Tags

Intimate Hygiene Kink

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Intimate Hygiene Practices, Soap Kink

The fic depicts a character or characters who become sexually aroused by observing intimate hygiene practices and/or caring for a partner's genitals.

Intimidation

Freeform

A character or characters are intimidated for some specific purpose in the fic.

Introverts

Freeform

Introverted characters play a significant role in the fic.

Intrusive Thoughts

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Compulsive Counting, Compulsive Urges, Intrusive Memories, Obsessive Doubts, Obsessive Fears

The fic depicts characters affected by a disorder characterized by recurring unwanted involuntary thoughts and ideas.

Inuit

Geography & Ethnicity

The Inuit, an indigenous people of the Arctic, play a significant role in the work.

Inventors

Occupations

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of inventor characters.

Invictus Games

Sports

Synonyms: Invictus, Veteran Sports

The fic features wounded veterans competing in the Invictus Games.

Invisibility

Superpowers

The fic gives significant weight to characters who can become invisible.

Invisible World

Tropes

Synonyms: Hidden World, Non-Humans in Society, Secret World

The fic's action takes place in a world that coexists with the real one but remains hidden from everyone except its inhabitants.

Invulnerability

Superpowers

Synonyms: Bulletproof, Superhuman Durability

The fic features characters who are immune to or highly resistant to physical harm.

Iran

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Tehran

The fic is set in Iran.

Ireland

Geography & Ethnicity

The events of the work take place in Ireland.

Irresponsibility

Freeform

The fic gives significant attention to the theme of irresponsibility.

Islamophobia

Warnings

The fic depicts hostility or discrimination towards Muslims.

Islands

Setting

The fic's events take place on islands.

Isolation

Freeform

The fic depicts characters cut off from the outside world, means of communication, and/or other characters.

Israel

Geography & Ethnicity

The events of the work take place in the State of Israel.

Italy

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Abruzzo, Aosta Valley, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Milan, Molise, Naples, Piedmont, Regions of Italy, Rome, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige, Turin, Tuscany, Umbria, Venice

The events of the work take place in Italy.

Itch Kink

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Itching Kink

The fic depicts a character's sexual arousal from the sensation of itching or from scratching, and/or a range of fetishes related to observing and/or provoking itching in a partner.

IT Companies and Startups

Setting

Synonyms: Coworking, Startups, Tech companies

The fic's events take place in IT companies, startups and tech offices, among developers, product teams and investors.

IT Industry

Occupations

Synonyms: IT

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of characters whose work is related to information and communication technologies.

Ivana Kupala

Holidays

Synonyms: Ivan's Day, Kupala Night

The work's events take place during the celebration of Ivana Kupala, or are closely tied to the holiday itself.

Jacobites

Historical Periods & Events

The work focuses on the adherents of restoring the House of Stuart to the English throne, their uprisings, and other related events.

Jailers

Occupations

Synonyms: Prison Guards

The fic describes the lives of characters who work in prisons.

Jamais Vu

Freeform

The fic gives a significant role to the perceptual phenomenon in which characters feel that places or people they know well suddenly seem completely unfamiliar and strange.

Japan

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Chubu, Chugoku, Hokkaido, Japanese Archipelago, Japanese Islands, Kansai, Kanto, Kyushu, Okinawa, Shikoku, Tohoku

The events of the work take place in Japan.

Japanese festivals

Setting

The fic's events take place at and/or are closely tied to Japanese festivals, with their characteristic atmosphere (street food, traditional clothing, fireworks, temples, etc.). The tag covers the setting and atmosphere of such festivals, while specific holidays are tagged separately.

Jargon

Warnings

Synonyms: Professional Vocabulary, Slang, Teen Slang

The fic uses vocabulary characteristic of members of a particular profession or social group.

Jealousy

Freeform

Synonyms: Polyamorous Jealousy

The fic devotes significant attention to jealousy.

Jealousy Kink

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Possessive Jealousy

The fic features characters who are aroused by a partner's jealousy or by provoking it.

Jewelers

Occupations

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of characters who are craftspeople creating jewelry and working with precious and semi-precious stones and metals.

Jewelry Kink

Kinks (18+)

The fic depicts a character or characters for whom their own or someone else's jewelry becomes an object of fetishistic interest.

Jews

Geography & Ethnicity

The Jewish people play a significant role in the work.

Jingxi

Occupations

Synonyms: Chinese Opera, Peking Opera

The best-known form of Chinese theatrical performance. The events of the fic take place in Chinese opera or revolve around the world of Chinese opera, which combines singing, acrobatics and martial arts.

Jinn / Peri

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Jinn and/or peri from Arabic (Eastern) mythology play a significant role in the fic.

Job Hunting

Occupations

Synonyms: Job Interviews, Unemployed

The fic pays significant attention to the theme of looking for a job.

Job Loss

Occupations

The fic gives significant attention to the theme of losing a job.

Jokes / Anecdotes

Format

The fic consists wholly or largely of jokes, including ones adapted to fit the characters, events, or setting of the fandom.

Joseon Dynasty

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Joseon Korea

The fic's events take place in Korea between 1392 and 1910 (from 1897, the Korean Empire), with the corresponding setting. The story may align with real-world history or diverge from it.

Journalists

Occupations

The fic's plot is centered on journalist characters, their life and activities.

Joy and Happiness

Freeform

Synonyms: Bliss, Happiness, Joy

The fic emphasizes feelings of joy and happiness.

Jungle

Setting

The fic is set in a jungle.

Justified OOC

Warnings

Synonyms: Temporary OOC

The characters behave somewhat differently from how one would expect based on canon, but this is justified by events taking place in the fic.

Juvenile Detention Centers

Setting

The fic depicts places of detention for minors who have committed serious crimes.

Kabedon

Tropes

The fic describes a situation in which one character forcibly presses another against a wall, trying to create an awkward, sexually charged, and/or frightening position.

Karaites and Krymchaks

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Karaites, Krymchaks

The fic features Crimean Karaites and Krymchaks, small indigenous peoples of Crimea.

Karaoke

Setting

Karaoke, its participants, and (in some cases) its staff play a significant role in the fic's plot.

Karma

Freeform

Themes of karmic retribution for one's actions play a significant role in the fic — not only karmic punishment, but karmic reward as well.

Kazakhstan

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Aktobe, Almaty, Astana, Karaganda, Shymkent

The events of the work take place in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Keepsakes

Tropes

An object that a character keeps as a memory of another person, a relationship, or an important past event plays a significant role in the fic.