Citations:fictophilic

Adjective: "(neologism) of, related to, or exhibiting fictophilia"

 * 2021, Veli-Matti Karhulahti & Tanja Välisalo, "Fictosexuality, Fictoromance, and Fictophilia: A Qualitative Study of Love and Desire for Fictional Characters", Frontiers in Psychology, January 2021:
 * A common rationale for fictophilic attachment, given across all forums, were the superior capacities and features associated with fictional characters.