Tags

AU: No Mysticism

Tropes

The fic is written for a canon featuring a mystical element, but in this work mysticism does not exist. Recommended to pair with the 'AU' tag for easier searching.

AU: No Superheroes

Tropes

The fic is written for a canon featuring superheroes, but in this work superheroes do not exist. Recommended to pair with the 'AU' tag for easier searching.

AU: No Superpowers

Tropes

Synonyms: No Powers AU

The fic is written for a canon featuring superpowers or those who use them, but in this work such abilities do not exist.

AU: Not Related

Tropes

The characters are not relatives, despite the presence of canonical family ties between them. Recommended to pair with the 'AU' tag for easier searching.

AU: No War

Tropes

Synonyms: All Is Calm

The fic is written for a canon featuring a significant military conflict, but in this work that war does not exist. Recommended to pair with the 'AU' tag for easier searching.

AU: Race Swap

Tropes

Synonyms: Race Change

The fic builds on the trope in which characters change their canon-established race to a different one. Recommended to pair with the 'AU' tag for easier searching.

AU: Relatives

Tropes

Synonyms: Separated Relatives, Twin AU

The characters are relatives, despite the absence of canonical family ties between them.

AU: Reverse

Tropes

Synonyms: Character Swap, Good Is Evil, Inverted Canon, Mirror Universe, Villain AU

The fic builds on the trope in which canonical characters are depicted in roles opposite to their canon ones: positive characters become negative, negative become positive, and so on.

AU: Role Swap

Tropes

Synonyms: AU: Opposite Social Status, Role Swap

The fic builds on the trope in which canonical characters involved 'swap' their canon-established roles: a subordinate becomes the boss and the boss becomes the subordinate, a guardian becomes the ward and the ward becomes the guardian, and so on. Recommended to pair with the 'AU' tag for easier searching.

AU: Same Age

Tropes

Synonyms: AU: Peers

The fic builds on the trope in which characters who canonically have an age difference are peers. Recommended to pair with the 'AU' tag for easier searching.

AU: School

Tropes

Synonyms: School Life

The fic's characters are written as students, regardless of their canonical age, and the main action unfolds in a school setting. Recommended to pair with the 'AU' tag for easier searching.

AU: Sentinels and Guides

Tropes

Synonyms: Espers and Guides, Sentinel AU, Watchmen and Guides

The fic uses the popular trope based on the sentinel-and-guide concept from The Sentinel fandom. The Sentinel is always a character with extremely heightened senses that can be adjusted or regulated, while the Guide is the one who helps the Sentinel cope with sensory overloads.

AU: Separate Bodies

Tropes

The fic describes characters who for a long time shared one body/had one mind, but for some reason became separate entities.

Auctions

Setting

A public sale of valuable goods of any kind, conducted on a competitive basis among potential buyers, plays a central role in the fic.

Audio / Video Recordings (Stylization)

Format

The fic is styled as voice-recorder or camera footage, and/or presents itself as a transcript of audio files or a detailed description of video footage.

Audiokinesis

Superpowers

Synonyms: Sonokinesis, Sound Manipulation

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

Aunts, Uncles and Nieces/Nephews

Relationships

The fic centers on the relationship between an aunt or uncle and their niece or nephew.

Australia

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Heard and McDonald Islands, Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

The events of the work take place in Australia.

Austria

Geography & Ethnicity

The events of the work take place in Austria.

Austria-Hungary

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Austrian Empire, Franz Joseph Era, Galicia under Austria, Habsburg Monarchy

The fic is set in Austria-Hungary (1867–1918), including Galicia and Bukovina.

Autassassinophilia

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Death Kink

The fic focuses on a character or characters who derive sexual pleasure from fantasizing about their own death and/or simulating it.

Author's Neologisms

Warnings

Synonyms: Occasionalisms

The fic makes extensive use of words invented by the author, used as a means of artistic expression and/or wordplay.

Author's Orthography

Warnings

The author intentionally breaks standard spelling or grammar conventions for stylistic or artistic effect.

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: ASD, Asperger Syndrome, Atypical Autism, Autism, Autistic Traits, High-Functioning Autism

The fic depicts characters with autism spectrum disorders, ranging from markedly pronounced symptoms to mild manifestations.

Autocannibalism

Warnings

Synonyms: Self-Cannibalism

The fic depicts the practice of characters eating themselves.

Autofellatio / Autocunnilingus

Kinks (18+)

The fic depicts a form of oral sex in which a character stimulates their own genitals with their own mouth and tongue.

Auto Repair Shops

Setting

Synonyms: Garages

Auto repair shops, their workers, and clients play a key role in the fic.

Autumn Atmosphere

Setting

The fic gives substantial attention to creating an autumn atmosphere and/or conveying the mood characteristic of fall.

Avatars

Superpowers

Characters who have alternate bodies they can use as their own play a significant role in the fic.

Aviation

Occupations

Synonyms: Aerial Transport, Air Transport, Airfields, Airplanes, Aviators, Cabin Crew, Pilots, Stewardesses

The fic is centered on the life of characters whose activities are connected with aviation and air transport.

Avoidance

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Avoidant Behavior

The fic depicts characters who, for some reason, avoid certain circumstances, people, things, or other triggers.

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

The fic depicts characters with a personality disorder marked by a persistent drive toward social withdrawal, feelings of inadequacy, extreme sensitivity to others' negative judgment, and avoidance of social interaction.

Awkwardness

Freeform

Synonyms: Awkward situations

The fic devotes considerable attention to the theme of awkwardness.

Awkward Sex

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Awkward First Time, Awkward Sexual Situations

The fic depicts sexual acts marked by imperfection, awkward or funny moments, and similar mishaps.

Azerbaijan

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Baku

The fic is set in Azerbaijan.

Baba Yaga

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Yaga

The fic features Baba Yaga, a witch of Slavic fairy tales who lives in a hut on chicken legs.

Baby Kink

Kinks (18+)

The fic centers on a romantic or sexual role-play relationship between characters who have reached the age of consent, in which the partners enjoy using diminutive, affectionate nicknames in an intimate context or setting.

Bachelorette / Bachelor Parties

Setting

Bachelorette or bachelor parties — their planning, the events themselves, and their participants — play a key role in the fic.

Background Research

Format

Synonyms: Know Your Stuff

The fic is an article that compiles information about real-world phenomena, professions, and similar topics, useful to other authors working on their own fics.

Bad Crowd

Relationships

The fic focuses on characters who are closely involved with other characters whose reputation is considered bad.

Bad Date

Tropes

Synonyms: Ruined Date

The fic describes a date that, for one reason or another, went badly.

Bad Luck

Freeform

Synonyms: Misfortune

The fic focuses significant attention on the theme of bad luck.

Badminton

Sports

Characters who play badminton play a significant role in the fic, along with tournaments, training, matches, championships, and so on.

Bad Sexual Experience

Warnings

Synonyms: Bad Sex, Painful Sex

The fic features one or more characters who have had a bad and/or painful sexual experience that nonetheless began as consensual sex.

Bailiffs

Occupations

Synonyms: Court Bailiffs, State Bailiffs

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

Bakeries

Setting

Synonyms: Bread shops

Bakeries, their staff, and customers play a central role in the fic.

Bakers / Pastry Chefs

Occupations

Synonyms: Bakery Workers, Pastry Makers

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of bakers, pastry chefs and confectioners.

Baking

Freeform

Synonyms: Christmas Cookies, Holiday Baking

The fic gives significant attention to baked goods — both the finished product and the process of making them.

Bakumatsu Era

Historical Periods & Events

The fic's events take place in Japan during the final years of the Tokugawa shogunate's rule, from 1853 to 1869. The story may align with real-world history or diverge from it.

Balkan Peninsula

Geography & Ethnicity

The events of the work take place on the Balkan Peninsula.