Accidental Baby Acquisition — Tag Meaning
The canonical tag for one of fandom's most gleeful premises: a character ends up with a baby they did not plan for — found on a doorstep, inherited mid-mission, produced by magic or alien bureaucracy. The acquisition is sudden; the attachment is permanent.
What to Expect From "Accidental Baby Acquisition" Fics
Panic, improvised parenting, and a hardened character utterly conquered by an infant within three chapters. Resistance is depicted and futile.
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Browse "Accidental Baby Acquisition" works on AO3Popular Fics Tagged "Accidental Baby Acquisition"
Real examples from AO3's most-kudosed works:
The Simplest Way Forward
by harriet_vane
I Know Where Babies Come From, Derek
by DiscontentedWinter
Adopt A Rescue!
by sardonic_sprite
In For a Penny
by Cdelphiki
Luka
by Zolica
the little ones are climbing up the walls
by cashewdani
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Kid Fic
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Babysitting
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