Tags

Sexual Dimorphism

Orientation, Sex & Gender

The work describes characters belonging to a biological species characterized by pronounced anatomical differences between the sexes, not counting the sexual organs.

Sexual Fluidity

Orientation, Sex & Gender

Synonyms: Bicurious

The fic features characters whose attraction changes or does not fit a fixed label.

Sexual Inexperience

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: First Sex (Subtype), Sexual Insecurity, Sexual Naivety, Virgin Men, Virgin Women

The fic gives significant attention to characters with very little or limited sexual experience.

Sexualization (Defense Mechanism)

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Instinctualization

The fic places significant weight on a defense mechanism in which negative events are imbued with an erotic component, thereby transforming them into something positive.

Sexualized Violence

Warnings

Synonyms: Sexual Assault, Stealthing

The fic describes any sexual acts performed on a character who does not give obvious consent to them.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Venereal Diseases

The fic depicts characters who have contracted one of the sexually transmitted diseases.

Sexual Partners to Enemies

Relationships

The fic focuses on characters who were sexual partners at first, but later became enemies for some reason.

Sexual Partners to Lovers

Relationships

Synonyms: Casual Lovers to True Love, Friends With Benefits to Lovers

The fic depicts the main characters' relationship beginning as purely sexual but later developing into a romantic one.

Sexual Phobias

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Erotophobia, Fear of Intimacy, Fear of Sex with Virgins, Virginitiphobia

The fic gives significant attention to characters affected by phobias related to sex or specific aspects of it.

Sexual Slavery

Warnings

Synonyms: Sexual Exploitation

The fic depicts characters who have, in one way or another, gained the right to control other characters in order to coerce them into sexual acts.

Sexual Surrogate Partners

Occupations

Synonyms: Sex Surrogates, Surrogate Partnership

The fic pays particular attention to characters who cooperate with a psychotherapist or sexologist to achieve specific psychotherapy goals: resolving a client's intimate and sexual problems.

Sexual Tension

Relationships

The fic emphasizes the unresolved sexual tension between characters.

Sexual Tutoring

Kinks (18+)

The fic features the trope in which an experienced character teaches their inexperienced (often virgin) partner about sex.

Sex Using Magic

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Sex with an Animagus

The fic depicts sexual acts in which characters use magic to arouse themselves or their partners.

Sex Using Superpowers

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Sex Using Quirks, Sex Using Superpowers, Superpower Kink

The fic depicts sexual acts in which characters use superpowers to arouse themselves or their partners.

Sex with Imaginary Partners

Kinks (18+)

The fic depicts characters who engage in sexual relationships with partners who are actually figments of their imagination.

Sex With Improvised Objects

Kinks (18+)

The fic depicts the sexual practice in which characters use objects clearly not intended for erotic or sexual purposes to give or receive sexual pleasure. Not to be confused with the "Sex Toys" tag.

Sex Workers

Occupations

Synonyms: Brothel Workers, Courtesans, Prostitutes

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of sex workers, including brothel workers and street workers.

Shamans

Occupations

Synonyms: Shamanism

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

Shame

Freeform

Synonyms: Embarrassment, Public Shaming

The fic focuses on feelings of shame and embarrassment.

Shame Kink

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: CFNM, Embarrassment Kink, Shame Fetish, Shyness Kink

The fic depicts a sexual practice or practices in which arousal comes from feeling shame, or from watching and/or provoking a feeling of shame in a partner. The shame and awkwardness are usually tied to a state of nakedness.

Sham Marriage

Relationships

The fic focuses on characters who enter an official marriage not for the purpose of starting a family.

Shapeshifters

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Animagi, Metamorphs, Shapechangers

Beings that can take on different forms play a significant role in the fic.

Shapeshifting

Superpowers

Synonyms: Animal Transformation, Metamorphosis, Transformation

The fic features characters who can change their shape or turn into other forms.

Sharing a Body

Tropes

Synonyms: AU: Two in One Body, Shared Body, Two Souls

The fic devotes significant attention to characters who, temporarily or permanently, coexist within one body and/or mind (for example, as a result of a soul transfer, possession by another entity, etc.).

Shaving Kink

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Acomophilia, Shaved Armpits, Smooth Skin Kink

The fic depicts a character or characters who become sexually aroused while shaving various body parts in front of a partner, and/or a range of fetishes related to shaving.

Shelling and Missile Strikes

Warnings

Synonyms: Bombardment, Drone Attack

The fic depicts shelling, missile or drone strikes and their consequences for people and cities.

Shepherds

Occupations

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

Shibari

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Kinbaku, Restraint (Type)

The fic depicts a specialized practice of fully or partially restricting a partner's movement using rope, following specific technical and aesthetic principles.

Ships and Boats

Setting

Synonyms: Ferries, Pirate ships, Yachts

The fic's events take place aboard ships, boats or yachts, among crew and passengers.

Shoguns

Occupations

Shogun characters and/or their political and military activities play a significant role in the fic.

Shootouts

Warnings

Synonyms: Drive-By Shooting

Shootouts play a significant role in the fic. It is recommended to use this tag together with the Action genre for easier searching.

Shopping

Freeform

Synonyms: Shopaholism

Shopping trips, the process of choosing items, and making purchases play a significant role in the fic.

Shopping Malls

Setting

Synonyms: Malls, Shopping and Entertainment Centers

The fic's plot takes place in or focuses on the operations of shopping malls, their employees and visitors.

Shops

Setting

Synonyms: Gun shops, Stationery shops

Shops, their workers, and clients hold a central place in the fic.

Short Story

Format

Synonyms: Short Fiction

The fic is a short story with a complete plot, usually up to several thousand words.

Showa Era

Historical Periods & Events

The fic's events take place in Japan during the reign of Emperor Hirohito, from December 25, 1926, to January 7, 1989. The story may align with real-world history or diverge from it.

Show Business

Setting

Synonyms: Directors, Film, Screenwriters, Television, Theater, TV hosts

The fic's plot centers on the entertainment industry, its consumers, and its workers.

Shyness

Freeform

Synonyms: Bashfulness, Timidity

The fic focuses significantly on the theme of shyness.

Siberia

Geography & Ethnicity

The action of the work takes place in Siberia, a region of North Asia.

Sibling Incest

Warnings

Synonyms: Brother Incest, Brother-Sister Incest, Sister Incest

The fic depicts romantic and/or sexual relationships between sibling characters.

Sibling Rivalry

Relationships

The fic features rivalry and competition between siblings.

Siblings

Relationships

Synonyms: Brother and Sister, Brothers, Half-Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Sisters

The fic gives significant attention to the platonic relationship between sibling characters (brothers and sisters in any combination).

Sickfic

Tropes

Synonyms: Caring for the Sick

The fic's plot centers on helping a character or characters dealing with a not-too-serious illness (for example, a cold).

Sides

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: No Anal Sex, Side by Side

The fic gives a significant role to same-sex relationships between men in which the participants do not engage in anal sex.

Sign Language

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

The fic gives significant attention to a method of communication involving specific hand gestures to convey information, used when an individual and/or their interlocutors are unable to hear or produce spoken speech.

Silence

Freeform

The theme of silence plays an important role in the fic.

Singapore

Geography & Ethnicity

The events of the work take place in Singapore.

Single Parent and Love Interest

Relationships

Synonyms: Falling for a Single Parent

The fic features a romance with a single parent and the bond with their child.

Single Parents

Occupations

Synonyms: Single Adoptive Mother, Single Mother / Single Father, Single Parent, Single-Parent Families

The fic is centered on the life and activities of a character or characters raising a child or several children without the involvement of the other parent.