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Tsmoky

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Tsmok

The fic features the tsmok, a dragon of Ukrainian and Belarusian folk legend.

Tsukimi

Holidays

The work's events take place during Tsukimi, the Japanese tradition of honoring the autumn moon.

Tsundere

Tropes

The fic centers on characters who hide their romantic feelings from others (especially from the object of their affection) by displaying indifference, arrogance, irritability, or sharp wit, but who change their demeanor to something sentimental and loving. They grow deeply embarrassed whenever their feelings come up or when the object of their affection is nearby.

Tuareg

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Imoshagh

A Berber people inhabiting North Africa (Algeria, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Libya, Chad, and Burkina Faso) plays a significant role in the work.

Tuberculosis

Illnesses, Disorders & Phobias

The fic depicts characters affected by an infectious disease that affects the lungs.

Tudor England

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Elizabethan Era, Henry VIII

The fic is set in Tudor England (1485–1603).

Turkey

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa, Diyarbakir, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Istanbul, Izmir, Kayseri, Konya, Mersin

The events of the work take place in Turkey.

Tutors

Occupations

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

Twincest

Warnings

Synonyms: Twin Incest

The fic describes romantic and/or sexual relationships between characters who are twins.

Twins

Relationships

Synonyms: Fraternal Twins, Twin AU, Twin Brothers, Twin Sisters

The fic gives significant attention to the platonic relationship between twin characters.

Twins and One Partner

Tropes

The fic builds on the trope in which twins have a romantic and/or sexual interest in the same partner.

Twins from Different Fathers

Warnings

Synonyms: Heteropaternal Superfecundation

The fic's plot centers on twins conceived by the same mother but with different fathers.

Ugly Duckling

Tropes

The fic builds on the trope in which a character's journey from unattractive to attractive, most often in appearance, plays a significant role.

Ukraine

Geography & Ethnicity

The events of the work take place in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Diaspora

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Ukrainian Americans, Ukrainian Canadians, Ukrainians Abroad

The fic focuses on the Ukrainian diaspora abroad.

Ukrainian Folklore

Freeform

Synonyms: Folk Beliefs, Ukrainian Folk Tales, Ukrainian Legends

The fic draws on Ukrainian folk tales, songs, beliefs and customs.

Ukrainian Insurgent Army Era

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: OUN, Ukrainian Insurgency, Ukrainian Underground, UPA

The fic is set during the Ukrainian liberation movement of the 1940s–50s, including the OUN and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

Ukrainian Language

Freeform

Synonyms: Speaking Ukrainian, Switching to Ukrainian

The fic gives noticeable attention to the Ukrainian language, its use or switching to it.

Ukrainian People's Republic

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Battle of Kruty, Central Rada, Directorate, UPR

The fic is set in the Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1921), including the Central Rada and the Directorate.

Ukrainians

Geography & Ethnicity

Synonyms: Ukrainian People

The fic focuses on Ukrainians as an ethnic group and nation.

Ukrainian SSR

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Soviet Occupation of Ukraine, Soviet Ukraine

The fic is set in the Ukrainian SSR, the Soviet-ruled Ukraine (1919–1991).

Ukrainian State (Hetmanate of 1918)

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Hetmanate 1918, Skoropadskyi

The fic is set in the Ukrainian State of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1918).

Ukrainian Statehood Day

Holidays

Synonyms: July 15, Statehood Day

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

Ukrainian Village House

Setting

Synonyms: Courtyard, Farmstead, Khutir

The fic's events take place in a traditional rural house (khata) with its yard, garden and household customs.

Ukrainian War of Independence

Historical Periods & Events

Synonyms: Ukrainian Revolution, Ukrainian-Soviet War

The fic's events take place during the Ukrainian War of Independence (1917-1921), the struggle to establish and defend a Ukrainian state following the collapse of the Russian Empire. The story may align with real-world history or diverge from it.

Ukrainian Wedding

Relationships

Synonyms: Ukrainian Wedding Traditions

The fic features a wedding held according to Ukrainian folk traditions (matchmaking, korovai, embroidered rushnyky).

Umbrakinesis

Superpowers

Synonyms: Darkness Control, Darkness Manipulation, Shadow Manipulation, Tenebrakinesis

Characters who can control shadows and darkness play a significant role in the fic.

Unbirth

Kinks (18+)

The fic depicts the partial or complete engulfment of one character's entire body inside another character's vagina and, possibly, their womb; characters who experience erotic desire to be engulfed this way or to engulf someone else; or a general erotic interest in this kind of engulfment.

Unbreakable Bond

Tropes

Synonyms: Omegaverse: Unbreakable Bond, Soulmates: Unbreakable Bond

The fic describes characters united by a special bond, most often of mystical or physiological origin, which they cannot sever without significant risk to themselves or the character bonded to them.

Uncertainty

Freeform

Synonyms: Ambiguity, Fear of the unknown

The fic gives considerable attention to the theme of uncertainty.

Unclean Spirits

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Evil Spirits, Likho, Lisovyk, Vodyanyk

Beings of Slavic mythology characterized by malevolent behavior and harmful intent toward humans play a significant role in the fic.

Uncontrolled Superpowers

Superpowers

The fic gives significant weight to characters who have trouble controlling their superpowers.

Undead

Mythical & Fantastical Creatures

Synonyms: Liches, Living Dead, Undead Creatures

Characters who have died but behave as if they were alive play a significant role in the fic.

Undefined Relationship

Relationships

The fic features a romantic and/or sexual relationship between characters that doesn't have a clearly defined status: the characters may show romantic interest or become intimate without identifying themselves as a couple.

Underage

Warnings

Sexual scenes may involve characters who have reached the age of consent but are not yet legal adults.

Underage Drinking

Warnings

The fic depicts minors consuming alcohol.

Underdog

Tropes

Synonyms: Against All Odds, Dark Horse

The fic follows a weaker or overlooked character who unexpectedly triumphs.

Underground fighting

Sports

The fic depicts no-rules or minimal-rules fights held secretly and illegally, outside the law.

Underground Structures

Setting

Synonyms: Catacombs

The fic's events take place in underground structures.

Underground world

Setting

Life in the underground world plays a central role in the fic.

Under One Roof

Tropes

Synonyms: Living Together, Roommates AU

The fic focuses on characters who are not related by blood or marriage but live together in one room, apartment, or house.

Underwater Bases

Setting

The fic's events take place at abandoned or operational underwater bases.

Underwater world

Setting

Synonyms: Mariana Trench, Underwater

The fic's events take place underwater.

Underwear Kink

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Lace Kink, Lace Underwear

The fic depicts one or more fetishes involving wearing or interacting with underwear, often erotic, lacy, or feminine in style.

Undocumented Persons

Occupations

Synonyms: Illegal Immigrants, Illegal Resident

The fic gives significant attention to characters who violate migration laws or who are present somewhere without the necessary documents.

Undressing

Kinks (18+)

Synonyms: Striptease (Subtype), Undressing Kink

The fic depicts the erotic practice in which one partner undresses for the pleasure of the other or others.

Unequal Marriage

Relationships

Synonyms: Misalliance

The fic focuses on characters from different social classes or standings who enter into marriage.

Unequal Relationship

Relationships

Synonyms: Master-Servant Relationship, Nobles and Peasants, Rich and Poor, Status Difference

The fic depicts characters in a close friendship or romantic relationship who are unequal in social status, age, or wealth.

Unhappy Ending

Warnings

Synonyms: Bad Ending, Sad Ending, Tragic Ending

The fic is guaranteed to have an unhappy outcome.

Unhappy Relationship

Relationships

Synonyms: Unhappy Marriage

The fic depicts characters in an obviously uncomfortable relationship that cannot be described as toxic. This can apply to platonic as well as romantic or sexual relationships.