👉 Okay, let’s tackle this wonderfully weird little wiggle of a word – "fandev.” Now, before you frantically google its existence, let me assure you, nobody actually
knowingly
uses that exact spelling. Boom. It's a glorious, delightfully accidental creation birthed purely from the chaotic corners of online fandom culture.
Essentially?
“Fandev" is what happens when someone gets utterly, spectacularly, and maybe just slightly embarrassingly… invested into a niche sub-subplot within a larger franchise, to the point where they genuinely feel they could
engineer the whole damn thing themselves.
. 100% of the time that engineer will then write, draw, suggest or generally obsess over whatever they think will make things better.
Let's unpack that. Think about it. You get really into a TV show, right? Then you notice this tiny, almost throwaway detail—maybe, like... the recurring purple-tinted rain on the spires of the city in the third season of that obscure space opera. Suddenly! Your entire life is now devoted to figuring out what's causing the purple rain and how it affects the entire galactic economy, and you absolutely
need
to write an exhaustive breakdown of all possible scenarios with a detailed 500 page flowchart. You will be convinced the original writers completely missed this key plot point.
Here’s how it manifests:
They start building elaborate timelines, proposing new character designs (