I accidentally referenced Will Wood in my Fanfic
Completely accidentally as the title suggests. I don't listen to Will Wood. I wrote a short one shot while I was struggling to stay awake and gave it the first name that came to my head.
The fic itself was rather dark. Emo angsty, dead Doves no flamez plz.
I got a comment that was happening Will Wood was referenced even if it resulted in such a sad fic. They then praised me for writing a fic that was so close to the supposed song. I look up the song and-
Holy fuck.
Somehow, by complete coincidence, I not only used an entire lyric from the song, but if I hadn't been there when I wrote the fic, I would've also thought the fic was directly inspired by the song.
Am I Will Wood? Am I evil alternative Will Wood who writes fanfiction? How did this happen??? What do I say? Do I pretend it was intentional? So glad you noticed? Do I tell the truth?
Posted Mar 6, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC