Tags

Traditions

Freeform

Synonyms: Rites

The fic gives significant attention to beliefs, rites, and/or customs passed down from generation to generation.

Tragic Hero

Tropes

Synonyms: Tragic Flaw

The fic features a noble character brought down by a fatal flaw or circumstances.

Trailers

Setting

Synonyms: Campers, Mobile Homes, Motorhome, Trailer Parks

The fic centers on trailers, trailer parks, and the people who live in them.

Training / Learning

Freeform

Synonyms: Learning another language, Martial arts training

The fic devotes considerable attention to characters' training and/or learning, their setbacks, achievements, and progress.

Training Camps

Setting

The fic centers on places for high-intensity training, usually aimed at building physical skills over a short period of time.

Training Grounds

Setting

Synonyms: Boot camp, Shooting ranges, Training Center

The fic's events take place at military training grounds and boot-camp-style facilities.

Traitor Among Us

Tropes

Synonyms: Betrayal from Within, Mole

The fic features a hidden traitor within a trusted group.

Transcaucasia

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Georgia, South Caucasus

The events of the work take place in the Transcaucasia region.

Transformation Kink

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: TF Kink

The fic features characters who are aroused by transformations, such as turning into animals or other forms.

Transgender Characters

Orientation, Sex & Gender

Synonyms: Transgender People

The work features characters whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth, or who fall outside the conventional division into two sexes.

Transgender Transition

Orientation, Sex & Gender

The work pays significant attention to the theme and process of bringing a character's gender role and body into alignment with their gender identity.

Transhumanism

Warnings

The fic gives an important role to the use of scientific advances and new technologies (both existing and fictional) to enhance human mental and physical capabilities in order to eliminate suffering, disease, aging, and death.

Translation

Format

Synonyms: Translated Fic

The fic is a translation of another author's text, made with permission.

Translators / Interpreters

Occupations

Synonyms: Interpreters, Linguists, Translators

The fic's plot is centered on the life and activities of translators and interpreters — characters who work with written or spoken language to bridge communication between people, cultures, or worlds.

Trans Men

Orientation, Sex & Gender

Synonyms: Trans Masculine Characters, Transmasc

The fic features transgender men as characters.

Transmigration into Another World

Tropes

Synonyms: Isekai, Portal Fantasy, Transmigration

The fic features a character who ends up in another world, a book or a game (isekai).

Transphobia

Warnings

Synonyms: Gender-Based Discrimination

The fic depicts characters who display a hostile or discriminatory attitude toward transgender and transsexual characters, express dislike of them, or deny their existence.

Transported: By Exchange

Tropes

The fic describes characters who have ended up in each other's worlds. Recommended to pair with the 'Transported' tag.

Transported: From Fandom into an AU

Tropes

The fic describes characters who, through some means, end up in an alternate version of their own canonical world. Recommended to pair with the 'Transported' tag.

Transported: From Fandom into an Original Work

Tropes

The fic describes characters who, through some means, cross over from a canonical fictional world into a world invented by the author of the work. Recommended to pair with the 'Transported' tag.

Transported: From One Fandom to Another

Tropes

The fic describes characters who, through some means, cross over from one canonical fictional world into another. Recommended to pair with the 'Transported' tag.

Transported: In Their Own Body

Tropes

The fic describes characters who end up in another world by some means but remain in their own body. Recommended to pair with the 'Transported' tag.

Transported: Into Another Body

Tropes

Synonyms: Transported into a Character, Transported into a Monster, Transported into an Animal

The fic describes characters who end up in another world by some means, and along with that, in another body. Recommended to pair with the 'Transported' tag for easier searching.

Transported: Into the Real World

Tropes

Synonyms: Reverse Reincarnation, Reverse Transported

The fic describes characters who, through some means, cross over from a canonical fictional world into reality. Recommended to pair with the 'Transported' tag.

Transported into a Book / Game

Tropes

Synonyms: Otome Game World, Reborn in a Novel

The fic features a character who finds themselves inside a novel, otome game or other fictional work.

Transported into the Villain

Tropes

A character ends up in the body of a villain/villainess from a book, film, or another world.

Trans Women

Orientation, Sex & Gender

Synonyms: Trans Feminine Characters, Transfem

The fic features transgender women as characters.

Trapped in a Game

Tropes

Synonyms: Death Game VR, Trapped in VR

The fic features characters who cannot leave a (virtual) game and must play to survive.

Trash Stream

Tropes

Trash streams — broadcasts in which humiliating, dangerous, or immoral acts are performed for money — play a key role in the fic.

Trauma Bonding

Relationships

The fic features characters bonded through shared trauma or abuse.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: TBI

The fic gives considerable attention to a character who has suffered a severe brain injury caused by an external force.

Travel

Setting

Synonyms: Roaming, Round-the-world trip, Wanderings

The fic's plot centers on travel.

Traveling Performers

Occupations

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

Treasure

Freeform

Synonyms: Buried Treasure, Treasure Hunt

The fic centers on the search for a buried treasure or a specific artifact.

Tremor

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

The fic depicts characters affected by various types of tremor.

Triathlon

Sports

Characters involved in triathlon play a significant role in the fic, along with related tournaments, training, races, championships, and so on.

Tribes

Setting

Tribes play a significant role in the fic — their way of life, relationships within the tribe, and relationships with other tribes. They may be real or fictional.

Trichotillomania

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Hair-pulling disorder

The fic depicts characters affected by a mental disorder characterized by pulling out hair from the scalp or other parts of one's own body.

Tricksters

Tropes

The fic features archetypal characters prone to cunning, clowning, mischief, and deceit that run counter to social norms.

Trolls

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Trolls play a significant role in the fic.

Tropics

Setting

The fic's events take place in the tropics.

Trouble with the Law

Tropes

Synonyms: Juvenile Delinquents, Youth Gangs

Characters who have committed offenses and/or crimes play a significant role in the fic.

Truce

Freeform

The conflicting sides portrayed in the fic mutually agree to temporarily set their differences aside.

True Mates

Tropes

Synonyms: Fated Pair, Omegaverse: Fated, Soulmates: True

The story takes place in a world where characters have a predetermined other half, identified by certain traits. Being 'true' may be either an exceptional, extremely rare phenomenon or a widespread one common to many pairs.

Trust

Freeform

The fic devotes significant attention to the theme of trust.

Trust Issues

Warnings

Synonyms: Fear of Trust, Trust Crisis

The fic focuses on a character or characters who struggle with issues of trust (for example, in relationships, with relatives, or with close friends).

Truth or Dare

Freeform

Synonyms: Truth or Challenge

The fic gives significant attention to the game in which players take turns asking each other questions that must be answered honestly, or else a dare performed.

Truth Serum

Freeform

Special potions or substances that cause a desire or compulsion to tell the truth play an important role in the fic.

Trypillia Culture

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Cucuteni–Trypillia, Trypillia Settlements

The fic is set among the Trypillia culture, the Neolithic and Chalcolithic civilization of the Ukrainian lands (5th–3rd millennium BC).

Trypophobia

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

Synonyms: Fear of clustered holes

The fic depicts characters affected by a fear of clusters of small holes or bumps.