Guide to fanfiction tags
Has anyone ever seen a fic and wondered "hmm I wonder what that tag means?" And then end up getting traumatized halfway through reading? well worry not, here we have the guide to fic tags!
Ps: read certain fics at your own risk on AO3.
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Fluff- Stories that will have the overall theme ensuring cheerful and lively moods, usually a gentle and peaceful tone set between characters, this category is very wholesome.
Angst- Set in themes of sadness and despair, mainly tragedies such as certain things like character death, depression, miscommunication, etc, things that get the reader on edge or evoke empathy.
Smut- a separate term for porn, contains scenes or detailed descriptions about sex.
Crack fic- fics that are absurd, ridiculous and have the most unexplainable things that happen in them, generally has an illogical plot that doesn’t have correct spelling or grammar sometimes, mostly on purpose written by authors.
AU(Alternate Universe)- Storys where the the plot or setting is deviated away from canon and makes an alternative storyline.
Wlw- Short for "women loving women" particularly used in lesbian romance stories.
Mlm- Short for "men loving men" particularly used in gay romance stories.
A/B/O(Alpha/Beta/omega)- A sub genre of erotic fiction, A trope In which humans have more animalistic traits. This genre is called Omegaverse. Omegaverse is an alternate universe following the hierarchy of wolves. People are divided into 3 categories Alpha, Beta, and Omega. Alphas are the top of society and considered leaders, betas are just about regular humans and on the middle of the hierarchy, Omegas which are last on the hierarchy are at the bottom of the barrel meaning they’re frowned upon by society. This genre is very Kinky and mainly contain a lot of smut.
Modern AU- Fics where characters are placed in a more advanced or futuristic setting instead of their normal setting.
Oneshot- Fics that are one chapter. Usually not related to any other fics the author may have.
OTP(One True Pairing)- A ship between characters that is mainly preferred by the fandom.
OFC(Original Female Character)- An original female character created by the author.
OMC(Original Male character)- An Original male character created by the author.
Y/n- Stands for "your name" and inserts you into the story, this can have many uses as there could be romantic relationships, side characters plot, etc.
X reader- Makes you the main character In the story and involves getting In romantic relationships with characters.
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Alright let’s get to the complicated tags
Warning proceed with caution ⚠️🚧
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Pro ship- notoriously problematic ships for instance MinorxAdult, Incest, Abusive relationships, bestiality, etc.
Non-Con(Non-Consensual)- This refers to non-consensual sex.
Dub-Con(Dubious Consent)- Sex scenarios that lack clear consent, The characters might be enjoying themselves while at It but the circumstances are relatively shady.
Mpreg(Male Pregnancy)- In the instance where a man gets pregnant instead of a woman.
Watersports- *Oh If only watersports was actually related to sports involving water well that isn’t the case here* Watersports in fanfics Imply Sexual activity involving Urination.
Dead dove: do not eat- Fanworks that contain morally reprehensible or unpleasant aspects, A way of an author telling you to read at your own risk.
Vore- A fetish involving consuming of another person.
"Inappropriate use of___"— using items not how they were supposed to be used, mostly used sexually
Oviposition- A kink that involves laying eggs into someone.
Emetophilia- A kink involving vommiting.
Necrophilia- Sexual intercourse or an attraction to dead bodies.
Gun play- Likely involving using guns in a sexual setting.
Knife play- Likely involving using knives in a sexual setting.
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Guys bare with me this my first post
But now with our guide to fanfic tags hopefully no one opens opens up a fic and halfway through realizing "HOLY SHIT I FORGOT THE SCAT KINK TAG" or anything like that
Anyways have a great day.
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Can you dislike a character but still wanna cosplay them? Cuz I have a plan to Cosplay Rachel King but GOD IS SHE A BITCH SOMETIMES.
Don't get me wrong, I love an independent woman who kicks vampire ass, BUT SHE CHEATED ON HER HUSBAND AND MANIPULATED NICK WHEN HE WAS VULNERABLE!!! I am not excusing Nick, but he clearly wasn't in the right frame of mind when Rachel and him started their relationship.
AND DON'T GET ME STARTED WITH WHAT SHE SAYS IF SHE LIVES- "I learned not to rely on anyone else. I'm stronger than all of them"
Girl. *looks at Salim and Eric. Two people Rachel needed to live*
This is a Rachel slander household.
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