compare how three different authors wrote a particular reconciliation for my favorite ship, and having it all in one document was a lifesaver. It’s less about the convenience, though that’s huge, and more about seeing the evolution of an idea laid bare. You can watch a character interpretation shift from angsty to flirty across different snippets, or see how a plot bunny gets picked up and run with in totally opposite directions. It creates this weirdly cohesive mosaic of a fandom’s collective brain. Sometimes the tonal whiplash between entries is jarring, but that’s part of the charm—it mirrors how scattered my own thoughts about a pairing can be. I end up liking the messy, incomplete glimpses as much as the polished ones.

Crossover fics can get chaotic fast. One of the big advantages of an 'all in one' setup, where multiple properties share a universe from the start, is that it forces the author to build consistent rules. When you just smash 'The Magnus Archives' and 'Star Wars' together, you have to hand-wave how the Force interacts with psychic fear entities. But if the story is framed as a single blended reality from page one, the magic systems or tech levels need to be integrated logically. It prevents that jarring feeling where characters from a gritty cop drama suddenly accept the existence of wizards without question. It also lets you explore deeper 'what if' premises instead of just a character meet-cute. What if the Jedi Order existed alongside the Avengers? An all-in-one universe has to answer that politically, historically. You get world-building you wouldn't see in a standard portal-fic. The downside is it's a ton of work, and sometimes that foundational work bogs down the actual plot. I've seen amazing concepts get abandoned because the scope became unmanageable.

I stumbled across this kind of thing by accident on Archive of Our Own. Some users will make these massive 'rec lists' or 'masterlist' bookmarks that are basically curated collections for a specific ship or fandom, tagging everything from fluff to angst. It's not an official site feature, but the tagging system makes them searchable. I found one for 'Johnlock' that had over 500 stories, sorted by trope and word count. Way better than sifting through the general tag yourself. For something more structured, Fanfiction.net has its 'Communities' feature, though it feels a bit old-school. People will create a community for a pairing like 'Dramione' and members can submit stories that fit the theme. The quality control is hit or miss, but you can find some classics archived there. Tumblr blogs dedicated to fic recs sometimes compile mega-posts, too, but you have to wade through the aesthetics.

SMG5's Wattpad presence skews heavily towards comedic, absurdist action-adventure, much like the source material's spirit. A lot of it feels like extended episodes—characters getting into ridiculous situations, exaggerated meme-heavy battles, and that signature brand of chaotic humor. You'll find plenty of one-shots and short series that just want to make you laugh, often involving SMG4, Mario, and the gang in some new, nonsensical crisis. However, there's a surprising undercurrent of more serious genres if you dig. I've stumbled across a few well-written adventure fics that actually build lore around the mysterious 'YouTube Remote' or explore the backstory of characters like Axol or Desti, adding emotional weight the original series only hints at. There's also a decent amount of crossover material, especially with other internet meme universes or gaming franchises, where the SMG5 characters get tossed into a 'Sonic' or 'FNAF' setting. Romance isn't the dominant force here like in some fandoms, but ship fics do exist, usually focusing on pairings like SMG4 x Meggy or Tari x Saiko. They tend to be fluffier and slice-of-life compared to the main action plots. The overall vibe is less about polished literary genres and more about capturing the fun, fast-paced, and often meta energy of the SMG4/SMG5 YouTube channel itself. It's fanfiction that feels like hanging out with the characters.

Man, if you just browse the Nuzi tag on Wattpad, you'll see it's a real mixed bag, but romance is the absolute bedrock. It's like ninety percent of what pops up. You've got your classic coffee shop AUs where they're awkward barista and customer, and then the more dramatic stuff like childhood friends to lovers or one of them being secretly famous. The fluff is overwhelming sometimes, super sweet and low-stakes, just pure comfort food. I've also noticed a weirdly specific subgenre of 'Nuzi in a zombie apocalypse' fics that have a surprising amount of traction, which always makes me laugh—like, of all the settings, you pick that? I guess the appeal is putting them in a high-pressure survival scenario to force the emotional and physical closeness. Beyond the obvious romance, there's a decent chunk of darker explorations that I personally seek out. I'm talking psychological thrillers where one of them might be a stalker, or angsty stories dealing with trauma recovery where they help each other heal. It's less common, but those fics tend to have more complex prose. You also get the occasional crossover, like throwing them into the world of 'Harry Potter' or 'The Hunger Games', which is always a fun experiment in character adaptation. The genres really just follow whatever the broader Wattpad trends are at the moment, filtered through this specific ship's dynamic.