strangely common AO3 fanfic tags

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[@mikeythemage_2688]

The fact that 'Male Lactation' has more fics than my entire fandom combined is making me feel a very visceral emotion

[@badgerbloodmoon5236]

imagine how it feels when ur current fandom has less fics than the tag "non-consensual electroconvulsive therapy" does

[@laria5049]

When your fandom has less fics than "1950s slang" 😢

[@idonteatspiders2986]

Would you rather have all the fics about your fandom be about male lactation?

[@gem8758]

@@idonteatspiders2986 oh god no

[@birch8109]

One fandom I am in has I think three fics

[@andlien2175]

You know you really are desensitized when you don't even question skeleton pregnancy

[@fizziecola]

bruh wtf who hurt you lmao D:

[@crispybread]

😭The fact I didn't even question most of these is honestly concerning.

[@andlien2175]

Being on the internet for nearly 10 years really does that to a guy

[@thecactuscat01]

We all know what went on in the undertale fandom

[@averyaustin9867]

@Is me ? the way that reading fan fiction since I was 10 has changed the way I view things as “weird” is alarming and funny. I’m not phased by any of these because I’ve seen the bottom of the barrel for AO3 tags, and it’s scary bitch.

[@seanr.6498]

I'd like to congratulate everyone on keeping "Dabbing" below the triple digits. Impressive displays of self control all around.

[@taitia8619]

You fool, what have you done?? Now it's going to climb up because you mentioned it!

[@howdoimakeachannel-wj3qc]

Opening AO3 right now

[@gratedshtick]

Update: it's still below 50

[@papercranes3566]

Hannibal fandom is 100% responsible for: “Cannibal puns”

[@one_smol_duck]

i can't tell you why, but i feel like they're responsible for most of the taxidermy ones too

[@arel50]

@@one_smol_duck no no that's definitely the Bates Motel people But "defenestration" is definitely the fannibals also

[@jshdusidbeujedb]

And a fair part of the UTMV fandom as well, mostly due to horrortale

[@vebz_6872]

@@arel50 The mentions of defenestrations made my little czech heart happy (place where defenestrations originated haha)

[@niranl0316]

Very good puns

[@ocarinachic76]

As someone in the magnus archives fandom I promise the worm thing makes sense in context

[@scpwitch6822]

as someone also in the fandom, i can 100% agree

[@smolgameboi1553]

Explain the worm lore to me, then.

[@ocarinachic76]

@@smolgameboi1553 main characters get attacked by big bad worm lady with thousands of worms

[@smolgameboi1553]

@@ocarinachic76 Hm. No. I don't like that. Unpleasant.

[@yumiendercat3685]

@@smolgameboi1553 yea

[@alexiasrei3594]

I love how the comments are mostly people explaining how their fandom is probably responsible for a certain tag.

[@thewall4069]

I'm sure they are not proud of it.

[@aromanticfranziskavonkarma]

@@thewall4069 except for the ace attorney fans, we are incredibly happy our weird obsession with christmas has made it into a video

[@rachela2659]

There were several that were probably because of Supernatural LOL

[@Trickstress_]

Marvel is probably to blame for defenestration

[@blueemist]

@@Trickstress_ either marvel or some dsmp fanfics

[@elidrew9440]

Some of these make total sense in context.I swear. I promise canon typical worms has a good reason to show up as much as it does.

[@jamjar6494]

It really does, prentiss just has, so many worms.

[@yumiendercat3685]

Yeah, canon-typical worms is very canon-typical

[@oopsalleyes]

Canon typical worms is a vital tag and I will not be convinced otherwise. People gotta know when Prentiss is going to Prentiss

[@bindablinda]

I'm surprised there isn't more, to be honest

[@landios9555]

yes because skeleton pregnancy totally makes since and doesn't defy all laws of nature (especially because said skeletons are most likely sans and papyrus two characters who have as much sex appeal as an apple)

[@52flyingbicycles]

To be fair “accidental incest” applies to the Star Wars original trilogy

[@mysincerestcondolences]

I mean you're not wrong

[@EmbeReii]

I hate that this is true

[@reisenbunny1235]

As a Star Wars fan, I hate it

[@fruitpunchsamurai4837]

And also shadow hunters, as well as the silmarilion. Honestly it applies to a lot of stuff

[@irradiatedslagheap7933]

it's probably mostly ASOIAF, that shit's common as mud in there iirc.

[@Akari_Yuu]

'Geography (Anthropomorphic)' is one way to describe Hetalia, I guess?

[@altarudragonspirit4016]

Could be Country Humans, too

[@aurorechaton7604]

I would like to note that hetalia is technically a subset fandom, meaning all/a lot of hetalia works show up under it, I think. I was part of country humans for three months and it was a surprisingly small fanbase in all, but it does not have its own tag, so I had to scroll past hetalia works all the time hahaha

[@putaina7102]

@@aurorechaton7604 i was actually part of that fandom from like fifth to sixth grade,, and it's actually a pretty big fandom Instagram and wattpad wise, or at least it was (could've died down though, but since the fandom basically makes it's own lore i have my doubts)

[@ljubicica7102]

@@aurorechaton7604 Some hetalia works do, but hetalia has its own tag (which has over 43,000 works!) so the stories under geography (anthropomorphic) are mainly countryhumans… even though hetalia is also anthropomorphic countries, and technically fits under that tag, they are categorized separately, since they are distinct from each other. (Some writers do tag both hetalia and geography (anthropomorphic) though, but not many that I’ve seen, at least.)

[@nohi3619]

also maybe polandball?

[@fred8774]

Sunburn is actually a ship name in the omori fandom so I'm guessing they're just carrying that one

[@icewolf3059]

(Omori spoilers for any reason to avoid) I would think they are carrying the falling down stairs one too.

[@fred8774]

@@icewolf3059 yeah they're carrying it just like (spoilers) basil and sunny carried maris dead body to that tree

[@asimpletrashcan5037]

@@fred8774 @IceWolf I hate you both.

[@smolly_z7739]

Thought i was the only one that immediately thought of the ship sunburn Also damn you guys

[@OshaWOW]

@@icewolf3059 Homestuck is definitely carrying the falling down the stairs one too 😭😭

[@foolofdaggers7555]

I'm fairly certain the Ace Attorney fandom is responsible for a good deal of those "christmas angst" fics

[@whoopsie-daisy]

definitely

[@icewolf3059]

This would make perfect sense, I should try to find out if that’s right some time.

[@monicaraybrandt]

i would be surprised if it wasnt

[@sneakysnek572]

Oh god yeah

[@odditycat2716]

As someone who used to read a lot of AA fics when I was hyperfixated on it back in 2018.... yeah.

[@st0lf]

The fact that you managed to read all of these with the same mild level of enthusiasm is endlessly entertaining to me. It made both "soup" and "blood as lube" occupy the same part of my brain for a moment and I think that's just good fun.

[@bonesresurrected]

my brain went "blood as soup" and is now stuck there

[@st0lf]

@@bonesresurrected better that than soup as lube

[@ellerynelson8918]

Everyone here is so valid and I applaud you for this horrible comment thread

[@FartOfAsspiration]

soup as lube

[@mirandabee2323]

lube as soup

[@starlight444]

this made me realise not everybody reads the same fluffy tropes over and over again

[@soulatte8902]

And here's me who realize that there are some people who only read fluff unlike my arsenal of angst

[@demigirlwithoutaturtle3556]

@@soulatte8902 SAME

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

@@soulatte8902 "The heartbeats there...but barely" Cough* same

[@starlight444]

@Is me ? oh yeah dont get me wrong fluff definitely includes lemons as well

[@starlight444]

@@soulatte8902 nahh im here for a good time to ignore the irl angst why would i read to feel worse

[@sarahni]

The tma fandom defended their tag while the undertale fandom pretended like they never existed

[@jem5636]

As someone tangentially in both: Yuuuup.

[@VeryMossyBones]

Gods, yeah, i’m just. Casually ignoring my years reading UT fanfic in favor of talking about danny phantom and the dissection tag

[@meleileen2960]

All the tma fans came to defend their honor when they saw the thumbnail

[@oliviawoloshyn5824]

Canon typical worms is a really useful tag!

[@poets_and_books5523]

That it is!

[@TheBest-ew1db]

I shorted out when I read “blood as a lube” and I still have finished processing that

[@kattriella1331]

It's actually very common in vampire series/AUs. Especially the Vampire Chronicles fanfics. Don't ask me why I know this. We all know why I know this.

[@kairosworkshop3349]

....Whump fics, need I say more

[@rubywhitetail]

Also just taboo, dead dove type works that include smut will sometimes do this. It's an outlet for some people to make their characters hurt and I'm sure you can guess why 'blood as lube' would fall into that realm

[@andreacerna4465]

I f*cking hate when Vampire Chonicles fic does that

[@chuichiro0062]

I ate so many dead doves that that tag ain't even that concerning

[@paintedplum2045]

The skeleton pregnancy tag wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Undertale fans lmao

[@demigirlwithoutaturtle3556]

agreed

[@taytaythehufflepuff8532]

Makes me uncomfortable, ngl. Just… *shivers in slight disgust and discomfort*

[@high_ps]

I was looking for someone to say this, so true

[@jshdusidbeujedb]

As an unofficial representative of the Ao3 undertale community, I am so, SO very sorry

[@nemnyoom]

i mean, given the (undertale) in the tag, i'm not surprised

[@anawithonen4489]

To be fair 'Accidental Baby Acquisition' is one of my favourite tropes... have only read a couple, but it's nice. Gonna write one soon I decided now.

[@Dale-ct5ru]

Is it exactly what it sounds like?

[@spacecat_scribbles]

accidental baby acquisition is so much fun! It's the only type of kid fic I read

[@Leader7353]

@@Dale-ct5ru “oh shit, we have a baby now and no idea what to do or how to take care of it!” That’s it though I have seen one or two dark ones

[@AV-io6kz]

yeah that one is amazing

[@junoniathesilkwing4221]

It's the "What is that?" "It's a baby we found in ____" "Well, what do we do with it?"

[@nmadnick2345]

I love how the comments are just fandoms going “oh that one’s ours”

[@taylorw.5148]

tonka: school shootings me, without pause: i bet that one has shot up recently

[@flickerr1]

when i tell you i wheezed

[@BlueCat201X]

Probably a lot of one-shots in this one

[@that_kid_nobody_notices]

@@BlueCat201X listen. It's a good joke, a great joke even- but I'm gonna have to ask you to stop anyways- /j

[@midnightwalkers8077]

Nooooo 🤣

[@pakki6555]

I AM IN A LIBRARY COULD YOU NOT-

[@lovingiseasy-4342]

I can’t believe there’s only 195 fics tagged with “High school musical references”

[@jeremykevin9145]

Be the change you want to see in the world!

[@tonkajoey08]

I didn't even realize until after I made this video that I actually used that tag once

[@thatgayliengremlinp4766]

Something is really... (Something's not right-) really wrong

[@johntompkins]

@@thatgayliengremlinp4766 And we gotta get things back where they belong

[@lordfelidae4505]

Fix that, then.

[@TheStarsTwilight]

To be fair with "Non-Consensual Electroconvulsive Therapy", despite the wording making it sound kinky, the tag itself isn't too weird or even that surprising to see in a high amount. It's basically referring to "electroconvulsive therapy used as torture" aka the way it used to be commonly used in the "treatment" of severe mental illnesses (especially schizophrenia) back when it was still known as electroshock therapy. Despite it's history, electroconvulsive therapy does have a purpose in modern medicine as it can be helpful for certain conditions, most notably depression, when done at low voltage. Those stipulations are important - it's handled VERY differently nowadays for obvious reasons... in most places anyway. Unfortunately, there are some places in the world that still use it to mistreat people. Therefore, specifying the "Non-Consensual" part is highly important - it denotes the difference between a legit therapy practice and deeply ableist torture. This makes it a content/trigger warning tag, so therefore it's not a surprise that it's relatively common. Quite frankly, I'm surprised it wasn't used MORE.

[@beeta137]

I suspect a chunk of those is Winter Soldier fic, which is straight up canonical torture.

[@aurorechaton7604]

@@beeta137 I bet a lot of them are old-timey aus in stories where the characters would be seen as crazy, or from stories with characters who think they're crazy. Basically, as an insanely heavy angst/hurt fic.

[@TheStarsTwilight]

@@aurorechaton7604 What I was thinking, but non-fandom specific. Asylums are fairly popular settings for historical/horror themed works and "The Mind Electric" is a really popular song in the animatic community, which likely has a lot of overlap with fanfic writers, so I doubt this type of story would ONLY have 155 fics.

[@beems9617]

the mind electric in 1 ao3 tag

[@Xx_Oleander_xX]

i was under the assumption that the tag just meant "eclectic character shocks their enemy's" but thats a lot worse...

[@xcherryxblossomx5451]

I need to see one with increasingly confusing Canon typical tags if you aren't in the fandom

[@erikayang5545]

canon-typical necromancy

[@butasimpleidiotwizard]

Searched canon-typical on ao3, so far the most fun is "canon-typical desecration of the dead" which tragically only has one work under it

[@ellerynelson8918]

@@butasimpleidiotwizard this is awful we need more

[@thatoneguy9582]

“Canon-Typical Arson” “Canon-Typical Olive Hugging Everyone” “Canon-Typical Cinnamon Rolls Who Are Too Good For This World” (not the same fandom as the last one, apparently) “Canon-Typical Disregard for the Laws of Physics” “Canon-Typical for Beowulf not Seuss mind you” (couldn’t even begin to imagine what that’s about) after looking for like five minutes

[@natadachoco]

Canon typical pet play

[@URBeast2]

"Armpit Kink." Me, who wrote one of those 945 works: * nervous sweating *

[@smolgameboi1553]

You. You're the one that's gonna be in my improper use of a Catholic Ritual.

[@erinyes3943]

I read one of them

[@alexiasrei3594]

You just straight up exposed yourself. What a chad.

[@FederalBulgeInvestigator]

*Please don't use nervous sweating in this context hhhh* *Also, thank you for making the internet a good place.*

[@URBeast2]

@@FederalBulgeInvestigator I can and WILL make you think about sweaty armpits. You're welcome.

[@Mogamingthe1st]

I had a friend once who tagged a fic with "Water" So that was cool.

[@quaelgeist333]

Hydrate

[@taytaythehufflepuff8532]

@@quaelgeist333 OR DYDRATE

[@nagiinreallife]

epic

[@Antifearn]

“462 Works in Accidental Incest” Sophocles and Shakespeare: *Aww shit that’s my jam!!!*

[@aurorechaton7604]

This was the only one to catch me off guard lmao

[@Antifearn]

@@aurorechaton7604 The one that caught me off-guard was “blood as lube” (though I guess it makes more sense when period sex is in the picture…)

[@galaxychill9578]

Star War

[@alexpalex-banana]

@@Antifearn why... why must you put these thoughts in my brain...

[@AbsolXGuardian]

I wonder how many of those are fics where the characters are the only ones doing accidental incest, or if a lot of them are the result of authors drugging back to old fics to update the tags after a devlopement in canon turned their ship fic incestuous.

[@A_Stray_Child]

You don’t realize how happy I was when I heard ‘Defenestration’ that’s one of my favorite words!

[@nooneinparticular469]

How do you feel about avunculicide? Maritime? Ersatz? Erstwhile?

[@demigirlwithoutaturtle3556]

Your favorite word is the word for throwing someone out a window? That's cool/gen

[@high_ps]

As a fellow defenestration enjoyer, i couldn't agree more. It also makes me ask which fandoms has this (prob mlb, mcyt/dmsp and marvel are the most common)

[@ChuChulainnofEire]

@@high_ps ngl when I saw defenestration I thought of TUMOASD

[@pogocat855]

@@ChuChulainnofEire same. That one. Was.. *something*

[@Leader7353]

Let's be real, belly rubs is probably due to wg and mpreg kinks

[@burningbasiloc]

And also possibly pet play stuff, you never know

[@Leader7353]

@@burningbasiloc that too. Completely forgot about that

[@user-lf5xq4gu1g]

Belly rubs after being fed ☺️

[@oh-seecreations6308]

what is wg

[@xavis7617]

@@oh-seecreations6308 Weight gain.

[@dreamer3725]

please do the weirdly specific fandom tags (tags found only in those fandoms). Like emotionally constipated geralt, or canon compliant worms (like mentioned in the video) I'd be delightfully horrified to know what's out there

[@emthatyourefuse2494]

"cw: Ianthe Tridentarius"

[@j_fenrir]

I raise you -post-almost apocalypse- , ceiling vent clint barton, -author has mental issues- , crowley was raphael before falling, Chuck Shurley is not God, zuko is an awkward turtleduck, Lance (Voltron) is a mess, Thor loves pop tarts, Sir Leon the long suffering, Kaer Morhen's fanon hot springs, Horse Girl Geralt of Rivia, No beta we die like stregobor fucking should have, Irondad, Spiderson, Lecturer in recent runes, Another field trip fic, Imma add to this as i remember more

[@dreamer3725]

@@j_fenrir I was thinking like very fandom specific, not so much as the ones that can be found in other stuff, like '(character) whump' but like the ceiling vent clint barton is very specific. And I raise you "Keith just wants to sleep", "sassy Pikachu", and "Odalia Blight Being an Asshole" (that one has 118 works as of the day this is written)

[@j_fenrir]

@@dreamer3725 fair, i shall edit the post

[@cloudycat5535]

Childe and Zhongli's Marriage Chopsticks Saitama has Hair Dazai and Chuuya's Mating Ritual

[@ciitadel2518]

the minute i saw this video i thought to myself 'blood as lube better be in this' because god knows i saw that tag way too much back when i was involved in a few horror fandoms

[@JustTadfoolThings]

Genuinely shocked there are so few works with that tag tbh

[@monicaraybrandt]

"geography (anthropomorphic)" [side-eyes the hetalia fandom]

[@ljubicica7102]

What if I told you the actual hetalia tag has over 43,000 works…

[@FartOfAsspiration]

Pastaaaaaaaaaaa!

[@harayaalirak4040]

nah, hetalia fics dont really need to specify anthropomorphism since thats the whole schtick of the series. its likely to be countryhumans/countryballs fics since they dont have their own separate fandom tag afaik

[@cryptorborgjulien902]

@Cakkuu Exactly what I thought.

[@fawna_lariat]

Yeah it's a combination of Countryhumans and Statehumans@@harayaalirak4040

[@mintyfresh2357]

Im so incredibly desensitized that most of these dont even surprise me

[@pulim-v]

The emotional whiplash going from Crucifixion to Twerking is indescribable

[@labratboygirl]

i bet you 10 bucks one or more of the 26 "falling down stairs" tagged fics are omori fics edit: bet you 10 MORE bucks one or more of the "sunburn" tagged fics are omori fics

[@marymurphy1429]

I was thinking Homestuck on the first one honestly. I warned you about those stairs man

[@aardwoof_]

very strange seeing two fandoms i'm in on the same comment thread.

[@Madisongs]

@@aardwoof_ same lol

[@welcometovibespace5596]

I literally gasped when they showed the first tag, finally something I can safely say it’s Omori 😩 ( I’m also really proud that sunburn is kinda high on the list )

[@kairosworkshop3349]

@@aardwoof_ Toby Fox made music for Homestuck, and that was before Undertake and Deltarune :)

[@trans_vincent]

some of my favourite tags ive seen on fics are only on that fic, its honestly tragic. my top ones are: - fics that would make sigmund freud write a whole new book - you know how there's casual sex? this is competitive sex. sex with a winner. - Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, The coping mechanism is murder - a surprising amount of critiques on capitalism

[@saraleonorgomezcasicote5086]

I know it's been two years but, name of the fic?

[@PaleNoFace]

a favorite of mine is "consensual vivisection"

[@dannyfoxboi]

Could be wrong, but I'll place my bets on the Danny Phantom community being responsible for a good portion those tags just like I'm sure at least half of the "Dissection" fics are DP related.

[@PaleNoFace]

@@dannyfoxboi I see where you're coming from, but nope ! This one is Invader Zim.

[@dannyfoxboi]

@@PaleNoFace Ah, I see. I'm not big into Invader Zim, but I get it. ^^

[@rllycldg_3633]

I looked it up for COMPLETELY EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES and didn't find anything, so uh, idk what im trying to prove,ya

[@PhoenixT70]

That one absolutely sounds like it makes sense in context.

[@yikes-claude]

Canon Typical Worms is genuinely my favourite tag because if it's taken out of context it's funny as heck, but the context itself is really terriying

[@amitpivonia]

yep everytime i read a fic with that i just see the tag and go "Prentiss is going to Prentiss real hard in this one im afraid"

[@savannahmorgan772]

Please, if you need an explanation, the “canon typical worms” is a thing in the horror podcast The Magnus Archives. There’s more to it than what I will say but bottom line the main characters essentially get eaten alive by worms. Most of them don’t die but… just listen to the podcast. It’s so good

[@quaelgeist333]

Vore joke

[@johannbach3342]

I don't think any of them die. If I remember correctly the only person to die isn't killed by the worms~

[@ohokay4663]

Not just worms: a WORM QUEEN full of worms. Prentiss my fucking beloved ♡

[@savannahmorgan772]

@@johannbach3342 yeah. None of them die by worm but if I said “they don’t die” that’d just be a lie. I didn’t know how else to phrase it lol

[@clawcaps3224]

Tbh this makes more questions than it answers

[@arel50]

"Defenestration" "Cannibalism puns" Looks at Hannibal community

[@NoxNovak]

Me, a proud Fannibal. *(Sips on people-tea)*

[@eff1e_trinket]

@@NoxNovakdelicious

[@Delilah_Anne]

Only once one has threaded between the thirsty, fought against the toxic, found their way through the mazes of popular tropes and climbed the steps laid before them by those who’ve fallen between the crumbled remains of their ancestors and god himself to form the very base of this universe’s existence, may they announce with confidence: Idk, could be weirder.

[@jem5636]

Yeah. Same. (i have probably spent too much of my life online.)

[@everyones-a-cryptic]

Accidental Baby Acquisition is genuinely such a good tag tho... just the multitude of ways authors think up for these characters to unexpectedly and accidentally be raising a baby are hilarious! Also I'm pretty sure I've read at least one fic for almost all of these (barring literally like 5)

[@kaydubsthekoifish]

Like in a "Life As You Know It" kind of way or in a "Acquiring the baby without knowing" kind of way? Also, I read it at the same time the video said it.

[@miyuu1317]

One of my absolute favorite fics is that tag, it's so heartbreaking and well written it should be published I swear

[@LizHadley]

i would've guessed there'd be waaay more under blood as lube, but i guess that says more about my reading habits than anything else really.

[@sleepysera]

This. I wouldn't even necessarily say my reading habits because I rarely feel emotionally ready for a fic dark enough to warrant that tag, but I see it frequently while scrolling through fics, so I guess it says a lot about the ships and authors I follow 🤭

[@CoatApple]

I was tagging a story and was shocked to find that “gay scientists” isn’t a tag. We need more gay scientists, period. 😤

[@squidpigeon7048]

im suprised the pacific rim fandom hasn't coined that one yet

[@aino2835]

@@squidpigeon7048 yepp they are the pinnacle

[@destinyyoung7347]

Welcome to Night Vale also needs this

[@thecheesycookie2767]

carlos

[@TaliesintheBard-wd2sz]

"gay space dads" has been tagged at least a few times in the MST3K fandom, which is sort of similar.

[@smolgameboi1553]

I love how the comments are evenly split between these fic writers and just...other people.

[@politemenace5781]

I've found the "improper use of Catholic rituals" in at least three different fandoms and I'm strangely proud of it

[@WHATTHEHELL666]

I have mostly found that one on PJO Nico angst so that's fun./s

[@eff1e_trinket]

@@WHATTHEHELL666nico di angelo improperly using catholic rituals is something id like to see

[@sadiedasi3]

do one purely on things being used as lube

[@tonkajoey08]

That would be absolutely cursed but wonderful. I will probably do it haha

[@demy1393]

Dude... as a fandom surfer... people be using blood, spit, water, cooking oil, motor oil, hand lotion, alcoholic beverages, pork grease, goose fat, tears and sweat, that weird goo that forms when you leave a surfice wet for too long, ANYTHING BUT ACTUAL LUBE!

[@TaliesintheBard-wd2sz]

@@demy1393 I don't speak from experience but assume that at least two thirds of those things would be ineffective and/or painful.

[@demy1393]

@@TaliesintheBard-wd2sz I really hope you're not or I'll have to ask whose blood

[@TaliesintheBard-wd2sz]

@@demy1393 Given that I always scroll past those fics, I'm not sure whose blood is used and assume it depends on the context. Is one of them injured or menstruating? Have they killed someone? Are they at a blood bank? I really don't want to know but have an unfortunate capacity for thinking of hypotheticals.

[@koaxeee]

A personal favorite of mine is "Canon compliant marriage kink"

[@foolofdaggers7555]

Ok I NEED to know what fandom that’s for

[@eliza2636]

“Underwear theft” Hmmm, I wonder which fandom made that one popular *Attempts to hide my collection of saved Apollo Justice fanfics* definitely wouldn’t be one of mine

[@SolarNightengale]

Honestly the moment I saw that tag my immediate guess was the Ace Attorney fandom being to some extent responsible! It just makes so much sense

[@celestialbr0nze]

@@SolarNightengale I saw the Christmas angst tag and thought “yeah that sounds like ace attorney” but I completely forgot about the panty heist of case 4-2 oh my god

[@briannawarren4174]

I dare someone to write a fic with all of these tags. That would be epic

[@legendarydumpsterfire217]

god a tma x undertale fic would be weird as hell

[@allukananika8461]

I feel called out when I remembers fanfiction I read with these tags 😂

[@itsyaraz]

One gotta appreciate how most of the weirder but well known tags are often the magnus archives

[@teatrej]

honestly you could write the most revolting tag ever and it would be related to tma

[@sciencekat4874]

is it weird to say that i'm surprised 'canon typical worms' doesn't have more fics? also shoutout to all of these tags having more works than my favorite movie

[@zwicky1856]

one of my favorite fics is tagged dumpster diving; I feel strangely compelled to sift through the other 60… perhaps I will report back later with my findings.

[@zwicky1856]

some highlights: - PWP (puppy without plot) - some fairly intense tags on a vocaloid fic?? - “don’t try to summon demons with a mirror you found while dumpster diving, kids” - “a small communist” - “and now there’s a mongoose” - “humans are skeletons” - “karen named after spongebob” - a sloppy-joe-centric JJBA/minecraft/homestuck/minions/MP100/BTS crossover fic with some *wild* tags - “just… cats man theres a cat trust me he’s not here yet but he will be” - centricide (yes, as in jreg) watersports fic - “crisp ass hose water” - “human experimentation, it’s sad” - [a bunch of fairly intense tags] “all for the love of houseplants” - “a feral 9 year old” - “trash baby” - and a smattering of “ACAB” / “[character] says fuck cops” / implied same vibes

[@zwicky1856]

also apparently the fic I was thinking of isn’t actually tagged with this but dumpster diving is like. *the* central plot point so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@PhoenixT70]

@@zwicky1856 A... Small... Communist? Did I read that right? Why specifically a _small_ communist? That is so bizarre.

[@zwicky1856]

@@PhoenixT70 yep, a small communist. I actually read that one, so I can tell you that probably refers to the small-child central-character, who doesn’t appear particularly marxian in the fic, but probably is in canon? I guess?? idk I get the impression (from my limited googling) that he’s a fan-favorite villain so uhh yeah it tracks I think

[@PhoenixT70]

@@zwicky1856 That is so dumb, I love it. XD

[@julianbello8376]

Mimes, canibalism, cockroach, taxidermy, catholic ritual misuse, worms, disection and buried alive are all explainable by the Magnus Archives. No like they have the bug god, the creepy clown and taxidermy and disection god, and the cult that made a priest kill two peeps and made him unable to say Jesus. And eat them. Man what a gun podcast/story Defenestration seems to have a lot of miraculous ladybug fics for some reason, no Homestuck somehow and a singular Magnus Archives fic. Huh, the more you know. Also a fair bit of marvel fics

[@starojunes]

Wow I really need to listen to that podcast. I'm into scp stuff and Welcome to Night Vale. Magnus Archives sounds like it would be right up my alley.

[@AnnekeOosterink]

At least half of those tags would make total sense for the Hannibal fics too. Especially the cannibalism puns, there's at least one cannibal pun per episode. "Nothing here is vegetarian." (but some of it is from a vegan! badum tsh) "You slice the ginger" "He was a particularly chatty lamb."

[@sarahrahaman8001]

Defenestration makes a lot of sense being in Miraculous Ladybug

[@oliviawoloshyn5824]

@@starojunes listen to it! If you're unsure, try watching some animatics- lots and lots of spoilers in them though so be careful. Although seeing spoilers is what made me listen to it: the animatics weren't giving me the answers I was curious about and the wiki made it so dissatisfying. Easier to listen to the podcast and I'm so glad I did! Wanna know what it's about?

[@junoniathesilkwing4221]

The Marvel fics in defenestration probably involve Clint a lot, given that he has been known to intentionally defenestrate himself during fights.

[@hellishotdontbeathot211]

The fact that skeleton pregnancy has more works than my favourite ship concerns me yet amused me greatly.

[@meddlesome-]

one I love is "enemy to caretaker" which isn't officially a common tag but has at least 50 uses (which is probably an underestimate)

[@jem5636]

I legit know exactly which fandom this is for because one of my fave authors is one of the people carrying it with like. 20 fics under it to their name alone.

[@meddlesome-]

@@jem5636 ayyy

[@mechavos4066]

@@jem5636 are you by any chance talking about envysparkler?

[@lemmetalkaboutthis]

Tbf, the worms were a big fucking disaster and the first actual hive-entity that showed up ON the show, where the horrors are usually just talked about Also pretty much everyone fucking hates the slimy audio of them and I cannot blame people for wanting to work through that trauma with a good revenge fic

[@pollyanna0014]

That audio is made using pasta!

[@lemmetalkaboutthis]

@@pollyanna0014 oh yeah, I know, and I love pasta But it just.... still sounds horrible

[@ellerynelson8918]

I'm just imagining Alex stirring pasta with one hand and holding a microphone in the other while Jonny holds the pot still in a tiny apartment kitchen and that's a beautiful image

[@oliviawoloshyn5824]

@@ellerynelson8918 apparently that was the time when they recorded in a sleeping bag fort that was hotter than the surface of the sun. So picture the exact same thing except both of them sweating buckets and hunched over in this cramped little blanket fort

[@averyfields8183]

​@oliviawoloshyn5824 my sides hurt from laughing at this

[@bornilmurchhona]

Hmm. The canon typical worms make so much more sense when you have the context for Prentiss' bull and Tma I promise. AA for the Christmas angst, the defenestration for ml and marvel and cannibal puns for hannibal. I am rather disappointed I know exactly where most of these tags come from and their purposes.

[@kerstinschwarz5222]

Im pretty sure spn quite helped with the AA tag popularity 😬

[@bornilmurchhona]

@@kerstinschwarz5222 Ahh yes, it definitely did and how could I forget.

[@vermillionbird3243]

Accidental Baby Acquisition is my favorite tag. There's so much fluff and angst (depending on the circumstances of the baby acquisition)

[@khaenriya]

i read an embarrassing amount of male lactation fics without even searching for them specifically 😭 theyre OUT there, a lot of em

[@birch8109]

What’s make lactation

[@ReiAnikaAyanami]

@@birch8109 what it sounds like, men producing breast milk. usually you'll see male lactation with male pregnancy or hybrid creature fanfics (some of which are also mpreg).

[@vivk2932]

I assume there's some overlap with abo?

[@birch8109]

@@ReiAnikaAyanami oh. Is it it possible in real life? Thank you for telling me

[@ReiAnikaAyanami]

@@birch8109 trans men can lactate if they choose to give birth. i also know i saw one video on youtube of a cis man who would lactate constantly, but that was because of a hormonal issue (and he hadn't given birth or anything like that, ofc). in short, anyone with the right organs to have a baby can lactate, regardless of gender or sex. feel free to correct me if i'm wrong.

[@Someone-or8tp]

Haha just you wait til I finally get my fanfiction out there. 40 Dabbing tags? More like 41...

[@lindseydejesus1877]

one day one of my tags/fics is going to show up in one of these comps and I will immediately have a stroke and die

[@tonkajoey08]

If that happens, I will pay for your funeral

[@Annamations3110]

Cries in people using sunburn as an omori tag-

[@blitszina2570]

Okay the magnus archives one has a reason it exists, it's basically a content warning (CW trypophobia and just disgusting stuff) Cause in season 1 there's this character called Jane prentiss that's basically a walking hive of worms (although they're actually wasp larvae) which also includes the holes where it goes in and out from. Also those worms have a habit of burrowing into people too...so yeah important tag there XD

[@demigirlwithoutaturtle3556]

*cries silently in trypophbia* I know you warned me but I still did it

[@blitszina2570]

@@demigirlwithoutaturtle3556 I'm so sorry ;-;

[@Ardorstorm]

WQASP LARVAE??!!!?!? FUCK THAT HEELLLLLL NO

[@blitszina2570]

@@Ardorstorm everyone calls them worms but a lot of people I know are like wait....the way they described it was like wasp larvae And then the creator confirmed that theory XD Anyway it's a good podcast, definitely recommend it if you're into horror (and maybe a sprinkle of gay in the last two seasons)

[@Ardorstorm]

@@blitszina2570 :O gay

[@totalweirdo8538]

I love how you can tell what fandoms are carrying these tags even when you're not in the fandom it's from. We all just *know.*

[@big-t-shirts]

PSA: Please for the love of God do not use blood as lube. Please do not use anything that is not specifically marketed as lube that is safe to be used within your body as lube. Don't use soap or olive oil or spit or moisturizer, etc. All you're going to get is pain and bad side effects. So don't. Just don't.

[@rizahawkeyepierce1380]

Canola oil can be ok (according to an OB/GYN KZbinr), but only use it if you're not also using condoms because it can degrade the condom and cause it to break. It's good to use if you're trying to get pregnant, because many of the other lubes contain spermicide, which is kind of counter-productive to the goal. As I understand, the main things you want to avoid are anything sweet (which can cause yeast infections) and anything scented (which can cause irritation), but definitely do some research and don't just use random things. Also, water doesn't work, at all.

[@eff1e_trinket]

can confirm, blood is a bad idea ( ive tried ) /j

[@big-t-shirts]

@pjo4evaaa sounds painful! I'm sorry to hear that you had to learn the hard way

[@big-t-shirts]

@rizahawkeyepierce1380 This is an old comment, but no canola oil either! That stuff is heavily processed and not safe. Please just buy lube that is safe and marketed as lube. There's more natural formulas you can try if you want, but if you have nothing safe on hand, please just wait!

[@eff1e_trinket]

@@big-t-shirts lol i was joking i should’ve made it more clear sorry

[@alibloo1327]

I think the defenestration tag is thanks to the Myct "Crack treated seriously" fanfics.

[@ribbon-paws]

*I Hear a Symphony starts playing* y u p

[@rat4318]

yeah

[@ChuChulainnofEire]

"Techno jump out the window"-

[@ribbon-paws]

@@ChuChulainnofEire Why must you hurt me in this way

[@elliesart_]

@@ribbon-paws and when you realise.... All those jokes... Lead up to something that made you want to cry out your gut.... Pain

[@cristalat101]

The magnus archives has a clown-eating monster pig are you really surprised

[@pestilence.and.plague]

TMA has it all

[@throughcolouredglasses9300]

Okay but. BUT. The worms are a major deal yet quite gruesome when you don't like parasite or worm stuff so this tag is very valid and useful

[@anicrue]

If I had a nickel for every fanfic with the tag of "Socks" I'd have just under 117$. It's somehow both less and more than I expected.

[@starlight444]

not the skeleton pregnancy 😭😭😭

[@lexisalive6162]

Defenestration tag in this video: **exists** Me, having just recently read Tommyinnit’s Unbeatable Method: *fucking sobs*

[@jem5636]

Ah.................. i was on like. chapter 19 or something and I knew it was heading towards something but I just. didn't finish it. i should do that.

[@elliesart_]

@@jem5636 it's worse than you imagine but the tears are therapeutic I think

[@missylveon576]

I came here to say this

[@cringe_embracer4843]

"Blood as lube" Didn't realize this vid was gonna be a personal attack bc I WROTE ONE OF THOSE OOPSIE. ✨

[@julianbello8376]

Do you think blood is good lube? I usually wash my blood so I haven't examined it's viscosity but like... Water isn't that good a lube and blood is basically water but chunky

[@ellasamuelsson]

@@julianbello8376 Nah, it's really bad but since it's so bad people bleed from tiers so win win

[@ReiAnikaAyanami]

@@julianbello8376 blood is thick and dries out very fast. definitely not recommended as a substitute for lube. i would imagine the penetration would get crusty after a while from the dried ass blood.

[@ex_january]

the fact that canon typical worms has (the magnus archives) clipped onto the end is hilarious to me. like. what other franchises have that many worms, because I can tell you that season one has a significantly large amount.

[@thebananaowenslippedon7095]

the first one owen stop FALLING DOWN STAIRS

[@thetiniestleaf]

The Magnus Archives fandom is up there with some of the best/strangest fanfic tags. “Canon-typical worms” isn’t even the weirdest

[@colaheart_7442]

I’ve read a stress baking fic before, granted it did turn to smut but it was pretty good if I do say so myself

[@cupcaketv5673]

As someone who just recently finished the Magnus Archives, seeing the "Canon-typical worms (The Magnus Archives)" tag made me really happy

[@asthejayflies]

i swear my magnus archives brainrot is so strong, i saw the thumbnail was a tma ref and assumed all of the tags were for tma and im like. ‘are there REALLY that many tma fics tagged with that??’ or ‘yeah i can see why buried alive would be a somewhat common tag’

[@sivander8740]

Thank you to everyone with the canon worms I really love the magnus archives for that one

[@bindablinda]

Guess I'll go and write a bit more fics with Canon-Typical Worms, 'cause this is definetely not enough.

[@junoniathesilkwing4221]

Want to really spread it? Write a Dune fic with that tag, because it’ll still apply.

[@meleileen2960]

I actually thought there were thousands of fics with that tag before this.

[@allisonsmall4253]

Just as I suspected, Danny Phantom has the most fics with in the dissection tag with 56 works. Surprisingly, Sanders Sides is second with 14 works. This is out of 372 total works

[@BeatrixMatocsi-vg8gq]

Damn the DP phandom is more wholesome than some memes suggest then. I excepted a lot more lmao

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

I love trying to judge how much a tag is used as background stuff for a Fandom plot and how much is an important scene or concept. Canon-Typical Worms is both, depending on when in the show the fic takes place.

[@elinaliljeberg827]

I assumed most of these had even more fics than what was shown. 1950s slang HAS to have been used more than that considering that the 1950s is pretty popular for AUs and some Canon settings

[@rizahawkeyepierce1380]

I'm sure it's been used more, but probably not everyone who uses it tags their fics with it.

[@zackyasutake1696]

ever read a “ dead dove: don’t eat” and think “what? this ain’t shit, this is literally just angst and gray morals”

[@boorango122]

The worms are that common because of plot, the tag very much makes sense in context

[@cristalat101]

CANNON TYPICAL WORMS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE IN CONTEXT I SWEAR

[@AietraT]

Surprised that "lips sewn shut" didn't make it onto here, actually - that one startled me the first time I came across it and realized there were actually quite a lot of fics with it!

[@cupcaketv5673]

I can imagine the Magnus Archives plays a role in the "Buried Alive" tag

[@RayIsLost.]

Also in the taxidermy tag

[@cakes63194]

More than those tags, it's the classically serene background music I'm concerned about.

[@hyperlazr]

ayo the pizza here!

[@sugarcube5826]

The fight or flight response from reading this-

[@anklesucker14]

🙍🏻 🟫🟫 🟫🟫🟫 🟫🟫🟫🟫 🟫🟫🟫🟫🟫 🟫🟫🟫🟫🟫🟫 🎻🧎🏻‍♀️

[@welcometovibespace5596]

@@anklesucker14 👱🏻📸 😶🌳 😰

[@boydivision666]

i'm running on 5 hours of sleep and i've never even listened to tma but when canon typical worms came up i whispered "oh she doesn't know about the canon worms"

[@aecholapis]

918 Works in S o u p ...uhm?

[@Leader7353]

I’m at soup

[@andromeda_va39]

@@Leader7353 What do you mean, you're at soup?

[@displaynockker9822]

@@Leader7353 pls elaborate.

[@Leader7353]

@@andromeda_va39 I mean I'm at soup!

[@casi.coqutte]

good soup

[@eforoyal]

0:57 So... Sans MPreg stories, huh?

[@TheaterCompilationCorner]

Honestly Shadowhunters could have a fic with the tags "accidental incest" AND "accidental baby acquisition"

[@ender4344]

Very true lmao

[@kaydubsthekoifish]

I have no idea what you could be referring to. Tell me more.

[@TheaterCompilationCorner]

@@kaydubsthekoifish So The Shadowhunter Chronicles is a 19 book series that started as Ginny x Ron fanfiction. Thats the incest tag. The accidental baby acquisition came from two characters who acquisitioned two kids: an 8 month old warlock child and then 3 years later, 6 a six year old. Therefore, if someone writes a Shadowhunters rewrite that follows those two plotlines, it could have those two tags.

[@ender4344]

@@TheaterCompilationCorner thank god the later books dont have any incest in them lmao

[@TheaterCompilationCorner]

@@ender4344 Oh yeah. I just kinda ignore CoB-CoG...

[@evdraws]

As a fan of homestuck and omori, I'm not surprised by "falling down stairs" (sunburn is also probably due to a ship name in omori)

[@TangledInYarn]

ok i can explain the canon typical worms thing (The Magnus Archives season 1 finale spoilers) Basically, a woman named Jane Prentiss, who is basically a walking hive of worms that consume flesh, breaks into the Archives and both Tim and Jon are attacked directly, resulting in _a lot_ of scars. so. yeah. lot of worms. so many worms.

[@jujufeirrieo2836]

"canon typical worms" actually makes a lot of sense for fans of the Magnus Archives.

[@Yooooojin]

I really love fics about characters reading fanfiction. Most of them are hilarious. Btw I also wrote many fics about accidental baby acquisition😅

[@thenegativethunder1656]

As a listener of The Magnus Archives, "Canon-Typical Worms" not only checks out but is expected tbh

[@xarzneimittel8220]

Definitely all of these videos are perfection lol