Fictional Love

Also known by the Internets as simping.

When somebody who is a real person loves somebody else who is a fictional character. Like in a Love-Hate Relationship, this is a kind of One-Way Love. This type of love can be experienced by both real-life and fictional characters. Fictional Love is likely had by the Geek for his (favorite) Waifu, evident by how he is an avid fan of hers who plastered his room's walls with posters of her, has an excessive amount of plushies of her, and has other various pieces of merchandise made in her image. It's at this point the Geek's love for a nonexistent person seems to be more like an unhealthy obsession than love. Many others might have had their fair share of fun mocking the lover for their "relationship" with somebody who doesn't exist, but that doesn't stop them from adoring their interest in the slightest. Anyone who has a Fictional Love might often fantasize about spending time with their love, someone that they're doomed to never be able to meet in real life, more often than they're willing to admit to, yet they still may write fan fiction about them and shamelessly share it with others both offline and online.

Fictional Love in real life can be just as apparent as it is in fiction. However, fiction, as usual, exaggerates this form of love for the sake of comedy or to make someone an Extreme Role case. However-ever, this is a real-life UnTrash that fiction can portray with great accuracy.