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A '''metafic''' or metafiction is a work of fiction that explores the nature of fiction itself. Much like any mechanism, fiction can malfunction, creating misleading expectations in the mind of the reader. If one were to read nothing but romance stories that end happily, one might come to think that all romances, no matter how turbulent, will come out well in the end. ''Daria'' fanfiction can malfunction, too. Too many [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]]/[[Trent Lane|Trent]] [[shippers]], and a reader might believe they are the perfect couple, blithely ignoring such important issues as Daria being underage or the two having nothing in common.