Most often found in bad fiction (especially fanfiction), wangst is the combination of "
wang" and "
angst"; it's a condition where a character is supposedly unfortunate and deserving of pity but the real emotion the viewer/reader is supposed to feel is
awe at the character's awesome
power and l33t sk1llz.
A good writer can write a believable character who has a lot of power but whose life still sucks. A really good writer can even write a believable character whose life sucks as a direct result of having such power. But when bad writers try to combine these
two things, the result is often wangst.
She writes all her vampires the same way -- they wangst about how horrible and tragic their curse is but it's like the only actual effect of being a vampire is your
sex is always great and you always look amazing when you go out clubbing all night.
Oh
man, I can't believe the Gary Stu in this story. He's an unbeaten combat fighter, a gourmet cook and a famous rock
star, holds three doctorates, can fire any
gun and pilot any vehicle, and
now he's wangsting that he has too many women chasing him to try and have his babies!