Tags

Omegaverse: More Than Three Sexes

Tropes

Synonyms: Deltas (Omegaverse), Gammas (Omegaverse), Sigmas (Omegaverse)

The action takes place in a world where characters are divided into more than three types (alphas, betas, and omegas), each possessing a range of physiological traits, sexual preferences, a particular place in the social hierarchy, and so on. Recommended to pair with the 'Omegaverse' genre tag for easier searching.

Omegaverse: Omega/Alpha/Omega

Tropes

Synonyms: Omegaverse: Alpha/Omega/Omega, Omegaverse: Omega/Omega/Alpha

The action takes place in an omegaverse world, and the fic's main focus is on relationships between several omega characters and one alpha character. Recommended to pair with the 'Omegaverse' genre tag for easier searching.

Omegaverse: Omega/Beta

Tropes

Synonyms: Omegaverse: Beta/Omega

The action takes place in an omegaverse world, and the fic's main focus is on the relationship between an omega character and a beta character. Recommended to pair with the 'Omegaverse' genre tag for easier searching.

Omegaverse: Omega/Omega

Tropes

The action takes place in an omegaverse world, and the fic's main focus is on relationships between omega characters. Recommended to pair with the 'Omegaverse' genre tag for easier searching.

Omegaverse: Second Sex Change

Tropes

Synonyms: Alpha to Omega, Beta to Omega, Omega to Alpha

The action takes place in an omegaverse world, and the fic's main focus is on characters who change their second sex (for example, as a result of hormone therapy or hormonal abnormalities, illness, severe stress, and so on). Recommended to pair with the 'Omegaverse' genre tag for easier searching.

Omegaverse: Sigma/Omega

Tropes

The action takes place in an omegaverse world, and the fic's main focus is on the relationship between a sigma character and an omega character. Recommended to pair with the 'Omegaverse' genre tag for easier searching.

Omegaverse: Taming

Tropes

The action takes place in an omegaverse world, and the fic's main focus is on characters who gradually become obedient and accept their pair and/or submit to the will of the dominant partner.

Omens / Superstitions

Freeform

Synonyms: Number 666

Omens and/or superstitions play an important role in the fic.

Ominous Find

Tropes

The fic places significant weight on an object whose discovery will bring about inevitable negative consequences.

Omni Characters

Orientation, Sex & Gender

The plot features characters who experience sexual and/or romantic attraction to several genders regardless of biological sex and gender identity. Unlike pan characters, they perceive a difference between sexes — an omni character's attraction to one sex or gender may differ from their attraction to another.

Omniscient Narrator

Format

Synonyms: All-seeing narrator

The fic is narrated in the third person, with the narrator set apart from the other characters as a figure existing on a different spatial and temporal plane. This is most often used to give the reader maximally detailed information about both the characters' inner and outer events, without any limits on what the narrator can know.

Oncological Diseases

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Cancer, Malignant Tumor, Oncology

The fic depicts characters affected by oncological diseases.

One Day

Tropes

The fic focuses on a single day in a character's life.

Oneiroi

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Dream Spirits

Dream spirits play a significant role in the fic.

Oneirokinesis

Superpowers

Synonyms: Dream Control, Dream Manipulation

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

One-Minute Canon Character

Tropes

The fic focuses on fleshing out a character who appears in canon for literally one minute or less, as minor as a character can possibly be.

One-Shot

Format

Synonyms: Single-Chapter Fic

The fic is a complete story published as a single chapter.

One-Sided Relationship

Tropes

The fic builds on the trope in which one of the characters is convinced they are in a romantic relationship, while their 'partner' is unaware of it.

One True Love

Relationships

Synonyms: Monogamous Relationship, Monogamy

The fic gives a significant role to characters who fall in love only once, for life.

One-Way Journey

Tropes

Synonyms: Last Journey

The characters in the fic set off on a journey from which they will never return.

Online Dating

Relationships

Synonyms: Dating Apps

The fic features meeting partners through dating apps or websites.

Online to IRL

Relationships

Synonyms: Identity Reveal (Online to Real Life)

The fic focuses on characters who meet and communicate anonymously or under usernames on the internet, and then decide to meet and get to know each other anew in the real world.

On Opposite Sides

Relationships

Synonyms: Romeo and Juliet

The fic depicts characters in a friendly or romantic relationship who find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict.

OOC

Warnings

Synonyms: Out of Character

The characters in the fic behave quite differently from how one would expect based on their portrayal in canon.

Open Ending

Warnings

Synonyms: Ambiguous Ending, Unresolved Ending

The fic ends ambiguously, on an uncertain note, often leaving many unresolved questions and unexplained events.

Open for Continuation

Format

Synonyms: Up for adoption

The fic is marked by its author as finished, in progress, or abandoned, and open for other authors to continue — or to use as the basis for "fanfic of a fanfic"-style works.

Open Relationship

Relationships

Synonyms: Open Marriage

The fic depicts characters in an established relationship who have made a conscious decision to allow themselves and their partner romantic or sexual involvement with others while remaining a couple.

Opera

Setting

The fic's events take place in an opera house, or focus on the world of opera — its fans, staff, and performers.

Opium Wars

Historical Periods & Events

The fic's events take place during the two armed conflicts in China in the 19th century between Western powers and the Qing Empire. The First Opium War was fought in 1840-1842; the Second Opium War in 1856-1860. The story may align with real-world history or diverge from it.

Oppa Kink

Kinks (18+)

The fic depicts a character or characters who call their partner "oppa" while flirting or to produce sexual arousal.

Opposites Attract

Tropes

Synonyms: Beauty and the Beast (trope), Cynics and Romantics, Heroes and Villains, Introverts and Extroverts, Owls and Larks, Sun and Moon

The fic builds on the trope where a relationship develops between characters who are opposites of one another (an attractive character and an unattractive one, an introvert and an extrovert, a romantic and a cynic, etc.).

Opposite-Sex Friendship

Relationships

Synonyms: Friendship Between a Man and a Woman

The fic focuses on an extremely close, non-sexual relationship between opposite-sex characters marked by a high degree of emotional intimacy.

Optimism

Freeform

The fic places significant emphasis on the theme of optimism.

Oracles / Seers

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Psychic, Soothsayer

Characters who are able to predict the future play a significant role in the fic.

Oral Fixation

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Finger-Licking Kink

The fic depicts characters who derive sexual pleasure from oral stimulation, such as licking or nibbling fingers and nails, pencils and pens, or candy, and/or characters who derive sexual pleasure from watching such behavior.

Oral Sex

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Oral

The fic describes sexual acts in which a partner's mouth is used to stimulate the genitals or anus of another partner.

Orange Revolution

Historical Periods & Events

The fic is set during the Orange Revolution of 2004 in Ukraine.

Orchestras

Occupations

Orchestras, their members, conductors and/or the activities of an orchestral ensemble play a significant role in the fic.

Orcs

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Orcs play a significant role in the fic.

Organ Trafficking

Warnings

Synonyms: Organ Buying, Organ Selling

Characters who sell or acquire internal organs, tissue, or other body parts play a significant role in the plot.

Organ Transplantation

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Organ Donation

The fic gives considerable attention to the theme of organ transplantation.

Orgasm Control

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Delayed Orgasm, Edging, Forced Orgasm, Karezza, Orgasm Denial

The fic depicts the sexual practice in which the onset, duration, and intensity of orgasm is controlled by one of the partners.

Orgasm Without Stimulation

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Hands-Free Orgasm

The fic depicts an orgasm achieved without stimulation of the genitals or prostate.

Orientation Crisis

Orientation, Sex & Gender

Synonyms: From Homophobe to Homosexual

Characters grappling with the realization that their orientation may differ from the one they originally identified with play a significant role in the work.

Original Non-Binary Character

Warnings

Synonyms: Fanon Character, New Character, Original Agender Character, Original Character

The fic gives a significant role to original non-binary characters invented by the fic's author and written into the canon world.

Origin Story

Tropes

The events describe the character's emergence, the history of their development, and the origin of their abilities.

Ornithologists

Occupations

Synonyms: Study of Birds

The fic pays particular attention to characters who study and/or treat birds.

Orphanages

Setting

Synonyms: Children's homes, Orphan shelters

The fic's plot centers on a childcare institution for children who have lost their parents or are without parental care, its staff, and its wards.

Orphans

Freeform

Synonyms: Abandoned children, Foundlings, Half-orphans, Orphan

Orphan characters play a significant role in the fic.

Ostara

Holidays

Synonyms: Vernal Equinox

The fic's events take place during Ostara, the spring equinox festival, or are closely tied to it.