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Grade B21 sourcesHIS-00203

Heat Waves (fan fiction)

Book · 2020 · Notable

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A 12-chapter Minecraft fan fiction spread through fan art, TikTok posts and news coverage.

Minecraft YouTubers at VidCon 2023.
MGXINE / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
AO3 News
Archive of Our Own
An illustrated portrait of British band and Hottest 100 of 2020 toppers Glass Animals
ABC / triple j
heat waves - the most popular fanfic on the internet cover artwork
suck my (fan) fic.
The Story of the Longest Climb to No. 1 Ever
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Spread Score

How it works
Reach27Contagion65Breadth60Velocity10LongevityNo data yet41

Numbers

Wattpad derivatives (one repost; lower bound)
1.2M
As of Oct 12, 2026 · Open web · Wattpad / deima
Seed to peak
4 months
Sep 20 ’20 to Jan 5 ’21
Platforms
6
Started on Open web
Origin
Organic
Culture (no sector)

Mechanics

  • Fandom mobilisationPrimary
  • Response chain
  • Platform jump
  • Controversy
  • Press loop
  • Identity badge

How it spread

Trace the origin

Heat Waves spread from AO3 into fan art, TikTok tributes and Wattpad reposts. An early-January script reported over a million hits. Outage rumors drew press coverage and an AO3 denial; translations and a video essay followed.

Aug ’20OctDecFeb ’21AprMayAugMay ’22Mar ’23OctMay ’24SepOpen webXPressTikTokAudioYouTube
Open webXPressTikTokAudioYouTube

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Timeline (16)

  1. September 2020

    tbhyourelame seed · Sep 20 ’20

    tbhyourelame published Heat Waves on Archive of Our Own.[1][2][3]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. November 2020

    @tsoatu platform jump · Nov 15 ’20

    @tsoatu posted DreamNotFound fan art quoting Heat Waves on Twitter.[4]

    The Story of the Longest Climb to No. 1 Ever

  3. deima platform jump · Nov 26 ’20

    deima published a Wattpad copy and credited the AO3 author.[5]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 21 sources · Score 41
Origin
Organic
Sector
Culture (no sector)
Region
Global
Wattpad derivatives (one repost; lower bound)
1.2M
As of Oct 12, 2026 · Open web · Wattpad / deima
Evidence
Grade B

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Formation

YouTube · 2016

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16.3M impressions

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matt little on Instagram: "LINK IN BIO - Master Splinter headed off to feed #TMNT"

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Aug ’20OctDecFeb ’21AprMayAugMay ’22Mar ’23OctMay ’24SepOpen webXPressTikTokAudioYouTube
Open webXPressTikTokAudioYouTube

13 more events on this chart

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  1. September 2020

    tbhyourelame seed · Sep 20 ’20

    tbhyourelame published Heat Waves on Archive of Our Own.[1][2][3]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. November 2020

    @tsoatu platform jump · Nov 15 ’20

    @tsoatu posted DreamNotFound fan art quoting Heat Waves on Twitter.[4]

    The Story of the Longest Climb to No. 1 Ever

  3. deima platform jump · Nov 26 ’20

    deima published a Wattpad copy and credited the AO3 author.[5]

  1. peak · Jan 5 ’21

  2. backlash · Jan 6 ’21

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