Tags

Cultural Identity

Freeform

Synonyms: Diaspora, National Identity, Roots

The fic explores national, ethnic or cultural identity and belonging.

Culture Clash

Tropes

Synonyms: Cross-Cultural Communication

The fic devotes significant attention to differences between the cultures and languages of its characters, and the communication problems stemming from that difference — mismatched traditions, the problem of literal translation, and discrepancies in the meaning of words and expressions.

Culture Shock

Freeform

Synonyms: Adapting Abroad, Foreign Customs

The fic features characters struggling to adapt to a radically different culture.

Cunnilingus

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Cunni

The fic depicts the sexual practice in which the female genitals are stimulated with the lips, tongue, or teeth.

Curiosity

Freeform

The fic devotes significant attention to the theme of curiosity.

Curling

Sports

Characters who play curling play a significant role in the fic, along with clubs, training, championships, etc.

Curses

Freeform

Synonyms: Curse, Cursed characters, Cursed places, Hidden curse

A mystical phenomenon traditionally signifying an evil fate plays a key role in the fic.

Customer Support

Occupations

Synonyms: Tech Support

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of customer support (tech support) staff characters.

Customs Officers

Occupations

Synonyms: Customs, Customs Workers

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

Cute Nicknames

Freeform

The fic gives significant weight to cute nicknames partners give each other.

Cut-Up Technique

Format

The fic is written using the literary cut-up technique, in which text is cut apart and shuffled at random to create a new work.

Cyberbullying

Warnings

Synonyms: Cyberstalking, Dissing, Doxxing, Flaming, Hating, Online Harassment, Trolling

The fic depicts the aggressive harassment of one or more characters by means of modern communication technology.

Cybercrime

Occupations

Synonyms: Catfishing

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of characters who commit crimes either using information and communication technologies or targeting networks, systems, data, websites, and/or technologies.

Cyber Entities

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Viruses

The fic describes characters created in and/or inhabiting virtual reality, combining the qualities of a sentient being and a computer program, code, etc.

Cyberpunk Subculture

Subcultures

Synonyms: Cybergoths

The fic centers on cyberpunk subculture, with neon aesthetics, hacker culture, body modification and technology.

Cybersex

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Sex Chats

The fic depicts an exchange of sexually explicit messages and other virtual means, such as video calls and photos, used by partners to arouse each other remotely.

Cyberspace

Setting

Synonyms: Digital world, Internet space, The Net

The fic's events take place in cyberspace, the internet or a networked digital world.

Cyborgs

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Synthetic Organisms

Biological organisms containing mechanical or electronic components, as well as machine-human hybrids, play a significant role in the fic.

Cyclicality

Freeform

Certain events or phenomena that repeat over and over play an important role in the fic.

Cycling

Sports

Synonyms: Artistic cycling, Bicycle racing, Cycle polo, Track racing

Characters involved in cycling play a significant role in the fic, along with clubs, training, championships, and so on.

Cyclopes

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

The fic features cyclopes, one-eyed giants of Greek myth.

Cyclothymia

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

The fic depicts characters affected by a cyclic affective mental disorder manifesting as recurring swings and fluctuations between good and bad mood. There may be a period of psychological wellbeing between episodes of elevated and worsened mood.

Cynicism

Freeform

The fic places significant emphasis on cynicism and/or cynical behavior.

Cyprus

Geography & Ethnicity

The events of the work take place wholly or partly on the island of Cyprus.

Cystic Fibrosis

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

The fic depicts characters affected by a hereditary disease characterized by damage to the exocrine glands, severe impairment of respiratory function, and a number of other manifestations.

Czechoslovakia

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (1990-1993), Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1939; 1945-1948), Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948-1990)

The fic's events take place in the territory of the former Czechoslovakia. The story may align with real-world history or diverge from it.

Czech Republic

Geography & Ethnicity

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

Dachas

Setting

The fic's events center on dachas (country houses).

Daddy Kink

Kinks (18+)

The fic focuses on a role-play romantic or sexual relationship between characters who have reached the age of consent, in which one takes on a symbolic "daddy" role toward the other.

Daemon

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Daemons

Daemons exist separately from humans in the form of animals and represent the essence of their owners, the most striking traits of their character. Daemons can speak and express their feelings, give advice to their owners, and resolve problems that arise with the daemons of other people.

Damsel in Distress

Tropes

Synonyms: Idiots in Danger

The fic uses the trope according to which a character considered weak or incompetent (most often due to gender or social status) ends up in a dangerous situation they cannot escape on their own, and must wait to be rescued by other characters.

Dance

Occupations

Synonyms: Ballroom Dancing, Belly Dance, Dance AU, Dance Competitions, Dance Contest, Dancers, Oriental Dance, Street Dance

Dancers and the art of dance in its various forms play a key role in the fic.

Dandere

Tropes

The fic focuses on characters who are extremely shy and silent toward the object of their affection.

Danger

Freeform

Synonyms: Threat to life

The fic devotes considerable attention to the theme of danger.

Dark Academia

Subcultures

Synonyms: Bookish aesthetic

The fic centers on dark academia aesthetics and subculture, with old libraries, classical literature, tweed and gothic universities.

Dark Elves

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Drow

Dark elves and/or their varieties play a significant role in the fic.

Dark Humor

Warnings

Synonyms: Gallows Humor

The comedic effect in the fic is achieved through cynicism, mockery of death, violence, illness, physical deformity, and similar grim themes.

Dark Lords

Tropes

Negative characters — absolute evil, a heroic-fantasy archetype — play a significant role in the fic. The opposite of Light Lords.

Darknet

Freeform

The fic focuses substantially on anonymous networks and everything related to them.

Dark Past

Tropes

The fic devotes significant attention to a character's and/or characters' tragic past.

Darkroom

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Anonymous Sex (subtype), Dark Room, Sex in a Dark Room

The fic gives a significant role to the "darkroom" — a dimly lit space used for anonymous sexual encounters and for BDSM play.

Darts

Sports

The fic features darts players and tournaments.

Dating

Relationships

Synonyms: First Date

The fic gives a significant role to romantic outings, arranging dates, and/or preparing for them.

Day of Dignity and Freedom

Holidays

Synonyms: November 21, Revolution of Dignity Day

The fic's events take place on the Day of Dignity and Freedom (21 November), commemorating the Orange Revolution and the Revolution of Dignity, or are closely tied to it.

Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism

Holidays

Synonyms: May 8

The work's events take place during the commemoration of Ukraine's Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II, observed May 8, or are closely tied to the holiday itself.

Day of the Dead

Holidays

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

Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language

Holidays

Synonyms: November 9, Radio Dictation

The fic's events take place during the celebration of Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language, or are closely tied to the holiday itself.

DDLG / DDLB / MDLG / MDLB

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: ABDL, Daddy Dom/Little Boy, Daddy Dom/Little Girl, Daddy Dom/Little Sub, Littlespace, Mommy Dom/Little Boy, Mommy Dom/Little Girl

The fic focuses on a romantic or sexual role-play relationship between characters of consenting age, in which one plays a symbolic 'parent' role and the other a symbolic 'dependent' role, with a strong emphasis on infantile behavior.

Deafness

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Hearing Loss

The fic depicts characters with a partial or complete impairment of the ability to hear.

Death Day

Holidays

The work's events take place on a holiday observed on a character's day of death — the antipode of a birthday.