Tags

Radical Medicine

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Bloodletting, Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Castration, Forced Penectomy, Radical Surgery

The fic depicts the practice of unethical, often irreversible treatment methods aimed at radically eliminating an illness or its presumed cause, methods that may exceed the bounds of medical ethics and/or carry enormous risk to patients, regardless of whether they actually have a physiological condition.

Radio

Setting

Synonyms: Radio hosts

Radio stations and their staff play a central role in the fic.

Railroads

Setting

Synonyms: Commuter trains, Trains

The fic's plot centers on traveling by train and/or the workings of railroads, their employees, and passengers.

Railway Stations

Setting

Synonyms: Platforms, Train stations

The fic's events take place at railway stations, platforms and waiting halls, among travellers and staff.

Railway Workers

Occupations

Synonyms: Assistant Train Drivers, Conductors, Freight Rail Transport, Rail Transport, Railroad Workers, Railway Dispatchers, Station Duty Officers, Track Walkers, Train Crews, Train Drivers

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of characters whose professional field is railway transport.

Rainverse

Tropes

One of the soulmate-themed subtypes. In this universe, there are people who, during rain, hear their soulmate's voice or heartbeat. The harder it rains, the more clearly it can be heard. Some stop hearing anything except the sound of their soulmate's voice.

Rank Kink

Kinks (18+)

The fic depicts a character or characters who are drawn to partners with a rank (professional, military, academic, etc.) or who themselves strive to attain one.

Rap Battles

Freeform

The fic centers on a rap battle: a competition in rapid-fire rapped verse between two or more performers, featuring boasts, insults, and wordplay.

Rape

Warnings

Synonyms: Coerced Sex, Non-Con

The fic describes sexual and/or erotic acts performed on one or more characters without the full and willing consent of at least one participant.

Rape/Revenge

Tropes

Synonyms: Revenge for Rape

A subtype of Hurt/Comfort in which the 'hurt' is rape and the 'comfort' is achieved through revenge on the rapist(s).

Raptophilia

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Hints of Raptophilia, Rape Fantasy

The fic depicts a character or characters who derive sexual pleasure from the idea of being raped, or from rape itself.

Rare Diseases

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

The fic depicts characters affected by diseases that affect only a very small portion of the world's population. These may be either real or fictional.

Rastafarians

Subcultures

The plot focuses on the life and activities of Rastafarian characters or Rastafarian communes.

Rated for Language

Warnings

The fic's high rating is due primarily to the use of profane and obscene language.

Rated for Sexual Content

Warnings

Synonyms: Detailed Sex Scenes, Graphic Sex Scenes

The fic's high rating is due primarily to graphic and/or detailed sexual scenes.

Rated for Violence and/or Gore

Warnings

Synonyms: Detailed Gore Scenes, Graphic Violence

The fic's high rating is due primarily to graphic and detailed scenes of violence and/or gore.

Raves

Setting

The fic gives a significant role to raves, their organizers, and participants.

Reactions (Stylization)

Format

The fic depicts the characters' presumed reactions to various phenomena — such as encountering their own or someone else's canon, real-world events, and so on.

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

The fic depicts characters affected by a mental disorder arising from the absence of close emotional contact with their parents.

Readable as Original

Format

Synonyms: No canon knowledge needed

The fic is written for a fandom, but it can be read "as an original" — without any knowledge of canon.

Reality shows

Setting

A reality show and its participants play an important role in the plot. The characters may take part in the show knowingly, or may be unaware that they are being filmed.

Reality Warping

Superpowers

Synonyms: Reality Manipulation

The fic features characters who can rewrite or bend reality by will.

Rebellions / Uprisings

Freeform

Synonyms: Revolts

The fic depicts an armed uprising by a relatively small, premeditated group against political authority.

Rebels

Occupations

Synonyms: Insurgents

Rebel characters play a key role in the fic.

Rebound Relationship

Relationships

Synonyms: Rebound

The fic features a relationship begun right after a breakup to cope with the loss.

Reckoning

Freeform

The fic places significant emphasis on the theme of reckoning.

Recluses

Occupations

Synonyms: Hikikomori, Social Deprivation

The fic is centered on characters who spend their lives in voluntary social isolation, most often never leaving their home or even their room.

Reconciliation

Relationships

The fic gives significant attention to characters making peace after a major conflict.

Reconstruction and Rebuilding

Freeform

Synonyms: Rebuilding After War, Restoring Homes

The fic focuses on rebuilding homes, cities and lives after destruction.

Reconstruction Era

Historical Periods & Events

The fic's events take place after the end of the American Civil War, from 1865 to 1877, during the reintegration of the southern Confederate states into the country. The story may align with real-world history or diverge from it.

Recovery from Addiction

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Sobriety

The fic follows characters on the road to recovery from addiction, including rehab, sobriety and relapse.

Redemption

Freeform

Synonyms: Villain redemption

The fic focuses significantly on the theme of redemption.

Red String of Fate

Tropes

Synonyms: Soulmates: Threads, Thread of Fate

The fic uses the trope in which a predetermined relationship between characters is expressed as a metaphorical or literal red thread connecting them.

Reformation

Historical Periods & Events

The fic's events take place during the historical era of the Reformation (16th-17th centuries), with corresponding setting details. The story may align with real-world history or diverge from it.

Refugee Camps

Setting

Synonyms: Displaced persons, Reception centers, Temporary shelters

The fic's events take place in refugee camps, temporary shelters or reception centers, among displaced people and aid workers.

Refugees

Occupations

The fic pays significant attention to characters who were forced to leave their home country because of war, natural disasters or other emergency circumstances.

Regency Era

Historical Periods & Events

The fic's events take place in England between 1811 and 1820, during the rule of the Prince Regent (the future King George IV). The classic setting of Jane Austen's novels.

Regeneration

Superpowers

The fic gives significant weight to characters who can heal damaged bodily tissue.

Regression

Tropes

Synonyms: Modern Middle Ages, Technosphere Degradation

The plot is based on regressive tendencies in the world and society, the loss of advanced technology, and the primitivization of technology and society.

Regrets

Freeform

Synonyms: Remorse, Repentance

The fic devotes significant attention to the theme of regret.

Rehabilitation

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Occupational Therapy, Recovery After Injury

The fic focuses on characters going through physical, neurological or psychological rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation Centers

Setting

Synonyms: Addiction Rehab Centers, Rehab

The fic focuses on the operations of rehabilitation centers, their patients and staff.

Rehearsals

Setting

Rehearsals play a significant role in the fic.

Reincarnated Lovers

Relationships

Synonyms: Lovers Across Lifetimes

The fic features lovers who find each other again across lifetimes.

Reincarnation

Freeform

Synonyms: Past-Life Dreams, Past-Life Memories, Rebirth

The fic centers on a character or characters who get a chance at a new life after death, usually in a new body. Not to be confused with characters transported into another world or body while still alive.

Rejecting the Victim Role

Tropes

A character who was previously in the position of a victim of violence, pressure, exploitation, or manipulation stops passively accepting what is happening, stands up for their own boundaries, and begins to independently take charge of their own life.

Rejection of Relationships

Relationships

Synonyms: Rejection of Love

The fic focuses on a character or characters who reject love, romantic relationships, and/or marriage, do not understand their point, actively avoid them, and so on.

Relapse

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

The fic depicts the return of an illness after an apparent full recovery (remission).

Relationship Bet

Relationships

Synonyms: Bet on Love

The fic depicts characters whose relationship begins as the result of a bet. The relationship may or may not develop into a real one.

Relationship Break

Relationships

Synonyms: Time-Out

The fic depicts the practice of a "temporary breakup" as a possible solution to a crisis in a relationship. Characters who decide to take a break may either separate for good or get back together.