Wide Awake

Wide Awake is an All Human AU Twilight fanfic by angstgoddess003, focused on the pairing of Edward/Bella. The author posted a censored version of their story on FFN and an uncensored version on their Livejournal. This was likely due to FFN's ban of NC-17 content in 2002. 
Many Twilight fans credit Wide Awake as their introduction to fandom and the first Twilight fanfiction they read. It was well loved within the fandom, despite its depictions of Edward and Bella being widely considered to be out-of-character (which some regard as a positive). The author's use of the term "unicorn" as a euphemism for an orgasm was embraced by Twilight fans, but other critics of the story found this off-putting. 
This story has inspired many other fans to create art and vids set in the universe of Wide Awake. Each chapter was named after a cookie, which also inspired fans to create and share recipes. There were also fan sites and communities dedicated to this fic. 
The fic was later removed from FFN and Livejournal by the author who was going to publish an original novel that used a lot of the same elements as Wide Awake. 
==Summary==
==Impact on Fandom==
In Wide Awake, 'unicorn' is used as a euphemism for an orgasm. The term became part of the twific lexicon, to the point that the meaning was understood even by those who had never read the fanfic. It inspired community names and pseudonyms within the fandom. 
Other expressions used in the fic became popular within the wider fandom as well, for example, 'Daddy C' as a nickname for Carlisle Cullen.
An example of a individual coming across "unicorn" without context: 
==Publishing==
In 2009, while Wide Awake was still posting serially, angstgoddess003 had plans to publish.
However, by March 2011 she appeared to have changed her mind.
In 2012, angstgoddess doubled down on this in a comment to an ohnotheydidnt LiveJournal post speculating about which major Twilight fics could be the "next 'Fifty Shades'":
Despite this, the author did later pull the fic, reportedly in order to publish an original novel using many of the same elements.
==Reactions and Reviews==
Wide Awake was not a universally loved fic. The story and author was derided for using the term "unicorn" as a euphemism for orgasms, with the author reported to have received rude private messages. The story and the wank surrounding it was reported on fandomwank.
==Inspired Fanworks==
===Art===
*wide awake by palnk
* by duaslibras
*Wide Awake, Wide Awake I and Wide Awake II by mcflyfan182
*Wide Awake by mariam0ra
*Wide Awake - Untouchable by Captivated2
*Wide Awake Unicorns by Captivated2
*Wide Awake by quinlanchic57
*Edward, I have to go by Miss-Ami
*Wide Awake by mis47
*Night Terrors by sparklevamp
===Vids===
*Edward/Bella: Wide Awake (Fanfic Trailer) by stellamichelina
*Wide Awake Teaser by Glowing0wings
*Wide Awake (fan trailer): Bella/Edward by FLuffymcfluffy
*Wide Awake - Edward & Bella by MrsVanquish
*Wide Awake - All the Pretty Little Horses by tragickk
*Bella & Edward - On Call Wide Awake by alexaainwonderland
===Translations===
* Wide Awake, a Spanish translation by Betzacosta
==Example Art Gallery==
File:Wide awake banner by time lights.jpg|Banner by time_lights (2010)
File:What needed fixed.jpg|Wallpaper by Captivated2 (2011), featuring a quote from chapter 44
File:Wide awake poster by fanfic addict.jpg|Poster by Fanfic Addict (unknown date)
==Communities==
*blackhoodiecook Livejournal community that was devoted to recreating all the recipes found in the fanfiction Wide Awake (defunct)
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Het Fanfiction
Category:Twilight Fanfiction
Category:2009 Fanfiction‎
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