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Mentions of Bestiality

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions bestiality.

Mentions of Body Horror

Warnings

The fic briefly describes monstrous alterations to the body or parts of it, without a detailed description.

Mentions of Cannibalism

Warnings

The fic contains brief, non-detailed mentions of cannibalism.

Mentions of Corporal Punishment

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions physical violence consisting of the deliberate humiliation of, or infliction of physical pain or injury on, the person being punished, without sexual connotation.

Mentions of Death

Warnings

Synonyms: Implied Death, Offscreen Death

The fic briefly mentions characters' deaths without describing them in detail.

Mentions of Disability

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions characters with a congenital or acquired disability or chronic condition that limits their abilities.

Mentions of Drugs

Warnings

Synonyms: Bad Trip, Designer Drugs, Overdose

The fic briefly mentions instances of drug use.

Mentions of Execution

Warnings

The fic mentions the execution of a character or characters.

Mentions of Gore

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions dismembered or disemboweled bodies, bloodshed, mutilation, murders, and the like.

Mentions of Homophobia

Warnings

The fic contains brief, non-detailed mentions of characters who display a hostile or discriminatory attitude toward homosexual and/or bisexual characters, express dislike of them, or deny their existence.

Mentions of Incest

Warnings

Synonyms: Hints of Incest, Incest Element

The fic contains brief, non-detailed mentions of incest.

Mentions of Infidelity

Warnings

The fic contains mentions of infidelity, but they are only briefly touched upon and do not affect the development of the main plot.

Mentions of Male Pregnancy

Warnings

The fic contains brief, non-detailed mentions of male pregnancy.

Mentions of Murder

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions murders.

Mentions of Pregnancy

Warnings

The fic contains brief, non-detailed mentions of pregnancy.

Mentions of Prostitution

Warnings

Synonyms: Hints of Prostitution

The fic contains brief, non-detailed mentions of prostitution and/or brothels.

Mentions of Racism

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions manifestations and/or beliefs of racism.

Mentions of Rape

Warnings

Synonyms: Implied Rape

The fic briefly mentions sexual acts of violence.

Mentions of Religion

Warnings

Synonyms: Religious Elements

The fic briefly mentions real or fictional faiths, religions, or cults.

Mentions of Self-Harm

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions the practice of deliberately injuring one's own body without suicidal intent.

Mentions of Sex

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions sex.

Mentions of Slavery

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions a system of social relations in which some characters are owned by other characters or by the state.

Mentions of Smoking

Warnings

The fic briefly mentions instances of smoking.

Mentions of Suicide

Warnings

Synonyms: Implied Suicide

The fic briefly mentions suicides that have already occurred or suicidal motifs, without describing them in detail.

Mentions of Terrorism

Warnings

Synonyms: Non-Graphic Terrorism

The fic briefly mentions terrorism, without a detailed description.

Mentions of Torture

Warnings

The fic contains brief, non-detailed mentions of torture.

Mentions of Unhealthy Relationships

Warnings

Synonyms: Mentions of Psychological Abuse

The fic contains brief, non-detailed mentions of unhealthy relationships.

Mentions of Violence

Warnings

Synonyms: Mentions of Domestic Violence

The fic briefly mentions non-sexual acts of violence.

Mentions of War

Warnings

The fic contains brief, non-detailed mentions of wars.

Mentorship

Relationships

Synonyms: Mentor/Mentee, Reform, Upbringing

The fic gives significant weight to a relationship in which a more experienced or knowledgeable character helps a less experienced one gain new skills and knowledge.

Mercenaries

Occupations

Synonyms: Soldiers of Fortune

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of characters who work for someone for their own gain under a contract that carries a certain risk to the hired person's life while it is carried out.

Merchants

Occupations

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

Mermaids

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Mermen, Nixies, River Peoples, Sea Peoples, Underwater Peoples

Mermaids and merfolk play a significant role in the fic.

Mesoamerica

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Aztecs, Maya

The fic's events take place in the territory of Mesoamerica, a civilizational region of pre-Columbian America that covers the south of North America and part of Central America.

Metalheads

Subcultures

The plot focuses on characters associated with the metalhead subculture.

Metallokinesis

Superpowers

Synonyms: Metal Control, Metal Manipulation

Characters who can control metals play a significant role in the fic.

Metaphysical Beings

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Characters who are able to exist in more abstract planes of the reality around us (for example, in fantasies, daydreams or dreams) play a significant role in the fic.

Meteorologists

Occupations

The fic is centered on the life and activities of meteorologist characters.

Metrosexuals

Occupations

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of male characters of any orientation who pay great attention to their appearance (physical shape, clothing, accessories), follow fashion, use decorative cosmetics and spend a lot of money on improving their looks.

Metro Stations

Setting

Synonyms: Metro shelters, Underground stations

The fic's events take place in metro stations, whether as ordinary transport hubs or as wartime shelters.

Mexico

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico City, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas

The events of the work take place in Mexico.

Micro / Macro

Warnings

Synonyms: Growing, Macrophilia, Microphilia, Shrinking

The fic pays significant attention to characters whose size differs significantly from other characters. Characters may be tiny or gigantic, for either natural or mystical and fantastical reasons.

Microfiction

Format

Synonyms: Collection of one-liners, Fifty-word story, Hundred-word story, One-sentence story, Three-sentence story, Twitter fics

The fic is a collection of complete pieces of very small size — fifty words, a hundred words, three sentences, and so on.

Mid-Autumn Festival

Holidays

Synonyms: Moon Festival, Mooncake Festival, Zhongqiu Festival

The work's events take place during the Mid-Autumn Festival, observed on the full moon of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar.

Middle Ages

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Early Middle Ages

The fic's events take place during the historical period of the Middle Ages, with the corresponding setting. The story may align with real-world history or diverge from it.

Middle East

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Arabian Peninsula, Asia Minor, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Persia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, United Arab Emirates

The events of the work take place in the Middle East region.

Midwives

Occupations

Synonyms: Doulas

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of midwives, birth attendants and doulas.

Migraines

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Headaches, Migraine Aura

The fic describes characters suffering from migraines.

Migration Crisis

Setting

The fic's plot is based on a migration crisis that has occurred or is brewing — whether planetary or local in scale.

Migration Period

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Barbarian Invasions, Fall of the Western Roman Empire

The fic is set during the Migration Period (4th–7th centuries).