Tags

Never Have I Ever (Game)

Freeform

Synonyms: Never Have I Ever

The fic devotes significant attention to the game in which players take turns asking whether the other players have ever done something; those who answer yes perform a pre-agreed action (putting down a finger, taking a drink, removing an item of clothing, etc.).

New Life

Tropes

The fic's plot centers on characters starting life anew (for example, wanting to leave crime, bad habits, etc., in the past).

New Relationship

Relationships

The fic focuses on characters who, after a breakup or the end of a previous relationship, enter into a new one.

News Articles (Stylization)

Format

Synonyms: Newspaper Clippings

The fic is stylized as newspaper or online news articles.

Newsrooms

Setting

Synonyms: Media outlets

The fic's events take place in newsrooms, TV or radio studios and press offices, among journalists and editors.

New Year's

Holidays

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

New York City

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Brooklyn, Manhattan

The fic is set in New York City.

New Zealand

Geography & Ethnicity

The events of the work take place in New Zealand.

Next Generation

Fandom-Specific Tags fanfiction only

The fic centers on the children of the canon characters (Harry Potter).

Nickname

Freeform

Synonyms: Call Sign, Moniker

The fic places great emphasis on characters' nicknames, whether they already have them or acquire them over the course of the story.

Nightclubs

Setting

Synonyms: Nightlife, Party scene

The fic's events center on nightclubs, their staff, and patrons.

Nightmares

Freeform

Synonyms: Scary Dreams

Nightmares play an important role in the fic's plot.

Night Terrors

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Sleep Terrors

The fic describes characters with night terrors.

Night Vision

Superpowers

Synonyms: Dark Vision, Night Sight

The fic gives significant weight to characters who can see in the dark.

Ninja

Occupations

Synonyms: Shinobi

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

Nipple Play

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Nipple Kink, Nipple Stimulation

The fic depicts the erotic practice in which sexual pleasure or arousal is achieved by stimulating the nipples with the mouth, lips, tongue, hands, or toys and accessories.

Nobel Prize

Freeform

The fic devotes significant attention to receiving and/or awarding the Nobel Prize, as well as the path toward achieving it.

Noble Outlaws

Occupations

Synonyms: Noble Robbers, Robin Hood

The fic's plot is centered on characters who rob the rich for the benefit of the poor and needy.

No Canon Characters

Tropes

Synonyms: AU: No Characters

The fic uses the canon's world but does not use canonical characters, or gives them extremely minor attention.

No Dialogue (Stylization)

Format

The fic is written in an experimental format and contains no dialogue.

No-holds-barred fighting

Sports

Synonyms: No-rules fight

The fic depicts a style of combat with no restrictions on techniques, where victory is awarded only when the opponent is unable to continue fighting.

Nomads

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Bedouins, Desert Dwellers

Nomads play a significant role in the work.

Non-binary Characters

Orientation, Sex & Gender

Synonyms: Agenderness, Agenders, Bigender Characters, Bigenderness, Bigenders, Enby, Gender Fluidity, Genderfluidity, Genderfluids, Genderflux, Genderqueers, Pangender Characters, Pangenderness

The work features characters whose gender identity does not fit the binary understanding of gender identity.

Non-Consensual Photography

Warnings

Synonyms: Leaked Photos, Revenge Porn

The fic depicts private or intimate images being taken or shared without consent.

Non-Erotic Sadism / Non-Erotic Masochism

Warnings

The fic depicts characters who experience pleasure or emotional release through receiving or inflicting pain, where their reaction is not linked to sexual arousal.

Non-Graphic Descriptions

Warnings

The fic contains scenes that non-graphically describe the appearance of injuries, internal organs, blood, and the like, but not in a context of cruelty (for example, descriptions of surgical operations).

Non-Human Morality

Warnings

Synonyms: Non-Human Psychology

The actions and moral character of the characters depicted in the fic differ from conventional human morality.

Non-Human Species

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Non-Human Races, Non-Humans, Xenos

Non-human beings receive significant attention in the fic.

Non-Linear Narrative

Format

Synonyms: Anachronic narrative, Flash-forward, In medias res, Non-chronological narrative, Reverse chronology, Timeline branches

The fic's events are told out of chronological order.

Non-Sexual Intimacy

Tropes

Synonyms: Platonic Touching, Tactile Contact

The fic devotes significant attention to characters whose close physical contact is not sexual in nature.

Nonstandard Punctuation

Warnings

The fic intentionally breaks certain punctuation rules to create special expressiveness or rhythm in the text.

No Nut November

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: NNN

The fic gives significant attention to the November internet challenge devoted to sexual abstinence, in which participants try to avoid masturbating or ejaculating for the entire month.

Non-Violent Death

Warnings

Synonyms: Natural Death, Physiological Death

One or more characters in the fic will die of non-violent causes (illness, old age, and the like).

Nordic Countries

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Norden

The fic is set in the Nordic countries (Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland, the Faroes).

Norns

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Female mythical beings with the gift of determining the fates of the world, of people and of gods play a significant role in the fic.

Norse Gods

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Aesir, Vanir

The fic features gods of the Norse pantheon (Aesir and Vanir).

Norse Mythology

Freeform

Synonyms: Fylgja, Jotunheim

The fic's plot centers on Norse mythology or its reinterpretation.

North Africa

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Libya, Sahara, Tunisia

The fic is set in North Africa.

North America

Geography & Ethnicity

The events of the work take place in one or more countries of the North American continent.

North Caucasus

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Adygea, Alania, Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Peoples of the North Caucasus

The events of the work take place in the North Caucasus.

North Korea

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: DPRK

The events of the work take place in North Korea.

North Macedonia

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Republic of North Macedonia

The events of the work take place in North Macedonia.

Nostalgia

Freeform

The fic focuses significantly on the theme of nostalgia.

No-Strings-Attached Sex

Relationships

Synonyms: Sex Without Love

The fic focuses on characters who engage in a sexual relationship but are uninterested in the romantic or loving side of it.

Notaries

Occupations

Characters who work as notaries and/or their professional activities play a significant role in the fic.

Nothing Happened

Tropes

The fic builds on the trope in which one of the characters, for some reason, has a memory gap and is convinced that during that time they were having sex with another character or characters, when in fact nothing of the sort happened.

Novelization

Format

Synonyms: Extended story, Fan adaptation, Universe expansion

The fic adapts and expands the script or plot of the original work (a film, TV series, video game, or comic) by adding information about events left off-screen, introspection, expanded descriptions, and so on.

Novella

Format

The fic is a mid-length work between a short story and a novel.

Novel-Length Work

Format

Synonyms: Long Fic

The fic is a long work in the novel format with multiple storylines.

Nuclear Power Plants

Setting

Synonyms: Radiation

Nuclear power plants and their staff play a key role in the fic.