Wishbabies
| Tropes and genres | |
|---|---|
| Synonym(s) | wish baby, wish babies |
| Related tropes/genres | Accidental Baby Acquisition |
| See also | Kidfic |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
Wishbabies are a fic trope in which babies are "born" from someone wishing for them, either consciously or subconsciously. beatrice_otter defines the trope as a plot where babies don't come from sex and growing inside a human, but by being wished for. If you and your partner wish for a baby, one appears floating down out of the sky in a little basket with the parents' names on it.[1]
This has the effect of either bringing the main pairing together (if they were not already a couple) through caring for the baby, or forcing an already–together couple to confront their repressed desires for family and domesticity.
Fans who don't like kidfic might connect with this trope though:
Apparently the trope originated in the Hockey RPF fandom in January 2014 with the Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin's fanfic "lives to live through"[1] by oflights, which brought the general concept of wishbabies and paved the way for its expansion in the following months, with other works inspired/based/influenced by it.
[alley_skywalker]
So...when I first started reading about the concept of wishbabies, I was pretty skeptical. But now I kinda love the possibilities. I mean, mainly, I just kinda really want to write a fic about Obi-Wan having a wishbaby with Anakin :p[3]
In May 2019, a challenge in Spanish titled "Reto Especial Wishbabies" aka. "Wishbabies De Motín Fanficker" by Wattpad's group Motín Fanficker, inspired on a request from user chryoskane in honor of Mother's Day.
Fanworks
Fanfics
- lives to live through seasons by oflights, Babies are born because people wish them out of the sky, and Geno doesn't realize he's been wishing that hard. Luckily, his team has his back. (January 22, 2014)
- With a Crown of Stars bye thehoyden, When the call connects, Will says, “I know what kind of crazy I am, but I’m not this kind of crazy.” “Will?” Dr. Lecter says. “Yes, hi, sorry,” Will says. “It’s me. There’s a baby on my porch.” (October 11, 2017)
- living arrows sent forth by clachnaben, Nate and Tyson accidentally wish for a baby. The universe provides a family. (August 30, 2018)
- Él tiene tus ojos at amor-yaoi, ffn and AO3 por Thomary221B, Exploration on a wandering planet brings with it a truth that Kirk and Spock have been wanting since their feelings were reciprocal. for Wishbabies de Motín Fanficker (May 7, 2019)
Meta
- Wishbabies should be a thing by beatrice-otter (Jun. 4th, 2014)
Archives, Communities & Resources
- wishbabies tag on AO3 (not canonical)
- wish babies tag on AO3 (not canonical)
- wishbaby tag on AO3 (not canonical)
- wish baby tag on AO3 (not canonical)
- wishbabies tag on Wattpad
References
- ^ beatrice_otter (2014-06-04). "Wishbabies should be a thing". Dreamwidth. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
- ^ theladyscribe (2017-07-11). "Giftbox for theladyscribe". fandomgiftbox at Dreamwidth. Archived from the original on 2024-06-30.
- ^ alley_skywalker (2014-06-06). "wishbabies!". LiveJournal. Archived from the original on 2024-06-30.